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Restaurants reviewed by Los Angeles Times (Showing 1-94 of 1412)
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| Beverly Hills Italian | 
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| West Hollywood Mexican |
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| March 12, 2008 - Satisfactory - Ambience: Kitschy hacienda-style restaurant with yards of wrought iron, colorful Mexican tile and a bevy of... full review at Los Angeles Times | ||
| Santa Monica | ||
| March 05, 2008 - Tell me, what food-loving traveler can visit San Sebastián in the Spanish Basque country and not fall head over heels... full review at Los Angeles Times | ||
| Hollywood Italian |
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| February 20, 2008 - Coming from Piedmont, where handmade tagliarini made with lavish amounts of egg yolks take pride of place in home and... full review at Los Angeles Times | ||
| +55% | Mid-City West Italian | |
| January 30, 2008 - 1/4 stars - IT'S the hot new Italian in town. Restaurant, that is. And in L.A., that usually means a formal attitude and northern... full review at Los Angeles Times | ||
| +76% | Venice California |
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| January 23, 2008 - + 0.5/4 stars - I nod and make evasive noises. I'm not unaware of the Venice cafe Axe (pronounced "ah-shay," not "ax"), but it's been... full review at Los Angeles Times | ||
| +85% | West Hollywood Sushi and Japanese | |
| January 02, 2008 - Kumo Restaurant in West Hollywood has all the requisite elements to attract a trendy crowd -- art-directed décor... full review at Los Angeles Times | ||
| La Canada Flintridge | ||
| December 26, 2007 - Kushi oysters from British Columbia arrive teetering on a pedestal of salt crystals with a lithe apple mignonette (a... full review at Los Angeles Times | ||
| +84% | West Hollywood French, American and Mediterranean |
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| December 19, 2007 - After the din of the restaurant last night, Lucques is heaven. No raucous birthday parties or pounding heavy-metal... full review at Los Angeles Times | ||
| +87% | Beverly Hills Indian, Asian and International |
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| December 12, 2007 - 1/4 stars - Living in a city with such an original sense of fashion, Angelenos are style-savvy to the bone. So why is restaurant... full review at Los Angeles Times | ||
| West Hollywood | ||
| December 05, 2007 - The blue door, shuttered for more than a year and a half, is open once again, and the stage is set for Act 3. Step in... full review at Los Angeles Times | ||
| Santa Monica Pizza, Sushi and Tapas/Small Plates |
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| November 28, 2007 - Satisfactory - Though the wall beside the parking garage elevator still wears a caricature of the gov in his muscle-bound movie star... full review at Los Angeles Times | ||
| West Hollywood American |
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| November 14, 2007 - 2/4 stars - I'm flipping through the hefty reserve wine list at the new Melrose Bar & Grill in West Hollywood and can't believe... full review at Los Angeles Times | ||
| Hollywood Italian |
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| October 31, 2007 - 3/4 stars - The white marble counter top veined in gray is cool to the touch. I take a sip of Vermentino, enjoying its delicate... full review at Los Angeles Times | ||
| +73% | Westwood French and California |
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| October 24, 2007 - .5/4 stars - One warm October evening, you're sitting outside with friends under trellises trained with bougainvillea, about to... full review at Los Angeles Times | ||
| +53% | Century City American | |
| October 10, 2007 - 3/4 stars - CRAFT, the first L.A. restaurant from New York's Tom Colicchio, swaggered into town in July -- on Friday the 13th to... full review at Los Angeles Times | ||
| +86% | Mid-City West Italian |
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| October 03, 2007 - 1.5/4 stars - The stark, contemporary Beverly Boulevard storefront of Angelini Osteria is noisy, crowded and full of energy. All... full review at Los Angeles Times | ||
| Long Beach American and Steakhouse | ||
| September 26, 2007 - 2/4 stars - Suzanne TRACHT, one of L.A.'s top chefs, known for her delightful take on the classic pot roast and other chophouse... full review at Los Angeles Times | ||
| Santa Monica | ||
| September 19, 2007 - .5/4 stars - "Desperately seeking a romantic restaurant" was the subject line on a recent e-mail. Good one. It's not so easy... full review at Los Angeles Times | ||
| +73% | Mid-City West Italian |
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| September 12, 2007 - .5/4 stars - CA' BREA is back, after being closed nearly a year for renovations. And, for the first time in a long while, chef... full review at Los Angeles Times | ||
