WHY Its patio, its still-amazing art collection and its new front-of-the-house cocktail lounge. WHAT Michael McCarty opened his namesake restaurant back in 1979 and was hugely influential in defining what was dubbed California cuisine and went on to become modern American cooking. His kitchen helped make goat cheese, arugula and caramelized onions a wildly popular [...]
December 11, 2012 | Posted in
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WHY Delicious Thai tapas—such small plates as Thai rolls, crab rolls, larb and fried shrimp cakes—along with good sakes and Asian beers. WHAT A grim mini-mall is home to this sleek and stylish Thai bo’te, whose adjacent nightclub is a weekend scene. Avoid the too-sweet mee krob, but try all the rest of the small [...]
December 10, 2012 | Posted in
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WHY For the quintessential grill-your-own Koreatown experience—it’s a great place to bring out-of-towners. WHAT You’ll smell like meaty smoke all night after dinner here, and you won’t mind a bit. It’s one of Koreatown’s best-known places, a dive with brusque service and a constant wait for a table. Thepanchan (side dishes) aren’t as complex and [...]
December 8, 2012 | Posted in
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WHY For 46 beers on tap, with great choices from Ireland, England and Belgium, and solid English fare, including a good chicken curry. WHAT A pleasantly old-school pub (pressed tin ceilings, polished wooden floors, walled patio) that perfectly suits its old-fashioned setting in Sierra Madre’s village center. In the back is a tiny but richly [...]
December 7, 2012 | Posted in
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WHY Proper Parisian baguettes (crisp outside, airy inside), more substantial sandwich breads, croissants and addictive oatmeal cookies. WHAT Known for its breads and for fruit tarts that are far lovelier than the neighborhood outside, Babette is a great and affordable find for breads, breakfast pastries and desserts (but skip the cupcakes in favor of the [...]
December 6, 2012 | Posted in
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WHY Mellow vibe, good coffee, amusing people-watching. WHAT Try for a coveted sidewalk table at this funky (think Berkeley in the ’70s) place in the heart of ultra-hip Abbot Kinney. Or check out the two inside rooms, where you can grab a sandwich or settle in for the afternoon with a laptop or sketchbook. WHO [...]
December 5, 2012 | Posted in
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WHY The mozzarella tasting plate, grilled octopus with potatoes, celery and lemon, orecchiette pasta with sausage and swiss chard, pan-roasted sea trout with Umbrian lentils—in fact, pretty much everything. WHAT The frenzy that built around the opening of this joint venture between Mario Batali, Joe Bastianich and Nancy Silverton may have subsided, but getting a [...]
December 4, 2012 | Posted in
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WHY For the most beautiful outdoor dining on the eastside, with food that suits the setting; try the leek and onion tart with an arugula salad, the rigatoni with wild-boar rag, and the warm seafood salad. Brunch is lovely, too. WHAT We’d eat Arby’s fare in this setting—a hidden walled garden built around a massive [...]
December 3, 2012 | Posted in
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WHY When nothing will do but oysters Rockefeller, prime rib and a one-man band in a tux singing Bruce Springsteen’sPink Cadillac. WHAT This landmark was founded in 1958, and inside, it remains 1958. The lobster is still being Thermidored, the bananas still flambéed, and the spinach salad still wilted. ‘Ah,’ you might be thinking, ‘that [...]
Type: Restaurant
Region: South Bay to South L.A.
Neighborhood: Pico Rivera
Features: Cocktails, Dinner, Essentially L.A., Kid Friendly, Live Music, Lunch, Private Room, Quiet, Romantic
Price Range: $17-$24, $34-up
Cuisine Type: American, Continental
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WHY An incredible assortment of southern and northern Indian delicacies, potentially made as spicy as one could ever want, with some of the world’s hottest peppers grown on premises. WHAT While the restaurant also contains a grocery store, with a diverse spice selection, it is the prepared items from the kitchen served to the 15 [...]
December 1, 2012 | Posted in
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