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I love the sportsmen's lodge in Sherman Oaks. I call it the Yardsmen's, sometimes the Birdsman's, sometime the Yardbirdsmen's lodge. I don't know why I do it but I get a huge kick out of it. I love the Erewhon and the Equinox and the Sugarfish and especially the Hi-Ho burger where you can get a REALLY damn good cheeseburger for only $9, which may seem kinda steep before you remember that a double quarter pounder with cheese is like 10 bucks too. I like the redwood plank patio seating suspended over the 3" shallow waterpool where ig models nibble at slices of artisan pizza before leaving a good chunk of it on the tables, in the open, unfinished, ready to be picked up and scarfed down by me, steelyfan1998. I'd let a good number of these women spit in my mouth, so i figure not eating their leftovers would be hypocritcal.
About a week ago I took a girl out on a date. She's from up north and moved down here for a jahb. Unlike most transplants, she's not here for work as an entertainer of any kind, but as a lawyer. Most transplants take umbrage with the erewhonness of it all, they make it a point to seek out REAL and AUTHENTIC neighborhoods in LA. I get a kick out of those types of places myself, but I think a lot of people misunderstand the appeal of the superficial, of the shallow. Of things that are pretty and just pretty, not quite beautiful, certainly not authentic or organic. People don't understand that this town was a desert mirage of plaster and chicken wire built to lure 1920s clevelanders out to paradise. People don't understand that if you want a truly beautiful town square you have to go out East where things are older. Out here is as West as it gets, and it gets just about as nice here as 90 minute free parking and free hot honey truffle aioli pizza if you're quick enough
About a week ago I took a girl out on a date. She's from up north and moved down here for a jahb. Unlike most transplants, she's not here for work as an entertainer of any kind, but as a lawyer. Most transplants take umbrage with the erewhonness of it all, they make it a point to seek out REAL and AUTHENTIC neighborhoods in LA. I get a kick out of those types of places myself, but I think a lot of people misunderstand the appeal of the superficial, of the shallow. Of things that are pretty and just pretty, not quite beautiful, certainly not authentic or organic. People don't understand that this town was a desert mirage of plaster and chicken wire built to lure 1920s clevelanders out to paradise. People don't understand that if you want a truly beautiful town square you have to go out East where things are older. Out here is as West as it gets, and it gets just about as nice here as 90 minute free parking and free hot honey truffle aioli pizza if you're quick enough
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๐ฒAbout a decade ago, in the halcyon years of the early 2010s, Los Angels underwent a culinary renaissance. The city transformed from a metropolitan area notorious for its deficit of high quality cuisine to one of the driving forces of a new American cooking. Restaurants like Animal and whatever Jose Centano was cooking pushed culinary culture forward, forefronting a masculine style of cooking focused on offal, fat, and a primeval savory richness. Suddenly the entire city was consuming foie gras, pig ear, and ox tail. Over the course of a decade, this style of cooking disseminated through the city, infiltrating every neighborhood and ethnic enclave. Japanese food featured hearts, livers, and pickled meats. Mexican cuisine fixated on tongue and stomach. Bacon and brussels sprouts could be found on every New American menu. Unfortunately, like all good things, this shift was not to signal a permanent change. Instagram reoriented cooking to feature aesthetics first, and ingredients second. The focal restaurants of this movement slowly lost favor and dissipated from business. The people, as with anything in our fast changing city, moved on. Los Angeles once more became a city of route, pedestrian cooking. So where to find exciting, unexpected flavors? The answer, as always, lies in the most unexpected of locations. Any exciting cooking this city has to offer can be found in the nooks and cranies of this metropolis's ethnic strip malls. Within these unassuming locations can be found the richness of a globalized culinary culture. In Koreatown one can stumble upon gopchang - delicately grilled cow intestines. The sidewalks and hovels of Thaitown feature the breadth of Northern Thailand and Laotian delicacies, which encompass everything from fermented crab to raw meat salads. Little Armenia is home to basturma, a specific varient of cured beef salami. The most delectable of sushi can be discovered in any neighborhood across the great swath of our city, with fish sourced from the San Pedro fish market, the busiest and freshest seafood depository outside of the many islands of Japan. Though the most prominent restaurants from its culinary heyday have since ceased to exist, Los Angeles is still a culinary capital of unparalleled breadth. One must simply know what neighborhoods bear fruit, and what unassuming storefronts are ripe for the plucking. The dingier the restaurant, the greater the prize, and the adventure one must take to get there only makes the meal all the more worthwhile.
