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   [th]RESTAURANT NAME[/th]
   [th]Rating[/th]
   [th]Description[/th]
   [th]Area - Address [/th]
   [th]Supervision[/th]
Tierra Sur At Herzog Winery in Oxnard 5/5 stars-The menu here is constantly changing but is always amazing.  The flavors you will try here are unlike any you will get at another kosher restaurant in the world.
Oxnard -

   
La Gondola4.5/5 stars
-Avocado eggrolls to die for (I had it and I didn't like it
 I can't eat Avocado when it's warm, I'm sure others can't too-Sillypainter).  Great Bread with garlic margarine on the house(agree-Sillypainter) Great Gondola Burger special for lunch with excellent pasta or a soup.  And the Chai Steak with Carmelized Steak Sauce and arguably the best kosher ribs out there.   I'm getting hungry thinking about this place!
Pico

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Shiloh's4/5 stars
-Great baby back ribs and peppercorn steak.  They serve steaks with a number of dipping sauces which is pretty cool.  Also had some delicious key lime pie.
I did have a bad experience here with really bad food though...and service can be poor here as well.
Beverly Hills Thai4/5 stars-It can get very crowded so it's best to make a reservation in advance.
Jeff's 3.5/5 stars-Homemade onion rings, homemade sausages, Steak Sandwich, Western burger, lots of good and greasy stuff here.
PKD (Pico Kosher Deli)3.5/5 stars
-Excellent Deli-style food along with equally good homemade onion rings. No Reservations, but rarely more than a few minute wait. closes at 9 PM.
Pat's3/5 stars
-Either you love this upscale steakhouse or you hate it.  I used to hate it until my brother became good friends with the bartender.  Now when I go back with him we're treated to a feast for a king! Don't miss the bread pudding dessert!
Shanghai2.5/5 stars
-LA hasn't had very good Chinese since Sholom Cuisine closed.  This place is decent though.
Harissa4/5 stars-Home of the LA-famous pretzle challah! They offer Middle Eastern/Mediterranean/North African cuisine.  They have lots of seating and long hours.


1. Tierra Sur At Herzog Winery in Oxnard
5/5 stars
-The menu here is constantly changing but is always amazing.  The flavors you will try here are unlike any you will get at another kosher restaurant in the world.

2. La Gondola
4.5/5 stars
-Avocado eggrolls to die for (I had it and I didn't like it
 I can't eat Avocado when it's warm, I'm sure others can't too-Sillypainter).  Great Bread with garlic margarine on the house(agree-Sillypainter) Great Gondola Burger special for lunch with excellent pasta or a soup.  And the Chai Steak with Carmelized Steak Sauce and arguably the best kosher ribs out there.   I'm getting hungry thinking about this place!

3. Shiloh's
4/5 stars
-Great baby back ribs and peppercorn steak.  They serve steaks with a number of dipping sauces which is pretty cool.  Also had some delicious key lime pie.
I did have a bad experience here with really bad food though...and service can be poor here as well.

4. Beverly Hills Thai
4/5 stars
-It can get very crowded so it's best to make a reservation in advance.

5. Jeff's
3.5/5 stars
-Homemade onion rings, homemade sausages, Steak Sandwich, Western burger, lots of good and greasy stuff here.

6. PKD (Pico Kosher Deli)
3.5/5 stars
-Excellent Deli-style food along with equally good homemade onion rings. No Reservations, but rarely more than a few minute wait. closes at 9 PM.

7. Pat's
3/5 stars
-Either you love this upscale steakhouse or you hate it.  I used to hate it until my brother became good friends with the bartender.  Now when I go back with him we're treated to a feast for a king! Don't miss the bread pudding dessert!

8. Shanghai
2.5/5 stars
-LA hasn't had very good Chinese since Sholom Cuisine closed.  This place is decent though.

9. Harissa
4/5 stars
-Home of the LA-famous pretzle challah! They offer Middle Eastern/Mediterranean/North African cuisine.  They have lots of seating and long hours.

Milk/Parve:

1. Fish Grill
4.5/5 stars
-The best fish you'll ever have, period.  I'm not such a fish person, but their Grilled Salmon on Angel Hair Pasta with a huge order of well-seasoned fries...YUM! Get the grilled salmon sandwich.

2. Milky Way Reopened, brand new place worth a visit
4/5 stars
-Steven Spielberg's adorable mom will come shmooze with you and show you his movie posters in the back.  Cheeze blintzes and lemon tart are awesome. Chimichangas, potato latkes, and more all at prices that haven't been raised in decades.

