485538 Fri Feb 01 18:32:14 -0800 2008 87 2 Los Angeles Area 0 3357449 I am picking up the tradition started by Mr. Grub of running an annual poll of Chowhounders' favorite Los Angeles restaurants. If you already posted in the previous thread, you don't have to repost unless you're changing your mind. (I've already counted the following votes from the other thread: jlrobe, fdb, RicRios, Schweinhaxen, SauceSupreme and ipsedixit.) Here is Mr. Grub's criteria from the 2006 poll, which I am adapting verbatim: "Time again for LA hounds to vote for your favorites in our annual Ultimate Los Angeles Restaurants survey. The concept is simple: everyone is asked to list, in rank order, your top 5 restaurants in LA County that you would recommend to houndly out-of-town visitors or to chowfriends for a special occasion. Since we worship at the altar of deliciousness, your ranking should be based 75% on food and 25% on everything else. To join the fun, reply with a list of ONLY your top 5 choices. Responses with more than 5 choices will not be included. Replies with fewer than five choices will be tabulated. Your entries will be weighted arithmetically, 5 points for your #1 choice; 4 for #2, & so forth. A simple list will suffice, but any & all explanation is welcome. The more replies we receive, the more useful are the poll’s findings, so please do reply. We’ll keep the polls open until February 17 and post the results shortly thereafter." Again, remember that first choice = 5 votes, second choice = 4 votes, etc. I will assume the first restaurant in your list will be the first choice and so on, so you don't have to number them. For purposes of a fair tabulation, you should try to vote for EXACTLY FIVE restaurants. If you vote for more than five, only the first five listed will be tabulated. If you vote for fewer than five (say, three), your choice will only be tabulated with as many points as the number you voted for (so if you vote for only three restaurants, your first choice will only carry three votes, the second two, etc.) Here are my top choices: 5. Campanile 4. Father's Office 3. Ranch House 2. Il Capriccio Pizzeria 1. Oinkster I'm going to ask that this thread be pinned. Have at it! Fri Feb 01 18:32:14 -0800 2008 85884 maxzook 1 3357493 1. Hatfield's 2. Lucques 3. Tsukiji 4. Orris 5. Vitos (the pizza place) Fri Feb 01 18:55:10 -0800 2008 3357449 97161 Foodandwine 1 3357502 Again, please vote as a reply to the above. Fri Feb 01 18:58:13 -0800 2008 3357449 85884 maxzook 1 3357522 Hooray! Thanks for taking the time to tabulate this, maxzook. 1. Providence 2. Grace 3. Hatfield's 4. Josie 5. Lucques Fri Feb 01 19:06:26 -0800 2008 3357449 13875 Nicole 2 3357611 1) All Angelo 2) Violet (especially sunday prefixe) 3) Lucques 4) Lou on Vine 5) Pizzeria Mozza Fri Feb 01 19:42:28 -0800 2008 3357522 61311 jlrobe 1 3357659 Maxzook, I love this, and thank you for picking up where Mr. Grub left off. But I think there may be some confusion, at least for "stupid" me. From your example, is Campanile your #1 choice receiving 5 votes or is the Oinkster your #1 choice receiving 5 votes. I'm sorry for not understanding because you really gave a nice description of what you're