| +81% | Hollywood Seafood and American |
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| September 05, 2007 - A HUGE, purple-black sea urchin with glossy, lethal-looking spines lands on the table, looking like some improbable... full review at Los Angeles Times | ||
| Santa Monica Seafood | ||
| August 29, 2007 - 2/4 stars - Summer is unraveling, the daylight hours shaved ever shorter. I'd just as soon kiss the long leisurely days goodbye... full review at Los Angeles Times | ||
| West Hollywood | ||
| August 22, 2007 - 2/4 stars - When you slide into the head of the line to park your car at Bar Marmont on a Friday or Saturday night, the valet... full review at Los Angeles Times | ||
| +61% | Chinatown American |
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| July 18, 2007 - 1.5/4 stars - On a summer night, regulars at Traxx in Union Station know to ask for a table in the beautiful garden patio out back... full review at Los Angeles Times | ||
| +71% | Culver City French and Italian |
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| July 11, 2007 - 2.5/4 stars - At Fraîche in Culver City, duck rillettes arrive formed into fat cubes lined up in a row next to cheerful dots of... full review at Los Angeles Times | ||
| +70% | Beverly Hills American and California |
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| July 04, 2007 - 1.5/4 stars - Would you like anchovies? What about capers? How spicy do you like your steak tartare? The waiter at the Beverly... full review at Los Angeles Times | ||
| +54% | Beverly Hills Japanese and Sushi |
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| June 27, 2007 - 1/4 stars - The server sets down a porcelain plate and announces, "Potato and cheese croquettes." As I look at the two golf ball... full review at Los Angeles Times | ||
| Santa Monica American |
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| June 20, 2007 - 1/4 stars - Drive up to the hotel's porte-cochère and an attendant swoops over, stops your car and seems satisfied when you say... full review at Los Angeles Times | ||
| +68% | Culver City Japanese and Sushi |
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| June 06, 2007 - 1/4 stars - In a city where a restaurant is considered a classic if it manages to hang around for more than a decade, 56-year-old... full review at Los Angeles Times | ||
| +56% | Pasadena French and Wine Bar | |
| May 30, 2007 - 2/4 stars - The model of the entrepreneur chef or restaurateur is so pervasive that someone who's content to have just one... full review at Los Angeles Times | ||
| +92% | Venice Bakery and Sandwiches/Subs |
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| May 03, 2007 - When the sun is shining (and it almost always is), what could be more L.A. than breakfast on an outdoor terrace... full review at Los Angeles Times | ||
| Monterey Park Dim Sum | ||
| May 02, 2007 - 2.5/4 stars - Just close your eyes and listen. A Chinese restaurant in the midst of dim sum service sounds like nothing else. You... full review at Los Angeles Times | ||
| +59% | Mid-City California |
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| April 25, 2007 - 1.5/4 stars - It's after 9 on a weekday night, a time when most restaurants are winding it up, yet at Bloom Cafe in Los Angeles... full review at Los Angeles Times | ||
| +79% | Mid-City West Tapas/Small Plates and Spanish |
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| April 18, 2007 - 2/4 stars - If you haven't already noticed, we're in the throes of a wine bar craze, with new ones popping up seemingly every... full review at Los Angeles Times | ||
| +71% | Korea Town Barbecue | |
| April 11, 2007 - 2/4 stars - Koreatown is home to dozens, if not hundreds of barbecue restaurants. Some are smoky hole-in-the-walls where you come... full review at Los Angeles Times | ||
| West Hollywood Italian |
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| April 04, 2007 - 2.5/4 stars - "Prosciutto di Parma, cacciatorini salame, speck from Alto Adige, duck prosciutto, coppa ... " the waiter intones as... full review at Los Angeles Times | ||
| +70% | Santa Monica Wine Bar, American and California |
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| March 28, 2007 - 2/4 stars - The word "rustic," when applied to a restaurant, conjures up visions of hearty, homey dishes and rough wooden tables... full review at Los Angeles Times | ||
| +75% | Mid-City West Asian and Tapas/Small Plates |
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| March 14, 2007 - 1.5/4 stars - In L.A., everybody loves Italian, but close on that all-purpose cuisine is Euro-Asian. Chinois on Main has, for... full review at Los Angeles Times | ||
| +55% | Pico Union American |
