Best Takeout Near Lincoln & Venice--ASAP!!!

[homesick for food]

Help! We need dinner for 8. Any ethnicity will do, although we're visiting & hoping to score some Persian. BBQ also would be good; what about the places on Abbot-Kinney &/or Lincoln? Had average Thai from Poom the other night, & that's out. Thanks!

[homesick for food]

Thanks everyone-- We did get delivery from Javan, & it was superlative! Happy chowing...HFF.

[bulavinaka]

Probably too late for tonite, but Lemonade on the northeast corner of Venice and Abbot Kinney is a very good choice for takeout. It's set up like a cafeteria, but the food is anything but institutional. Excellent choice of prepared salads (literally dozens of unique choices), optional protein additions like seared ahi, chicken breast, salmon, or bay shrimp. Hot or cold sandwiches (grilled manchego, braised pork, short rib mac&cheese, red miso short rib), various roasts and stews, soups, simple but great desserts, and many unique non-alcoholic drink choices.

The place has been very busy since opening a few weeks ago, but the lines go pretty fast and the service in general is good.

www.lemonadela.com

[Ogawak]

I second Baby Blues for takeout, although a bit expensive for BBQ. Also Gallego's Mexican Deli.

[a_and_w]

Gallegos is a great rec, but the OP should keep in mind that they close at 7pm.

[westsidegal]

california chicken cafe
424 Lincoln Boulevard
Venice, CA 90291
(South of Rose, North of Venice Blvd.)

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[homesick for food]

What about Tajrish on Washington?

[westsidegal]

tajrish is the closes persian, but, imho, the price/quality ratio and the price/quantity ratio are both poor.
imho, the best persian take-out is to be found farther north in westwood.
what is more important? having good food, having persian food, or having convenient food?

[a_and_w]

It's possible Darya or Javan might deliver to Lincoln and Venice.

[westsidegal]

if either of them would, in fact, deliver to Lincoln and Venice, that would be the ideal choice.

[Ciao Bob]

Bay Cities Deli

[Azizeh]

Bay Citites is closed on Mondays.

[Servorg]

http://www.babybluesvenice.com/#/home

Lincoln Blvd & Venice Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90291 to Baby Blues BBQ 444 Lincoln Blvd. at Sunset Ave. - 0.9 mi – about 1 min

[a_and_w]

Yep, that's the daddy. They'll even deliver to you.

[Burger Boy]

Daddy of what? Mediocre BBQ! Check out Bludsoe's for some real BBQ. 811 S Long Beach Blvd. Compton, CA Nowhere near Lincoln & Washington but miles and miles better than BBBBQ!

[a_and_w]

The daddy of places near Lincoln and Venice and thus responsive to the OP's request. Also, it's spelled Bludso's, no "e."

[Burger Boy]

Just saying BBBBQ is not the Daddy of anything, IMHO. I know it was relative to Lincoln & Washington. There is not a good place for BBQ in 8 miles of that intersection! Thant's all!

[Servorg]

Baby Blues is to BBQ as 26 Beach is to burgers. Not the very best in LA, but certainly good, solid and worth eating when you're in that part of town.

[Burger Boy]

Ouch, did I bring up 26 Beach, no! If you want to go toe to toe on Burgers, BRING IT, meet me at Lincoln & Washington at Midnight! I throw down the home made bun, you cad! Oh wait, no one else makes their own buns! Try the BBQ baby back ribs at 26 Beach and try their bbq sauce and tell me it is not as good as Baby Blews!

[Servorg]

I'm simply putting Baby Blue's into perspective relative to the very top tier bbq places in LA by pointing out that 26 Beach is not the very top for burgers in LA - but they are still very good and worth eating at (especially if you are in the area).

I find the same is true of Baby Blues. It occupies the same level relative to it's competitors that Beach 26 does with the other places in LA that offer the very best burgers available in all of the greater LA area.

As to 26 Beach and their baby back ribs. Do they have / cook them in a smoker? If so that is something I definitely didn't know.

[Burger Boy]

No they do not smoke them, but they are very good and the sauce is great. 26 Beach is some of the best burgers in LA, SInce I consider BBBBQ some of the worst, I guess you ar saying that 26 Beach is some of the worst. Who do you consider some of the best burgers in LA? If you say The Counter, FO or Umami I am gonna hunt you down and puck all over you........j/k

[a_and_w]

Please. The ribs at 26 Beach are probably parboiled, and I don't like my ribs sauced. But I will admit the burgers are damn good!

