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Time to tempt your palate with all the pleasurable flavors that LA, and beyond, has to offer!
Join Pleasure Palate as we do culinary adventures exploring of restaurants (both high-end & holes-in-the-wall), food & beverage tastings, and more. From savory to sweet, spicy to tangy, ethnic to All-American, we'll taste it all! Come along and let us take your taste buds on the ride of their life!
Because we want to burn off some of the calories that we eat, many of our events will have both a dining and physical activity paired together. We do many day trips and weekend adventures that combine the best of both dining and experiencing what LA, SoCal and beyond has to offer in terms of dining options and points of interests.
Pleasure Palate has been around for over 13 years now and in that time we have had over 2,000 events. We offer at least 8 events per month for our members to choose from. This is a very active MeetUp group.
We will focus on various aspects of urban, suburban and rural life, ranging from architectural to cultural, historical to quirky and/or a combination of any of the above to help give you a better appreciation of where we live. Oh, and bring your camera because we encourage all our members to take photos and share their experiences with us on the event pages.
MeetUp charges over $200 each year to maintain the Pleasure Palate site. In addition, it costs a lot of money to maintain memberships to historical societies, newspaper and magazine subscriptions - all to get ideas for future events. So we ask for a voluntary $12.00 annual donation to help defray the costs that MeetUp charges. Members who donate $12 per year get Plus Member status which allows them to bump off a Regular member for a event which is already full. Plus Members can't bump off other Plus members.
To learn more about Pleasure Palate, check out the links below:
Membership and Guidelines
Attendance Policies & 3 Strikes Rule
Upcoming events (4+)
See all- Koreatown: Family Style Lunch Sun Nong DanSun Nong Dan, Los Angeles, CA
Please Note: Read all the directions carefully below BEFORE you RSVP "Yes: for this event.
- This is a family style dining event, meaning we will order as a group and divide the bill evenly excluding beverages.
- You cannot have any dietary restrictions for this event.
- The estimated cost per person is between $40 and $50.
- Menu and pricing: Menu - Sun Nong Dan
- I am trying to arrange for a tour of a museum nearby after lunch which would be a "Bonus Round"
I have dined at Sun Nong Dan's original location before but recently they opened another location in Koreatown which used to a Sizzler/ Its been about 2 years since I last dined at Sun Non Dan so I figure I'm due for another visit and this time around I want to try their new location. So come join me in Koreatown for Korean style ribs topped with cheese and then blowtorched!
- Garden Grove: Family Style Lunch at Dawa KitchenDawa Kitchen, Garden Grove, CA
Please Note: Read the directions carefully below BEFORE you RSVP "Yes" for this event.
- This is a family style dining event, meaning we will order as a group and evenly divide the bill, excluding beverages.
- You cannot have any dietary restrictions for this event.
- The estimated cost per person will be between $30 to $40.
- Yelp reviews for Dawa Kitchen: DAWA KITCHEN - Updated November 2024 - 966 Photos & 386 Reviews - 12506 Westminster Ave, Garden grove, California - Korean - Restaurant Reviews - Phone Number - Yelp
I'm already going to be in The OC this Saturday morning, so I figure for lunch, I might as well host a lunch in the area. So a friend recently recommended this Korean restaurant in Garden Grove named Dawa Kitchen to me. The food looks more promising on Yelp, so I figure why not give it a try. So come join me in The OC for lunch this Saturday!
- El Monte: Family Style Lunch at Xecora Gastronomia UrbaniaXecora Gastronomia Urbana, El Monte, CA
Please Note: Read the directions carefully below BEFORE you RSVP "Yes" for this event.
- This is a family style dining event, meaning we will order as group and divide the bill evenly.
- You cannot have any dietary restrictions for this event.
- The estimated cost per person is between $40 to $60, so please bring that amount in CA$H.
- Yelp reviews: Chargrilled Octopus @socalfoodbae
I have hosted several visits to Xecora's original location in El Monte along with their newer locations around LA County. Its been about a year or more since I arranged a visit, so we are due for one. This is one of my Top 3 Mexican restaurants in SoCal.
After the lunch, I am trying to arrange for the group to visit a local museum at 1 PM and also a visit to the merchandise store of In N Out in nearby Baldwin Park. So come join me at El Monte for a fabulous Mexican seafood centric meal! - Irvine: Family Style Lunch Dolan's Uyghur CuisineDolan's Uyghur Cuisine, Irvine, CA
Please Note: Read the directions carefully below BEFORE you RSVP "Yes" for this event.
- This is a family style dining event, meaning we will order as a group and divide the bill evenly excluding beverages.
- You cannot have any dietary restrictions for this event.
- The expected cost per person for this event is around $40, so please bring that amount in CA$H,
- Menu and pricing: Order Online
Its been over a year since I last dined at Dolan's in Alhambra, and I am really craving their big chicken plate with flat noodles. Its so delicious! Uyghur cuisine is still Chinese cuisine, but very different than other regions of China since its Muslim dominated, so its halal - no pork and their preferred meat is lamb. Of course they have other dishes besides chicken and lamb, but the chicken plate is a must order for every visit. I found out they opened a newer location, so rather than heading to the SGVm I want to try their latest location in The OC. So come join me in Irvine for Uyghur cuisine!