3. Pizza Nosh (Agoura Hills)
4/5 stars
-Excellent pizza and Eggplant Parmesean, worth a stop if you're in the area.

4. Pizza Mayven
4/5 stars
-Good plain pizza and excellent fries, and that's about it.

5. Nagila Pizza
3/5 stars
-Good but pricey stuffed crust pizza, and that's about it. There are some big fans of their Naco's out there as well.

6. Trattoria Natalie
4.5/5 stars
-A trattoria is translated from Italian as a tavern, and that's what this restaurant feels like.  They have a cool on-table feature: its a paging device with three bottons.  One botton calls for water, the other for the bill, the last for a waiter.  The food is very good and prices not too expensive.

7. Meshuga for Sushi/Meshuga for Sushi 2
4/5
-With 3 locations (one in La Brea, one in Pico, and one in the valley), they offer great sushi at reasonable prices.  They have some space to eat in the restaurant.  They have long hours and a decent lunch menu.


IF you eat non-CY:
-Sweet Rose Creamery, on Beverly is Kosher and considered some of the best ice cream in LA by foodies http://www.sweetrosecreamery.com/, usually have 4 or 5 non dairy flavors
-Toppings Frozen Yogurt 349 S Robertson Blvd, good frozen yogurt, usually have a non dairy flavor or two


If you eat CY:
-Milky's at 1429 S Robertson Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90035 recently became kosher and is cholov yisrael.

Breakfast/Bakery:
1. Cafe Elite
4.5/5 stars
-Amazing cake/crumb donuts along with your usual breakfast food.

2. Schwartz Bakery/Circa NY
4/5 stars
-A great but expensive bakery.  The crumb cheese danish is a personal favorite, as is their wonderful Caramel cake and "kit kat" chocolate rice crispy bars.
They also now serve breakfast in their Pico and Fairfax location.  I had the combo Pancake+Waffle+Franch Toast meal with fruit salad that was very good.
On friday's only they sell raspberry cheese pockets - they always sell out of them early.

3. La Brea Bagel
3/5 stars
-Very good bagels with all kinds of toppings and other breakfast food.

4. The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf - 7235 Beverly Blvd
4/5 stars
-The only coffee bean in LA that has Cholov Yisroel upon request and offers 3 Pas Yisroel bakery items from Delice; Chocolate Almond croissant, Custard twist, and chocolate croissant - also upon request.


SHABBOS TAKE OUT OPTIONS

1. Ralph's - both the Pico and La Brea locations have a kosher section with takeout
2. PKD: http://www.pkdla.com/soon.htm
3. Western Kosher on Pico: http://www.orderstart.com/westernkosher
4. Lieders La Brea: 129 N La Brea Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90036
5. Lieders Takeout, 8721 W. Pico Blvd, supposed to be excellent, check FB page for hours, (Shabbos Food LA: http://www.shabbosfoodla.com/)
6. Ariel's glatt has a nice selection - NE corner of La Brea and Beverly
7. Got Kosher has very ethnic style shabbat take out- lots of Moroccan food.
8. Elite Cuisine on La Brea/Detroit and Beverly has some nice options and the staff is really nice.


ATTRACTIONS

Attractions for the first time visitor (in no particular order):

1. Santa Monica (Pier, 3rd St. Promenade)
2. Hiking (Santa Monica Mountains, Hollywood Hills)(list of hikes sortable by distance)
3. Theme parks (Universal, Disneyland, Knotts, Six Flags Magic Mountain)
4. Beaches (Venice and Santa Monica are the most popular; Hermosa and Manhattan are the prettiest, Marina del Rey is the emptiest as it's in a residential area)
5. City Sites (The Grove, Hollywood & Highland Blvd, Rodeo Dr/Beverly Hills, Beverly Center)
6. Segway tours with www.segwow.com (tours are available in various locations)
7. TV Show Filmings (get free tickets to local TV shows being filmed) www.tvtix.com
8. Getty Center and Getty Villa.
9. Warner Bros Studio Tour
10. Mulholland Drive in Burbank (view of LA and the Hollywood sign)
11. Marina Del Ray Sportfishing or Whale watching (sometimes on groupon)
12. Griffith Observatory- Driveable Scenic View
13. LA Zoo

Attractions for the experienced visitor:

