awesome, i've been looking for a singaporean/malaysian place with no luck for so long. my family is from s'pore. yummy.

what a great idea for a thread btw. i'm going to have to print out some of this ****.

 

Saladang is also a good Thai restaurant in Pasadena.

 

Tito's Tacos!
Sepulveda and Washington in Culver City
It's the "Tommies" of tacos!

 

Care for authentic Japanese food?

South Bay (Torrance/Gardena)
1. Inaba -- Very good tempura/ sushi place.

2. Seafood Kappo -- Superb sushi restaurant (pretty pricey)

3. Sanuki no sato -- Very good Japanese food. Gotta love their pork cutlet.

4. Shin-sen-gumi -- Several restaurants. Yakitori/ ramen places are both good.

5. Spoon House -- How about Japanese style spaghetti?

6. Curry House -- Anyone into Japanese style curry?

...too many to list.

Cypress:
1. Echizen -- Very good fish cooked Japanese style

Irvine:
1. Fukada -- Indulge in their organic Japanese food. Their Udon noodles are good.

 

Tito's tacos and Versailles have been mentioned

Johnny's Pastramis, next to tito's

Chuys - multiple locations

Claim Jumper, mentioned earlier too

Pizza Cookery, woodland hills.

 

I know it's already been mentioned, but Tito's Tacos (Culver City) kicks ***!!! I can remember my dad bringing it home 20 years ago and I still eat there! Meat and cheese burrito baby, YEAH BABY!!

 

Best Steak House Ever Mastro's Steak House in Beverly Hills. Great atomoshpere. Their steaks melt in your mouth,literly. Off Wilshire and Beverly. Actually one block east of beverly.

 

Raceboy, You ever go to Pepe's on the strand in oxnard? Outstanding burritos there too! (prob. my fav in ca)

 

Poquito Mas - Awesome Mexican food. There are several around LA. The nicest one is in West L.A. on Olympic and Westwood. The other one I go to is in Burbank on Olive near Buena Vista.

There's also a Zankou Chicken in Glendale on Verdugo and Colorado for those who are interested.

 

Waka Taki sushi in Torrance...great sushi and tempora

Parkers Lighthouse in Long Beach...great fish place, good views, we go over there in our boat for lunch a lot

Bucca D Beppo's in Redondo Beach...great Italian food, but need to go there with a group as servings are HUGE

The Bullpen in Redondo Beach...great steaks

 

This did pretty well ... here's a draft of a compilation. I'm positive I made a lot of mistakes as far ethnicity/catagory and city. Help me correct this list and I'll start another thread with a nice and shiny list.

The (*) denotes more than one recommendation.

Also keep in mind that there may be more than one chain of a perticular place. Check for possibly a closer one to your area (not that you mind driving around in a Z)

---------------------------------

Mexican/Cuban
*Tito's Tacos - Culver City
*Versailles - Venice; Encino/Studio City
*Poquito Mas - West LA; Burbank
Pepe's - Oxnard
El Tepeyac - Boyle Heights
King Taco - Many
Benito's Tacos - Hollywood; Santa Monica

Armenian/Lebanese
*Zankou Chicken - Glendale; Hollywood
El Amir - Mid-Wishire
Sherazad - Westwood

Japanese
*Brothers Sushi - Woodland Hills
Agoura Sushi - Agoura Hills
Teru Sushi - Studio City
Waka Taki Sushi - Torrance
Inaba - South Bay
Crazy Fish sushi - West LA
Yamashiro's -
Seafood Kappo - South Bay $$
Sanuki no sato - South Bay
Shin-sen-gumi - South Bay
Spoon House - South Bay
Curry House - South Bay
Echizen - Cypress
Fukada - Irvine

Malaysian/Korean
*Kuala Lumpur - Pasadena
*Noodle World - Alhambra
Chin Chin - Sunset
Chosun Galbi - K-town

