this weekend, vietnamese, eagle rock Eat Here: Very Old and Very New Classics you should know about and one new spot that hey, might be a classic one day.
history, studio city, chinese The Star-Studded Chinese Restaurant Closed by McCarthyism The owners, a couple whose marriage wasn't recognized for 11 years, had incredible lives.
this weekend, koreatown, korean Eat Here This Weekend: Vegan Korean, Porky Everything Else Nearly vegan where some might least expect it. Otherwise as meaty as you guessed.
history, sushi gen, little tokyo The 1993 Commercial That Explains Sushi Gen This (extremely baller) 1993 commercial for Sushi Gen in Little Tokyo is entirely in Japanese, but it aired in Los Angeles, leading one to wonder, of course, who the target audience was.
history, columbo, hollywood Tail O' the Pup's Hollywood Story Tail O' the Pup was a hot dog stand built in 1946. It was designed by the architect Milton J. Black, who, if this Flickr page (and other sources) is accurate, was beautifully responsible for the look of many of L.A.'s residential areas.
los angeles, columbo, history Watching 'Columbo' for the restaurant trivia Is there a contemporary equivalent to 9000 Restaurant in the 1970s?
review, rosemead, chinese Review: two cuisines, both alike in dignity BĂșn has been one of my favorite meals since high school, when a Vietnamese restaurant opened in the deep suburb where I grew up.
this weekend, burgers, north hollywood Eat Here This Weekend: Burgers all the Time The cheeseburger was possibly invented on the Eagle Rock-Pasadena border. It is our legacy.
this weekend, koreatown, baldwin park Eat Here This Weekend: Fusion Versus Specialization Creative combos and strict focus: both are good.
this weekend, farmers market, japanese Eat Here This Weekend: Bring It on Home Dine out, and also bring some home.
this weekend, los feliz, hawaiian Eat Here This Weekend: Dumplings and Dessert Tough time finding great restaurants lately, but these two are gems.
los angeles, history L.A's Influential Restaurants of Yore, and Some Still Carrying the Torch Dedicating this bi-weekly column to the restaurants that built Los Angeles, whether they carried the entertainment industry or gave light to our subcultures.
this weekend, van nuys, georgian Eat Here This Weekend: Sandwiches, Dumplings, & Bistek We are surrounded by great cooks.
this weekend, chinese, south el monte Eat Here This Weekend: Snacks Galore Both sweet and savory dishes you're gonna crave now.
this weekend, bread, bakery Eat Here This Weekend: Curries, Tuna, Baked Goods Turkish, German, Thai, and Hawaiian-East Asian fusion.
this weekend, bbq, barbecue Eat Here This Weekend: Ribs, Lumpia, Potato Salad Some classics and crowd-pleasers.
this weekend, burgers, japanese Eat Here This Weekend: Iraqi, Sri Lankan, Californian Californian is everything, everything is Californian.
review, glendale, georgian Review: the best vegetables are in Glendale White supremacy is working to ruin the cultures of different white ethnic groups in America.
burgers, koreatown, seafood Eat Here This Weekend: Pupusas, Seafood, Burgers Low-key, with a couple up-key choices.
this weekend, alhambra, hawaiian Eat Here This Weekend: It's a Feast A weekend of heavy eating, apparently.
review, hollywood, vietnamese Review: not everything needs a definition Is it fusion ... or is it just good.
this weekend, vietnamese, burbank Eat Here This Weekend: Actually Just Order In Food that holds up well in a commute.
this weekend, alhambra, anaheim Eat Here this Weekend: Yemeni, Tex-Mex, and BBQ Treat yourself to something leisurely.
east hollywood, russian, eastern european Review: a Russian feast Los Angeles is a Yelp town, but even that mega site misses some diamonds.