308790 Wed Jul 12 17:58:15 -0700 2006 20 2 Los Angeles Area 0 1740584 By that I mean an established list of restaurants you frequent, some perhaps more than others, so that whenever a particular type of cuisine strikes your fancy, you have a number of options to choose from. For me it's: Italian:Domenico's, Sorriso, Buca di Beppo, The Kitchen, Carmine's Japanese(not Sushi):Yama, Hanashima, Mitsuyoshi, Sushi of Naples(the hot food is better there) Sushi: Little Tokyo(San Dimas), Futami, Z, Kiyosuzu Chinese: unfilled(used to be the old Tung Lai Shun, but we are now auditioning replacements - nothing has been outstanding, although Oriental Pearl has promise) Pizza: Round Table. Numero Uno Korean:Young Dong Garden Seafood:McGrath's, Fish Company Mexican:Rudy's, El Cholo, Rubio's Steak:Boa, Nick & Stef's, Ruth's Chris Teppan yaki:Kingswood Shabu Shabu: Shaab we also try new places on occasion, but it takes a strong performance for any of them to work their way into the "rotation". I believe Dumpling 10053 will join the list soon. Wed Jul 12 17:58:15 -0700 2006 10786 calabasas_trafalgar 1 1740663 Pizza: Casa Bianca, Pizza Joe's in Altadena for delivery Steak: Ruths Chris, Arroyo Chophouse Mexican: Babita, Pueblas Tacos, El Gran Burrito French: Cafe Angelique Japanese: Yatsuhashi Burgers: Lee's Hoagie House, Cassells Italian: Colombo's Chinese: 888 seafood Wed Jul 12 18:25:50 -0700 2006 1740584 10180 martyR 1 1740755 where is Yatsuhashi? I love Cassell's as well. Wed Jul 12 18:48:22 -0700 2006 1740584 10786 calabasas_trafalgar 2 1740775 Italian (want to walk): Osteria Latinia, Pizzicotto, Pecorino Italian (drive): Il Pastaio, Enoteca Drago Japanese (sushi): Kiriko, Hide Burgers: Counter, Library Chinese: J.R. Seafood, or 45 minutes in the car Mexican: El Cholo, La Serenata Korean: Chosun galbee Japanese: Ramenya, Furaibo Pizza: Frankie and Johnnie's Lunch: CC Food Court, Clementine's, Mrs. Winston's, Vista Cafe, Gulfstream Wed Jul 12 18:52:57 -0700 2006 1740755 10179 BabyLitigator 2 1740796 Little Tokyo. I go for Teppan. They also have a sushi bar, But I've not been. Wed Jul 12 19:01:01 -0700 2006 1740755 10180 martyR 1 1740851 Chinese/Dumplings: Dumpling House Chinese/Shanghai: Seafood Village (RIP Juon Yuan) Chinese/Noodles: Dai Ho Chineses/HK: Sea Harbour, Triumphal Palace Taiwanese: QQ, SinBaLa Mexican: Babita, Yuca Steaks: Arnie Mortons Burgers: Pete's Cafe, Connal's, Pie N Burger Pizza: Tony's Pizza, Zelo's French: La Cachette Italian: Angelini Osteria, Drago Sushi: Ike, Sasabune, Komasa, Tenn, Gen, R23 Seafood: Watergrill Breakfast/Brunch: One Pico Man, I eat too much ... Wed Jul 12 19:20:04 -0700 2006 1740584 11583 ipsedixit 1 1740856 Japanese: Sushi Gen, Hamakawa, Echigo, Blue Marlin, Place Yuu, Musha, U-Zen, Curry House Korean: Tahoe Galbi, Dae Sung Oak, Cho Sun Galbi, Hodori, BCD Tofu House Chinese: Ban Mu Yuan, Din Tai Fung, MPV Seafood Other: AOC, Cobras & Matadors, Tender Greens, Honey Kettles, Ford Filling Station, Mastro, Wilson, Bowery Wed Jul 12 19:22:03 -0700 2006 1740584 14348 tissue 1 1740968 I've realized my family