We didn't know and we didn't have cash to cover the work but he let it slide because he knew it had been a while since we were there. We told Tai, the next time we are dropping off art work, we will definitely bring a deposit. That's why I love this place! He always gives us a good deal.
We got to Downtown L.A. early because we wanted to avoid the crowds and we had a specific lunch destination in mind. We wanted to stop by Philippe's. We read the reviews on Yelp, we watched Man vs Food and we knew there were things we had to do to have a positive experience. Number one was get there before the lunch crowd.
It was a beautiful day so Nate and I walked over to Philippe's. It actually was not very far about a half mile walk. When we got there it was 11:30 and it wasn't as busy. A short 15 minute wait. Servers were not crabby but I can understand where some servers would be rude as it is such a busy place and as the day wears on I am sure people's mood sour. But we got friendly service.
Crappy phone pic I know but I was not about to wander downtown carrying our big camera. We ordered the following: two double dipped beef sandwiches, a bowl of chili with onions and cheese only, a side order of potato salad, coconut cream pie, banana cream pie, two orders of lemonade and two diet pepsi.
We found a large unoccupied booth and plopped ourselves down to eat. First off I don't care for the saw dust on the floor. It looked fresh but to me putting down saw dust means an excuse to not sweep the floors as often. So meh to saw dust.
Chili was good. Just the right amount of onions and cheese. I wish I got more crackers though. The bread was fresh and the au jus was delicious. The beef could have used more flavor though and I think I prefer my sandwich wet. As in dip the whole thing in the au jus. Nate prefers his dryer as he likes fresh french bread.
They had squeeze bottles of their famous horse radish mustard on the table and small quantities on your sandwich was delicious. The heat went straight up my nose! The lemonade was refreshing and yummy. I wish I had a bigger glass. Next time we'll order two each of the lemonade.
Overall there is a lot of hype on the restaurant but the sandwiches were delicious enough to deserve the hype. Definitely get there before noon to easily go through the line and find seating. By the time we were leaving there were people looking around to find seats.
As we were walking back to the car, we passed by CBS Restaurant. It's Dim Sum and we have been craving that for quite some time. Maybe on our next trip to Chinatown we'll hit this place.
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