1. Santa Barbara, 2 hours north (40 min from Tierra Sur)
2. San Diego/ Coronado, 2 hours south
3. Big Bear/ Lake Arrowhead, 2 hours east
4. Hiking in the Santa Monica Mountains.
5. Secret Stairs by Charles Fleming- check out the book
6. Hollywood Bowl
7. Descanso Gardens and Huntington Library and Gardens
8. Calico ghost town, 2 hours east
9. OC County fair (July 12-Aug 11 2013)
10. Adamson House in Malibu
11. Griffith Park - Merry-go-round, Pony Rides, & wagon rides for kids, Horseback Riding for older children.
12. The Queen Mary. Out of commission passenger and WWII ship. Is currently a museum, and a hotel. You can explore the ship or stroll along the empty decks at midnight (closed to tours at night, but open to hotel guests) with a great view of the Long Beach Harbor. 45 minutes south of L.A.

This is a general list.  I can go into specifics if you're interested. HT: Yehoshua

Amusement Parks: Adventure City, Disneyland, California Adventure, Universal Studios, Knotts Berry Farm, Six Flags Magic Mountain, Legoland, Santa Monica Pier, Urban Air, Boomers

Water Parks: Raging Waters, Knotts Soak City, Six Flags Hurricane Harbor, Wild Rivers

Museums: Getty, Skirball, LACMA, La Brea Tarpits, Peterson Car, CA Science Center (space shuttle), Cayton Children Museum, Museum of Tolerance, Aquarium of the Pacific, Kidspace Children Museum

Hiking Trails: Griffith Park, Runyon Canyon, Caballero

Attractions: Rodeo Drive, Hollywood Walk of Fame, Adventure Lagoon, Sky Zone, Jump Club, Get Air, LA Zoo, Grove, Universal CityWalk, TopGolf, Lucky Strike Bowling, K1 Speed, Griffith Park Observatory, Travel Town Railroad, Madame Tussauds, Sunset Ranch Hollywood Horseback Riding, Beach, Marina Del Rey, Pump it up

HT:Thaber+Imayid2

Hotels within walking distance of shuls (under 2 mi.)

Pico
1. Mr. C (closest YOLA)
2. SLS
3. Residence Inn by Marriott (closest to Adas Torah or YICC)
4. Beverly Hills Marriott (closest to Adas Torah or YICC)
5. Best Western Plus Carlyle Inn (closest to Torat Chaim or Anshe Emes)
6. Intercontinental Century City (closest to YOLA)

Hancock Park
116northfuller.com
116northfuller.com - in the heart of Hancock Park / La Brea area. 5 minute walk to many shuls. 4 bedroom house with full kosher kitchen, hot plate, everything you need for shabbos.

Other areas
1. Andaz West Hollywood
2. W Westwood
3. Four Seasons, Beverly Hills
4. L'Ermitage


http://kosherconciergela.com/

HT: Dan

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Re: Los Angeles Master Thread
« Reply #4600 on: November 18, 2014, 11:54:28 AM »
I'm all for eating health, I just make the food myself.
+1
I don't eat out at all anymore.
Worked as a Chef in many kitchens and that's my opinion.

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« Reply #4601 on: November 18, 2014, 11:57:58 AM »
+1
I don't eat out at all anymore.
Worked as a Chef in many kitchens and that's my opinion.
I'm extremely picky when it come to quality food. I do eat out, but when I do I try to go to places who's food is too difficult/expensive to make at home (like Thai food).

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« Reply #4602 on: November 18, 2014, 12:08:59 PM »
http://yeahthatskosher.com/2014/09/2-end-of-summer-trips-los-angeles-philly-restaurant-report/
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Ditmas is amazing. It's different enough, yet high quality and tasty -- It's a top notch restaurant that one could visit often without having to order the same items at every meal.
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« Reply #4603 on: November 18, 2014, 04:43:22 PM »
Where can I rent biked in malibu from?

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« Reply #4604 on: November 18, 2014, 05:01:25 PM »
Where can I rent biked in malibu from?
There should be places to rent bikes near Fish Grill/Malibu pier. If you want to rent bikes in Santa Monica/Venice you can go to any Perry's location.

