Located on the border of Palms and Culver City is a tiny sushi restaurant with a big reputation.  If you're a fan of Throwdown with Bobby Flay on the Food Network, then you'll know which restaurant I'm talking about: Sushi Central.

The seating area of the restaurant may be small, but don't let that deter you.  Grab a seat at the small 5-seat bar if there's an opening and watch the action happen on the other side of the kitchen.

Pampas Grill is a restaurant for the serious meat eater.  Don't even think about taking your vegetarian friends here because even though they do offer somewhat vegetarian sides like salads and plantains, their speciality is meat. Brazillian style churrascaria type meat to be more exact.

The restaurant is laid out as a long self-serve buffet. Not all-you-can-eat, mind you, just a buffet. Diners load up their plate or plates full of food, end up at checkout where someone weighs your plate and charges you by weight. At the front of the line are the cold dishes like salads and hot dishes like croquettes, collard greens, and okra. These are all $8/lb.  At the end of the line is where all the meat on skewers are. A plate of just meat is about $14 while a plate of meat and others is $10.

When I first read about a restaurant specializing in chili in Culver City, I knew I had to visit it right away.  It's not that I'm a chili connoisseur; I'm just drawn to restaurants which specialize in one type of food.

Tub's Fine Chili is located in a strip mall right off of Overland.  Upon walking in, I was greeted by a western themed restaurant with a bar against the wall to sit at, and two tables in the middle.  It's a small place that I can imagine gets quite crowded during the lunch rush.

Rick, the vibrant owner of the establishment is a jolly man excited about making chili.  He can often be found behind the counter with a giant Texan hat on.  When I first saw the hats on the people behind the counter, I felt a bit apprehensive -- themed restaurants don't usually have good food.