OH, so that's what this place is called? Burgers and teriyaki chicken and pastrami -- why not?

I live just around the corner from Barnaby's and can attest to their chicken teriyaki being surprisingly good and tender. At other places, the chicken is generally dry and overpowered by the sauce. Here, the chicken teriyaki is a nice standby. Very well cooked and nice for a weeknight meal. FYI, the side salad it comes with is pale green and nothing special.

Dont' forget the Houston's steakhouse at the mall in Century City.

On the subject of sushi, I'd stongly recommend Oishi in Placentia at 1045 E. Imperial, near Rose. Order the salmon sake and behold the longest and thickest slices of salmon you've ever seen. And it's not overpriced!

Actually, I go to the Studio City location after yoga at around 10 p.m. every Tuesday or Wednesday and the line is usually out the door. And It's not even summer yet! I must say, I'm annoyed by the chocolate chip, Cap'n Crunch, mochi crowd -- you're definitely not getting your money's worth. Pinkberry uses the most amazing, fresh fruit, and it's foolish not to take advantage of that! Order the $4.95 medium with three fruit toppings (i.e. raspberries, blueberries and blackberries, which are all really expensive at the market) and you'll quickly discover that yes, this is worth it.