426490 Tue Jul 31 10:42:08 -0700 2007 22 2 Los Angeles Area 0 2799977 hey i am new to the studio city. any ideas of fun things to do and yummy things to eat!! i would love to learn more about surrounding areas, i am from west la so i know the area over there well. any other helpful info. would be good! Tue Jul 31 10:42:08 -0700 2007 115718 Studious32 1 2800158 Here are a few of my faves: Dining places: Boneyard Bistro Gangadin (indian) Asanebo (sushi) Art's (deli, not everything is good) Studio Yogurt Vegan Table Vegan Express Hugo's (american organic) Gelson's Deli and Salad Bar (supermarket deli and salad bar) Ca Del Sole Sushi Delivery USA Artisan Cheese Gallery Wine/beer shops: Vendome (good wine tasting on certian evenings) Vendome toluca lake (wine tastings on some evenings, beer tastings sat afternoon!) A little West, in Sherman Oaks, I like : Il Tiramisu Midori all you can eat sushi Sushi house of Taka Clay Oven Alcazar The Dressing Room (design your own salad) Cafe Bizou Cafe Cordiale Stanley's The Natural Cafe The Yogurt Zone Leda's Bake Shop Galette bakery La Fondue Bourgonione (dusty, skeezy inside, but fun for fondue) Marmalade Cafe Pita House Shiraz Gourmet on the Go Tue Jul 31 11:27:39 -0700 2007 2799977 11201 Diana 2 2800357 Great list, and I'll tack on the following... some in Sherman Oaks, some in Studio City, one over in Encino... K's Donut Emporium (glazed old-fashioneds, apple fritters and muffins)-- in sherman oaks at ventura and bev glen not farther east Carnival on Woodman Max Joe Peep's Jinky's Hugo's Tacos More than Waffles (Encino) Caioti (on Tujunga) Nata's Pastries Spazio Belwood Bakery Bistro Garden (chocolate souffle) Romanov Risotto HealthyCa Minibar Ralph's at Vineland and Ventura has a GREAT salad bar rife w/ veggies Tue Jul 31 12:11:05 -0700 2007 2800158 15572 Emme 3 2800654 I second Minibar, and I especially second Nata's. I just found this place a week ago, what a gem! Tue Jul 31 13:19:59 -0700 2007 2800357 100843 roasted138 2 2802355 When you say that La Fondue is dusty, are you saying that it needs to be dusted, or does that mean something else? And, prey tell, what does skeezy mean? Tue Jul 31 23:50:46 -0700 2007 2800158 10991 kiwi 3 2802636 Well, it looks sort of like the set in a high school or college play, but a set that's been on stage for some time. It's exactly what a high school set designer might think of if the staging read "they enter a fondue restaurant." And, frankly, it's kinda worn and frayed and dusty. With dust. The decor is hokey beyond belief. Skeezy is sort of a combination of hokiness and well-worn unkemptness. Still, you can go in there and get an entire fondue dinner from the cheese to the wine or oil to the chocolate. They offer a "salad", but it's just a teensy plate of iceberg with about three sliuces of mushroom or tomato. You have to go knowing that it will be fun and gooey and decadent (in the fondue, anyhow) but that it's sorta cheap (and not in price, really) Wed Aug 01 06:24:08 -0700 2007 2802355 11201 Diana 3 2803711 If she's had the same experience I have, it means all the hokey knick knacks need dusted. Badly. I can't recommend it -- it's so expensive for what you get, the service is completely uncaring, and honestly the decor is Early Twentieth Century Cuckoo Clock. Wed Aug 01 11:15:04 -0700 2007 2802355 10811 Das Ubergeek 4 2803731 It is expensive..but I just love cheese and chocolate fondue. the wine or oil I could leave. I guess I shouldn't have returned the fondue pot we got at the wedding! Wed Aug 01 11:18:13 -0700 2007 2803711 11201 Diana 5 2803784 Bah... you can use any heavy saucepan, and a little tripod you can get anywhere, and a can of Sterno. Wed Aug 01 11:29:11 -0700 2007 2803731 10811 Das Ubergeek 6 2803855 thnk a crock pot would work to keep it melty after I melt cheese fondue on the stove or chocolate fondue in a doube boiler? Wed Aug 01 11:47:14 -0700 2007 2803784 11201 Diana 7 2804269 I don't see why not... Wed Aug 01 13:27:22 -0700 2007 2803855 10811 Das Ubergeek 2 2805285 Don't forget Mistral! Great when you are in the mood to loose the flip flops and have a steak and pomme fritte. Also, Bamboo Cuisine in Sherman Oaks, pretty good Americanized Chinese food. Four n Twenty for home cooked pies. Katsu ya, after you've had Asanebo sushi. Wed Aug 01 18:01:09 -0700 2007 2800158 12434 ashlee 1 2800175 