Thank you guys for all the recommendations! Unfortunately wasn’t able to get to a taco cart, but here’s everything I ate:

El Compadre: first meal off the plane, pretty good

The Win-Dow: tasty, reminded me of 7th Street Burger

Musso & Franks: delicious, strong drink

COFAX pastrami burrito: so freaking good

Meyers Manx Cafe: good food for a museum

Bob’s Raised Glazed: yummy

Singaporean Banana Leaf: tasty, but I think ordering a mild made mine underseasoned

Trejo’s Tacos: 👍

The Griddle: these were massive

Sonoratown: I understand the hype now

Tacomasa: Very good

In n Out: insanely salty

Salsa & Beer: the beans are the best beans I’ve ever had.

Raising Cane's has heard the community's concerns. They are no longer immediately planning to convert the Norms building to a Raising Cane's, and are negotiating with Norms to keep them there indefinitely if possible. A victory for diner enthusiasts everywhere! Celebrating with their signature steak and eggs today.

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We just finished a father/daughter trip to LA. I lurked on this sub to plan our eating. Due to your recommendations we ate like kings and queens! My thoughts for what its worth:

Canters Deli - Really good pastrami sandwich. Best I’ve had in America.

Home State - Very enjoyable Tex-Mex burritos & nachos. Free cookies may have clouded judgement.

Roosters - OK breakfast burrito. Good sauces though

Mariscos Jalisco - Crazy good seafood

Sugarfish - Good value sushi. Scratched the itch, without the price tag

House of Pies - Love an old school diner. Good pie Franks Mexican Restaurant - Brilliant no frills Heuvos Rancheros

In&Out Burger - The obvious tourist stop. Of course it was good.

Musso & Franks - Good Steak. Great old school atmosphere.

Lucky Pennys (Santa Barbara) - Decent pizza

Cristino’s Bakery (Santa Barbara) - Great burritos & baked goods

Lamonica’s NY Slice - Decent slice. Nuff said

Guelaguetza - great Chile Rellanos. Mole an experience! Don’t think my delicate caucasian palate is refined enough to appreciate the complexity. Glad we went

Philippe’s - Actually, nothing special. Just a bit bland, even with extra dipping & mustard. I remember them being better last time (15 years ago!)

Tamix Tacos Truck - very good. Excellent burrito not pictured

Original pancake house - amazing pancakes. Perfect balance of sweet/salt

Coni’s Seafood - Good, but a touch heavy on citrus

Just want to give a shout out to the French fries at Zankou in East Hollywood (the OG location). They're those batter-style fries that everyone seems to love, so crispy and fresh. Other locations don't seem to carry them, which is why this Zankou is my favorite.

Roommate ordered some Prince St. from where the old Arby’s used to be and bruh what happened to it 😨 roommate said it was inedible 💀

Hi everyone,

My name is Laina. My grandma Marilyn Leviton owns the Arby's in Hollywood that closed on Saturday and my dad was the General Manager for the last 11 years. My family and I have been seeing all of the attention that we've been getting on here, Twitter, other social media sites, and the news. I wanted to answer a few questions that we have been seeing.

Firstly, we do not own the land that the restaurant was on. We only owned the franchise, and only this one location.

Secondly, regarding the sign: we looked into what we could do with it after closing the restaurant, and as it turns out, there is a city ordinance that does not allow for the sign to be sold or removed without the entire building first being torn down (which is not going to happen in the foreseeable future). For now, the hat sign itself will remain, but it will be rebranded.

We are all so sad to see it close. However, as my grandma said in her interview, the rising cost of doing business, coupled with a number of upgrades needing to be done on the (55!) year old building and other technical upgrades made it impossible to continue.

My family is so grateful for all the love and attention that the restaurant has been getting the last couple of days. It really warms our hearts.

Thank you all so much! If you have any other questions, I will do my best to answer as many as possible.

Stopped by for lunch and sat at the chef’s counter.

I’ve been coming here for years and actually the first time sitting at this side of the bar.

Big Mec $38 is still solid. Rich, savory, saucy, perfectly cooked, cheesy, just a perfect burger. And those fries are killer. Garlic aioli on the side is just the right touch.

Societe beer is hoppy and fruity, quite refreshing.

Chocolate mousse $14 is decadent and rich with a fantastic velvety texture contrasted by the crunchy nuts and cocoa bits. Coffee $6 is simple and perfectly brewed.

And no, no service charge was added.

Chefs and wait staff are all friendly and fun to interact with and watch them work

Hi! Short list of spots for our upcoming trip. Budget is tight given a recent unexpected er visit. What do you all think? We will be there for 8 nights and with a car, TIA!

Just Two Weeks In, Tesla Diner Already Axed Most of Its Menu

Post I submitted yesterday kinda blew up. Thank you all for your fantastic recommendations and taking the time. Grouped similar cuisines to fit with our schedule and location when we get hungry.

Their smashburgers literally have more meat on them. So disappointing because I get this place at least once a month.

Maybe a year ago I went to the original location and really enjoyed the burger, absolutely loved the vanilla shake, but the fries were just so sad.

