Los Angeles Master Thread

[yuneeq]

Bramis, although I heard something about a new ownership. Shalom pizza in pico is really good as well

+1 to Shalom's Pizza.
Nagila Pizza is okay but not as good.

[Tzadik Nistar]

Looking to rent a apartment for shabbos within walking distance to a shul and within the Eiruv
Is there any websites that rent out kosher apartments or when looking on airbnb any specific area to look at?

[yuneeq]

Looking to rent a apartment for shabbos within walking distance to a shul and within the Eiruv
Is there any websites that rent out kosher apartments or when looking on airbnb any specific area to look at?

Look at the kosher map (check wiki) and search those areas on airbnb.

[Yammer]

What's with Bibi's?

[Sam Finkelstein]

What's with Bibi's?

Israeli breakfast pretty solid and good value. They have Groupons. Overall, very decent food and open Motzoei Shabbos.

[Yammer]

Israeli breakfast pretty solid and good value. They have Groupons. Overall, very decent food and open Motzoei Shabbos.

Any reason for not being in the wiki?

[DansDealsLover]

My review of recent weekend in Los Angeles:
Stayed in SLS one night (SPG Platinum account and didn't get much of an upgrade ), rooms are small and dark, and I didn't find it particularly clean. Overall felt it's an overrated hotel.
Shabbos we spent in the Residence inn; the location is excellent (proximity to Adas Torah and YICC, all kosher groceries, eateries) but the hotel is substandard and needs a major overhaul. Overall there is good value for money (1 BR suite @ $250/night). Nagila pizza was so full M shabbos we couldn't even get a seat so passed up on it.
Uber was amazing, absolutely didn't feel like I needed a car. (One day a relative drove us to the tourist spots such as Rodeo Dr, Hollywood sign etc).
La Gondola was great (I did NOT like the avocado eggrolls ), Breakfast in Delice was awesome although the bakery stuff was overpriced and overrated. Pats was pretty good too, but the steaks in either of those places is not spectacular.
Santa Monica beach is beautiful as long as you keep a short distance from the hustle and bustle of the Pier. Major complaint is the lack of options for chair/umbrella rentals. (We paid $50 from Perry's but had to schlep it through the boiling hot sand and set it up ourselves). Weekdays are way quieter than weekends. Traffic from Pico to SM is bearable although I had to teach some of my Uber drivers about Waze...).
Weather was hotter than I expected but still better than the east Coast humidity.

[Abet rich]

Thanks!

best pizza in LA?

Pizza Mayven hands down obviously

[thaber]

Im the only one in my family who likes la pizza over Brami's, so I always get it when I go to la. I think brami's just closed down in the north hollywood area

eta: https://www.facebook.com/Bramis-Kosher-Pizza-North-Hollywood-121323671215137/?fref=nf according to this the north hollywood one will no longer be kosher

That's crazy.  Why would they keep Reseda over North Hollywood?

[shaulyaakov]

Looking to rent a apartment for shabbos within walking distance to a shul and within the Eiruv
Is there any websites that rent out kosher apartments or when looking on airbnb any specific area to look at?

Anything in the Pico-Robertson neighborhood should be in the Eruv/close to everything you'd need.

[12HRS]

That's crazy.  Why would they keep Reseda over North Hollywood?

reseda was their original store. obviously it was doing well enough for them to consider opening another one. I guess in north hollywood the competition was stiffer (or nostalgic old timers like me who prefer La Pizza)

[ganizzy]

My review of recent weekend in Los Angeles:
Stayed in SLS one night (SPG Platinum account and didn't get much of an upgrade ), rooms are small and dark, and I didn't find it particularly clean. Overall felt it's an overrated hotel.
Shabbos we spent in the Residence inn; the location is excellent (proximity to Adas Torah and YICC, all kosher groceries, eateries) but the hotel is substandard and needs a major overhaul. Overall there is good value for money (1 BR suite @ $250/night). Nagila pizza was so full M shabbos we couldn't even get a seat so passed up on it.
Uber was amazing, absolutely didn't feel like I needed a car. (One day a relative drove us to the tourist spots such as Rodeo Dr, Hollywood sign etc).
La Gondola was great (I did NOT like the avocado eggrolls ), Breakfast in Delice was awesome although the bakery stuff was overpriced and overrated. Pats was pretty good too, but the steaks in either of those places is not spectacular.
Santa Monica beach is beautiful as long as you keep a short distance from the hustle and bustle of the Pier. Major complaint is the lack of options for chair/umbrella rentals. (We paid $50 from Perry's but had to schlep it through the boiling hot sand and set it up ourselves). Weekdays are way quieter than weekends. Traffic from Pico to SM is bearable although I had to teach some of my Uber drivers about Waze...).
Weather was hotter than I expected but still better than the east Coast humidity.