trying to accomplish. I feel like I'm back in school where I'm the only one who doesn't get it. Again, my apologies. Fri Feb 01 20:03:29 -0800 2008 3357449 135030 omakase 2 3357672 Sorry, sleep deprivation is an ugly thing ... just indicate your choices in order from first choice to fifth choice ... I'll assign the points. Fri Feb 01 20:10:18 -0800 2008 3357659 85884 maxzook 1 3357670 #1. BASHAN (5 Votes) #2. SHIRO (4 Votes) #3. GRACE (3 Votes) #4. ORRIS (2 Votes) #5. K-Zo (1 Vote) Fri Feb 01 20:08:39 -0800 2008 3357449 93485 tatertotsrock 1 3357695 1. Urasawa 2. Providence 3. Melisse 4. Totoraku 5. Valentino (truffle dinner) 6. All Angelo Fri Feb 01 20:26:15 -0800 2008 3357449 10210 russkar 1 3357821 1. Campanile 2. Asanebo 3. Arnie Morton's 4. Capo 5. Shiro Fri Feb 01 21:47:35 -0800 2008 3357449 135030 omakase 1 3357868 revise my vote posted on the other thread: 1. Urasawa 2. La Botte (tasting menu) 3. Providence (non-tasting menu) 4. Abode (when Dominique Crenn was still cooking) 5. Asanebo (omakase) Fri Feb 01 22:36:01 -0800 2008 3357449 15633 fdb 2 3359044 Revision noted. Sat Feb 02 13:30:47 -0800 2008 3357868 85884 maxzook 1 3357910 1/ Providence 2/ Comme Ca 3/ Grace 4/ Water Grill 5/ Oinkster Fri Feb 01 23:36:46 -0800 2008 3357449 68577 acidspit 1 3357953 Choosing a top 5 is a delicious dilemma--I was tempted to engage in further discovery. Thanks for undertaking the task of tabulating. 1. Ortolan 2. Providence 3. Osteria Mozza 4. Jar 5. Sushi Zo Sat Feb 02 01:23:55 -0800 2008 3357449 10728 New Trial 1 3358192 1. Providence 2. Angelini Osteria 3. Fraiche 4. Z Sushi 5. Go's Mart Sat Feb 02 07:19:38 -0800 2008 3357449 12340 Grog 1 3358376 Excellent thread and effort, maxzook! :) Here's my Top 5 - 1. Osteria Mozza 2. Providence 3. Comme Ca 4. Sushi Zo 5. Sasabune Sat Feb 02 08:53:56 -0800 2008 3357449 113442 exilekiss 1 3358395 1. Pizzeria Mozza 2. Vito's 3. Providence 4. All'Angelo 5. La Terza Sat Feb 02 09:05:35 -0800 2008 3357449 60801 Obessed 1 3358505 I'm really surprised to see Oinkster in anyone's top 5. I love the fries but, have been unimpressed with the pastrami, pulled pork or, the burger. And it's 1 of those places that I want to like more but, just don't get. Sat Feb 02 09:53:38 -0800 2008 3357449 10883 JAB 2 3362287 Agreed. I threw away the pastrami and the chicken sandwich after two anxious bites. And that aoli for the fries...ugh. They're in my bottom 3. Sun Feb 03 19:37:17 -0800 2008 3358505 12807 Cecilbee 1 3358628 1. All'Angelo 2. Ondal 2 3. Pizzeria Mozza 4. Orris 5. Bollini's Pizzeria Napolitana Sat Feb 02 10:44:43 -0800 2008 3357449 12403 pleasurepalate 1 3358727 1. Urasawa 2. La Buca 3. Sushi 4 on 6 4. Providence 5. Vito's Sat Feb 02 11:22:25 -0800 2008 3357449 24385 nimo 2 3359065 1. Toscana 2. Spago 3. On Sunset 4. Cut 5. Vincenti Sat Feb 02 13:40:42 -0800 2008 3358727 67720 maudies5 1 3359124 1. Kazu 2. Bastide 3. Osteria Mozza 4. All' Angelo 5. Vincente Sat Feb 02 14:01:34 -0800 2008 3357449 31844 jenngen 1 3359374 1. Providence 2. Hungry Cat 3. Canele 4. Osteria Mozza 5. Babita Sat Feb 02 15:32:48 -0800 2008 3357449 11028 DanaB 1 3359759 1.Matsuhisa 2.Chez Mimi 3.Spanish Kitchen 4.Lala's 5.Rainbow Bar and Grill Sat Feb 