Darlene D

While galavanting through Honolulu, we stumbled across Arvo Cafe. A cute little cafe located in a busy shopping center. The ambiance was very tranquil with the business offering both an indoor and outdoor experience.

The menu was fun with great-looking drinks and food options. They also had a special menu. As one of their specialty drinks was catching my eye, I had to retract and go with their charcoal latte. Can you believe, I have NEVER had a charcoal latte before. Since I was in Hawaii, I figured this would be the best time to try it. I’m glad I did! It was great! The color was fun and it was definitely giving. It was delicious! I'm glad I went for it.

Rosemallows is definitely a vibe and I'm so happy I came across it!

While hubby and I were wrapping up an event, we wanted to grab a drink. We came across Rosemallows in Long Beach. The name really intrigued me and the photos on their website and on Yelp lured us in. While walking up to enter, we heard music bumping and people dancing. I was a bit confused because it honestly was giving me club vibes. But we walked in and people were just living their best lives dancing along to the best of the music. I was for it! Hubby and I made our way to the bar and parked ourselves there. They had drink specials going on so I started off with a basic tequila pineapple. After I chugged that down, I decided to get fancy with it. I ordered a Melona Colada. Let me tell you, it was soooooo delicious!! It was just perfection in a glass.

Rosemallows is a restaurant, however, on Sunday evenings they have Sunday Sessions. No food is served during this time and it's just good music playing, good drinks being sipped, and just good vibes flowing around. I was all for it. The staff was super friendly and accommodating.

Hubby and I are already planning our next visit.

This restaurant has been at the top of my list. Hubby and I heard about it from a food show and it caught our eye. We decided to check them out and celebrate his birthday.

Petit Trios Le Valley is located within the city of Sherman Oaks on the corner of Ventura Blvd & Woodman. Parking can be difficult if looking for street parking. However, they do offer Valet which is always nice. When entering Petit Trios, your are immediately feel like you entered a “lavish French Brasserie”. I highly recommend getting a reservation to get a comfortable seat and to pass the long wait time. Since we had a reservation, we were able to be seated right away. Before coming, hubby and I had a peek at their menu and had a game plan of what we wanted to order. We knew that one of their hyped items was the escargot. So that was a must. Additionally, you can't go to a French restaurant and not get French Onion soup! So we got that as well. We also had to get the skirt steak frites. We ended the night with dessert of course! We went with a chocolate souffle and the Napoleon.

The food was good. The escargot was ok, the French onion soup was ok, and the skirt steak frites was ok. I think we were expecting a more WOW factor with the food since it was on TV and all. Don't get me wrong, the food was good, just not wow. Same with the service, the service was ok, nothing stellar. We did have moments where we were waiting a while for the basic necessities (fork, spoon napkins, water refill).

Nonetheless, it was a nice evening and hubby enjoyed the ambiance and his birthday. We might not return for dinner, but would possibly check out their brunch.