Hamburger Restaurant that grinds the meat on the premises

[Lornaleigh]

Ever since I read Fast Food Nation, I am very leery about eating ground meat. I'd like to find a good hamburger restaurant that grinds its meat fresh at the restaurant. South Bay preferred but anywhere in the LA area would be okay.

[Petey McNichols]

Check out The Standing Room in Redondo Beach, they grind in house. I believe it is a blend of short rib, brisket. Its hard to find, in the back of a liquor store. Pretty random. I heard that Chez Melange also in Redondo Beach grinds their meat for their burgers. The other more obvious ones like Father's Office in Culver City and Santa Monica or Westside Tavern in West LA grind their meat inhouse, or at least they used to. Let me know what you find, I'd love to check out those spots!

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Father's Office Bar
1618 Montana Ave, Santa Monica, CA

Westside Tavern
10850 W Pico Blvd, Los Angeles, CA

Chez Melange
1716 S Pacific Coast Hwy, Redondo Beach, CA 90277

[Lornaleigh]

great to have a suggestion in Redondo! thanks so much!

[melangeinc]

Thomas at Standing Room grinds in house for his burgers. Sous vides his short ribs - upscale take out food in a liquor store. Quirky and very good

[terrihenry]

For the sake of transparency, I want to disclose up front that I do the marketing for Daily Grill and The Grill on the Alley restaurants. And now to answer the question: YES, all of our restaurants grind our Certified Angus Beef twice a day every day in our kitchens. And not just in the kitchen, but we do all grinding in the walk-in, so the beef is never allow to drop in temperature during the grinding process.

[bulavinaka]

Second City Bistro in El Segundo.

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Second City Bistro
223 Richmond St, El Segundo, CA 90245

[Foodandwine]

Didnt know that Second City does that. I am actually a fan of the Richmond Bar and Grill down the block.. Are the burgers good at Second City?

[bulavinaka]

I think their burger is solid. I think it's approximately 1/2 pound loosely-formed burger cooked to order. Whether it's for me or one of my kids, we always order it medium-rare - just cooked through but pink in the middle. The burger oozes a lot of juice, so be warned - it can get a bit messy.

[Will Owen]

I really loved the burger at Second City. It's flat-grilled, my favorite method, and while it's overdressed in the standard Fancy-barburger manner (big slab-o-tomato even WAY out of season) the burger itself is a beauty. One thing that charmed me about my first one was that it was almost exactly identical to the one I'd had at Julienne's in San Marino a week before, but it was much better and three dollars cheaper - $14 instead of $17.

[ltseligman]

Richmond Bar is a great spot for good food and beer. I hit it up whenever I'm in El Segundo. Their homemade potato chips are the bomb... And their chili is perfect on a dog, burger or fries but, half the time I get their veggie sandwich (the something farmer)... often with a side of chili. So good!

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Richmond Bar & Grill
145 Richmond St, El Segundo, CA 90245

[mc michael]

I'm informed that Daily Grill grinds its own beef.
http://www.savoryhunter.com/

[ns1]

Doesn't Morton's ground in-house too?

[ipsedixit]

Yes, as does Wolfgang's Steakhouse.

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Wolfgang's Steakhouse
445 N. Canon Drive, Beverly Hills, CA 90210

[ltseligman]

Columbo's in Eagle Rock hand chops their meat for burgers when you order them. And they ar not on the dinner menu but you can order anytime. Not a fancy pants burger but a great take on the classic.

[happybaker]

Columbos? Really? Wow.

I just think of them for red sauce and martinis.

[JAB]

I'll throw out that Woodspoon grinds the pork for their pork burger.

[mc michael]

Cassell's used to, probably still does.

[Bradbury]

Not in your preferred area, but if you find yourself in the north SGV for any reason (hint: the hiking trails in the San Gabriel mountains are spectacular this time of year), do try the Market Grill. They hand-grind the chuck right near the cash register, just so you get the point I suppose, and make some outstanding burgers from it. Also great are the club and veggie sandwiches, soup specials, lemon potato salad, and bacon chocolate chip cookies.

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The Market Grill
525 S Shamrock Ave, Monrovia, CA 91016

[heckonwheels]

I love, love, LOVE Market Grill but the burgers are the one and only thing I find average on their menu.

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The Market Grill
525 S Shamrock Ave, Monrovia, CA 91016

[yogachik]

Tavern in Brentwood.

[wienermobile]

Houston's, Hillstone and R+D Kitchen Are all House-Ground Each Morning.

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R+D Kitchen
1323 Montana Ave, Santa Monica, CA 90403

Houston's Restaurant
1550 Rosecrans Ave Ste A, Manhattan Beach, CA 90266

[westsidegal]

AND houston's offers free corkage for wine

[Tripeler]

No corkage charge ever? That makes Houston's such a deal, then.

[wilafur]

yep, corporate policy to charge zero corkage. it's awesome.

[Will Owen]

Another Houston's on Arroyo in Pasadena, FYI. I was a big fan of the original, in Nashville, RIP.

[monku]

Umami Burger
http://umamiburger.com/menu/

[Lornaleigh]

Great! looking forward to checking it out!