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Father’s Office

Father’s Office Gastropub/Burger Bar $12 for the Office Burger, extra for fries and drink. 2 locations in Los Angeles I’ve been to both locations, and both are the same experience, more or less, though the one in downtown LA is much larger. The addresses are: 1018 Montana Avenue Santa Monica, CA 90403 3229 Helms Avenue Los...

Griddle Cafe Mini-Review

Breakfast. Most menu items cost about $10. 7916 Sunset Blvd. West Hollywood, CA 90046. Rarely do I go out for breakfast when I’m at home in LA, which is a shame, because LA has its fair share of fantastic breakfast and brunch places. Among all the breakfast joints in town, though, there are very few with the reputation of The...

In-n-Out

In-n-Out Fast Food Burger $3 for the classic Double Double. $6 for the whole combo. Various locations throughout the West I went to the one at: 119 S. BRAND BLVD. GLENDALE, CA 91204 All right, so if...

Spitz

Middle Eastern Fast Food (Doner Kebab). About $10 for a doner kebab and a side. I went to the location in Eagle Rock: 2506 Colorado Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90041. When I was in Germany, I ate a lot of Doner Kebab, a really fatty type of kebab in which the meat is cooked in fat (its own I think) on a skewer. The meat is shaved...

Electric Karma

Electric Karma Indian Entrées range about $10 to $15. 8222 West 3rd Street Los Angeles, CA 90048 Whenever I go back home to Los Angeles, one of the few things that I really crave is some good Indian food. It’s just one of those foods that’s very easy to like—gooey, rich, creamy, spicy, and zesty all at the same time, with...

Deluscious Cookies and Milk

Deluscious Cookies and Milk $38.95 for a dozen classic cookies. $1 extra for each “couture” cookie. 829 North Highland Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90038 www.delusciouscookies.com Before returning home for the holidays, I had promised to find my...

Carlitos Gardel

Argentine Steakhouse. Most entrées range $20 to $30 but may go up to $40. Expect to pay about $30 to $50. 7963 Melrose Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90046-7118. Having studied abroad in Argentina, I really know my steaks. For two whole months, I ate about 6 kgs of meat a week (I kid you not!), on top of visiting most of the finest...

Urth Caffe

Urth Caffé 4 locations in LA. My favorite is at: 8565 Melrose Avenue, Los Angeles, CA. Los Angeles is a city full of hot cafés, but there are few places that are hotter than Urth Caffé. Now, you’ve probably heard of Urth before, but you just can’t put your finger on it. In fact, it’s a pretty common site on the show...

Pink’s Hot Dogs

Fast Food Hot Dog/Fries/Burger. $3.50 for the standard chili dog. Hot dogs go up to $6.50. 709 North La Brea Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90038-3338. The other night, I was hitting up some bars and clubs on the Sunset strip with my friend Paul. After a couple drinks, though, both of us got the late night mad munchies, and we embarked...

Border Grill

Mexican. Entrées range from about $16 to $30. Expect to pay $50 for 3 courses and a drink. 1445 4th Street, Santa Monica, CA 90401. Like I’ve said before, Los Angeles has got to be the reigning king of Mexican food in the United States, and for good reason—with such a large Mexican population, you just can’t go wrong. Having...