9/27/14: Cafe Rustica (Birthday Trip Part Four)

On our first day, our host Karen recommended this place. We woke up around 9PM to get ready for some Carmel Valley breakfast but it seems like we remembered Karen's suggestion wrong and realized when we got there that Cafe Rustica wasn't a breakfast place. We got there around 10:40 and spent a couple minutes trying to look for a breakfast place on Yelp but eventually we gave up and just decided to wait till Cafe Rustica opens.

I got the Rustica Burger. (For some reason, it's called the Country Burger in their website.)

It was great but I should have known that it was too heavy for me. Half a pound of ground sirloin!

Q ordered the Grilled Cheese on Brioche. I was actually looking at this as well but we wanted to try different things on the menu so we didn't order the same thing.

The food indeed met our expectations. The place was small so it felt kind of cramped but the weather was nice and most of our fellow customers quietly enjoyed their food so the ambiance was good. However, the memorable thing for me about this place was when our server came by to ask us how we were doing. I told him that the food was perfect but it was too overwhelming for me. He replied with "I know, I've been in LA. But you're working on it so you're good!". Thing is, we didn't mention that we're from LA. Was it obvious that we're Los Angelenos?

9/7/14: Sunday Sandwich Lunch Date

My boyfriend Q and I met early in the afternoon to have a late lunch. Since I was wearing a dress, he probably figured I wanted to go somewhere decent. After the usual 

, we ended up going to Float for some sandwiches. 

We weren't really hungry but I just needed to go outside. One thing that's really worth knowing about me is that I cannot stay at home for an entire day. Otherwise, I feel really deprived and upset. At first, walking to the grocery store solves the problem but ever since I got a car, going places became so easy that driving for two minutes to get to the store does not cut it anymore. I feel really spoiled and bratty for feeling this way but it's also a good thing. It keeps me from locking myself up in my room.

Anyways, I'm not really into sandwiches but I like Float. They let you customize your own float and if you don't want one, you could satisfy yourself with a bottle from their vintage soda pop selection .

We've tried the Turkey Cheese Melt and Rosemary's Pastrami before and we enjoyed it. The Chipotle Bacon Club that we shared on this day did not disappoint either. It was tasty without being too crazy and it wasn't overloaded with so many different things that gets annoying once it all starts to fall out of the sandwich.

The weather wasn't perfect and in fact, it was a little bit too hot. Good thing, it wasn't so bad once you're under shade so we still decided to sit outside. The heat still made us sleepy though. It was time to go home.