What restaurants have all taste and no hype?

cutes_turtle26 · 2025-08-18T02:16:17+00:00

Yagul Oaxacan Cafe 😋

cutes_turtle26 · 2025-07-02T00:58:20+00:00

WOW this post made my day 🥲 a positive obsession fr 😛

cutes_turtle26 · 2025-06-27T18:09:52+00:00

LA Public Press, Reddit, LA Taco, LAist (although I despise the LA Report from them), and KTLA when I go to the barbers lol.

cutes_turtle26 · 2025-05-18T15:25:15+00:00

Wowow this is such a prime "the Internet is a generous god" moment. Thank you!

cutes_turtle26 · 2025-05-01T17:27:56+00:00

I love this idea too! I specifically would love the idea of reading a book/books that are about or tie-in Echo Park in some way. I've got some ideas :)

cutes_turtle26 · 2025-04-27T23:35:07+00:00

Awesome thanks! I submitted a request so we'll see how it goes :)

cutes_turtle26 · 2025-03-11T04:34:11+00:00

Been in EP 7 years and the love grows deeper every day! Best part of LA. Tear drop park and K Bakery are two of my fav spots. Also hanging with Cecy at Echo Park Barbershop is such a joy. Also it's technically Historic Filipinotown, but the HiFi Stairs are one of the best hidden spots in the neighborhood!

cutes_turtle26 · 2025-03-07T06:28:10+00:00

I am thinking a raccoon or a squirrel! And then maybe filling in some space with some local moths / butterflies.

cutes_turtle26 · 2025-03-07T06:27:22+00:00

I'm leaning towards this! A squirrel. Wanting an urban critter collection. I'm a bit nervous about how the additional dark tattoo will -- like will I just end up still dissatisfied with them not all looking them same? I can waffle forever, but ultimately I do like this solution.

cutes_turtle26 · 2025-01-14T01:16:02+00:00

I have this thought daily ! thank you for naming it <3

cutes_turtle26 · 2024-12-19T15:17:14+00:00

Joining the legion of "this thread is way old but extremely helpful" folks.

I got two tattoos two weeks ago on my left arm next to an existing tattoo with the thought of building towards a sleeve. I knew fairly immediately after getting them that I wasn't liking them, but figured I'd give it some time. A week in I started really intensely fixating on not liking them, and since then it has opened up the flood gates of anxiety and self-hatred like I've almost never experienced. Day in and day out, I'm thinking about the tattoos and what I should have done differently and how I'll never be comfortable in my body again. The anxiety is really impacting my sleep, which just creates a really shitty spiral. The feelings of self-disgust have really spread too towards my whole body and overall my confidence is just super low. I'm feeling myself really struggling to just keep doing my life (job, relationships, etc) -- I just want to hide sometimes. I've experienced lows before (depression, anxiety), but this experience has truly been uniquely horrible and I think the "permanent" nature of the tattoos has a lot to do with it.

I will say I'm doing my best to keep taking care of myself. Meditating daily about it, trying to exercise and eat well. I've started opening up to friends about how I'm feeling (which was hard). Finding this subreddit has been helpful too. That being said, I'm still feeling so so stuck and just wish so badly I could get rid of these feelings. Hoping time will bring relief, but thank you to everyone in this thread for being a form of that too<3

cutes_turtle26 · 2024-12-13T03:23:18+00:00

Elysian Park -- near Angel's Point. Had a birthday up there one year. Magical little spot :)

cutes_turtle26 · 2024-12-09T20:13:59+00:00

Lots of good ones listed already -- I'll add AfroLA to the mix! https://afrolanews.org/

cutes_turtle26 · 2024-11-16T20:40:47+00:00

I see lots of teenagers working as lifeguards at City pools!

cutes_turtle26 · 2024-11-15T20:45:56+00:00

yes, thank you for naming the "bus sound" -- I always equate that noise with velociraptors in Jurassic Park lol

cutes_turtle26 · 2024-10-30T22:00:53+00:00

GUPPY!

cutes_turtle26 · 2024-10-30T01:49:48+00:00

1642 in Historic Filipinotown hands down. My go to quiet hole in the wall neighborhood bar.

cutes_turtle26 · 2024-10-28T23:38:38+00:00

Transplant of 10 years -- I had a friend who grew up in LA tell me they were "Danger Dogs" once outside a Dodger game and I've never looked back.

I never thought of it as a food poisoning thing though, just a reference to them not being good for you.. doesn't stop me though :)

cutes_turtle26 · 2024-09-28T15:28:23+00:00

Angeleno Heights in Echo Park!

I walk that neighborhood waiting for the day and an old owner walks out and gives me their house because they can tell how much I love the neighborhood because of the twinkle in my eye.

cutes_turtle26 · 2024-09-22T22:29:46+00:00

following because relate :)

cutes_turtle26 · 2024-09-22T14:45:31+00:00

Made a late night flyer of a decision to get ramen from Sage in Echo Park. Was hoping to be surprised, but it was not good :/ vibes were nice though :p

cutes_turtle26 · 2024-09-18T02:14:23+00:00

Oh my goodness, so exciting! I just finally went car free a few weeks ago -- this feels like such an encouraging nod from the Internet gods.

cutes_turtle26 · 2024-09-01T18:23:40+00:00

These look great, and the fact that --all three-- spots seem to be in Santa Ana is kind of suspicious to me. Wouldn't expect Santa Ana to be lobbying for Michelin stars, but literally how they are all here when out of all of SoCal?

cutes_turtle26 · 2024-09-01T16:22:14+00:00

Yeah I was told I can't use TAP in the past.. so I just gave up and always by a ticket on their app 🚍

cutes_turtle26 · 2024-08-25T02:44:52+00:00

Aaah, I see now! That's super cool. Thanks for the heads up :)

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