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Having tried all of well-known Westside ramen restaurants, I decided to venture out to Little Tokyo to sample what some people on Chowhound consider to be the best ramen in LA.
Daikokya offers a very down-to-earth atmosphere. The open-air kitchen is surrounded by a counter where you can eat and watch the tattooed [...]

At least that is what Hamburger Habit has emblazoned all over its storefront. However, this is not a self-proclaimed exaggeration but rather the opinion of KABC. Having seen this place on many occasions, but never having eaten there, I finally forced myself to detour from my normal commute home to sample this so-called [...]

In search of something different than the typical hot dog stand, I found a charming little place in Encino called The Stand. Nestled on a corner of Ventura Blvd., it has shady outside eating area as well as a clean, almost restaurant-like inside.
What The Stand offers is hot dogs with all sorts of toppings. [...]

Remembering an old LA Times article about the emergence of Italian restaurants along Barrington in Brentwood, I went in search of finding one for my friend’s birthday. However, among the multiple restaurants, which one would be best? I wanted to avoid the ones that were too expensive and yet still offered excellent service [...]

In a suddenly adventurous mood, my parents asked me to find a cuisine that they normally don’t eat. Having eaten most if not all of the types of cuisine LA has to offer, I needed to think of something that we may have eaten, but haven’t sampled in a while. I immediately thought [...]

So upon hearing about an all-you-can-eat Korean BBQ, my girlfriend and I ventured out to Koreatown in search of this enticing place. However, much to my dismay, there was an hour and a half wait. With the both of us already dying of hunger, we decided to forego stuffing ourselves with beef and [...]

When my girlfriend first mentioned Palms Thai Restaurant, she told me that there was an Elvis crooning out tunes during her previous meal. Now usually I can’t take any restaurant with an Elvis impersonator seriously. However, for her recent birthday, I was obligated to try the restaurant and I must admit that I [...]

Near UCLA, nestled in the heart of Westwood, two pizza establishments, Lamonica’s and D’Amore’s battle for the loyalty of the local Bruins searching for . Both claim to offer east coast style pizza with Lamonica’s offering dough from New York while D’Amore’s uses Boston water to make theirs. Of course, the dough is [...]