Regarding Baby Blues, you say it's "mediocre" and that it's "some of the worst." So which is it? I actualy think it's pretty decent bbq but with plenty of room for improvement. Regardless, it's LIGHT YEARS ahead of any place that parboils like Cecil's and (I'm guessing) 26 Beach.

[Burger Boy]

I know that 26 Beach oven roasts and does not par boil, I guarntee you their babybacks are better than BBBBQ. BBBBQ is both mediocre & some of the worst, a and w, have you been to J&J Burgers & BBQ or Woodys, Phillips, Bigmista, Bludso's, and you think BBBBQ is still decent? I just would not want this person asking for recs to think that We Hounds consider this Chow worthy.

[a_and_w]

Oven baked is as bad as parboiled -- both are insults to good bbq imo. You seem to be in the minority when it comes to judging Baby Blues as indecent, so perhaps you shouldn't presume to speak for "We Hounds."

[Burger Boy]

Oven baked is miles ahead of par boiled. Irregardless you call BBBBQ "decent" decent! The party requested "The Best" near Lincoln & Washington. I do not feel, or you yourself, it is "The Best" I think we should lay this one to bed and call it a night. We agree to disagree.

[alliebear]

I don't like Baby Blues, either. I've given it numerous tries, but the only thing good is the ribs and they are inconsistent there. The sides are awful. The prices are out of control. Every time except twice that I have ordered from there, I have been really disappointed. I always cringe when I see it recommended on this board.

My mother recently moved to the area from the South. I told her not to expect decent barbecue when she gets out here, because if Baby Blue is one of the most recommended places, it says really bad things about BBQ in L.A.

[Burger Boy]

Take your mom to Bludso's or JnJ Burger Shack & BBQ. You can try to find Bigmista at some of the farmer's markets.

[Burger Boy]

Jump

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JNJ Burger Shack
5754 W Adams Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90016

Bludso's BBQ
811 S. Long Beach Blvd., Compton, CA 90221, USA

Bigmista's Barbecue
Los Angeles, CA, Los Angeles, CA

[a_and_w]

I think it's a safe bet that someone from the south won't be impressed with bbq in LA. I don't think the sides at Baby Blues are awful, though some are better than others. Mac and cheese, cole slaw, and mashed sweet potatoes are usually quite tasty.

[dynamike]

Solid=consistent. And Baby Blues BBQ—while good when they're at their best—are terribly inconsistent with their baby backs. I've had very porky, flavorful ribs there to the "what-the-f*ck-is-this!?!" variety...and everything in between.

Each time I eat there or have it delivered, I take a moment before my first bite and pray for palatability.

[a_and_w]

Yes, consistency is a very fair criticism of Baby Blues. Baby backs have less fat, so they're easy to overcook, but I've had similar problems with the spare ribs. Although they smoke, they finish the ribs on the grill to create flavor and bark. The problem is that, if the ribs spend too little or too much time on the grill, the flavor is off.

[Burger Boy]

LOL

[Burger Boy]

If you get a chance, try J&J Burgers & BBQ on Adams, 2 blocks east of Fairfax. Try Bludso's or Bigmista. Enjoy life, eat more burgers & BBQ!

[a_and_w]

I think it's "J N J," not J&J. (Sorry to keep correcting your spelling Burger Boy, but I've personally been confused by the spelling of Bludso's and J N J before.)

[Burger Boy]

You just don't like me........No problem, my typing and brain are not at full power yet, besides I have J n J in my speed dial under BBQ......LOL really. I used to work 4 blocks from him. His moms, as he calls her, makes great desserts. Chow On!

[Ogawak]

I love Bludso's as much as you do, but we are limited to Lincoln and Washington, and Baby Blues is easily the best in that area. I think it's actually pretty good, though I also prefer Bigmista's as well.

[Burger Boy]

I know, but why recommend mediocrity? IMHO No Disrespect.

[Burger Boy]

Bigmista's is also excellent! NDAI ! I just do not get BBBBQ, What people see in it, I gave it 4 chances and it is over priced, especially the beef ribs.

[Ogawak]

Hey, BB:
I really appreciate your passion, etal. But the OP had a request, and we're here to help fulfill that request. Do you have recs for the OP? Bludso's, as great as it is, doesn't work here.