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« Reply #4605 on: November 18, 2014, 05:09:15 PM »
There should be places to rent bikes near Fish Grill/Malibu pier. If you want to rent bikes in Santa Monica/Venice you can go to any Perry's location.
When I went, I found a groupon for half price bike rentals near Venice Beach (iirc)

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« Reply #4606 on: November 19, 2014, 12:38:16 PM »
so i called Dovid'l from Western Kosher about Amex small business. even though western is registered he knew nothing about it and theyre not open on motzai shabbos.

anyone have other ideas where to use amex on 11/29? not looking forward to the next 3 months of meshuga 4 sushi on sunday nights;)

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« Reply #4607 on: November 19, 2014, 12:39:48 PM »
so i called Dovid'l from Western Kosher about Amex small business. even though western is registered he knew nothing about it and theyre not open on motzai shabbos.

anyone have other ideas where to use amex on 11/29? not looking forward to the next 3 months of meshuga 4 sushi on sunday nights;)
If you have a decent amount of cards, and/or you can get others to spend there, tell the owner and he may open up.
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« Reply #4608 on: November 19, 2014, 12:42:21 PM »
so i called Dovid'l from Western Kosher about Amex small business. even though western is registered he knew nothing about it and theyre not open on motzai shabbos.

anyone have other ideas where to use amex on 11/29? not looking forward to the next 3 months of meshuga 4 sushi on sunday nights;)
You can always donate to an organization.
If you have a decent amount of cards, and/or you can get others to spend there, tell the owner and he may open up.
+1. I don't know the owner, but if they opened their Pico location and posted it in Hilly's there's a high likelihood many people would go.

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« Reply #4609 on: November 19, 2014, 12:47:09 PM »
so i called Dovid'l from Western Kosher about Amex small business. even though western is registered he knew nothing about it and theyre not open on motzai shabbos.

anyone have other ideas where to use amex on 11/29? not looking forward to the next 3 months of meshuga 4 sushi on sunday nights;)

Did you ask him about numbers in advance? (i.e. they can stay closed but swipe the numbers in time...)

In past years, I went to Shilo's in LA on Motzei Shabbos. They took several cards on site, and a few Amex numbers on paper, too..... Got full GCs in return.
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« Reply #4610 on: November 19, 2014, 03:33:13 PM »
I heard the Bibi's would do it though its not confirmed and maybe munchys would do it

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« Reply #4611 on: November 19, 2014, 03:46:32 PM »
there are a bunch of food places on the list.
pizza station has done it for me in the past.

ataras judaica will be open.

the only grocery store that i think there is a chance if people express interest is Ariel Market.

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« Reply #4612 on: November 19, 2014, 03:52:57 PM »
there are a bunch of food places on the list.
pizza station has done it for me in the past.

ataras judaica will be open.

the only grocery store that i think there is a chance if people express interest is Ariel Market.
Why just Ariel Market? Why not the Persian stores in Pico or Western?

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« Reply #4613 on: November 19, 2014, 04:43:20 PM »
im happy to hear, if any of them would open up for it.
I think there is a high chance with Ariel Market if he hears interest from a few people.

Livonia's, Pico kosher market.... plenty other ones

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« Reply #4614 on: November 19, 2014, 04:53:09 PM »
im happy to hear, if any of them would open up for it.
I think there is a high chance with Ariel Market if he hears interest from a few people.

Livonia's, Pico kosher market.... plenty other ones
I'd ask at Glatt Mart (not Pico Glatt), but I doubt he'd want to unless there was enough interest. He need at least a few employees to come in so it might not be practical.

The question is how do we determine how many people would want to do it without posting it in Hilly's?

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« Reply #4615 on: November 20, 2014, 12:12:52 AM »
Did you ask him about numbers in advance? (i.e. they can stay closed but swipe the numbers in time...)

In past years, I went to Shilo's in LA on Motzei Shabbos. They took several cards on site, and a few Amex numbers on paper, too..... Got full GCs in return.
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You think the guy from Shilos will have the patience to sit with me and a couple dozen cards?

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Re: Los Angeles Master Thread
« Reply #4616 on: November 21, 2014, 02:06:11 AM »
We're can you get the best shabbos food with khila hechsher?

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« Reply #4617 on: November 21, 2014, 02:09:22 AM »
We're can you get the best shabbos food with khila hechsher?
Western Kosher

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« Reply #4618 on: November 21, 2014, 02:13:24 AM »
Western Kosher
only in the Pico one
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« Reply #4619 on: November 21, 2014, 10:16:21 AM »
We're can you get the best shabbos food with khila hechsher?
Lieder's Takeout at 8721 W.Pico Blvd.
Best Shabbos takeout!