needs to learn to cook more often. Japanese(not Sushi):Japon Bistro, Sushi Roku, Tokyo Wako Sushi: Little Tokyo(downtown) - Sushi Gen, Sushi Go 55, Hamakawa; Z Sushi, Woomi Sushi Chinese: Full House, Golden City, Mr. Chopsticks, OceanStar, NBC, Seafood Village, Panda Inn, PF Chang's, DTF Korean: tofu restaurant in San Gabriel Seafood: McGrath's, McCormick's, Water Grill, Geoffrey's, Duke's, Paradise Cove Beach Cafe Mexican: Baja Fresh, El Pollo Loco Steak: Mastro's Italian: Macaroni Grill Pizza: CPK French or Cal/French: Melisse, LaCachette, Bel Air Dining Room, Ritz Carlton Huntington, Beaurivage(Med/French), Patina BBQ: BBQ Wood Ranch American/Californian: Greenstreet, Moonshadows, Spago, BJ's, Claim Jumper, Yardhouse Indian: Rhadika's Bakery/Cafe: Camille's, Surfas, Diedrich's, CoffeeBean, Starbucks, Peet's, Mi Piace, Cheesecake Factory, Whole Foods, Bristol Farms, JJ Bakery, Vanille Patisserie Wed Jul 12 20:02:17 -0700 2006 1740584 11006 chica 1 1741009 Rahel Ethiopian on Fairfax. Woodlands Pure Veggie in Chatsworth. Anarbagh sometimes 4 on 6 or Asanebo for Sushi (going to try House of Taka) Kyushu Ramen in Van Nuys for noodles Follow Your Heart for Heath Food Inn iF The Seventh Ray for romantic meals Yogurt Zone in Sherman oaks/Encino for Fro yo Gelson's Salad/Bar/ Deli Artisan Cheese Gallery for Cheese Vendome Toluca Lake for Beer Tastings (saturday afternoon) Can't find good chinese, but Hong Kong 88 is where we order take out Il Tiramisu for northern Italian. A good wine bar the chowhound board has banned, so I can't say more. Wed Jul 12 20:19:01 -0700 2006 1740584 11201 Diana 1 1741050 Not as much of a rotation as I would have thought. Hmmm... wonder what that says, other than that my GF works late and driving out of the Westside doesn't happen on weeknights very often. Still, there are areas where do have a rotation: Japanese (non-sushi): Blue Marlin, Yabu, Furaibo, Sawtelle Kitchen (assuming they reopen from this remodel), Place Yuu 'American'/comfort food: Nook, Houston's, Bandera Brunch/rare weekday breakfast: Bread and Porridge, John O'Groats, Amandine, Urth Caffe, Bread Bar No real rotation in Thai food or Indian. There is the place we drive to (Sri Siam and Woodlands) and the place we make do with if we are at home (Chan Dara - with very careful ordering - and Jaipur). Sushi has almost no variation - Kiriko. Need to branch out on the dim sum front... Wed Jul 12 20:32:47 -0700 2006 1740584 15851 igj 1 1741317 Yes ... Mexican: Mi Ranchito, Don Chuys, Tacomiendo, El Abajeno, La Playita, Panchos, Gilbert's Diner/Breakfast: Ronnie's Diner, Brickhouse, Rutt's Hut, Metro Cafe Middle East: Gaby's, Falafel King, Zankou Indian: Akbar "Nicer": Cafe Del Rey, Beacon Junkfood: Tito's, Cinco De Mayo Turkey Burgers: SF Saloon, Ronnie's, Metro, Fatburger, Roll N' Rye (There are more, I'm drawing a blank) Wed Jul 12 22:06:59 -0700 2006 1740584 10914 PaulF 1 1741440 gaaah fine, here we go. ramen: santouka, hakata ssg, orochon, shin-mama, ikkyu, hanaichimonme, chabuya, daikokuya, ramen-ya, whatever that place is called in the little