Now with the train its shorter to take it when there's traffic.

About beach chairs, does any of the hotels along the beach, or annenberg beach house allow rentals?  Their close to the water and Already set up

[ash]

by the way i really like the pizza at Bibi's ....

[stever]

So it looks like they're opening a new Delice bakery and cafe on beverly and Detroit. Next door to Starbucks

[Yehoshua]

So it looks like they're opening a new Delice bakery and cafe on beverly and Detroit. Next door to Starbucks

Cool! They also just opened a new bakery, La Parisienne, on Pico.

[stever]

Cool! They also just opened a new bakery, La Parisienne, on Pico.

Tried it after the fast, was good

[rcarentals]

My review of recent weekend in Los Angeles:
Stayed in SLS one night (SPG Platinum account and didn't get much of an upgrade ), rooms are small and dark, and I didn't find it particularly clean. Overall felt it's an overrated hotel.
Shabbos we spent in the Residence inn; the location is excellent (proximity to Adas Torah and YICC, all kosher groceries, eateries) but the hotel is substandard and needs a major overhaul. Overall there is good value for money (1 BR suite @ $250/night). Nagila pizza was so full M shabbos we couldn't even get a seat so passed up on it.
Uber was amazing, absolutely didn't feel like I needed a car. (One day a relative drove us to the tourist spots such as Rodeo Dr, Hollywood sign etc).
La Gondola was great (I did NOT like the avocado eggrolls ), Breakfast in Delice was awesome although the bakery stuff was overpriced and overrated. Pats was pretty good too, but the steaks in either of those places is not spectacular.
Santa Monica beach is beautiful as long as you keep a short distance from the hustle and bustle of the Pier. Major complaint is the lack of options for chair/umbrella rentals. (We paid $50 from Perry's but had to schlep it through the boiling hot sand and set it up ourselves). Weekdays are way quieter than weekends. Traffic from Pico to SM is bearable although I had to teach some of my Uber drivers about Waze...).
Weather was hotter than I expected but still better than the east Coast humidity.

I think hot deep fried avocado is a selective taste - never really got it.. I love avocado but I associate with your review of the avocado egg rolls. They are famous though for their BBQ ribs. huge serving/delicous/insanely soft.
SLS LA unfortuenatly isn't over-rated when compared to other central LA hotels. If you want something really nice, you need to go to beverly hills or the surrounding areas. For central LA the SLS is in the top 5 for sure.
Delice is pricey, and def overrated, BUT they do have some stand out products. Their Chocolate almond croissant is 2.50 but is soo good the cholov yisroel coffee bean on beverly orders a fresh batch of them every morning! Their cheese pockets are good (Cheese cakes are disgusting - sad, but true) they have a couple other ok things - mainly just the almond/choc almond croissant.
"better than the east Coast humidity" - pretty much sums it up. All in all sounds like a decent experience - hopefully next time you come you'll make it out to tierra sur at the Herzog winery in Oxnard.

I'd say Pizza Mayven.
Others will say Nagila, Pizza Station, or Pizza Nosh.
Crazy people will say Pizza World (though their non-Pizza stuff can be good).

I think it's a strange thing to try rate take out pizza. I get a "Noi Dui vs Basil" - when comparing two quality products it def makes sense. But comparisons of Pizza Mayven vs Nagila... both are just pretty decent takeout pizza and half the taste will depend on how busy the place is, if the guy throws on an extra handful of cheese, or kneads the dough a min extra and you get a thinner crust. There's very little consistency and not much to talk about. Granted there is definitely some difference but people used to joke that the Kretchme pizza in CH used to get it's flavour from the sweat that dripped in while the guy was kneading the dough. It's take out pizza - that's as far as the rating of the pizza should go. The venue is a diff story - def makes more of a difference IMHO. End takeout pizza rant.

[CS1]

My review of recent weekend in Los Angeles:
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La Gondola was great (I did NOT like the avocado eggrolls ), Breakfast in Delice was awesome although the bakery stuff was overpriced and overrated. Pats was pretty good too, but the steaks in either of those places is not spectacular.
....

For meat, if you already tried La Gondola and Pats, then try (Shiloh's and) Ditmas, next time.
You may be happier with the results.

[davidd75]

So I will be staying at Four points Sheraton near LAX and want to know my best bet for finding a late weekday sharachit  (8:30 or later) considering the tremendous traffic at that time etc...

[Yehoshua]

So I will be staying at Four points Sheraton near LAX and want to know my best bet for finding a late weekday sharachit  (8:30 or later) considering the tremendous traffic at that time etc...

The closest will be Beis Betzalel Chabad on Pico. They have 1 and hour from early until 9 something.