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| March 07, 2007 - 2.5/4 stars - The back dining room at Blue Velvet, a new restaurant and lounge tucked downtown just west of the 110 Freeway, is... full review at Los Angeles Times | ||
| Pasadena American |
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| February 28, 2007 - 1/4 stars - You'd think opening a wine bar would be easy. Lay in a collection of interesting wines, lay on some fine cheeses and... full review at Los Angeles Times | ||
| +70% | West Los Angeles Italian |
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| February 14, 2007 - 1.5/4 stars - Take an old Rat Pack haunt with a semi-illustrious past and a dwindling clientele, add a dedicated, hard-working chef... full review at Los Angeles Times | ||
| +75% | San Gabriel Asian |
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| January 31, 2007 - Although it's decorated with prints of Paris scenes, specializes in Chinese-style sizzling plates of steaks, has a... full review at Los Angeles Times | ||
| +70% | Hollywood Italian and Pizza |
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| January 31, 2007 - 3/4 stars - Pizzeria Mozza isn't just a restaurant. It's an action film, a master class in the art of making pizza, a trip... full review at Los Angeles Times | ||
| +68% | Glendale Middle Eastern |
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| January 25, 2007 - The restaurant is another Lebanese extravaganza from Ara Kalfayan, whose Glendale restaurant Mandaloun set the... full review at Los Angeles Times | ||
| +74% | Glendale International and Seafood |
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| January 24, 2007 - 2/4 stars - Weekends, twentysomethings on the prowl for a fun, splashy evening gravitate to La Cienega or Sunset Boulevard in... full review at Los Angeles Times | ||
| Beverly Hills Japanese and Sushi |
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| January 17, 2007 - Casual Japanese dining spot Tokyo Table Restaurant & Bar has opened on La Cienega's Restaurant Row. Infused sake and... full review at Los Angeles Times | ||
| Mid-City West Pub Food and English | ||
| January 17, 2007 - Belgian-ale-steamed mussels and a pint o' Guinness your style? WeHo neighborhood pub the Village Idiot has opened... full review at Los Angeles Times | ||
| Beverly Hills Kosher, American and Steakhouse |
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| January 11, 2007 - The Prime Grill has just hit town from New York. The town in question is Beverly Hills, and the concept is high-end... full review at Los Angeles Times | ||
| +52% | Beverly Hills Italian |
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| January 10, 2007 - 1.5/4 stars - The Baldi family of Ristorante Giorgio Baldi in Santa Monica, the neighborhood Italian for the A-list crowd, has a... full review at Los Angeles Times | ||
| Culver City Italian, Spanish and Wine Bar |
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| January 10, 2007 - News from what we now have to call the Culver City restaurant district. Just opened: a ""wine-tasting lounge"" called... full review at Los Angeles Times | ||
| +54% | Mid-City Cuban and Caribbean |
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| December 21, 2006 - In one corner of the dining room, a pianist's hands fly over the keyboard, pounding out distinctly Cuban rhythms and... full review at Los Angeles Times | ||
| +62% | Pico Union American, California and Steakhouse |
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| December 20, 2006 - After multiple delays, Royale, located in the Wilshire Royale Hotel in the once-glamorous Wilshire Corridor east of... full review at Los Angeles Times | ||
| Chinatown Wine Bar and American | ||
| December 14, 2006 - More than two dozen wines are offered by the glass at this 8-month-old wine bar and restaurant, opened by the owners... full review at Los Angeles Times | ||
| Downtown American and Bakery | ||
| December 14, 2006 - Debra King opened this modest cafe and bakery just east of the 1st Street bridge this summer. She does some terrific... full review at Los Angeles Times | ||
| +61% | Downtown International and California |
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| December 14, 2006 - Vegetarians have lots of choices at Fred Eric's whimsical lunch spot. The grilled ""freshwich"" made with seitan (a... full review at Los Angeles Times | ||
| Downtown American, Burgers and Hot Dogs |
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| December 14, 2006 - Julie Rico and Sid Carter opened this mod hot dog shop (designed by Silver Lake architect Ana Henton) earlier this... full review at Los Angeles Times | ||
| +76% | Los Feliz French and California |
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| December 13, 2006 - 2/4 stars - Every time I drop in to Canelé (and drop in is the only way to go since the 3-month-old Atwater Village restaurant... full review at Los Angeles Times | ||
