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Best Pizza in Los Angeles (& surrounding)????!!
All Angolo is excellent. Ardmore/3rd.
Menu (via Yelp) is here: http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/E2yCSDPDy3QSmtC7-gHinQ?select=7zs8M1E2rlfMNadm9mY6Fg
edit: I really like their Marinara pizza, but it was a bit too salty for my dining companions. Everyone liked the Frutti di Mare pizza, though. Great service, too.
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All'Angolo
4050 W 3rd St, Los Angeles, CA 90020
Do you order take away from restaurants that you would never actually eat at?
Bon Chon Chicken in KTown has a very depressing interior that doesn't exactly beckon me to stay inside. Great chicken, though!
ISO unripened pecans!
Kind of strange request... my mom needs unripened pecans for a recipe. Anyone know where I can pick some up? Preferably in the Valley, but I don't mind driving :) Thanks!!
REVIEW: Priyani, Northridge
Hey crew!
Tried this place many months ago (and kind of forgot, actually) after a visit to CSUN. The coconut sambal is as amazing as DU mentioned; it has a very lovely, floral aftertaste after that initial kick of heat.
We had this jackfruit curry that was great; it put the jackfruit front and center, with the rest of the ingredients (standard indian/sri lankan curry-style) providing a dry heat AND a sweet aftertaste. Man, this was so good when ladled on the string hoppers (so ftw). The biriyani was weak, but that's because other places (or my mom O:)) do it better; the hardboiled+fried egg was cold and, despite all the wonderful veggies and all else tossed in there, the dish was quite bland.
I'm surprised that this place isn't inundated w/ CSUN students. Cheap, delicious and (quite possibly) the one place where I've simply ignored the country music blasting from the TV.
Great review as usual, DU! Glad to see you back in the Valley ;)
[[edit: omg this place is going to be crowded now. WORTH IT.]]
[[edit2: Go through the deli and into the parking lot; Priyani will be the first door to your left.]]
What to eat around Torrey Pines
TapEx is pretty good! Pricier than the Regents location, afaik. Croutons rocks, as well.
Boba from Tapioca Express + Yogurt World = awesome after a show at the loft.
What to eat around Torrey Pines
UCSD Student chiming in here:
On campus>
- The Indian place is.. just okay. (But then again, I'm picky... blah.)
- Santorini's is decent, but not much better than Daphne's (@ LJ Village Square); it is probably my favorite place to eat on campus. If you are driving (or catching the 101), a trip down to Village Square is advisable.
Off campus>
- The International Market and Grill is delicious!
Will check out Board and Brew; thanks geekyfoodie! I'll post up if I have any other suggestions.
Phở La Jolla
For some reason, my posts aren't showing up. Bummer.
http://www.chow.com/places/41086
www.pholajolla.com
Phở La Jolla
located next to international market and grill!
3211 Holiday Ct. La Jolla, CA 92037
i'll be going there... in about 5 minutes. i love how it's right across the street from UCSD. super awesome. will let ya'll know how it is.
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Pho La Jolla
3211 Holiday Ct, La Jolla, CA 92037
BEST FRENCH FRIES IN LOS ANGELES
Skooby's has great hot dogs and fries. :) I believe they are double-cooked.
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Skooby's
6654 Hollywood Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90028
The Infield
It really isn't that good. The menu is intriguing. The fact that they offer Hebrew National, Dodger, Sabretts and Papa Cantella dogs drew me in but... really, the preparation left too much to be desired. Had the "Fire Starter" on the Cantella dog and it was just... okay. Nothing special. The meat tasted bland and the toppings outweighed the dog a bit too much (and they weren't that good either... esp. the cheese!).
The guys working the counter were cool. They had Doc Browns root beer. But those were the only pluses. I really, really want to like this place. But I can't. Yet. Maybe it'll get better...
QT's is damn good. I just get my food and walk around the block while eating it.
Best ice cream in Los Angeles- an updated poll
Not sure if it's **the best**, but Milk is pretty good. Their coffee toffee bonbons and cookies and cream are excellent.
On a side note... only in LA is it possible to discuss the best ice cream in early December. :)
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MILK
7290 Beverly Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90036
San Diego Street Scene Eats?
Bringing this topic back for Street Scene '07 (anyone else going)!
Street Scene will be held at Coors Amphitheater in Chula Vista... any good recs?
We'll be driving down from UCSD, so anything along the way works too!
Thanks :)
ISO Teppan in the San Fernando Valley
Heyheyhey, cool people!
My boss wants to take the office out to some place in the valley that "isn't Benihana," so I've come here seeking assistance.
Anyone got any recommendations?
Thanks!
-Raihan
ISO Donuts in San Diego [La Jolla]?