02 17:54:52 -0800 2008 3357449 154255 Violetlee 1 3360413 1. pizzeria mozza 2. don antonio's 3. spago 4. asia de cuba 5. khun khao Sun Feb 03 00:13:45 -0800 2008 3357449 11446 dtud 1 3360423 1. Urasawa 2. Providence 3. Katsuya - Studio City 4. Osteria Mozza 5. Pizzeria Mozza Sun Feb 03 00:34:47 -0800 2008 3357449 18049 djquinnc 1 3361196 1. Lucques 2. Canele' 3. Water Grill 4. Cut 5. Pizzeria Mozza Sun Feb 03 10:52:35 -0800 2008 3357449 10308 Tom P 1 3361824 .1.angelini osteria Sun Feb 03 15:05:40 -0800 2008 3357449 147559 potofood 1 3362265 1. Pizzeria Mozza 2. Father's Office 3. Craft 4. Chinois 5. Spago Sun Feb 03 19:25:25 -0800 2008 3357449 115162 bu dat 1 3362297 I love and hate this... 1. Urasawa 2. Grace 3. Providence 4. Via Veneto 5. Bin 8945 Sun Feb 03 19:41:35 -0800 2008 3357449 15572 Emme 1 3362506 1. Providence 2. Angelini 3. A.O.C 4. Asanebo 5. La Buca Sun Feb 03 21:56:08 -0800 2008 3357449 49844 oddasiangirl 1 3363309 5. Tasca 4. Providence 3. Osteria Mozza 2. Spago 1. Melisse Mon Feb 04 09:01:47 -0800 2008 3357449 119202 nick_r 1 3363353 1. Fraiche 2. Lucques 3. Orris 4. Joe's (brunch) 5. Axe Mon Feb 04 09:17:26 -0800 2008 3357449 13416 ElissaInPlaya 1 3363833 1. pizzaria mozza 2. hungry cat 3. urasawa 4. osteria mozza 5. clementine Mon Feb 04 11:19:33 -0800 2008 3357449 10445 emosbaugh 1 3363923 1. Providence 2. Campanile 3. Clementine 4. Pizzeria Mozza 5. The Wiener Factory (R.I.P.) Mon Feb 04 11:39:40 -0800 2008 3357449 163298 spensom 1 3364173 1- Providence 2- Hatfields 3- Musha 4- Table 8 5- Campanile Mon Feb 04 12:44:33 -0800 2008 3357449 134728 PrettyPlaty 1 3364229 1. Lucques 2. Osteria Mozza 3. Providence 4. All' Angelo 5. Pizzeria Mozza Mon Feb 04 13:01:50 -0800 2008 3357449 11461 slbear 2 3365074 1. Pizzeria Mozza 2. Hungry Cat 3. La Buca 4. A.O.C. 5. Mario's Peruvian Mon Feb 04 16:53:30 -0800 2008 3364229 98885 iheartribs 1 3365185 Campanille- Friday nt paring menu Hungry Cat- Bar Lou Boa Mozza Mon Feb 04 17:27:52 -0800 2008 3357449 53921 CharlotteMichele 2 3367375 I assume your #3 is Lou on Vine. Also, which Mozza -- Osteria or Pizzeria? Tue Feb 05 12:01:32 -0800 2008 3365185 85884 maxzook 3 3367518 yes Lou on Vine. Mozza not the Osteria, check out my posting on the boards of our negative experience at the Osteria. I might also add I have a negative posting of Hungry Cat which I would like to retract as every recent visit there has been awesome. Tue Feb 05 12:40:34 -0800 2008 3367375 53921 CharlotteMichele 1 3365414 1.Angelini Osteria 2.Hals Bar(brunch)3.Loteria 4.Sakura 5.India Oven. Mon Feb 04 18:54:22 -0800 2008 3357449 147559 potofood 1 3365605 1. Osteria Mozza 2. Pizzeria Mozza 3. Kiriko 4. La Buca 5. Clementine Mon Feb 04 20:39:50 -0800 2008 3357449 109524 StayHungry 1 3367491 1. Cut 2. Pizzeria Mozza 3. Hungry Cat 4. Clementine 5. Baby Blue Tue Feb 05 12:30:53 -0800 2008 3357449 151099 la tache burger 1 3367760 1. Hatfield's 2. Osteria Mozza 3. Piccolo Venice 4. Lucques 5. BLD Tue Feb 05 13:48:00 -0800 2008 3357449 154263 Losmith 1 3368648 1. Lucques 2. Jar 3. Chameau 4. Kiriko 5. Table 8 Tue Feb 05 18:39:19 -0800 2008 3357449 98935 kcninja 1 3373212 1. Max 2. Go's Mart 3. Sona 4. Oinkster 5. Las Delicias Thu Feb 07 