sunny spot

my favorite brunch spot in los angeles! my friends and i love the $17 bottomless mimosas, bloody mary's and rum punch, and the food is amazing. it's a cajun/caribbean take on brunch and they use lots of garlic, spices and seasoning which i love. the "sweet n salty" plantains are amazing and taste like candy. it's a trendy scene and the crowd is always happy and lively. they play fun music and the back patio lets you enjoy the sun while you brunch. funplacefor birthdays or group brunches. pictured: muh fkn mofongo

i’m not sure if it was because we were a large group, or if there was only one server, but we were pretty much abandoned all night long. in fact the only three times i saw our server was toplaceour drink orders,placeour food orders, and get our check. there wasn’t a mid-dinner check-in. drink #2 had to be ordered directly from the bar. and dessert was out of the question as we’d already been there for more than 2 ho

overall, theplacehas an inviting vibe, especially at night. everyday's a holiday at sunny spot, so kick back, drink up, and relax!

one of the stops i knew i needed to make in this inaugural summer edition of dinela (where hundreds of restaurants citywide offer 3-course prix fixe deals - july 16-27 this time) was chef roy choi's sunny spot. the rebel, rule-breaking chef who melded street flavors into genius korean-mexican cuisine, and trailblazed the whole gourmet food truck craze, had in his latest creation sort of come out of left field.  the concept of sunny spot as most people initially understood it, is caribbean flavors in a "roadside cookshop" style venue.  as a huge marketing geek, i was at first a little put off by the garish pink and red branding of theplace- thinking it would be a gimmicky monstrosity with over-the-top flavors and presentation.  but i did like the food from his other restaurants/trucks: a-frame, chego and kogi - and i figured dinela was the time to check sunny spot out (the prix fixe deal meant lower investment and unlike many other restaurants in the program, their menu actually looke

with the recent opening of sunny spot, la's resident king of fusion, roy choi has added another sucessful concept to his budding empire. much like a-frame, the newest venture features bold bursts of asian and latin flavors. but where a-frame errs heavier on the asian influences, you might think of sunny spot as its reggae-jamming, sandal-wearing, caribbean step-brother. we were looking forward to checking it out when we met up with new friend howard of consuming la . after looking at the caribbean-influenced menu, we were half-expecting the bartender to address us with a 'hey mon'. thankfully, he didn't - the caribbean theme is never heavy-handed in either the service or the decor. oneplacethe caribbean theme does make its presence strongly felt is on the cocktail menu, where rums from haiti and jamaica, as well as aged rums from nicaragua dominate the list (below). also available is a small selection of wines and a predominately caribbean selection of beers on tap o

empty plates all around. the food we had was so good (pineapple lollipops, muh-f*kin mofongo, yucca fries, roadside pineapple pork chop, cuban torta and the we be yammin dessert) if our are looking for a upbeat funplaceto go, check thisplaceout!! amazing.