"I don't fuck with NYC like that but it CRUSHES L.A. on the food front"
Why is every "L.A. institution" just a slightly above average place with a long line? Why does L.A. Live make the generally mortifying Times Square look like le Champs-Élysées?
Is someone going to come in here and tell me The Pantry is a decent place to eat? We may have to knuckle up. Apple Pan is just a regular-ass greasy spoon, I wouldn't call it a great burger if that Cali loud was screaming it in my ear. Philippe's was good 20 years ago, now it's just a schlock factory of cold beef and soggy bread. Diddy Reese's is a helluva long line for the edible version of Mrs Fields.
Obviously there are some great places to eat in L.A. but the overall quality is pretty suspect and they are extremely spread out by comparison. I could live in NYC for a year and try a new great place every day I would wager. The competition is fierce in both places but NYC is still more the culinary magnet and, I hate to say it, but it has more discerning consumers by a sizable margin.
And you will know MY JACKET IS GOLD when I lay my vengeance upon thee.
LA food is wack, period, and expensive in relation to its mediocrity
all that LA is this or that, nah... as a collective of 88 smaller "cities" and really hella diverse under the hipster gentrification sprawl, food is mad mediocre out here
there are hundreds of weird places like that in the city. nah, we ain't got all the Michelin stars and Zagat ratings and hipster chefs with pop-up restaurants like the big Food Cities, but to say the scene here is wack is complete bullshit.
3. "True....but there are some LA gems" In response to Reply # 0
I spent 3 months in LA this winter and would generally have to agree with you....except a few exceptions...as I did have some amazing meals out there
Sugarfish - best sushi I've had outside of Japan
Mexican street food - I've had better tacos from a parking lot in LA than almost any place I've found in NYC
Mendocino Farms - When Liz Lemon said that all people want in life is to sit in peace and eat a sandwich, this is the type of sandwich she was talking about.
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67. "Phat n Juicy, used to be inside Fox Hills but now in Inglewood" In response to Reply # 57 Sat Oct-03-15 05:06 AM by -DJ R-Tistic-
Quick n split, and Stout. I've had a lotta high end burgers, so they usually smash what In n out has. I agree that for their range, they're the best. But not overall at all. Even a franchise like Red Robin has some BOMB burgers on deck.
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7. "RE: I don't fuck with NYC like that but it CRUSHES L.A. on the food fron..." In response to Reply # 0
Why would you ever go to LA Live?
You must buy big lotion bottles at Costco
.......
I did just have this convo with someone. LA has some awesome places to eat.. Umami shits on most burger spots (My other fav is Fuku) a lot of sushi spots and solid mexican. Places like the nickle diner are awesome greasy spoons
But it has no "great" middle tier. In NY you could just walk in a random Dominican spot and get solid to great chicharon w/o having to read yelp reviews first.
But that is LA in a nutshell a place where 'if you know' you will enjoy it and if your waiting for someone to tell you 'it sucks'
Lol... LA Live
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>Why would you ever go to LA Live? > >You must buy big lotion bottles at Costco > >....... > >I did just have this convo with someone. LA has some awesome >places to eat.. Umami shits on most burger spots (My other fav >is Fuku) a lot of sushi spots and solid mexican. Places like >the nickle diner are awesome greasy spoons > >But it has no "great" middle tier. In NY you could just walk >in a random Dominican spot and get solid to great chicharon >w/o having to read yelp reviews first.
truly awful places they have to work very hard at being awful and will be out of business soon if they don't hit that middle at least ~~~~ When you are born, you cry, and the world rejoices. Live so that when you die, you rejoice, and the world cries. ~~~~ You cannot hate people for their own good.
43. "RE: We got Umami out here too, and it's good but not ALL THAT all that" In response to Reply # 38
Our cows better though...
Best burger I had on life was 20 miles south of Big Sur...
Passed some cows.. stopped at local spot..
Amazing
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14. "I only agree that 95% of our hyped up spots are overrated/average" In response to Reply # 0
NOBODY claims Pantry is good. Now, Serving spoon? Hell yeah. Pann's? Yep. Even The Flavor Table. AKA a lotta Black spots.
I live in the Blackest Black area in L.A., and it's plenty great spots by me. And it's a WHOOOOLE lot of great Mexican and Asian spots. And we have all the usual high end chains (although I know OKP hates chain restaurants, smh).
