DOWNTOWN—If you've been wondering what's the dealio with Trader Vic's, the downtown incarnation of the Bev Hills staple that reopened its doors last month, know that just this past week, the tiki hotspot kicked off lunch service between 11-3p. Midday mai-tai anyone? [EaterWire]
GOLD-FACTOR- Yesterday, Jonathan Gold filed his non-divey piece on Wolfgang Puck Bar & Grill. Located in the L.A. Live complex, Wolfy's new resto is like Vegas in LA, and within a two sentence breath Gold deems Puck the "Magic Johnson of chefs," yet states that he's "not making any breakthroughs here." [LAW]
BEV HILLS—If you can't make it out to Bay Cities Deli (aka LA's best sandwich), next Wednesday stop by Jersey Mike's Subs for its grand opening party on S. Beverly Drive. [EaterWire]
OC—At Morton's you can now show your support for the Lakers via...cocktail. The steakhouse recently launched the "Laker-tini" (Charbay vodka, Triple Sec, oj, sweet and sour mix, lime juice) available now through the end of the season. [OCW]
