54207 Thu May 15 18:57:15 -0700 2003 18 2 Los Angeles Area 0 279200 I am leaving Berkeley and the Gourmet Ghetto for the Burbank area and will need a Cheese Board replacement. Any suggestions? Thanks Thu May 15 18:57:15 -0700 2003 0 rebecca 1 279204 You might want to do a search and read the thread below: Link: http://www.chowhound.com/topics/show/53398#274246 Thu May 15 19:03:00 -0700 2003 279200 0 JudiAU 1 279205 Don't know Berkeley, but I like the Cheese Store of Silver Lake. A cheaper fallback would be Trader Joe's. Upscale markets like Bristol Farms and Gelson's?Mayfair have a good selection. Notwithstanding some negatives, Costco (there's one in Burbank) has a fair selection as well. Thu May 15 19:06:15 -0700 2003 279200 0 mc michael 2 279210 Let's not forget The Cheese Store (that's the name, isn't it?) in Beverly Hills. Thu May 15 19:54:09 -0700 2003 279205 0 TE 2 279250 The cheese store in Silverlake is called Say Cheese. It's fairly close to Burbank. You would take the 5 south and exit Glendale Ave. Fri May 16 14:17:10 -0700 2003 279205 0 Big Yuca 3 279251 Actually, there are two different cheese stores in Silverlake -- Say Cheese on Hyperion and The Cheese Store of Silverlake, which is located on Sunset at Sanborn, next to Cafe Stella. Both are good, although lately I've been preferring the Cheese Store of Silverlake. Say Cheese has great sandwiches and I would recommend it more for breakfast, brunch and lunch. Fri May 16 14:20:57 -0700 2003 279250 0 DanaB 4 279257 You can also occasionally get petite suisse at Say Cheese. Talk about a cardiac plug! Fri May 16 14:57:01 -0700 2003 279251 0 mc michael 2 279255 No offense to MC Michael, but none of these stores compares selection wise with the offerings available in Berkeley, both at the Cheese Board and beyond (Rockridge Marketplace Cheese Store etc.). Fri May 16 14:41:58 -0700 2003 279205 0 DonnyMac 3 279256 I'm not offended by good, up to the minute info. Keep it coming. Let's be honest, it's nigh impossible to match a good cheese plate in a restaurant in France. Fri May 16 14:55:13 -0700 2003 279255 0 mc michael 1 279249 I would recommend Nicole's Gourmet Imports in South Pasadena which has a great selection and much more reasonable prices than the Beverly Hills Cheese Store 921 Meridian Ave., Unit B, South Pasadena; (626) 441-9600. Open Tues.­Fri. 9 a.m.­6 p.m., Sat. till 5:30 p.m Fri May 16 14:09:31 -0700 2003 279200 0 aatkin 1 279254 You're fucked. I've lived in Berkeley and SF and now I'm in Glendale, so I know of what I speak. Now that we got that clear, we can talk about places you can buy cheese in LA that will never, ever live up to the expectations you have developed in Berkeley. A few of the Whole Foods markets make a marginal effort to carry a decent selection, but inventory is haphazard and the conditions of the cheese vary widely. Moving out one distance ring is Cheese Store of Silver Lake. Search the board for commentary. Finally, moving to the edge of your 45 minute driving radius (non-rush hour, that is) is the Cheese Store of Beverly Hills. It has far and away the best selection, storage conditions and service in the greater LA metropolitan area, but prices are far higher than you are used to. La Brea Bakery next to Campanile also has a small but usually good quality selection, and many other temptations. Good luck. Fri May 16 14:38:35 -0700 2003 279200 0 DonnyMac 2 279274 it's true you're not going to find the bang for your buck here that you can at cheese board. but you might at least try being polite about it. Fri May 16 18:54:43 -0700 2003 279254 0 waffles 3 279280 no face it la suxs for stuff like this its all about the money here people in the bay area do it so much more for the experience and the culture of it hey this is life at least we are in california and not texass Fri May 16 19:46:06 -0700 2003 279274 0 34 1 279275 thanks for everyone's suggestions. I appreciate the frankness, DonnyMac. I am spoiled, I realize. Maybe I should open a Cheese Board Clone in the LA area. Fri May 16 19:05:20 -0700 2003 279200 0 rebecca 2 279277 If you build it, we will come. Fri May 16 19:12:33 -0700 2003 279275 0 mc michael 2 279278 And while you're at it, could you open clones of Zachary's, Intermezzo, and Top Dog? :) Other than these and the Cheese Board, you should be able to find equal (or better) versions of most Berkeley restaurants here in LA ... Fri May 16 19:37:23 -0700 2003 279275 0 Bradbury 1 279313 Picholine on the border of Silver Lake and Koreatown has a much better than average selection of imports in good condition, but not much of the hand-crafted domestic variety it sounds like you're looking for. Try them, on 1st St and Virgil. Good sandwiches, too. Sun May 18 23:17:17 -0700 2003 279200 0 NYJOE 1 279314 Picholine on the border of Silver Lake and Koreatown has a much better than average selection of imports in good condition, but not much of the hand-crafted domestic variety it sounds like you're looking for. Try them, on 1st St and Virgil. Good sandwiches, too. Sun May 18 23:17:58 -0700 2003 279200 0 NYJOE 1 279406 cheese store of silverlake is amazing. . .definitely worth the drive. (15 minutes, maybe? Sun Jan 15 16:03:37 -0800 2006 279200 0 hellolizzie