08:04:42 -0800 2008 3357449 72196 spoggly 1 3373357 Athenas Max Go's Oinkster Denzer Witwin Thu Feb 07 08:37:43 -0800 2008 3357449 51890 barefootpris 1 3374317 1. Angelini Osteria 2. A.O.C. 3. Lucques 4. Jar 5. Pizzeria Mozza Thu Feb 07 12:39:22 -0800 2008 3357449 18744 kra81 1 3374340 1| The Foundry on Melrose 2| Capo 3| Hatfield's 4| Comme Ca 5| Craft Thu Feb 07 12:45:21 -0800 2008 3357449 164076 noahway 1 3374794 1. Max 2. Hatfield's 3. Lucques 4. Carlito's Gardel 5. Comme Ca Thu Feb 07 14:43:04 -0800 2008 3357449 10359 carter 1 3375179 5. Melisse 4. Spago 3. Providence 2. Fraiche 1. Paco's Tacos (Centinella) Thu Feb 07 16:34:48 -0800 2008 3357449 71947 highermath 1 3375266 1. Osteria Mozza 2. Providence 3. AOC 4. Azami Sushi 5. Comme Ca I would have included Bin 8945, as Mike Bryant rocks, but it's going to be closed soon. While these won't count, I am really liking the Hungry Cat since it reopened, and I also love Angelini. But we had to pick only 5, so I had to make tough choices! Finally, Sushi Zo could have made this list but I was only there one time, and I think a few visits are necessary to judge. Thu Feb 07 17:06:18 -0800 2008 3357449 22915 meganinlosfeliz 1 3375393 1) Angelini Osteria (ask for the tasting menu -- not on the menu -- at $100/person, including all you can eat, and well-chosen wines for each course, it's the bargain of the century) 2) Vito's Pizza on LaCienega 3) Pizzeria Mozza 4) Tama Sushi 5) Hungry Cat Thu Feb 07 17:57:18 -0800 2008 3357449 13024 deadorinjail 1 3375418 1. Izayoi 2. Opus 3. Canele 4. Dino's Burgers 5. Dong Il Jang Thu Feb 07 18:08:10 -0800 2008 3357449 28311 tkemeny 1 3375532 1) Urasawa 2) Il Grano 3) Father's Office 4) Lou on Vine 5) Terroni Thu Feb 07 18:50:42 -0800 2008 3357449 12141 Adsvino 1 3375566 Jar Lucques Table 8 Bar Marmont Terroni Thu Feb 07 19:04:40 -0800 2008 3357449 127538 wutzizname 2 3375596 1. Providence - tasting menu 2. Urasawa 3. Spago - tasting menu 4. Totoraku 5. Comme Ca Thu Feb 07 19:12:56 -0800 2008 3375566 11756 lizziee 1 3375656 1. Hatfield's 2. Fraiche 3. Santouka 4. Campanile 5. Carnival Thu Feb 07 19:37:10 -0800 2008 3357449 14520 Cucinamore 1 3377119 1. BEACON 2. HUNGRY CAT 3. COMME CA 4. NOOK 5. FRAICHE Fri Feb 08 09:29:40 -0800 2008 3357449 164185 dexnewhouse 1 3377230 1. Hiko Sushi / Sushi Zo 2. Ortolan 3. Providence 4. Father's Office 5. Angelini Osteria Fri Feb 08 09:52:41 -0800 2008 3357449 162563 iamhungryagain 1 3377367 1. Chiba Sushi on Saticoy & Lankershim 2. Granville in Burbank 3. Cafe Du Village in Larchmont Village 4. Messob Ethiopian on Fairfax 5. Hugo's on Riverside Fri Feb 08 10:25:39 -0800 2008 3357449 150969 RaeRenee 1 3377503 1. sushi sushi (on beverly) 2. al gelato (on robertson) 3. the apple pan 4. the hungry cat 5. a.o.c. Fri Feb 08 10:53:16 -0800 2008 3357449 145665 tierramar 1 3378235 Oops, I broke one of Mr. Grub's rules -- I voted for a restaurant outside LA County! My revised picks: 5. Campanile 4. Father's Office 3. Bistro Provence 2. Il Capriccio Pizzeria 1. Oinkster FYI, I'm tracking when people vote, so if I get duplicates from the same Hounder I'll count the most recent. But I would appreciate if you tell me you're posting a revised vote. We