Thai
Saladang - Pasadena
King and I -

Italian
Bucca D Beppo - Redondo Beach
Vito - Santa Monica
The Great Panini - Santa Monica
Giovanni's Salerno Beach - Playa del Rey
Valentino's - Pico
Bona Vida - Manhattan Beach
The Pier - Redondo Beach

Indian
Akbar - Pasadena, Santa Monica or Marina Del Rey

Steak
Ruth Chris - Bev Hills; Woodland Hills
The Bullpen - Redondo Beach
Mastro's Steak House - Beverly Hills
Lawry's - Beveley Hills

Other (Misc Grills, etc.)
*Claim Jumper - Northridge
*The Hat - Many Locations
Jayburgers - Hollywood
Cheesecake Factory - Many Locations
Johnny's Pastramis - Culver City
Chuys - multiple locations
Pizza Cookery - Woodland hills
Stinking Rose - Bev Hills; SF
Kate Matallini - Beverly Hills
Brown Pelican - Santa Barbara
Santa Monica Farms - Santa Monica
WildFlour Pizza - Santa Monica
Tony P's Dockside Grill - Marina del Rey
Cha Cha Chicken - Santa Monica;Hollywood
Tommy's - Many Locations
Pink's - Hollywood
Roscos Chicken and Waffles - Hollywood
Killer Shrimp - Marina del Rey
Tokyo Lobby - San Gabriel
Hurry Curry -
BCD Tofu House -
El Taurino -
Khoury's - Long Beach
Crustacean - Santa Monica
Typhoon - Santa Monica

 

Another vote for Tito's Tacos here...though my friends used to joke that they used cat meat in their enchiladas

Johnny's pastrami next to Tito's

Fatburger! Much better than Tommy's, IMO.

El Cholo's on Western.

CPK (various locations)

Dar Meghreb on Sunset - great lebanese food with belly dancing!

Bombay Palace on Wilshire - great Indian food.

Wood Ranch - Camarillo and Northridge - awesome bbq ribs and tri-tip.

Aioli's in Torrance has great mediterranian food.

Song's, which is right next to Saladang's (same owner) in Pasadena is excellent for Thai food and has a more unique menu, better ambience and is slightly more expensive than Saladang. There are a ton of Thai places in LA but this one stands out.

If you guys think Kuala Lumpur is good for Malaysian food, you haven't tried *real * Malaysian food. There's a place called Little Malaysia in El Monte that's way, way better than Kuala Lumpur.


Now I'm getting hungry!

 

yes, I forgot about Woodranch BBQ. There's also one at the Grove (3rd and Fairfax) so you don't have to drive to the Valley anymore. Awesome food.

And whoever said Stinking Rose, thanks - went there last night to the one in 90210. Great when you need a garlic fix - altho I didn't dare try the garlic ice cream.

 

How did you like the stinking rose??? the ice cream is soooo goood =P

 

Go down to San Diego and get some carne asada fries.. mmmmmm.. mmm...

 

Ok, gotta add one.

TGIF - Woodland Hills (+other locations)

You MUST order their 'Sesame-Jack Chicken Strips' appetizer. It's too good.

They also have some tasty desserts.

Their special mix drinks seem overpriced, but they're HUGE. Get a ultimate run runner and you're set for the evening.

 

Ryan,

Carne asada fries...san diego....you wouldn't be talking about Albertos would ya?

BTW, for those that haven't ever had carne asada fries, there are no words to describe them. When you're crunked and driving a car seems like you're in a videogame, there's nothing better for the belly.

 

Brooklyn, remind me never to drive next to you when you're in your video game mode.

 

haha, dczoner, don't worry dude...sometimes I feel like I'm in RC Pro Am or Rad Racer (for you old school NES'ers out there!)

But seriously folks, drink responsibly! Insurance is too high as it is!

 

There's Alberto's, Roberto's, Juanberto's, Alejandro's, El Cotixan.. So many and there's more than one of each.