LOS ANGELES RESTAURANTS

RESTAURANTS in Los Angeles

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There are a few open air food places that are interesting. Some of these are like open air food places in foreign countries. The food is good and priced reasonably:

Buddhist Temple of Chino Hills, on Sundays 9:30am - 3pm, Thai Food Court, live music, very crowded, long lines
Delish Thai Kitchen, call them to ask about their food booth locations

5231 Lankershim Blvd, North Hollywood, CA 91601

Delish Thai Kitchen

Delish Thai Kitchen on GoDaddy

Delish Thai Kitchen on Facebook

Natalie and Nithintra-Jane catering, (747)744-7202, (818)599-1429

Wat Thai Temple Food Court

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Wat Thai Temple, on weekends
Leslie Arissel Mexican Catering, Mexican food catering in Los Angeles
StreetFoodFinder, food truck schedules
Smorgasburg
CLOSED Food Court: Thai Street Food Market, every Saturday from 8am - Noon, 5300 Hollywood Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90027
CLOSED Food Court: Pondok Kaki Lima - Indonesian Food Bazaar, on Saturdays
Costco Food Court
the lowest prices on quality food are at Costco Food Courts, look online for locations that have outdoor food courts that do not require membership
ezCater, catering directory
Vivien Phung, personal chef, cooking demonstrations
Jin Patisserie, cooking demonstrations

COMMENTS ON RESTAURANTS

Call these restaurants first to find out when are their busiest times to ensure that when you go, the ovens are hot, their best chefs are working, the food is selling, and everything is fresh. Some of the smallest restaurants and mall restaurants have the best foods if they are family owned and small-chain franchises. I prefer small businesses and family owned restaurants over chains. Unfortunately small businesses and family owned restaurants sometimes have the worst and slowest service. The mall locations are good for trying out exotic foods you may not be familiar with because you could see the items before you order them. A restaurant's quality varies with chefs and their best chefs are working during the restaurants' busiest times. Always call first to verify when they are open, when they have buffets, for directions, if they accept ATM or Visa or are "cash only", and when they have live entertainment. Before you make plans to go to a restaurant, always have a "backup" restaurant that is close by in case the first restaurant is too busy, too full, too empty, closed, or impossible to find parking for.

If you are going to a buffet, only go when you see a lot of people inside so: you know that the food is being constantly made and refilled, you know that the food hasn't been sitting in the hot trays for long periods of time, and you know word of mouth has spread a favorable reputation for that restaurant. The best buffet times are when the restaurant is filled with customers, the lines are long, and you have to wait for a table. If you go to a buffet and see too many empty seats, no matter how much you want that kind of food, no matter how long you've been wanting to go there, just walk out. A buffet restaurant must reach a "critical mass" of popularity, food quality, and people traffic in order to be enjoyable and worth your time and money.

Los Angeles restaurant guides in newspapers and magazines are usually written by writers who are based in West Los Angeles so they are biased towards the restaurants in West Los Angeles. The writers for newspapers and magazines want to see the restaurants they like that are within their own neighborhoods, be designated as "the best" so that those restaurants get a "hipness" reputation. Unfortunately, those writers ignore all restaurants outside of their own neighborhoods and their newspapers and magazines strongly imply that "there is no culture or class" outside of their exclusive West Los Angeles area. Many times their favorite "best" restaurant in a "hip" area such as Yuca's in Silverlake actually pales in comparison to a restaurant like Uncle Robby's in Montebello. Asian restaurants in West Los Angeles pale in comparison to restaurants in Asian communities - the best Thai food is in "Thai Town", the best Indian food is in "Little India", the best Chinese food is on Valley Blvd between Atlantic and Rosemead Blvds. Real authentic home-styled ethic food is a lot spicier than the very toned down dishes served in areas outside of that ethic neighborhood. In order for an enthic restaurant to compete and survive in an ethnic neighborhood, the food has to be great. The Thai/Vietnamese restaurants in Beverly Hills, Bel Air, Brentwood, etc., don't come close to Noodle World in Alhambra. I travel all over Southern California so the restaurants I recommend are all over Los Angeles and not biased towards one neighborhood only.

Whenever you go to any restaurant, especially any Asian restaurant, specifically demand that they NOT put MSG (monosodium glutamate) into your food. Let any and all restaurants know that if they use MSG in your food, you will never eat there again and tell your friends about their MSG. Read this US FDA information on MSG.