seem to be on track for a higher turnout than the 2006 poll (sixty-one votes in the first week of the poll, versus ninety-five total from last year). Fri Feb 08 13:16:35 -0800 2008 3357449 85884 maxzook 1 3378488 1. Urasawa 2. Providence 3. Cut 4. Lucques 5. Spago Fri Feb 08 14:09:15 -0800 2008 3357449 19525 Psiweaver 1 3378673 1. Pizzeria Mozza 2. Urasawa 3. Cut 4. Providence 5. Shima (Venice) Fri Feb 08 14:58:44 -0800 2008 3357449 15235 sweiner 1 3378890 1. Osteria Mozza 2. The Foundry 3. Fraiche 4. Mako 5. Mastro's (beverly hills- downstairs, away from the prostitutes) Fri Feb 08 16:07:39 -0800 2008 3357449 17232 msmd310 1 3378988 Fraiche A.O.C. Hatfield's Foundry Angelini Osteria Fri Feb 08 16:44:02 -0800 2008 3357449 34688 danikm 1 3381371 a.o.c lucques wilsons joes valentinos Sat Feb 09 17:45:09 -0800 2008 3357449 14106 panahead 1 3383150 1. Pizzeria Mozza 2. Osteria Mozza 3. Lucques 4. Lou on Vine 5. La Botte Sun Feb 10 12:53:12 -0800 2008 3357449 60993 bruinike 1 3385451 Difficult ... 1. Hatfield's 2. Lucques 3. Nook Bistro 4. Comme Ca 5. Osteria Mozza Mon Feb 11 09:01:13 -0800 2008 3357449 38372 donnival 1 3387171 1. Providence 2. Sushi Zo 3. AOC 4. Elite (in Monterey Park) 5. Din Tai Fung Mon Feb 11 15:00:15 -0800 2008 3357449 56773 chowmominLA 1 3387240 Ortolan Valentino Grace La Terza Providence Mon Feb 11 15:20:51 -0800 2008 3357449 76152 sebi 1 3387754 AOC Grace Lucques Hatfield's BLD (brunch only) Mon Feb 11 17:50:49 -0800 2008 3357449 59549 aching 1 3388137 1) Lucques 2) Blue Velvet 3) Ortolan 4) Metro Cafe 5) Joe`s Mon Feb 11 19:49:26 -0800 2008 3357449 61011 herculesmulligan 1 3389764 1. Mako 2.Pecorino 3.Le Petit Bistro 4.Father's Office 5.Sushi Dan Tue Feb 12 10:23:24 -0800 2008 3357449 165407 foodie78 1 3389995 Maxzook please use this as my official vote, not the one on your original post. 5. Mastro's 4. Osteria Mozza 3. Sushi Gen 2. Lucques 1. Sushi Zo Tue Feb 12 11:15:28 -0800 2008 3357449 13928 Schweinhaxen 2 3390371 Noted. Tue Feb 12 12:39:48 -0800 2008 3389995 85884 maxzook 1 3392017 1. Providence 2. Melisse 3. Mei Long Village 4. Elite Restaurant (Dim Sum) 5. Sona Tue Feb 12 20:30:03 -0800 2008 3357449 15945 dkawai 1 3394644 Pushing. You have until Sunday to vote. Wed Feb 13 14:16:05 -0800 2008 3357449 85884 maxzook 1 3394783 1. Josie 2. Water Grill 3. Providence 4. Babita 5. Elite Wed Feb 13 14:50:33 -0800 2008 3357449 10861 Babette 1 3396941 YAP (yet another push) .. Thu Feb 14 08:37:18 -0800 2008 3357449 85884 maxzook 1 3402253 The poll closes Sunday night. Get your vote in! Fri Feb 15 15:00:34 -0800 2008 3357449 85884 maxzook 1 3406398 LAST CHANCE TO VOTE!!! Tonight at midnight is the deadline, so be sure to get tour vote in. The poll results will be posted sometime tomorrow. Sun Feb 17 09:46:04 -0800 2008 3357449 85884 maxzook 1 3408167 1. osteria mozza 2. a.o.c 3. pace 4. pizzeria mozza 5. blairs Sun Feb 17 20:56:33 -0800 2008 3357449 158674 betamax 1 3408209 Voting is now closed, and the results are posted here: http://www.chowhound.com/topics/490712 Sun Feb 17 21:20:12 -0800 2008 3357449 85884 maxzook 1 3418010 Sorry, too late: http://www.chowhound.com/topics/490712 Wed Feb 20 13:44:52 -0800 2008 3417826 85884 maxzook