Where Would You Go? Where Do You Want Me To Go?
Wednesday, June 29, 2005 15:56Now that I’ve moved all my stuff out of my apartment, my tentative date for leaving LA is July 8th. That gives me about one week to fill up on Los Angeles food. Sigh… Why am I moving again??? Anyway, in an attempt to make this website truly interactive, I am putting my final week’s diet in your hands. (Why am I doing this again???)
If you are leaving LA for a while, where would you go to get your fix? I will review all suggestions, but I will tell you right now that I probably won’t be able to make it out to San Fernando Valley. San Gabriel/Pasadena, Downtown, Long Beach, Westside, etc. are all still good. Oh, and Trader Joe’s meals count, too.
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Jonah says:
June 29th, 2005 at 4:11 pm
For me, I love breakfast in LA. There are a few places that I would really miss, but if I had to narrow it down, I would visit at least one of these three:
Jinky’s
Hugo’s
John O’groats
A few other places I would go: Mao’s Kitchen, Akbar, Zankou, Hamakawa, Loteria Grill or Moishe’s at the Farmer’s Market, Carbon Grill at the Santa Monica Sunday Farmer’s Market, Urth, One of the Ethipopian places on Fairfax, Border Grill Happy Hour… more will come to me.
Tanvi says:
June 29th, 2005 at 5:11 pm
21 Choices in Pasadena for the best frozen yogurt
C&O’s Trattoria in Marina del Rey for yummy Italian
Chris Baker says:
June 29th, 2005 at 5:39 pm
I’m trying to think of unique, L.A. places. Not sure what your budget is like….
Phillipe’s
Wahib’s Middle East in Alhambra
Yamashiro
Ciudad and/or Border Grill
Chinois
Where are you moving?
Pauline says:
June 29th, 2005 at 6:26 pm
I guess I wasn’t very detailed, so here’s the scoop:
I’m moving to Indiana for the next 2 years, but I’ll be back to LA to visit in between, so this will NOT be the last you’ll hear of me. :)
Based upon the number of suggestions I receive by Sunday, I will start mapping out spots that are your must hits before I leave. My budget is small, but I don’t mind the occasional splurge. So far though, there’s already more restaurants on the list than I’ll have time to go, but keep the ideas coming. Thanks Jonah, Tanvi, and Chris for getting your suggestions in early. I’ll definitely hit a few places you mentioned.
Alice says:
June 29th, 2005 at 6:30 pm
Blue Plate in Santa Monica for brunch
Cafe de la Plage in Venice for brunch
GR/eats (the Giant Robot restaurant on Sawtelle)
Thai Beer on Washington (Venice/MDR)
The Counter Burger in Santa Monica
And more obscure places:
Happy Family in Rowland Heights
Sallim in Koreatown
(both of these restaurants are vegetarian buffets and worth the experience!)
Jonah, good call on Mao’s Kitchen–that place is great!
yami says:
June 29th, 2005 at 9:57 pm
I’m also moving soon; my hit list was basically Din Tai Fung and Apple Pan. If I were heading to the Midwest I’d be stuffing my face full of fresh veggies and fish as much as possible - maybe someplace for sushi? Great meat/burgers aren’t hard to find in Iowa (where I grew up, and I imagine it’s culinarily similar to Indiana) but things like that muffaletta are all too rare.
VeggieGal says:
June 30th, 2005 at 9:43 am
I guess these are a little more high-end, but these are my faves
-Grilled Cheese Thursdays at Campanille
-Doughnut Wednesday at Grace
-Crudo at Il Grano
and of course
-Mexican food, mexican food, mexican food!! Burrito King, Malo, Mexican Village, etc. Load up on as much guacamole as possible.
Pauline says:
July 2nd, 2005 at 7:26 pm
Thanks for the great feedback!!!
Based on this great list, I’ll put together the spots I’ll be hitting and report them here.
I’m really going to miss LA, the great restaurants, and all you la.foodblogging writers and readers.