61840 Wed Jul 28 16:30:21 -0700 2004 26 2 Los Angeles Area 0 329034 So where can you get decent onion rings. I sorta remember having some at the Hat in Monterey Park some time ago. I haven't eaten there in ages. I use to make them myself but I got tired of cleaning batter off the stove, floor, counter, hands, etc. Wed Jul 28 16:30:21 -0700 2004 0 Will 1 329041 Engine Co. No. 28!!! Wed Jul 28 17:06:45 -0700 2004 329034 0 jcwla 1 329046 I like Farmer Boys for onion rings - real, fresh onions, nice crunchy batter. Downright cheap, which is exactly what it should be. Wed Jul 28 17:11:03 -0700 2004 329034 0 elmomonster 2 329057 Thanks, Where are they located? Wed Jul 28 17:57:05 -0700 2004 329046 0 Will 3 329058 Check out their website for menu and locations. Link: http://www.farmerboys.com/ Wed Jul 28 17:59:00 -0700 2004 329057 0 elmomonster 1 329051 I sort of liked the one's at Bob's Big Boy, but haven't been since many of the stores were closed. Others that I find irresistable: Amber's Chicken Finney's Heck, when I'm desparate, I'll even goto Burger King! Wed Jul 28 17:31:03 -0700 2004 329034 0 ipse dixit 2 329062 Sadly, I believe Finney's has been closed for about a year now. Wed Jul 28 18:21:43 -0700 2004 329051 0 mc michael 3 329065 Nuts, that's too bad. Wed Jul 28 18:25:13 -0700 2004 329062 0 ipse dixit 2 329146 When we had a Chowhound Chicken Taste Off recently, I brought the onion rings from Amber's and they were definitely voted WINNERS! Thu Jul 29 01:44:15 -0700 2004 329051 0 ChefLisa 2 329188 Burger King used to have extruded onion rings, where the center was not an actual onion, but a formed and processed onion that was then deep fried. Gross. Have not even tried them since then. Hope they have changed. Thu Jul 29 11:43:17 -0700 2004 329051 0 carter 1 329056 The Crocodile Cafe in Pasadena (Lake St.) has some pretty good ones - made with red onion, almost translucent battering, crunchy and just greasy enough to be considered decadent. Wed Jul 28 17:52:35 -0700 2004 329034 0 Local 1 329059 Fatburger. Wed Jul 28 18:13:17 -0700 2004 329034 0 Debbie 1 329060 If you like large, crispy Onion Rings, I second the Crocodile Cafe recommendation (also branches in Glendale and Burbank.) Edendale Grill also has excellent Onion Rings, with a terrific spicy ketchup. Wed Jul 28 18:14:34 -0700 2004 329034 0 Tom P 1 329064 Pann's on La Tiera/La Cienega has some good think rings Wed Jul 28 18:25:10 -0700 2004 329034 0 Jimbo 1 329069 Ruby's has the best. Fatburger's are ok. The Hat has them, too. They are decent. But I LOVE Ruby's onion rings. Wed Jul 28 18:46:03 -0700 2004 329034 0 Samantha 2 329075 I completely forgot about Fatburgers' onion rings. I do like them, but will have to try Ruby's. Wed Jul 28 19:03:47 -0700 2004 329069 0 elmomonster 1 329073 I love onion rings that are crispy and NOT beer battered. By far the best I have found are at Connel's Grinder in Pasadena. I will say a close second are from Top's, also in Pasadena. Wed Jul 28 19:00:47 -0700 2004 329034 0 D 2 329082 I'll agree on Top's. Very tasty and served up in a huge portion. One order of Top's onion rings is usually enough to go around for 2-3 people. Wed Jul 28 19:37:56 -0700 2004 329073 0 Sam D. 1 329076 Down here in LB, Hof's has good rings - and I'll second the vote on Ruby's. Russell's (a local burger shop which I think still exists on Lakewood Blvd. & Michelson) also had (has?) great onion rings. Wed Jul 28 19:04:59 -0700 2004 329034 0 LBQT 1 329077 There's a Ruby's right down the street from my office. Guess where I'm going for lunch tomorrow? Wed Jul 28 19:09:25 -0700 2004 329034 0 Will 1 329089 The Yard House has a good ring. Comes stacked on a pole like a child's ring toss game, and strewn with garlic / onion fairy dust. I also like the ones at Wahoo's Fish Tacos, although their batter is sweetened quite a lot. If you don't mind a really sweet ring, you might like theirs. Wed Jul 28 20:00:58 -0700 2004 329034 0 Professor Salt 1 329113 Claim Jumper!!!!!! They serve blocks of thin rings AND huge regular rings. Both are very good. Wed Jul 28 21:35:00 -0700 2004 329034 0 Midlife 1 329157 Johnnie's Pastrami in Culver City on Sepulveda and Washington. Thu Jul 29 02:22:14 -0700 2004 329034 0 Bruce 1 329325 I think the first thing you have to do is define what a good or great onion ring is. I hate onion rings that you take the first bite and the whole onion pulls out leaving you holding the balance of the crust in your hand. Is there anyone out there that still remembers a BBQ place on La Cienega near Washington called Pete and Percy's? Now they had a great onion ring. You could bite clean through and not pull out the onion. Anyone know a place like that? Thu Jul 29 19:55:36 -0700 2004 329034 0 Hugh Lipton 2 329452 At the risk of redundancy...Fatburger's rings meet your requirements. I'm personally recommending only the Fatburger at the corner of Beverly Glen and Ventura in Sherman Oaks since that's the only branch I frequent. Bob's Big Boy USED to have great, real onion rings but that was many years ago. Now they suck. But I still love the Big Boy burger and so we brave the wait in Toluca Lake, and I lament that I can't order the rings there anymore and that the shakes no longer come in those silver goblets. Ah, the olden days. Fri Jul 30 17:36:23 -0700 2004 329325 0 Debbie 1 329490 Sonic Burger's are pretty good...down in Orange County. So sad we don't have sonic in L.A, have you ever tried their "Coconut Cream Pie Milk Shake"? O M G ! Fri Jul 30 19:32:22 -0700 2004 329034 0 alla 1 329904 Twohey's in Alhambra. Plus they have the best bitter sweet chocolate sunday in LA. Tue Aug 03 02:03:40 -0700 2004 329034 0 mike