| +73% | West Los Angeles Bakery and Japanese | |
| December 07, 2006 - Los Angeles just scored another Beard Papa's, the cream puff specialist out of Japan. The new location, which opened... full review at Los Angeles Times | ||
| +63% | West Los Angeles American | |
| December 07, 2006 - Los Angeles just scored another Beard Papa's, the cream puff specialist out of Japan. The new location, which opened... full review at Los Angeles Times | ||
| +60% | Mid-City West American and Latin American |
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| December 07, 2006 - .5/4 stars - Each time I've been to the country casual restaurant billed as ""american fusion food, worldwide wines, under wide... full review at Los Angeles Times | ||
| +83% | Santa Monica French, Asian and International |
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| December 06, 2006 - 2.5/4 stars - What makes a great restaurant? An irresistible vibe, terrific food, attentive, professional service and a sense of... full review at Los Angeles Times | ||
| +64% | Culver City American |
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| December 04, 2006 - 2/4 stars - People are spilling out the door as newcomers wriggle their way up to the host's podium. The bar is three deep, with... full review at Los Angeles Times | ||
| Pasadena | ||
| November 30, 2006 - Sun.-Thu., 5-11 p.m.; Fri.-Sat., 4 p.m.-1 a.m. Small-plate dinner menu served 6-10 p.m. daily. A variation called the... full review at Los Angeles Times | ||
| +80% | Culver City American and California |
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| November 29, 2006 - 1/4 stars - For Michael Wilson, chef-partner in Wilson, the new Culver City food and wine bar, cooking is a sport. You have only... full review at Los Angeles Times | ||
| West Hollywood Spanish, Cuban and French |
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| November 22, 2006 - 1.5/4 stars - And David Haskell, managing partner and resident wine guru of BIN 8945, a new wine bar and bistro on Santa Monica... full review at Los Angeles Times | ||
| +80% | Venice Italian |
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| November 08, 2006 - 2/4 stars - It's an Indian summer night on the Venice boardwalk and a typically Fellini-esque scene with poncho-wearing retro... full review at Los Angeles Times | ||
| +68% | Mid-City West American and French |
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| October 25, 2006 - 2/4 stars - BLD updates the American diner or coffee shop with global touches, top-notch ingredients and a menu of salads and... full review at Los Angeles Times | ||
| +69% | Korea Town French, California and International |
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| October 18, 2006 - 2/4 stars - Josef Centeno, the new chef at Opus, the restaurant next to the Wiltern LG theater on Wilshire Boulevard, is a... full review at Los Angeles Times | ||
| San Gabriel Vietnamese |
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| October 11, 2006 - At Chaus Kitchen, a modest family-run restaurant in San Gabriel, the waiter sets down a small ceramic grater and a... full review at Los Angeles Times | ||
| +66% | West Hollywood Tapas/Small Plates, Middle Eastern and Spanish |
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| October 11, 2006 - Oasis is definitely a late-night scene. Come to this new tapas lounge much earlier than 10 p.m. and you'll feel like... full review at Los Angeles Times | ||
| +62% | Mid-City West American |
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| October 11, 2006 - 1.5/4 stars - Simon L.A., which debuted in the newly glamorized Sofitel hotel at the corner of La Cienega and Beverly boulevards in... full review at Los Angeles Times | ||
| +75% | West Los Angeles Italian |
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| October 05, 2006 - But you don't have to venture out on a Tuesday to join the fun a page devoted to the featured winemaker is included... full review at Los Angeles Times | ||
| +82% | Beverly Hills Italian |
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| October 05, 2006 - There are just a handful of tables under the big canvas umbrellas outside this diminutive spot annexed to the Beverly... full review at Los Angeles Times | ||
| +63% | Hollywood American, Burgers and Hot Dogs |
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| September 03, 2006 - We're at 25 Degrees, the second of two restaurants from Tim and Liza Goodell at the hotel. (They also own Meson G in... full review at Los Angeles Times | ||
| +73% | West Los Angeles American |
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| September 03, 2006 - The kitchen at this Houston's sibling with a bopping bar scene, not to mention bopping sounds served up nightly by a... full review at Los Angeles Times | ||
