Backyard Bite

Stüssy x Plan Check Bar x Backyard Bite

1800 Sawtelle Blvd · West Los Angeles, CA 90025 · Neighborhood: West Los Angeles For my second visit over at the new-ish Plan Check Bar I got to help collaborate a special event. The trendsetters over at the street wear brand Stüssy (yes, remember them??) paired up with the new bar/restaurant just north of “Little Osaka” for a funky fresh evening. The [...]

Plan Check Bar, West Los Angeles

1800 Sawtelle Blvd · West Los Angeles, CA 90025 · Neighborhood: West Los Angeles Last night, the Backyard Bite left her comfortable West Hollywood haven and ventured across the 405 to “Little Osaka” to try what is bound to be a new favorite neighborhood burger joint. At 8:30 pm on a Monday, the eve of [...]

Plan Check, West Los Angeles

1800 Sawtelle Ave · Neighborhood: West Los Angeles 310-288-6500 Owner of the soon to be opened Plan Check restaurant and bar, recently chatted with me briefly about his exciting new venture. Terry Heller is an LA native and real estate developer-turned-restauranteur who partnered up with Ernesto Uchimura (the former corporate executive chef of Umami Burger), [...]

Paper or Plastik Cafe, West Los Angeles

· 5772 W Pico Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90019 · Neighborhood: West Los Angeles · Amazing find! This independently owned coffee joint, sits on the corner of Ogden and Pico (at Fairfax) and is barely a year old. For those of you who know this lack luster area, a great coffee shop has been much needed ’round these parts. Well, [...]