I was in Hollywood and stopped by this location.

Sadly the burger didn’t hit quite the same. The bun is still fantastic but the onions were hard, the pickles (although I love pickles on my burgers) seemed so much thicker than before and didn’t balance well, and the patties themselves were dry and under seasoned.

The chocolate s’mores shake was ok. It’s a much better chocolate shake than a s’mores shake. It’s got a rich but not too sweet chocolatey and malty flavor. The smallest toppings just don’t really go well with it, I think it would be better if the graham crackers and marshmallow were actually blended in to really make it a “s’mores” shake. And sadly it was already melted by the time they handed it to me whereas the vanilla shake I had last time stayed thick for a good while.

Idk if the OG spot has fallen off or this is just the result of a location in a high tourist area so they didn’t match the energy and effort

I saw it mentioned in a different topic some months back and made a note to go try it sometime, which I was able to do today.

Left to right: Rhode Island Clear, New England, Manhattan.

Important to note: I asked for a cup of each, not the "sample of all three," so the portion amount would likely be different if you asked for the sampler.

My personal ranking would be New England > Rhode Island Clear > Manhattan, but I think all three were good, and it really depends on what you're interested in. I found out that I, personally, don't want my clam chowder to be tomato-based like the Manhattan style. But if you do want that, then you very well might enjoy Manhattan the most. Rhode Island Clear had too light of a broth, in my opinion (I'm not really sure why it is considered a chowder, perhaps someone who knows more than I do can explain?). I would actually say that the New England style even seemed light, but still, it was definitely my favorite of the three.

Always a hit to me!

A handful of co-workers told me to try the Lomo Saltado from Mario’s Peruvian &Seafood. Good portion, great taste, not too long of a wait for food to be brought to the table. Pretty good lunch I must say.

What a way to start the day! Creamy eggs, buttery brioche, the bacon was good, but not needed. There is so much going on with this sandwich. Easy to make a mess, and you do not want to waste any. You have to take it to go, so be prepared, this requires a lot of napkins.

I wanted to like it really bad but I didn’t ☹️ did I get the wrong thing?

This place is insanely good. I don’t really have much experience with Filipino food so I can safely say this was my first legitimate meal.

It’s a small but cozy spot with terrible parking lol

Staff is friendly and there’s a good variety on the menu.

I went with the 8 oz Lucenachon $19, Java garlic rice $5, and Calamansi Honey juice $5.

The Lucenachon was insane. The skin was so crispy while the meat was tender and so so juicy. It really had tremendous savory and umami flavor. The vinegar dipping sauce was strong but tasty so don’t use too much!

And that garlic rice was some of the best rice I’ve ever had. Quite literally the perfect amount of garlic in a perfectly cooked bowl of rice.

The juice I was a bit on the fence. I’ve only had “Calamansi” flavored anything from Crème Caramel with their cheesecake so I just assumed this drink would be sweeter than it was. It was not quite bitter but I think because of the honey it had that type of sharp flavor that you sometimes taste with honey used as a sweetener. It also wasn’t as tart as I expected. It wasn’t bad by any means I was just surprised by the flavor!

Nonetheless, Kuya Lord is definitely a place I’ll be returning to try the other variations of pork belly!

It had been a while since I’ve been to For The Win, so it felt like a good time to go again. I love their smashburger and their burger sauce is great. The prices have gone up a bit, so that could be an issue for some. However, as I’ve pointed out before, their prices are similar to most other smashburger joints in the LA area, and their food tastes great.

Their fries are great too and nicely salted and crispy. The double smashburger was incredibly filling and I would’ve likely struggled to finish a triple.

I do recall their prices being a bit cheaper during the pandemic before they rebranded to For The Win. They do at least offer reward points. One thing I noticed, they started offering lettuce and tomato, which they charge fifty cents extra for. Not sure how I feel about charging extra for fixings that normally come with a burger but oh well. The option is there for people that want them.

I think they also started doing loaded fries which I will have to try next time I go.

1. Park’s BBQ
2. Sidecar Doughnuts & Coffee
3. Amboy Quality Meats & Delicious Burgers
4. SK Donut and Croissant
5. Ruen Pair
6. Ruen Pair
7. Kanomwaan Thai Gelato and Dessert Cafe
8. Nozawa Bar
9. Nozawa Bar
10. Nozawa Bar

There were more courses at Nozawa and Park’s but we got distracted by how good the food was and were perhaps not as diligent with the phone camera as we should have been!

Not Pictured: food we had in between museums at LA’s Original Farmer’s Market. I ate at Singapore’s Banana Leaf, and I can’t remember what the rest of our group had.

I had such a wonderful first experience in LA. Despite feeling like all I did was eat for three days, I feel like there is so much incredible cuisine that I didn’t have the time to try (Mexican, Chinese, and Korean fried chicken are on my list for next time!). I feel so fortunate to have had the opportunity to experience the beautiful culture, food, and people of Los Angeles. I can only hope that the city of New Orleans can return the favor to all of you at some point in the future.