WHY Zingy Jamaican food in a casually hip Leimert Park café. The daily specials are a mere $6.95. WHAT Close your eyes and the sea of L.A. concrete outside might just morph into the blue Caribbean, thanks to the vividly flavorful, bargain-priced Jamaican cooking at this friendly neighborhood spot. If you like spicy, have the [...]
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WHY For affordable and casual Brazilian barbecue. WHAT This offshoot of the Farmers Market original is built around a large buffet laden with all the Brazilian churrascaria standards: barbecued meats, garlic rice, black beans, plantains, salads, roasted vegetables, fried yucca and that dreamy cheese bread. It’s sold by weight, so go easy on the meats [...]
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WHY Savory stuff, served outdoors by the beach at low prices. WHAT The setting couldn’t be any more basic—a tent in a parking lot— but the food is good and a good value: fat, soft pita bread, smooth hummus, fresh tabbouleh and long-roasted chicken. d the pita wraps are excellent, so it’s easy to forgive [...]
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WHY Good German brats, fat pretzels and German beer on tap, including a hefeweizen that goes down very well on a sunny beach afternoon while the Boardwalk parade flows by. WHAT A refreshing break from the generic sidewalk cafés that line the Venice Boardwalk, this place is a German beer garden with decent food and [...]
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WHY Decades of experience give this UCLA hangout (recently moved to a smaller spot down the street) the upper hand in fast yet healthy food. WHAT Great falafel, but also a wide selection of Middle Eastern salads to stuff in pita sandwiches, and schwarma, too. WHO A college and date-night crowd. 1010 Broxton Ave., Westwood, [...]
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WHY For old-school burgers—large, flat, on big, plain white buns—that many people find delicious and comforting and others find too, well, old-school and bland. Everyone loves the potato salad, though. WHAT With roots going to 1948, Cassell’s is one of L.A.’s culinary landmarks. The Cassell family no longer runs it, but it still boasts house-ground, [...]
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WHY For downright delicious New York pizza, best eaten by the slice and immediately. The plain cheese is best. WHAT Your basic pizza dive with thin-crust pies that boast the proper balance of cheese to sauce to crust. Pizza heads argue constantly about whether this is proper New York pizza or not, but we don’t [...]
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WHY The ‘Loaded’ dog, or any of the specialty hot dogs, such as the Chicago and the Downtown L.A. WHAT An alternative to Century City’s pricey restaurants, the Stand has become a lunchtime mainstay for local office workers who appreciate a good hot dog. 2000 Avenue of the Stars, Century City, 310.785.0400, thestandlink.com. B & [...]
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WHY For a greasy-like-you-know-you-want-it half chicken covered in a mound of fries. WHAT North Santa Monica kids are practically raised on this simple, tasty rotisserie chicken, which you order from a window and either eat on the sunny brick courtyard patio in the posh Country Mart, or load into your Range Rover to take home. [...]
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WHY For the chili burger and chili dog that have captivated three generations of Angelenos. WHAT It’s a rite of passage that every self-respecting young Angeleno experiences—drink too much, stay out too late, and then go to Tommy’s at 3 a.m. for a greasy chili burger. We prefer the chili dog, but we’re getting too [...]
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