55612 Tue Aug 26 17:19:50 -0700 2003 11 2 Los Angeles Area 0 288247 Anyone know if there are any restaurants in the greater L.A. area that cater to the Atkins diet followers??? Thx. Tue Aug 26 17:19:50 -0700 2003 0 ksosweet 1 288252 I haven't heard of any specifically, although on the Atkins web sites there are often news articles on restaurants in other cities. I'm afraid I don't really see the point, though. I would much rather eat at a restaurant where I trust the way the food is prepared and know them well enough to inquire about the ingredients than eat somewhere where the food might not be as good but they're trying some new marketing ploy. It's pretty easy to eat almost anywhere on Atkins anyway -- pizza places are the hardest, though. At a Mexican place, for example, get fajitas or any grilled meat dishes (sans tortillas, etc. of course). Zankou chicken -- chicken, shwarma, maybe even some mutabal would be ok. Thai food -- most stir fries of meats and vegetables aren't too bad, although you can inquire about added sugar. Beef salad is one of the better ones. Coconut curries are ok. Obviously, stay away from the rice. Almost anyplace else will have the inevitable chicken caesar, although you'll get bored of it. I vary it with lots of beef salads, scampi, fish, egg salad, avocado stuffed with tuna... Good luck. Link: http://atkins.com/food/eating-out.html Tue Aug 26 17:53:55 -0700 2003 288247 0 Patty 2 288271 Plus, at Zankou, Hummus is ok on the "south beach diet". :) Tue Aug 26 19:01:11 -0700 2003 288252 0 Xericx 1 288261 Don't know of anywhere that caters for Atkins as such (in fact I'd rather distrust any restaurant that chose food groups as it's primary inspiration), but as someone who's struggled with the doctor's plan I tend to head for cuisines that allow compliance. Thai are particularly good with all the soups, and meat salads (larbs and Nam Sod work a treat). Japanese is perfect if sashimi is your thing. Little Tokyo's bars offer good value and exceptional fish, and with Edamame and Miso it feels like a rounded meal. If you are allowing a small amount of carbs, then tacos are perfect with a cup of beans for protien. I always lose the second tortilla to make myself feel better. In my humble opinion the best taco's in LA are, without a doubt, from Yuca's on Hillhurst in Los Feliz. they recently closed for a holiday and the line of addicted, desperate locals, upon their return was a sight to behold. Tue Aug 26 18:33:44 -0700 2003 288247 0 Conrad 1 288262 Don't know of anywhere that caters for Atkins as such (in fact I'd rather distrust any restaurant that chose food groups as it's primary inspiration), but as someone who's struggled with the doctor's plan I tend to head for cuisines that allow compliance. Thai are particularly good with all the soups, and meat salads (larbs and Nam Sod work a treat). Japanese is perfect if sashimi is your thing. Little Tokyo's bars offer good value and exceptional fish, and with Edamame and Miso it feels like a rounded meal. If you are allowing a small amount of carbs, then tacos are perfect with a cup of beans for protien. I always lose the second tortilla to make myself feel better. In my humble opinion the best taco's in LA are, without a doubt, from Yuca's on Hillhurst in Los Feliz. they recently closed for a holiday and the line of addicted, desperate locals, upon their return was a sight to behold. Tue Aug 26 18:34:45 -0700 2003 288247 0 Conrad 1 288289 Anywhere is caterable to Atkins. If you want a pasta dish, you can always substitute broccoli or some other vegetables for the pasta... CPK's Jambalaya is great for that (not fine dining, but decnt). Any steakhouse is obviously perfect, and most restaurants will substitute steamed spinach or whatever vegetables they have on hand for the starchy sides with a fish or meat dish. Another place to consider is a Mongelian Barbecue; you add the meat/chicken/fish, vegetables, and sauce yourself... leave off the noodles obviously. So that's a start. Tue Aug 26 21:38:37 -0700 2003 288247 0 Emme 1 288407 Being on the South Beach diet, I was anxious during a few days in Los Angeles, to choose carefully wherever we dined. Kate Mantilini offered lower caloric choices on its menu, and I found the Dominican chicken enchilada absolutely delicious. The salmon special at Il Fornaio (wonderfully tasty) kept me from ordering the pumpkin-filled raviolis that I usually crave on visits. However, I did give in to this craving at Angelini Osteria (a disappointment). The pasta here is superior to the other Italians where we dined (including Ca'Brea), but the contents of Angelini's raviolis lack flavor. (While up in Santa Barbara, we made the mistake of dining at The Stonehouse at the San Ysidro Ranch, specifically because they do feature an Atkins menu here. Overall, the eating was disappointing here.) Donata Lewandowski Guerra A VIEW OF WILMINGTON, DELAWARE IN THE "NEW CENTURY" -- ON ANTIQUE POSTCARDS at http://pages.ivillage.com/oldwilmington/ Link: http://www.geocities.com/wilmingtonthenandnow/ Wed Aug 27 20:16:39 -0700 2003 288247 0 Donata Lewandowski Guerra 1 288408 Being on the South Beach diet, I was anxious during a few days in Los Angeles, to choose carefully wherever we dined. Kate Mantilini offered lower caloric choices on its menu, and I found the Dominican chicken enchilada absolutely delicious. The salmon special at Il Fornaio (wonderfully tasty) kept me from ordering the pumpkin-filled raviolis that I usually crave on visits. However, I did give in to this craving at Angelini Osteria (a disappointment). The pasta here is superior to the other Italians where we dined (including Ca'Brea), but the contents of Angelini's raviolis lack flavor. (While up in Santa Barbara, we made the mistake of dining at The Stonehouse at the San Ysidro Ranch, specifically because they do feature an Atkins menu here. Overall, the eating was disappointing here.) Donata Lewandowski Guerra A VIEW OF WILMINGTON, DELAWARE IN THE "NEW CENTURY" -- ON ANTIQUE POSTCARDS at http://pages.ivillage.com/oldwilmington/ Link: http://www.geocities.com/wilmingtonthenandnow/ Wed Aug 27 20:16:39 -0700 2003 288247 0 Donata Lewandowski Guerra 1 288467 In-Out Burger is now offering a protein cheeseburger. No bun- meat wrapped in iceberg lettace??? Thu Aug 28 12:11:47 -0700 2003 288247 0 Sheesh 2 288694 I order the three and one - three patties and one cheese in the parlance of In and Out. When I first went on the Atkins diet I once ordered the four by four - four patties with four cheese slices - it was so overwhelming, my iron cast stomach could be heard rocking blocks away. Sun Aug 31 09:39:08 -0700 2003 288467 0 Zoe 1 288478 Strange question. Any non-vegan place, basically. Avoid sugars, grains and high-sugar/starch veggies like beets, carrots & potatoes. Places like KooKooRoo & Calif.Chicken Cafe are also good; choose your sides carefully or just avoid them. Thu Aug 28 14:01:28 -0700 2003 288247 0 Paul 1 288768 I'd try out one of the many Korean barbeque places. One down here in the South Bay called Koji, off of Western and Carson, is all-you-can-eat buffett. It's a grill your own meat place, as are most Korean bbq places. There's about 14 different kinds of raw meats which you take to your table which has a bbq grill on it. Just make sure you wear some grubby clothes because you're going to smell like bbq smoke after coming out of there. Mon Sep 01 17:53:14 -0700 2003 288247 0 kdawg