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Sidecar Doughnuts Santa Monica Los Angeles

Sidecar Doughnuts

If you like to call yourself a doughnut aficionado, Sidecar doughnuts is going to be your Holy Grail. Prepared on-site with a borderline-OCD precaution and Farmers Market produce, the doughnuts are fried every hour for each one to be perfectly...
Fonuts West Hollywood Los Angeles

Fonuts

Disclaimer: The diehard doughnut aficionados should not proceed reading this post. However, any gluten and/or lactose intolerants will be happy to find donuts that are wheat-free, sometimes vegan, and never fried. Instead, these fonuts are baked or steamed, and (against all...
Carmela West Hollywood Los Angeles

Carmela

Two words for you (well, three): ice cream sandwich. A scoop of Carmela ice cream between two cookies, a delicious ménage à trois. The Carmela founders had anticipated the artisan ice cream trend, starting their food truck at the Hollywood...
Bay Cities Deli Santa Monica Los Angeles

Bay Cities Deli

What would Los Angeles be without Bay Cities Deli? And what would Bay Cities Deli be without The Godmother? Fortunately, we’ll never have to know the city without this heavenly sandwich. A crusty bread, fresh out of the oven every...
Blue Star Donut Venice Los Angeles

Blue Star Donuts

In the ultra competitive world of artisan donuts, only one superstar can brag about having been the face of Bon Appétit’s May issue. Put yourself in a donut’s shoes for a second: it is like being offered the cover of...
Kang Kang San Gabriel Valley Los Angeles

Kang Kang Food Court

Kang Kang Food Court is the best place to do a bang bang. Don’t be afraid, this sentence is not a libidinous invitation. To do a bang bang, in chefs’ jargon (and on Louis CK’s show in the first place),...
Tacos Tu Madre Los Feliz Los Angeles

Tacos Tu Madre

In a social network era, Tacos Tu Madre has found the key to success: a pop-colored calavera mural by “The Art of Chase”, i.e. the perfect background for Instagram pictures. Joshua Pourgol (from Groundworks Coffee) and Oliver Mateen dynamited the...
Szechuan Impression San Gabriel Valley Los Angeles

Szechuan Impression

The Szechuan Impression owners must have had a good laugh when they decided on the menu: “Cinderella’s Pumpkin Rides”, “Potato Strips on Street Corner”, “Big Mouth Ginger Frog” or “Fiery Temper Goose Intestine”… Don’t feel intimidated by the abrupt staff...
Hunan Chilli King San Gabriel Valley Los Angeles

Hunan Chilli King

The first (and only) rule of a spicy restaurant is to avoid drinking water. You’ll help the California drought with this trick, but you’ll most of all help yourself and your tastebuds. Hunanese cuisine is famous for being the spiciest...
Ricky Fish Tacos Food truck Restaurant Los Angeles

Ricky’s Fish Tacos

At the intersection of Silverlake, Los Feliz and East Hollywood, Ricky Piña gives away big smiles and $3 tacos in his “Ricky’s Fish Tacos” taco truck. His recipe for happiness? Only three options (fish, shrimp or Ricky’s special, which is...