tokyo mitsuwa food court, koraku udon/soba: ichimi-an honten, yabu, sanuki no sato, the place under orochon and my own dang kitchen yakitori: shin sen gumi (by far), kokkekoko (if i'm too lazy to drive) yakiniku: manpuku, tama-en sushi: zo, nozawa, kiriko izakaya/washoku: haru ulala, wakasan-chi j curry: hurry curry, curry house korean bbq: chosun galbi, soot bull jeep korean noodles: koreatown plaza food court, koreatown galleria food court, olympic noodle, the naeng myun place across from olympic noodle, elephant, the place behind the food court on alexandria and wilshire korean abalone porridge: mountain cafe, koreatown plaza food court soon tofu: the place in the corner of the mall behind hodori on olympic, bcd (later on at night) vietnamese: golden deli, pho 79 (garfield & main in alhambra), pho cafe (silverlake), gingergrass northern-style chinese hot pot: mon land, little sheep chinese: oriental pearl, chung king & whatever other real sichuan places i manage to come across, but only REAL sichuan places, oh and uh newport seafood by god dim sum (ugh, usually not by choice): ocean star, nbc shabu shabu (ugh, also usually not by choice): t.t. shabu xlb: mei long village, dragonmark, din tai fung (seldom but good for a laugh) greek: papa george's hymart deli, daphne's patented oily-as-hell fried pita thing is a bit of alright armenian: zankou chicken, sahag's basturma other middle eastern: the turkish place in the westside pavillion food court, djavan, shamshiri (recent) the general miasma that is amurhkin dining: kitchen on 43rd st., saddle peak lodge, lawry's, california chicken cafe, koo koo roo, arby's, popeye's, KFC (only for their 20 piece hot wings and the resultant gastointestinal kick), the bacon-wrapped hot dog guys amurhkin seafood: the hungry cat, ocean ave. on sunday afternoons, joe's friggin' unpopular-among-the-hounds-but-salty-as-hell-and-therefore-awesome crab shack, italian: eastside market mexican: casita's tacos al carbon, random grimey taco trucks hawaiian: shaka's, king's hawaiian, kenny's cafe (R.I.P. but i'm still in denial) and a million other places but i think my initial excitement has now worn off. Wed Jul 12 23:00:44 -0700 2006 1740584 11521 rameniac 1 1742987 We have to be in Monrovia every Friday night for an appointment so we've evolved into a four-restaurant rotation there: Enrique's Tamales for, well, tamales. Frank and Joe's Southern Smokehouse Rudy's and the Monrovian. Other restaurants that we go to repeatedly: Pizza: Pizza 'n Such, Claremont Warehouse, La Verne Casabianca Tony's Little Italy Italian: Villa Italia, Duarte Gambino's, La Verne 322, Sierra Madre Tulipano, Azusa Mexican: Taco Taco, Azusa (for the Al Pastor) Taco King, Azusa (for the tripas) Fastfood: Ted's, Azusa In 'n Out Pub: Lucky Baldwin's Delirium Cafe, Sierra Madre O'Malley's, Seal Beach Other: T. Phillips, La Verne (steakhouse & beer) La Vie, Rosemead (French) Hebrew Dogs at the Epicenter in Rancho Cucamonga Thu Jul 13 18:34:49 -0700 2006 1740584 13039 heckonwheels 1 1743050 Mexican - Gardens of Taxco, El Cholo, El Torito