Food is life
Let’s Eat!
Follow our globetrotting host, DC, as he performs the edibility assessment test (EAT) around the Los Angeles area.
Our Restaurant Review Philosophy
Good Vibes Only Life's too short for bad reviews. If we love it, you'll hear about it. If we don't? We're just not reviewing it.
Small, Local & Soulful We're here for the family recipes, the third-generation owners, and the places where they know your usual order. Mom and Pop spots are the heartbeat of our neighborhoods, so they're getting the spotlight they deserve. Others may be featured from time to time.
Our Wallet, Your Benefit We pick up our own checks, every single time. No freebies, no "influencer perks," no strings attached. Just honest love for great food, paid for with our own hard-earned cash. Because the best recommendations come with zero bias and a slightly lighter bank account.
Scoring isn’t rocket science - but it is pretty hard.
DC tried everything. Too simple didn't tell the story. Too complicated and nobody (including him) could figure out what the numbers actually meant.
After way too many late nights and iterations, he landed on something that works: comprehensive enough to be useful, simple enough to actually make sense.
What you see below is the result—not too basic, not too byzantine, just right.
50% of the score is based on the taste
20% for the value and variety
20% for the satisfaction
10% for the presentation
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About DC
Food is the Universal Language
Every culture on earth has one thing in common: we all gather around a table (or a street corner, or a floor mat) and eat together. DC believes this ritual- this breaking of bread, rice, naan, or tortillas- is what connects us all. You gotta eat, right? Might as well do it right.
But here's the thing: knowing how to eat matters just as much as what to eat. DC's mission is to break down those barriers- the intimidation, the confusion, the "wait, do I use my hands for this?" - and make great food accessible to everyone.
DC has logged serious miles (and meals) around the globe. From Saudi Arabian kabsa and Persian cucumbers in Iran, to Hong Kong's perfect dim sum trolleys and silky wonton noodles, to Texas-style brisket that falls apart in Houston- he's learned that you can't really know a culture until you've tasted what they eat at home.
Now he's brought that world-tested palate to Los Angeles, with one goal: shine a light on the incredible spots that deserve way more love than they're getting.