Hiya.. a few of my suitemates have really been craving donuts lately. Any good places around UCSD?
Thanks!
-Raihan
ps_ This is my first time back here since the redesign. Really digging it :)
Santouka - West LA
thanks for the heads up, CulverJack. i haven't been to mitsuwa in a while, but i hope i'll be able to find something else good there. in any case, i'll snag myself a box of blackblack gum, hehe. :)
Santouka - West LA
Are all the broths at Santouka pork-based?
Anyone know or should I give 'em a call?
Thanks :D
jones for jones soda
Strangely enough, most of the 7-11s that I've been to lately carry Jones Soda.
Which totally freakin' owns in my book.
Root Beer in San Diego
I'd like to second Pizza Port; their root beer is really good (the root beer float and pizzas are great as well; ask for the whole-grain crust)!
In fact... I'm going to eat there now.
For lovers of Indian Food: A Gem in K-Town
Makkah has great food; the chicken (any of it) is always on point.
Sorry for the thread hijack but... ahh... Bengali food. Didn't expect this to turn up here at all! :) You hounds surprise me sometimes.
One quick note is that Jafran has been renamed to Pardesh (with a very ugly yellow and red side... what an eye sore). Yeah, confusing, I know.
In terms of food, I'd have to rank it like this (best to worst):
New Pardes (try the Muglai Paratha... .so greasy, but so good! Four pieces for 5 bucks.), Asia Mart, Deshi (special mention for always having samosas and chai on deck :)), Pardesh, Aladdin
In terms of sweets:
Asia Mart (try the sweet yogurt, it's AWESOME!) and New Pardes have a tie (same supplier), Aladdin, Deshi
Aladdin often gets props for being the first "big" Bangla shop to open out here, but it's quality has really declined in the past few years. Unfortunately. The owner actually lives across the street from me, so I get to bug him from time to time.
Oh, a special note for those of you wanting to have some catering done for your next party:
Catering-wise, Deshi is the best. Don't bother with the others.
Armenian Sandwich in the Valley
On Oxnard and Woodman, there is the Superior Meat Market, which also goes by the Kabob Factory. They have a sandwich similar to the one that you're describing AND (at one point) had a "best food in LA" sign from the LA Times out front.
Maybe this is the place you were talking about? And even if it wasn't, go anyway. You won't regret it :)
Best ramen in LA?
Heya, I believe you mean Nippon Ramen, not Nihon. :)
I used to go there everyday after-school *tear*.
Truly a great bowl of ramen and definitely the greatest in the SF Valley.
ISO: sweet potatoes (not fries!)
One of the carts next to the California Market in LA has sweet potatoes. And the other one (Koo's Grill) has really hot, syrup-filled wheat pancakes. Totally awesome.
450 S. Western Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90020
Repost:Barones Italian
Not to worry, the pizza is still ace!
I've been going to Barone's for a few years and now that it's (literally) around the corner from my house, I've been going there a lot. I was worried about the quality, but all my fears were assuaged when I took a bite of their cheese pizza. :)
Middle Eastern Spots in Studio City/Sherman Oaks
Skaf's Lebanese! It's in a strip mall off the 101, but the food is great.
http://tinyurl.com/le9xy (review from daily gluttony)
Spiciest dishes in L.A.?
the beef salad w/ galangal at swan restaurant in sherman oaks.
it will make you cry. :)
good tonkatsu?
Oh man! I totally second Wako. The food's good and its right next to an arcade if you feel the need to work up an appetite :)
I've tinyURL'ed the address here for you (google maps): http://tinyurl.com/zrnrm
Best Taiwanese Mango Shaved Ice (at least in the SGV)
"I used to think about doing this on Ventura Boulevard..."
I tried that a couple weeks ago; it wasn't that great :( Valley Blvd would be excellent though!
Little Siam Restaurant in Sherman Oaks, Anyone Been?
I don't really know of Little Siam.
But... here's a rundown of a few places on Sherman Way (towards N. Hollywood) that are close to my heart:
***Bua Siam has great food, although the portions are on the small side. They were recently popularized in the LA Times food section, which may or may not be a turn off for you.
***Krua Thai does great pad thai and green curry (ask for it w/
fresh tofu... good stuff!).
***Swan Restaurant is probably the most unknown of these restaurants, which is a treat for me. They have wild stuff on their menu (boar, the beef salad of death [you have no idea how good it is... my god... i want some RIGHT NOW] , etc.) and the service is good, if a bit slow. This is unrelated to the food, but the waitresses have nice tattoos. Oh, they also serve brown rice on request, which goes well w/ curries and is a bit better for your health than white rice.
Wat Thai is excellent, as mentioned earlier. I find it to be a very slight bit overrated, though I feel that way about almost every popular thing in life. :P
