Love the Newport Coast/Laguna Beach area. That shit is what everyone envisions as California. Its the stereotype. Javiers(Javiers in Century City aint quite the OG), Mastros Ocean Club & one of my old favorites was Sutra Lounge(RIP). The homie Skee would spin all the time, we would go down there bop all kind overly muscled juiced white boys into stoopers from overconfidence from the 8 million UFC gyms in OC stealing money. All that training is wasted when you cant take a tap on the button.
I could live in OC all day if it was more flavor there just off the scenery. All you got is Kobe, Cory Magette & few Black folks that dont know the code tucking they head down when you pass another brother on some "Get Out" shit.

For the record you always speak to another brother in extremely white environments. Some of these bird chest suburban twerps dont know the rules.

You can speak proper & see the world as your oyster, in fact we need many more & less victims. But U CANT B SCARRED OF YOUR OWN BROTHERS.
Tatsu in little Japantown West LA open late is my go to with that dope. You can roll the dice for Thai boat noodles or pho shops. Its a spot in Long Beach called Sophys, my old Cambodian gogo chic turned me on too. Dingy little spot. Best Chicken glass noodles w/extra peppers.
With all the noodle spots. Im extra peppers. The alpha hangover food NO DOUBT. The Asian soups, Japanese, Thai, Cambodian, Viet cong etc. Have you sweating & blowing your nose. When you're done refreshed, coconut water. Take a nap, work out & then get on the horn & be like we gone do it again...