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If you decide you want to eat locally in El Segundo, Slice & Pint has really good pizza. Also in ES is Jame Enoteca....one of my favorite restaurants around. Www.eatjame.com . Its small & best to have a reservation.
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Traditional Thai: Thai town in East Hollywood where you can also visit the Griffith Park & Observatory (1935) for great views of the Hollywood sign, and some of the great LA's Frank Llyod Wright's architecture like the Hollyhock House (1922).
Traditional Korean: Koreatown (southwest of downtown LA) - the food court at Koreatown Plaza (KTP) has some substantial Korean grub at a very reasonable prices. While there you can also visit RFK's Inspiration Park. Grand Central Market: For some greasy spoon but delicious food. Although a tourist trap, it's good to visit at least once in a lifetime and then take the nearby historic Angels Flight Railway (1901). Olvera Street as mentioned above to also see Siqueiros' America Tropical (1932) mural and exhibit, and the historic LA Union Station (1939) with its Art Deco, Mission/Spanish Revival architecture. Santa Monica Pier, Ocean Drive, and the nearby 3rd Street Prominade. https://live.staticflickr.com/8571/1...49129548_c.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/926/40...f2220a8a_c.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...fe8b339f_c.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/913/40...1b2bd5fa_c.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/4855/4...87dfc880_c.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...24dab012_c.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...b0abf627_c.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/1899/2...f3689164_c.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/4764/2...2d71aa8a_b.jpg |
Originally Posted by work2fly
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I'll be visiting LA soon for 4 days, staying in the El Segundo area. This is a family vacation with 2 teenaged kids.
I'm putting together a list of places to eat and am looking for suggestions. We'll have a car. I have the following on our list thus far: Randy's Donuts - just a snack and a photo of the sign Langer's Delicatessen - best NY style deli on the west coast? Sonoritas Prime Tacos - more interested in their burritos than their tacos Quiadaiyn for Oaxacan cuisine Open to comments on the above and other suggestions. We're looking for Korean fusion, Thai, and an old school Mexican joint. Maybe a brewpub with outstanding food. Thanks in advance. Korean BBQ - https://la.eater.com/maps/best-korea...ts-los-angeles Thai - https://la.eater.com/maps/best-thai-...eles-essential Mexican - https://la.eater.com/maps/best-mexic...ts-los-angeles If you're staying in El Segundo (assuming along Sepulveda or Sepulveda East), fairly straightforward to head into Old Town El Segundo (Main & Grand), there are a number of food options including Sausal (Sausal El Segundo) for sit down Rancho Mexican. If on the Westside/Santa Monica/Getty Center, Sawtelle has a bunch of places (https://la.eater.com/maps/essential-...wn-restaurants). Plenty of places in DTLA as well such as Sonoratown (https://www.sonoratown.com/) for Sonora tacos and Pine and Crane (https://www.pineandcrane.com/) for Taiwanese as well as Pizzeria Bianco (https://www.pizzeriabianco.com/los-angeles) and Pane Bianco (https://www.pizzeriabianco.com/pane-bianco-los-angeles) - goto Pizzeria for whole pies and Pane for slices - the two are in the same complex (ROW DTLA) as LA Smorgasburg (Smorgasburg Los Angeles) and you get 2 hours parking for free. Plus some fancier options from eater (https://la.eater.com/maps/best-downt...-historic-core). As you and others have mentioned, Grand Central Market is there, Olvera Street, Chinatown, Little Tokyo. Not terribly far by car but will require finding parking are the various neighborhoods such as Thai Town in Hollywood, Koreatown, etc. that others have posted already. One place not mentioned if you do head into Hollywood Hollywood is Musso and Frank (Musso and Frank) - a classic old school LA restaurant for dinner. And, since you mentioned McConnell's, here are a few other ice cream shops: https://la.eater.com/maps/best-ice-c...to-los-angeles Have fun! David p.s. Also, tacos: https://la.eater.com/maps/best-tacos...uerias-mexican |
Originally Posted by corky
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If you decide you want to eat locally in El Segundo, Slice & Pint has really good pizza. Also in ES is Jame Enoteca....one of my favorite restaurants around. Www.eatjame.com . Its small & best to have a reservation.
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Originally Posted by work2fly
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Speaking of pizza, I may want to try a pastrami pie. It looks like there is a place called Hank's near the airport that has it and has decent reviews. I didn't see one on Slice & Pint's menu. Any thoughts on Hank's or other places that have such a pie?
Go with Hank's. David p.s. Were you the "San Francisco Resident" interviewed on KCAL9 today about your experience of last night's refinery explosion/fire? |
Originally Posted by DELee
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Hank's is likely easiest to get to and park. Quick search indicates that Antonio's Artisan on Century also has a pastrami pizza and has free parking (but is usually hard to get a space) but it's a bit more expensive than Hank's.