| Culver City Latin American |
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| August 23, 2006 - A 4-month-old outpost of the tiny Venice Boulevard original, Café Brasil is, along with the renovated and very much... full review at Los Angeles Times | ||
| +68% | Glendale | |
| August 17, 2006 - Lunch Mon.-Fri., 11:30 a.m.-4 p.m.; happy hour Mon.-Fri., 4-7 p.m.; dinner Sun.-Thu., 5-10 p.m., Fri.-Sat., 5-11 p.m... full review at Los Angeles Times | ||
| +68% | Santa Monica | |
| August 16, 2006 - 2/4 stars - Chef Michael Reardon's menu is one that reflects the seasons. For a California restaurant, that would seem to be self... full review at Los Angeles Times | ||
| +52% | Monterey Park Chinese |
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| August 16, 2006 - More than 400 years of Portuguese presence created a distinctive blend of Chinese and European architecture and a... full review at Los Angeles Times | ||
| +72% | Santa Monica California |
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| August 16, 2006 - 2/4 stars - Chef Michael Reardon's menu is one that reflects the seasons. For a California restaurant, that would seem to be self... full review at Los Angeles Times | ||
| +66% | Santa Monica | |
| August 16, 2006 - 2/4 stars - Chef Michael Reardon's menu is one that reflects the seasons. For a California restaurant, that would seem to be self... full review at Los Angeles Times | ||
| +75% | Beverly Hills American, California and Continental |
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| August 09, 2006 - 3/4 stars - The way Never underestimate Wolfgang Puck. He's such a familiar face, beaming from the covers of his cookbooks or... full review at Los Angeles Times | ||
| +78% | Beverly Hills Steakhouse and American |
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| August 09, 2006 - 3/4 stars - The way Never underestimate Wolfgang Puck. He's such a familiar face, beaming from the covers of his cookbooks or... full review at Los Angeles Times | ||
| Westwood Eastern European |
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| August 09, 2006 - Los Angeles is such an international crossroads that sometimes it's easy to forget that we didn't invent... full review at Los Angeles Times | ||
| Brentwood Bakery | ||
| August 09, 2006 - SusieCakes, a bakery specializing in American comfort desserts such as banana pudding with vanilla wafers, whoopee... full review at Los Angeles Times | ||
| +73% | Glendale Steakhouse, American and Hawaiian |
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| August 06, 2006 - The steakhouse meets ""Gilligan's Island"" at this almost 70-year-old institution. Dine amid fake palm trees. Sip a... full review at Los Angeles Times | ||
| +69% | West Los Angeles American, Burgers and Hot Dogs |
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| August 06, 2006 - Yes, it's a chain. But the burgers, including the basic Big Wave, are beefy and satisfying at this, the original... full review at Los Angeles Times | ||
| +65% | Silver Lake | |
| August 02, 2006 - A transformation is underway at Netty's in Silver Lake. New owner Gloria Felix expects to close escrow this month and... full review at Los Angeles Times | ||
| +55% | Pasadena Italian, Pizza and Thai |
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| August 02, 2006 - 1/4 stars - This is no mom-and-pop restaurant though. It takes over the former Naya space on Colorado Boulevard right in the... full review at Los Angeles Times | ||
| +74% | Hollywood International, Asian and Middle Eastern |
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| July 26, 2006 - 2/4 stars - In early May, the Hollywood Athletic Club debuted in a new role, under the moniker Social Hollywood. A smiling... full review at Los Angeles Times | ||
| -33% | Little Tokyo Korean |
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| July 26, 2006 - It's been open just five months, but word-of-mouth is keeping the tables filled at Sohoju, a Korean-fusion spot in... full review at Los Angeles Times | ||
| +72% | Tarzana Sushi and Japanese | |
| July 19, 2006 - 2.5/4 stars - When a friend raves about Sushi Yotsuya, a traditional sushi restaurant he's discovered in Tarzana, I listen up, and... full review at Los Angeles Times | ||
| +77% | Brentwood Japanese and Sushi |
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| July 13, 2006 - 1/4 stars - full review at Los Angeles Times | ||
| Beverly Hills | ||
| July 13, 2006 - Seared yellowtail sashimi topped with slices of jalapeño and deep-fried tuna and asparagus roll with a miso mustard... full review at Los Angeles Times | ||
| -24% | Santa Monica Japanese and Sushi | |
| July 13, 2006 - Toru Nagao, the chef at this popular Brentwood nook, does a number of salads. Among them is a white tuna salad made... full review at Los Angeles Times |