And the seafood??? Pleeeenty bomb spots, for "straight out the water + seasoning" seafood or Black/Cajun style.
I will agree that they're hella spread out, but the city itself is spread out as hell, so you might have to drive to Long Beach, or to Hollywood, or Santa Monica, or The South Bay, depending on taste.
17. "EXCEPT mexican and guatamalan...el salvadoran...getting there w bbq" In response to Reply # 0 Fri Oct-02-15 11:42 AM by lfresh
we might have one or two places
decent maybe have good days
but don't come here for it
also our fast food SUCKS BAD
something about the shipping ingredients aren't fresh i know fresh fast food oxymoron but cold burgers and fries are the norm
but yes if you think outside the box and take chances on places very very pleasant surprises
oh and we lost soul food omg we lost soul food thats truly a tragedy ~~~~ When you are born, you cry, and the world rejoices. Live so that when you die, you rejoice, and the world cries. ~~~~ You cannot hate people for their own good.
23. "^^Yup. We take L's in some categories cause of the lack of fresh foods" In response to Reply # 17
Imho it's why our south American and southern food sucks..the base tastes are due to the freshness of the ingredients...collards ain't the same after they've been thrown into a refrigerated truck for a week until it gets here.
That said, in addition to the cultural melting pot there's a relationship ny'ers have with food that you don't find anywhere else. Probably because eating out is such a big part of the social aspect here (cause we too busy to cook and our kitchens are as big as closets)
>we might have one or two places > >decent maybe have good days > > >but don't come here for it > > >also our fast food SUCKS BAD > >something about the shipping ingredients aren't fresh >i know fresh fast food oxymoron >but cold burgers and fries are the norm > >but yes if you think outside the box and take chances on >places >very very pleasant surprises > > >oh and we lost soul food >omg we lost soul food >thats truly a tragedy >~~~~ >When you are born, you cry, and the world rejoices. Live so >that when you die, you rejoice, and the world cries. >~~~~ >You cannot hate people for their own good.
29. "it truly explains our past mexican faux pas" In response to Reply # 23
>Imho it's why our south American and southern food sucks..the >base tastes are due to the freshness of the >ingredients...collards ain't the same after they've been >thrown into a refrigerated truck for a week until it gets >here.
i forgot what i was watching and apparently even in texas it adapted with whatever ingredients it could locally get and to local tastes
also explains folks putting nasty ass cumin in things
so glad its not truly mexican
but anyways the carts are awesome even knowing it very likely even better than those i still haven't had carne asada sounds awesome ~~~~ When you are born, you cry, and the world rejoices. Live so that when you die, you rejoice, and the world cries. ~~~~ You cannot hate people for their own good.
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28. "Hmm, I wouldn't think so. Chicago, surely" In response to Reply # 26
Philly probably has some specialties that are better than L.A's, and surely some better lower/mid tier "on the way to work" spots..but not as many options at all levels.
when ppl laud food scenes in various cities they're talking about places other than these types.
you went to tourist joints, homie. and they're fine for what they are. but when ppl praise Chicago's restaurant scene they're not including those places you used as examples.
35. "RE: I've had better low end food in NY than LA but, bruh..." In response to Reply # 34
He wears outfits to the Beverly Center on Sundays too
w/ matching Du Rag
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45. "RE: Probably goes to the Walk of Fame hoping to catch celebs walk by" In response to Reply # 42
got a yearly pass to Star Tours and shit
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50. "RE: and still aint nobody in here even BROUGHT UP ktown." In response to Reply # 40
My Bangladesh spot in K Town tho!! >>>>>>>>
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60. "SO LA, come in here and rep us" In response to Reply # 0 Sat Oct-03-15 01:04 AM by astralblak
yes, I'll go first:
-Cafe Brasil (the one on Washington, not Venice, only cause I aint ate at the one on Venice) -The Boiling Crab (Koreatown) -Mercado (Santa Monica) contemporary Mexican -Merkato (Little Ethiopa) -Ms. Coley (NoHo) Jamaican -Ayara (off Speulveda near LAX) Thai -Alibi or A-Frame (bof on Washington, and only for the beef tacos or short rib, yes Roy Choi shit. But really his restaurant at the Line aint shit to sneeze at) -Ackee Bamboo (Lemeirt Park) Jamaican Free Range LA Chicken Burgers (kinda "pricey" tho)
Chains: Gyu Kaku Cheesecake Factory Yard House Fat Burger In & Out
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