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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...
Truffle potatoes Crossroads West Hollywood

Crossroads

You may have heard about Crossroads because of their beautiful book shown in the best bookstores. Or maybe was it thanks to a vegan friend who tagged you on an Instagram picture of vegan cheese that looked like the real...
Malibu Farm Malibu Los Angeles

Malibu Farm

It’s not a restaurant, it’s a postcard. A white wooden hut nestled at the end of a pontoon, floating above the Pacific Ocean on the Malibu beach. We can already spot seagulls, waves and surfers in the distance… and a...
Musso and Franck Hollywood Los Angeles

Musso & Frank

Musso & Frank is a time machine. Red-leather banquettes, bow-tied waiters, and the radiocarbon-dated decor all have the musty charm of the old relative you love to see every Christmas Eve. Opened in 1919 by Joseph Musso and Frank Toulet,...
Joan's on Third West Hollywood Ventura Los Angeles

Joan’s on Third

Is there a place more deli-cious on West Hollywood’s 3rd Street than Joan’s on Third? The cheese selection is mesmerizing, as soon as you step in the shop you start eyeing the local burrata, a British Cotswold, or some Rated-R...
In-N-Out Hollywood Los Angeles

In-N-Out

You already know it all about In-N-Out, and the whole debate with Shake Shack . We won’t rub it in. Order a Double Double Animal Style, well-done fries, and judge for yourself. Congratulations, you can finally say you’ve eaten at...
Katsuya Studio City Los Angeles

Katsu-ya

If a friend suggest a dinner at Katsu-ya, be very strict about it: it’s either Studio City or nothing. You might sound like a sushi nazi, and even lose a friend or two, but that’s the only way to fully...
Jitlada Thai Town Los Angeles

Jitlada

Why should you wait 45 minutes to get a table at a Thai restaurant? Why is there a herd of hungry hipsters lined up like toy soldiers on a strip mall? Why are the walls of Jitlada covered with awards,...