Love Life, Hate Kittens

[i miss the crab fritters! pic via Waffles! @ yelp]

Yes I aspire to be the real life Serena Van Der Woodsen. Before you say it, yes blonde, rich and fabulous. And living in her footsteps, I must say there’s something so much more romantic and fab about drinking and dining late night at a ritzy bar than say pounding whiskey shots at your local dive bar.

Being uber chinese and underpaid, I have to walk the fine line between living the fab life and being chea…i mean ‘smart’. Take parking for instance. 16 dollar valet?! Do you people see all the free street parking around here?

But that’s where it stops. Once I step in the Viceroy, I feel at home. (You grew up in Torrance you say. Shush.) This is going to sound uber dramatic but I feel completely at ease. Funny thing is, both my sister AND I swear that we are adopted and we’re meant to be princesses. (True story.) This is the life I am most comfortable with. This is the life I enjoy.

(Wake up Ronnie. Wake up)

The Cameo Bar has a really nice set up inside - dark, sexy, and even a ‘library room’ for more intimate get togethers.

But I prefer the outdoor cabana set up by the pool. The music is great, it’s not loud or crowded, the chairs are ballin’, there’s plenty of heat lamps, and better yet very attentive waiter service. yes even for bar food.

The menu seemed smaller this time around - minus the crab friitters I had on the last trip here? 

This time I ordered the Albacore crudo, Grilled Shisito Peppers, and Crab Cakes. The albacore was good, didn’t care for the abundance of onions on top, loved the grilled peppers - there were so many and it’s perfect for snacking, and the crab cakes were AMAZING. It seemed like there was zero batter or any of the ‘filler’ stuff they put in crab cakes usually - this was bite after bite of delicious crab meat.

OK fine so maybe over 100 bucks for two glasses of wine, one vodka tonic, and three appetizers isn’t your idea of a good deal but personally, this is all worth it.

So if you are my real father, please shoot me an email. and the access code to my trust fund. I love you too.