Canter's is T-E-R-R-I-B-L-E !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The Daily Grill (any location) has fresh ground beef and should have been mentioned! Great quality!

Thank you sooooooo much!

This is perfect!

Coming to the Bay Area from June 20th to June 26th.

First Day:
Lunch-Swan Oyster Depot
Dinner-Restaurant Gary Danko

Second Day:
Lunch-Anchor & Hope
Dinner-Benu Restaurant

Third Day:
Conference in Burlingame
Dinner-231 Ellsworth-San Mateo

Fourth Day-Conference in Burlingame
Dinner-Need Chowhound recommendations in the Burlingame, San Mateo, Hillsboro, Redwood City, San Carlos, Hillsboro area.

Fifth Day:
Dinner-Aziza

Sixth Day:
Brunch-Yank Sing
Dinner-La Folie

Seventh Day:
Brunch Hog Island Oyster Company

Thoughts?

Campagnola Trattoria-1553 Westwood Blvd. Great neighborhood Italian restaurant with the best lasagna on the westside. Carlo the owner and his attentive staff are the best. Diverse menu. Great pastas, pizzas, fish. Just south of Wilshire Blvd, less than one mile from UCLA. Highly recommend.

Going to be in the Huntington Beach / Long Beach area on Saturday.

Would appreciate Chowhound Recs for fish, sushi, unique, unusual for lunch.

Thank you!

Will be in Santa Monica at the end of the work day. Recommendations for the best Happy Hour in Santa Monica to end the day. Thank you Hounds!

We are celebrating our 40th wedding anniversay in December, and, as part of our festivities, we are visiting Barcelona from 18December to 22 December.

Love food!

Recs for Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner.

Budget is not a consideration.

Thank you in advance.

We are going to the Texas vs. UCLA football game at the Rose Bowl on Saturday at 12:30 PM with high hopes, but realistic expectations about the outcome! We live on the westside and don't want to fight the post-game traffic jam. We will be parking at Parsons in Pasadena. Any Chowhound recommendations for post-game eateries where we can either celebrate or drown our sorrows in good grub. Thank you, in advance, San Gabriel Valley Hounds.

Planning our first visit to Picca Peru on Pico. What should we order?

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Picca
9575 W Pico Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90035

The answer to your "Burger Dilema" is simple:

Go to THE APPLE PAN !!!

Campagnola on Westwood Blvd, south of Wilshire is a wonderful, non-pretentious neighborhood restauant.

The home made lasagna is the best in town at an affordable price.

Owner Carlo and his friendly stff will make certain you have an enjoyable and affordable Italian meal.

I highly recommend Kiyokawa located at 265 S. Robertson Blvd., Beverly Hills. www.kiyokawa-restaurant.com. Sushi Chef/Owner Satoshi can easily design an Omakasi to meet your budget and can provide a myriad of exciting dishes to meet your non-Sushi requirements.

For a fun evening that will make your loved one very happy and not break the bank Kiyokawa is the place.

Campagnola on Westwood Blvd., south of Wilshire is the B-E-S-T.

Carlo the owner will tke great care of you and your party.

They make the best Lasagna in West LA.

The R-E-A-L Hidden Gem is Kiyokawa at 265 S. Robertson Blvd in Beverly Hills.

Chef/Owner Satoshi Kiyokawa has been in the United States for twelve years. This little gem has been open for four years.

Originally from Kobe, Japan, Satoshi makes you feel very welcome.

We spent an enjoyable evening watching this Master at work and talking with him about the fish as he worked his magic.

The gobo is not from a package. He marinates it himself! The wasabi is freshly grated in front of you! The tamago is freshly made when you order it!

He features natural and organic items.

Wonderful experience!

Kiyokawa is a MUST TRY!

The P-E-R-F-E-C-T restaurant for your needs is Campagnola Trattoria. Located at 1553 Westwood Blvd, south of Wilshire, Carlo can easily accommodate your celebration. The Italian food is superb. The lasagna is the best in the city. Carlo can set up a private room for you and your party. (310) 476-7376.

Five places not to be missed:

01) Shamshiri for Persion-Owner Hamid.
02) Campagnola for Italian-Owner Carlo.
03) Soleil for French-Owner-Luc.
04) Didi Reese for cookies.
05) Stan's donuts.

We go to these places all the time and have been for years!

Has lunch today at Shamshiri on Westwood Blvd., just north of Santa monica Blvd.

the best Basmati Rice and Kebabs!

El Gallo Giro is a great real Mexican restaurant located on PCH and Long Beach Blvd. just north of Signal Hill.

Great "real" Mexican. It has a bakery. It has fresh prepared juicds and great carnitas soft tacos.

Not to be missed!

Planning to celebrate a 30th birthday party for one of our daughters.

Want to do something fun!

Thinking about Moroccan.

Khoutubia, Dar Maghreb or ?????

Any suggestions?

Other fun ethnic cuisine welcomed.

We have had wonderful experiences enjoying the High Tea.

Have a reservation in May to celebrate our daughter's high school graduation day.

Fred's Bakery on Robertson Blvd. has Corn Rye.

Ocean Avenue Seafood!

We recently took my 91-year old mother to OAS and had a wonderful meal, attentive service.

She loved it!

Don't forget to order the chocolate bread pudding!

Yum!

Campagnola is an excellent Italian restaurant!

Also, Soleil a French Canadian bistro next to the 7-11 south of Wilshire. It has an all you can eat moule mussel night on wednesdays.

Both are "can't miss" for quality, service and price.

Both are small with involved owners on duty all the time.

Ocean Avenue Seafood!

Wonderful variety of seafood.

Attentive service.

Reasonable prices.

Save room for the chocolate bread pudding!

I know it's only January 2nd, but it's never too early to plan for a romantic Valentine's Day dinner.

Suggestions for the Westside or SFV?

Ever have a bittersweet CCO (chili, cheese and onions)?

I just poished off two of my 40-year favorites!

I was one of the last customers to wish Kevin and Sher all the best!

The last dog was dressed shortly after 5:00 PM.

Sher was non-committal about a new location.

Kevin was standing over the steaming dogs, as usual, piling the chili, the mound of shredded cheese and sweet white onions. .

The line was into the parking lot. People had cameras to record the sad end to 2007. People were writing farewell notes on the outside walls.

I told Kevin and Sher what a Chowhounder suggested that we all toss hot dogs at the windows of the new Stinkberry when it opens. They both had pained laughs.

Goodbye to another piece of the LA that we natives grew up with.

Please come back somewhere in 2008.

Sabretts forever!

Bay Cities in Santa Monica has a huge selection of Italian products.

It's not just the Godmother sandwich!

Hunan Taste at Olympic and San Vicente/Fairfax.

All the San Gabriel Valley Chinese Palaces are open next Tuesday!