Bitter Alibi

My wife and I went to Bitter Alibi around 11 and the bartender greeted us by saying that the kitchen is about to close and rushed our order. They close at 12 btw. Understandable, I work at a restaurant. So we order the Bitter Alibi noods and the late nite noods and I got a PBR. My girl said the late nite noods were good but the B.A. noods were very disappointing. If it weren’t for the PBR, my wife and I would have left after she brought out the food. My noods always come out tough and this time my eggs were atrocious.

Cool place. We wanted to sit outside. Went up the spiral staircase and the outdoor seating was filthy. Sat anyway. Then a young girl lit a joint. Done. Went inside and finished our food. Food was worth it. Atmosphere is a dive.

The last time I've been here was years ago. I came here with a friend for brunch, we sat outside on the patio and I ordered an avocado toast. It was good and we had a nice time. I would come back to try their other brunch foods. Recently I came with a large group of friends for some late night food on a Saturday night. There was a bunch of seating inside for all of us. I ordered the Black Bean Noods and added ground beef to my bowl. Wait time wasn't bad. After a few moments, a server came by and said that they forgot to add my hard-boiled egg lol. Service was good. I was looking forward to trying what I ordered, especially since I love black bean noodles. And maybe I was a little too excited or had high standards, but my black bean noodles didn't taste like the ones I've had in the past. I was pretty disappointed by it. I liked the pickles in my bowl, I liked the sauce and the consistency of the noodles was chewy just how I like it to be. The pickles added a nice acidity to the overall savory flavor profile. The ground beef was flavorful and added to the overall dish. It was a savory bowl but it lacked umami. When I tasted it, I knew it was missing something flavor-wise as a whole. My bowl was okay, just not spectacular to me. I think I would've been better off ordering the K-pop fries because my friend really liked it and it also had all the ingredients I'd like. For what I ordered, I felt like the price didn't correlate to the quality and taste of the dish. I wouldn't pay that much for what I ordered again. We still had a good time but I wouldn't order this again.

It was my second time at @thebitteralibi , this fusion dive bar has some amazing happy hour drinks and amazing food. The unique food is so good and the chicken sando was so massive, what a great value at $12.