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๐ง๐ฝ โโ๏ธ Wi Spa
๐ข Dan Sung Sa
๐ค Brass Monkey
โ๏ธ Cafe de Mama
๐ Danbi
๐ณ Shatto 39 Lanes
๐ฑ Koray Billiard
Echo Park ๐ฎAngelโs Tacos Echo Park Lake ๐จ Fluffy McCloudโs ๐&๐ผ๏ธ Heavy Manners Library ๐นBar Flores
NELA Lincoln Park ๐ถ Lodge Room ๐๏ธ Rose Bowl Flea ๐ Troyโs Burgers ๐ผ๏ธ Guerrero Gallery ๐๏ธ St. Vincent Thrift Store Ascot Hills Park
Los Feliz Barnsdall Art Park ๐ฅ Figaro Bistrot ๐ Skylight Books ๐ฅ Los Feliz 3
Little Tokyo ๐ฃ Sushi Gen ๐ Nijiya Market ๐ต Cafe Dulce
Chinatown ๐ฅช Philippeโs ๐ทCafรฉ Triste ๐ธGeneral Leeโs ๐ถ&๐บ๐ฝ Grand Star Jazz Club ๐&๐ท Lasita
Hollywood ๐ฅ Clark Street Diner Wattles Garden Park ๐ Hollywood In-N-Out ๐ Counterpoint Records & Books
Boyle Heights ๐ฎ Milpa Grille ๐ฏ El Tepeyac ๐๏ธ El Mercado on 1st St
DTLA ๐ฑ Yuko Kitchen Vista Hermosa Park ๐ LA Flower Market ๐๏ธ Santee Alley ๐ผ๏ธ ICA LA
West Hollywood ๐๏ธ Out of the Closet (Furniture Store) ๐ถ&๐ฅก Genghis Cohen ๐ฅก Formosa Cafรฉ ๐๏ธ Scout ๐บ Barneyโs Beanery ๐ธ Bar Lubitsch
A little bit outside: Santa Paula Punch Bowls El Matador Beach Huntington Library Gardens Golf Nโ Stuff
Echo Park ๐ฎAngelโs Tacos Echo Park Lake ๐จ Fluffy McCloudโs ๐&๐ผ๏ธ Heavy Manners Library ๐นBar Flores
NELA Lincoln Park ๐ถ Lodge Room ๐๏ธ Rose Bowl Flea ๐ Troyโs Burgers ๐ผ๏ธ Guerrero Gallery ๐๏ธ St. Vincent Thrift Store Ascot Hills Park
Los Feliz Barnsdall Art Park ๐ฅ Figaro Bistrot ๐ Skylight Books ๐ฅ Los Feliz 3
Little Tokyo ๐ฃ Sushi Gen ๐ Nijiya Market ๐ต Cafe Dulce
Chinatown ๐ฅช Philippeโs ๐ทCafรฉ Triste ๐ธGeneral Leeโs ๐ถ&๐บ๐ฝ Grand Star Jazz Club ๐&๐ท Lasita
Hollywood ๐ฅ Clark Street Diner Wattles Garden Park ๐ Hollywood In-N-Out ๐ Counterpoint Records & Books
Boyle Heights ๐ฎ Milpa Grille ๐ฏ El Tepeyac ๐๏ธ El Mercado on 1st St
DTLA ๐ฑ Yuko Kitchen Vista Hermosa Park ๐ LA Flower Market ๐๏ธ Santee Alley ๐ผ๏ธ ICA LA
West Hollywood ๐๏ธ Out of the Closet (Furniture Store) ๐ถ&๐ฅก Genghis Cohen ๐ฅก Formosa Cafรฉ ๐๏ธ Scout ๐บ Barneyโs Beanery ๐ธ Bar Lubitsch
A little bit outside: Santa Paula Punch Bowls El Matador Beach Huntington Library Gardens Golf Nโ Stuff
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Canyon Coffee - you will see the hottest people ever walk in and out of that place plus their toasts are delicious & then go next door to cookbook for a delicious sandwich
Echo Park Lake - i love walking the perimeter (about 1 mile) and seeing all the baby geese The Douglas - best bar!! The outside patio is so fun & they do play the best music Carroll Street - walk through and you will see the most beautiful victorian houses Offe Market - my favorite clothing store in all of LA. They sell tons of overstock from smaller brands like baggu and lisa says gah!
ok i have many many more recs for this old beloved neighborhood of mine so just let me know if you want more <3
Canyon Coffee - you will see the hottest people ever walk in and out of that place plus their toasts are delicious & then go next door to cookbook for a delicious sandwich
Echo Park Lake - i love walking the perimeter (about 1 mile) and seeing all the baby geese The Douglas - best bar!! The outside patio is so fun & they do play the best music Carroll Street - walk through and you will see the most beautiful victorian houses Offe Market - my favorite clothing store in all of LA. They sell tons of overstock from smaller brands like baggu and lisa says gah!
ok i have many many more recs for this old beloved neighborhood of mine so just let me know if you want more <3
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