Here is a link that may help you. Some are in Sherman Oaks but all nearby: http://www.chowhound.com/topics/421279 Also, I highly recommend Aroma Cafe on Tujunga, Artisan Cheese Gallery on Ventura/Laurel Canyon and Il Tiramisu in Sherman Oaks. Tue Jul 31 11:31:56 -0700 2007 2799977 14124 CarlieInLA 1 2800292 From what I've read, many people on this board recommend Tama Sushi and Asanebo, and although they are quite good, I highly prefer Sushi Nozawa to both of them. My favorite sushi restaurant ever (though my girlfriend and I are heading to Urasawa in September, so we'll see). Tue Jul 31 11:57:16 -0700 2007 2799977 103188 adevejian 2 2801255 I highly recommend Tama Sushi.... Tue Jul 31 16:00:28 -0700 2007 2800292 103162 chewingvampire 1 2802325 asanebo (take issue with earlier post - get everything BUT the sushi - better places for that) El jerezano for menudo and tacos Hazeltine near burbank Bronco for mexican breakfasts, real coke with sugar (mexican) and decent botanas - moorpark at woodman. nami sushi - just went recently and a revelation - for some things. good food - bit pricey, nice atmosphere. can't vouch for "spicy" anything as I won't eat it. (spicy stuff - sure, just not "spicy tuna roll" etc at a sushi bar - for real hot, look for the sri lankan shop on ventura near tarzana). Tue Jul 31 23:25:45 -0700 2007 2799977 10366 Jerome 2 2802645 I've never heard of anyone that dislikes the sushi at asanebo. they don't do goo covered theme rolls. The do clean, wonderful, fresh sashimi, nigiri and a few very simple rolls (on demnd of walk ins who want "LA Sushi") You don't get "spicy tuna rolls" at Asanebo, God Forbid! You get an amazing selection of fabulous, more traditional, sushi and sashimi. I had some blue shrimp there that blew my mind! Wed Aug 01 06:27:09 -0700 2007 2802325 11201 Diana 3 2805022 Perhaps I was unclear. The sushi at asanebo is fine. However, there are better places that only do sushi. What makes asanebo stand out for me is the selection of non-sushi dishes that are exquisite and that i can't find elsewhere. Rather than fill up on familiar sushi that no one dislikes, I'd suggest trying the more unusual dishes that are stellar. If someone wants a piece of sushi - great. But I think it's a waste of the talents of the place to only get sushi there. And the blue shrimp sounds wonderful. Wed Aug 01 16:42:21 -0700 2007 2802645 10366 Jerome 4 2806599 Oh, sorry. I've just found the sushi dishes and sashimi dishes at Asanebo to be unusual. Especially if you do omakase. But thier cooked dishes are insanely wonderful, too. Yeah, I forget where he said it was from...but he said he was the first in town to get it. It was DIVINE! Sweet, delicious, lovely Another non sushi dish I love there is the fresh house made sesame tofu. It's like the cream in a sesame crem brulee (sans sugar crust) Silky, creamy, sesame-ee. I want some NOW! Thu Aug 02 07:56:08 -0700 2007 2805022 11201 Diana 1 2803219 In addition to the many excellent suggestions above you should know that there is an excellent Farmer's Market on Sunday morning. If you cook this is a must visit, and even if you only eat there are several delicious choices. My favorite is the sausge stand, which admittedly could use better rolls, but still turns out a wonderful hot Italian sausage smothered with grilled peppers and onions. Apart from the lackluster bun it is served on the problem with it is that part of it always ends up in my lap (which is as it should be). Wed Aug 01 09:15:21 -0700 2007 2799977 103155 ebethsdad 1 2803304 A couple of recommendations: Jumpin' Java - on Ventura Blvd, great breakfast/lunch Farm Boy - for fresh, inviting and reasonable produce - it's in the Trader Joe's shopping center in Sherman Oaks - across from the Fashion Square Mall. They have serve-yourself frozen yogurt there too. Spumoni - also in Sherman Oaks, basic Italian food and the friendliest place in the world. I saw someone mentioned Romanov - have you been there and was it actually good? I don't know if I could bring myself to enter that horrific building. Wed Aug 01 09:42:27 -0700 2007 2799977 11326 lad1818 2 2803438 Farm boy is fabulous-don't forget the sushi there, too! Wed Aug 01 10:12:25 -0700 2007 2803304 11201 Diana 3 2805865 depending on your pocket book! Do not miss ASANEBO!!!! Wed Aug 01 21:53:07 -0700 2007 2803438 101159 barcelona