Go with Hank's. David p.s. Were you the "San Francisco Resident" interviewed on KCAL9 today about your experience of last night's refinery explosion/fire? It wasn't me, we're not there yet, but have seen the news reports. |
Originally Posted by work2fly
(Post 37352742)
Speaking of pizza, I may want to try a pastrami pie. It looks like there is a place called Hank's near the airport that has it and has decent reviews. I didn't see one on Slice & Pint's menu. Any thoughts on Hank's or other places that have such a pie?
This is where I get mine and I think they claim to be the inventor or something. Hermosa Beach. They also sell by the slice if you don't want a whole pie. Great sandwiches too. I have heard of Hanks but don't know a thing about it. Paisano's in Hermosa also has it but you have to ask for the pickles. But Mickey's would be my first choice. Street parking. |
Mickey's Deli is great and the location is handy from the Strand.
However, my family and a few friends did a blind taste test of turkey sandwiches from many locations in Hermosa and surrounding territory. The winner was Granny's Deli on Monterey between 6th and 7th Streets. https://www.grannysdeli.com/ Doing these taste tests at a party are a family tradition. BTW, the best chocolate chip cookies in the world are from the bakery at Lazy Acres market, corner of PCH and Artesia. They are the crack cocaine of cookies. |
Originally Posted by dlaue
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Mickey's Deli is great and the location is handy from the Strand.
However, my family and a few friends did a blind taste test of turkey sandwiches from many locations in Hermosa and surrounding territory. The winner was Granny's Deli on Monterey between 6th and 7th Streets. https://www.grannysdeli.com/ Doing these taste tests at a party are a family tradition. BTW, the best chocolate chip cookies in the world are from the bakery at Lazy Acres market, corner of PCH and Artesia. They are the crack cocaine of cookies. |
Originally Posted by corky
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Originally Posted by dlaue
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BTW, the best chocolate chip cookies in the world are from the bakery at Lazy Acres market, corner of PCH and Artesia. They are the crack cocaine of cookies.
San Diego Magazine is in agreement. So, I’ve been on the hunt for the most extraordinary, transcendent, life-affirming CCC snuggled in San Diego’s pastry cases, and I believe I’ve found it—in a grocery store of all places, for the bargain price of $3.75. This is THE COOKIE at Lazy Acres. Belgian chocolate, walnuts, sea salt. Perfection. The texture: creamy, crunchy, chewy. Everything you want in a little sweet treat. Grab napkins; it’s a gooey chocolate mess. Part of the allure here is that THE COOKIE is served warm. I never even make it to my car before I start eating. You can find me standing just inside the entrance of the store with a happy gleam in my eye, smiling like a baby, face and fingers covered in chocolate. There is really no dignified way to eat this cookie. It breaks all rules of royal etiquette. And it’s worth it. |
Throwing party with the theme of "blind test of local tourist snack foods" is really fun for residents of any town which attracts thousands of tourists, such as the beaches of South Bay. Rent an electric beach buggy to ride around the town and collect the samples.
As long as I am totally off topic, this was the loser of the best chocolate chip cookie contest---> The Baked Bear on Pier Plaza. |
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The recommendation for Hermosa Beach was excellent. Easy parking, beautiful beach, and just a really nice vibe. Spent our first afternoon there.
Dinner at Quiadaiyn was good, not great, and somewhat overpriced. Service was slow. Randy's donuts was better than expected. We went mainly for a photo of the sign, but good creative selections and most of what we tried was very good. We hiked from Greek Theater to Griffith Observatory yesterday. Good workout, great views from the top, and the fruit cart vendors at the bottom were a refreshing treat. Lunch yesterday was at Koreatown Plaza food court. My seafood dolsat bibimbap was huge, delicious, and a relative bargain at $19. Other dishes we tried were spicy cold noodles, grilled kalbi, noodles in black bean sauce, and a few different dumplings. Skipped the Korean Fried Chicken as we might try Gol Tong later today. Planning to visit the historical sites in Downtown today. Well, it's either that or another beach day. If we do downtown, we'll follow the walking tour posted above and add on Grand Central Market. May try to work in a visit to Lazy Acres for a chocolate chip cookie. Passed one close to Griffith Observatory but didn't see it in time to make the turn into the parking lot and traffic was too heavy to want to turn around. Great advice here in this thread, thank you! |
If you do end up in DTLA, try Phillipes unless you are going to estate the market. Not too far from there is The Last Bookstore. Interesting place. Disney concert hall is worth a stop too.
you can hit Lazy Acres on PCH and then go to Manhattan or Hermosa beach...Manhattan is a slightly different vibe from Hermosa. Beautiful beach. |
DTLA was interesting. We parked in Little Tokyo, walked to Union Station, then Olivera Street and the old Pueblo. We had taquitos at Cielo Linda and churros from a street vendor. We walked down to Grand Central Market and I was disappointed to find Villa Tacos closed. Still, we found good tacos, ceviche, ramen, and ice cream. The walk from the market to The Last Bookstore ( which was really cool BTW) and then to Little Tokyo was a bit of sensory overload. Glad we saw these iconic sights but no need to do it again.
Great advice in this thread, no way we could have done everything suggested, but we'll refer back to it for the inevitable future visits. Thank you all. |
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