WHY A sandwich institution of stomach-stretching proportions. WHAT Busy Bee earns its reputation on both quality and quantity: the locally famous deli is home to a cast of hulking sandwiches. It’s a no-frills place, a convenience store that happens to house a great sandwich counter. The cold subs are plenty filling (mortadella, tuna, prosciutto and [...]
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WHY A plate of retro charm and a side of rock ‘n roll. WHAT A key in the rise of Retro Row—the vintage-loving stretch of 4th Street famous for its pin-up poses and deadstock designs—the Pike is owned by former Social Distortion drummer Chris Reece. The bar is themed around the icons of lost Long [...]
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WHY Really fantastic café food: sandwiches on fresh bread, homemade soups, a perfect chopped salad, wonderful desserts. WHAT The bakery and café from the husband-and-wife chefs at Rustic Canyon, Josh Loeb and Zoe Nathan, is a place of deafening noise and recession-resistant crowds, who line up at breakfast and lunch to order pricey ciabatta sandwiches [...]
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WHY Well-prepared Honduran baleadas (fat quesadillas), marinated chicken and conch soup served by non-English speakers in a spotless and attractive storefront restaurant. WHAT Overmortgaged on your Van Nuys house? Then come to El Katracho for one of the $6 lunch specials, and you’ll be fed for the day—and then some. Honduran cooking is rich and [...]
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WHY Excellent Brooklyn-style pizza (thin-crust) sold by the slice here or delivered promptly by the whole pie. WHAT Former New Yorkers (yes, plenty of them live in MB) say this is the closest thing to home in L.A., and indeed the crust has that not-soggy-yet-floppy-enough-to-fold-in-half consistency so essential to a New York pie. You can [...]
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WHY To discover the flavors of China’s Yunnan province. WHAT A brightly lit Chinese café like a thousand others in the area, with the brusque service that’s the norm. But the culinary style is more uncommon: the robust, chile-laden food of the mountainous Yunnan province, which fills China’s southwest corner. Try the crossing-the-bridge noodles, cumin [...]
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WHY Beautiful salads, bowls and sandwiches made from ingredients as fresh, locally sourced and organic as possible, served in a bright, cheerful café. WHAT Handsome young owner Samir Mohajer has brought the same devotion to high-quality ingredients seen at his old home, Rustic Canyon, to this casual, order-at-the-counter café. Salads are generous and perfectly balanced; [...]
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WHY Fresh pasta, marinated white beans, farro with grilled vegetables, and panna cotta—everything you need to fake-cook an Italian dinner at home. WHAT The folks behind the neighboring trattoria Little Dom’s run this tiny takeout deli, with its winning 1940s look and its small glass case filled with eggplant caponata, delicious roasted brusssels sprouts, cheeses, [...]
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WHY Freshly cooked, healthy, flavorful Middle Eastern food, with nothing on the menu costing more than $8.50. WHAT This Middle Eastern mini-café next to Hard Times Pizza in Silver Lake is unusual for its genre because it does not serve rotisserie chicken or falafel. But it does have lots of tasty things for both carnivores [...]
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WHY For the cemitas poblanas, like a hefty burger, only better. WHAT This shop next to a laundromat draws big crowds for its cemitas poblanas, astonishingly large and delicious sandwiches that sell for just $4. The basic sandwich starts with a large, toasted round bun layered with avocado, creamy fresh panela cheese, the meat of [...]
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