56084 Wed Sep 24 19:16:37 -0700 2003 4 2 Los Angeles Area 0 291399 My friend and I recently tried the new and struggling Restaurant LaLa in the Honda Plaza in Little Tokyo--a French-style Japanese place, with a very light touch. The food is fabulous! Dishes range from classic to creative and the prices are extraordinarily reasonable. My friend had handmade scallop-shrimp stuffed ravioli covered in a light lobster cream sauce (...that was bisque-like heavenly!!). I had a plate of 3 large stuffed cabbages...the sauce was brothy and delicate--to tell the truth, better than my mother's sauce... Dessert was a homemade nougat ice cream, that was silky and cool. The service was sweet and prompt, just as any good Japanese place should be. Our bill came out to about $20/person. The only trouble is because of its newness, there weren't any other customers! This place is really excellent and deserves to live! Can I encourage you to try it out? LaLa is located at 424 E. 2nd Street, between Alameda and Central. Telephone: 213 625 2009. Wed Sep 24 19:16:37 -0700 2003 0 Jeremy Hunter 1 291400 "The service was sweet and prompt, just as any good ((((Japanese)))) place should be." Reads/sounds a little funny to me. But thanks for the heads up. Wed Sep 24 19:28:19 -0700 2003 291399 0 weebie 1 291430 It sounds good to me and I would be interested in trying it. Did you happen to notice if there were many (any) vegetarian offerings on the menu? Can you remember some of the other dishes? Thanks! Thu Sep 25 00:33:30 -0700 2003 291399 0 Cattus 2 291624 Ah. Hmmm. Let me think about this... There were lots of meaty things. I had on a subsequent visit braised beef tongue with the most heavenly demiglace sauce in the whole world. The beef just melted in my mouth...I'm sure this really isn't appealing to a vegetarian though...^_^ My friend had some very magnificent lamb chops too. I have to say what was truly excellent in the veggie department were the salads, which were large enough to be a meal and really delightful. Nicoise? I'm trying to think what else was there. On the dessert side, they offer a very satisfying homemade ice cream! Does that help? J. Fri Sep 26 13:02:28 -0700 2003 291430 0 Jeremy Hunter 3 291962 a salad and some ice cream... what more could a vegetarian ask for!?!? Tue Sep 30 14:44:04 -0700 2003 291624 0 Liloo