Grill Pastrami - Langers Burgers - Pie n' Burger (the best!), Apple Pan Steaks - Taylor's, Dan Tana's, Pane e Vino (bisteca fiorentina) Salads - Tender Greens, Joan's, Back on Broadway Chinese - Yang Chow Sandwiches - Porto's, Joan's Sushi - Matsuhisa, Hirozen Italian - Pane e Vino, Il Pastaio Thu Jul 13 18:57:48 -0700 2006 1740584 17550 Toni 1 1743319 Korean: straight up: BCD, Dae-Bok, Chosun Galbi (really only with guests), 8-Ga Soondae (oly for kimchee jjigae), L.A. Omogari, Honey Pig, that sullungtang place on 5th Korean-Chinese-ish: Dragon, Jin Heung Gak delivery Korean-Japanese-ish: Kanemochi, Wako donkatsu sweets: Wien Konditorei, Galleria Cake House, Manmidang, HoWonDang, Gaam Cafe Japanese: izakaya: Musha. I've tried others, but they just can't compare. sashimi/sushi: Kiriko, Nagao curry: used to be the Curry House in Torrance... youshoku: Spoon House, sometimes disappointing Sawtelle Kitchen Japanese-ish sweets: Beard Papa (for my mother), Frances, that place that does omochi at the Torrance Mitsuwa, green tea bread at the Torrance Mitsuwa bakery I've been meaning to try Chantilly Patisserie in Gardena... Others: pizza: Pizza-Go drinks: Yamashiro, Tiki-Ti, Short Stop caffeine: Teuscher (get to know the baristas and they'll stamp the frequent drink cards like CRAZY, and free sometimes trumps the not-so-great-espresso during work hours), Urth (sob), Alcove, Psychobabble cafes: Clementine, Doughboys breakfast: Square One, Mustard Seed Cafe, Alcove non-Asian-bakery sweets: Jin Patisserie, Jin Patisserie, Jin Patisserie...Susina, Europane, I keep expecting and getting disappointed by Boule cold sweets: Mashti Malone's, Fair Oaks Pharmacy, too-sweet-but-excellent-service Pazzo Gelato been meaning to go to Fosselman's and Spoons/Taicecream for EVER. And why did Soda Jerks close before I got to try it?? chicken: Pollo ala brasa, Roscoe's (sorry! don't shoot me! everyone else likes it! I have to go! >_< ) foods Indian: All India Cafe Middle Eastern: Sunnin Moroccan: Tagine, but I want to try Chameau :/ Ethiopian: Merkato, but I want to try Meals by Genet argh: Fred 62. meats and cheeses!: A.O.C., Monsieur Marcel's, Cheese Stores of SL and BH Thu Jul 13 20:50:10 -0700 2006 1740584 17463 PseudoNerd 1 1748526 Japanese: Matsuhisa, Nobu Sushi: Katsu-ya Encino Japanese Curry: Curry House, Corner stand in the Torrance Mitsuwa Shabu-Shabu: Mizu 212 Izakaya: Furaibo (Pretty good though I haven't tried others yet.) Classic French: La Cachette, Sona New French: Jiraffe, Josie Brunch: Campanile Homestyle Lunch: John O'Groats Sushi Lunch: Kanpaii (Best Negitoro Donburi), Sushi Mashiko (Fresh quality, but very slow service.) Vietnamese Lunch: Quan Hy (For Banh Beo and Bun Bo Hue) Korean BBQ: Hodori Steak: Ruth's Chris Mon Jul 17 04:17:18 -0700 2006 1740584 19429 vivien 1 1748543 Surprisingly not as many places as I expected. Sushi: Kiriko, Hirosuke, Sushi Iki, Chochosan (when I'm feeling very cheap) Japanese (non-sushi): Gochi Mexican: El Taco Llama, La Talpa, El Torito (for takeout when I'm desperate, which is unfortunately far too often) Pizza: