Bowl Thai, Honeymee, It's Boba, and Barley Forge

Mass fooding

Bowl Thai, Honeymee, It's Boba, Barley Forge

Cute interior inside Bowl Thai.

So-so Thai boat noodles. Just not much taste. :-/

"Dear" at Honeymee. (or was it "Darling"?)

Tasty ice cream, just small and expensive. And too much health branding hype.

It's Boba Time. Like the modern theme, but it's damned loud inside.

Taro milk tea. Tasted powdery, yuck.

Barley Forge Brewing in Costa Mesa.

Medium sized space has a medium sized bar.

The beer menu.

Fugue State (Russian Imperial Stout), Don Perfecto, Future Tripping, and The Orange Curtain. Not necessarily in order.

Mini food crawl in the not-so-little plaza we always go to at the corner of Western Ave. and Redondo Beach Blvd. in Gardena.

Bowl Thai struck me as a perfect lunch-for-the-hardworking-employee place; they also had a decent dinner crowd but the vibe clearly wasn't the same. So-so food but excellent service in the late afternoon, which was a surprise.

Honeymee does excellent ice cream, but the small portions still command a high price, and the health hype about honey is a big turn-off. At least it was better than It's Boba Time, which also had a charming (industrial-themed this time), surprisingly ample-sized space but with mediocre milk tea.

Wrapped up the night at Barley Forge in Costa Mesa. Surprisingly nice place to hang out after work; packed, decent enough beers, and a pretty good looking food menu. Another industrial vibe, combined with a bit of 1950s or 1960s-era decor. The Orange Curtain was a pretty good IPA, I was a little disappointed by the Don Perfecto (Horchata witbier). The Fusty Puckett (brown ale) was surprisingly tasty too. Parking lot is a bit cramped but it's only slightly under sized for the number of people they can hold inside, so really can't complain. Nice stock of board games and popcorn, too!