D'Amore's Italian: Al Gelato, Spumoni Chinese: A&W Seafood Thai: Krua Thai, Thai 'n' I (for ribs) Chicken: Zancou Salad: Cheesecake Factory for the Santa Fe Chicken Salad Lebanese: Alcazar Burgers: In 'n' Out Chili: Chili My Soul Brunch: Hugo's Mon Jul 17 04:42:26 -0700 2006 1740584 10568 Jwsel 1 1748947 Here are some of my faves: Deli - Canters, Brents Sushi - Brothers, Kyoto (Sherman Oaks) Pizza - Numero Uno, Ameci, Grecos (When I'm desperate for a slice) Italian - Fabs, Buca, Marias Chinese - Wons Coffee Shop, A&W Seafood Chicken - Vallarta Market, KFC (Sorry I like it!) Burgers - Salt Creek, In n Out, Pineapple Grill/Saloon Breakfast - Weigh Station, Egg Plantation, Bobbies BBQ - Bear Pit, Moms, Chris n Pitts, Zekes Steak - Old Place, Mortons, Lawrys (Prime Rib) Mexican - Tacos Kenia, Titos, Los Toros Thai - Thai n I Mon Jul 17 15:19:42 -0700 2006 1740584 12701 davinagr 1 1749208 Indian-Haveli, Bukhara Italian-Roma di Italia, Lenny's Mexican-Taco Adobe, Jalapenos, Taco Mesa Pizza-Al's New York Chinese-King Harbor Burgers-In n Out BBQ-The District, Lucille's Thai-Thai Nakorn, Bangkok Taste Vietnamese-Long Hai Chicken-Sasson Chicken Paninis-Kaffas Bakery-Cream Pan Sushi-Uoko, hama Japanese-Honda Ya Breakfast-The Filling Station Mon Jul 17 17:17:28 -0700 2006 1740584 16677 quinntran 1 1753211 This is our South Bay rotation: Italian: Fritto Misto (Hermosa) for take out or large groups, Mama D's (Manhattan) for a quick bite, Cialuzzi's (Hermosa) for greasy East coast style Sushi: Sushi Sei (Hermosa), Sushi Duke (NEW - Hermosa), Octupus (Manhattan), Kai Sushi (MB) Chinese: W's (Redondo) for take out, although rarely, it's definatly not the authentic type and is pricey Pizza: Paisano's, Valentino's (only the one in MB) for delivery, Pedone's (Hermosa) to sit down and drink beer with (and fried mac n cheese - gross but good!) Seafood:Captain Kidd's (Redondo) Mexican: "El BJ's" (Redondo) for greasy take out, El Gringo for americanized, Wahoo's for even more americanized, Amigos (all over but prefer the one in Manhattan) Thai: Phuket Thai for takeout, Chaba for sit-down Breakfast: Eat at Joe's (hermosa & redondo), Ocean Diner (hermosa), Uncle Bill's (Manhattan), Martha's (Hermosa), Creme de la Crepe (Hermosa) Cajun/New Orleans: Rajun Cajun, Boogaloo's - have great food believe it or not - and live music! (both Hermosa) Coffee: Catalina Coffee (Redondo) - the best coffee shop in the south bay, great food too. Wed Jul 19 06:01:38 -0700 2006 1740584 20062 chef rauls 1 1757480 West Hollywood area rotation: Cafe/bakery: Le Pain Quotidien, Susina, Urth, Sweet Lady Jane, Basix (for the muffins), Schwartz Sandwiches/salads/breakfasts: Doughboys, Grub, Kings Road Cafe Other breakfasts: Du-Par's Ice cream: Boule Deli: Brents (obviously nowhere near WeHo) Udon: Mishima Sushi: Hirozen, Fat Fish happy hour, Yabu Middle Eastern: Shimshiri, Shahrazad, Magic Carpet, Carnival, Carousel Thai: Jitlada, Thailand Plaza, Tuk Tuk Mexican: Loteria, Gardens of Taxco French: Monsieur Marcel Pizza: Brick House Thu Jul 20 22:18:07 -0700 2006 1740584 14524 ayana