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Favorite Food

1. Food Truck Alley

7.0
Pennsylvania Ave (at 26th St), Santa Monica, CA
Food Truck · 25 tips and reviews

AD N.AD Nys: If walking in the street, beware the motorcycle cop who targets pedestrians.

The Green Truck is one of Favorite Food.

2. The Green Truck

6.6
9040 Lindblade St (Greater LA Metro Area), Culver City, CA
Food Truck · Century City · 10 tips and reviews
Patty Wagon Food Truck is one of Favorite Food.

3. Patty Wagon Food Truck

7.9
(Greater LA Metro Area), Los Angeles, CA
Food Truck · 13 tips and reviews

4. Tomato Pie Pizza Joint

8.5
2457 Hyperion Ave (at Tracy St), Los Angeles, CA
Pizzeria · 46 tips and reviews

AD N.AD Nys: 2nd unisex bathroom out back through the kitchen.

Red Bull Lunch Room is one of Favorite Food.

5. Red Bull Lunch Room

1740 Stewart St, Santa Monica, CA
Restaurant · No tips or reviews

6. Commodore Cafe

1814 Berkeley St, Santa Monica, CA
American Restaurant · 22 tips and reviews

AD N.AD Nys: Tell them to join KCRW fringe benefits ;)

7. Bulgarini Gelato

8.1
749 E Altadena Dr, Altadena, CA
Gelato Shop · 44 tips and reviews

AD N.AD Nys: Try anything w/ goat milk or olive oil.

8. Lamill Coffee Boutique

8.4
1636 Silver Lake Blvd (at Effie St), Los Angeles, CA
Coffee Shop · Silver Lake · 158 tips and reviews

AD N.AD Nys: Chat up the guys next store at the retail shop. They know what's up with all the coffee options and have more time to talk. The move: Tall iced + splash of milk tea + small chai.

Pitfire Pizza is one of Favorite Food.

9. Pitfire Pizza

108 W 2nd St (at S Main St), Los Angeles, CA
Pizzeria · Little Tokyo · 41 tips and reviews

10. The Trails

8.7
2333 Fern Dell Dr, Los Angeles, CA
Coffee Shop · 76 tips and reviews

AD N.AD Nys: Aka Trails Cafe. Iberia kid and dog-friendly

11. Back on the Beach Cafe

8.0
445 Palisades Beach Rd, Santa Monica, CA
Breakfast Spot · North of Montana · 42 tips and reviews

AD N.AD Nys: Coffee, good muffins + espresso to go

Pinkberry is one of Favorite Food.

12. Pinkberry

7.5
2829 Hyperion Avenue (at Rowena Ave), Los Angeles, CA
Frozen Yogurt Shop · Los Feliz · 11 tips and reviews

13. Taco Zone

8.9
1342 N Alvarado St (at Montana St), Los Angeles, CA
Food Truck · East LA · 59 tips and reviews

AD N.AD Nys: Brown bag it in the Vons parking lot. Keep buche tacos warm on your hood. Blast some Radio @Panamerika. Buen provecho.

Fatburger is one of Favorite Food.

14. Fatburger

7.1
1611 N Vermont Ave (at Hollywood Blvd), Los Angeles, CA
Burger Joint · Little Armenia · 33 tips and reviews

15. Intelligentsia Coffee & Tea

8.2
55 E Colorado Blvd (btw N Raymond & N Fair Oaks Ave), Pasadena, CA
Coffee Shop · Old Pasadena · 170 tips and reviews

AD N.AD Nys: Bathroom key is at front register; bathrooms are downstairs, out back.

Stubb's Bar-B-Q is one of Favorite Food.

16. Stubb's Bar-B-Q

8.0
801 Red River St (at E 8th St), Austin, TX
BBQ Joint · Downtown Austin · 339 tips and reviews

17. Tacos Por Favor

8.7
1408 Olympic Blvd (at 14th St.), Santa Monica, CA
Taco Restaurant · 128 tips and reviews

AD N.AD Nys: Street parking only (bring quarters); huge menu, breakfast all-day. Quality ingredients, cold beer. Even lentil soup. Awsm. And they deliver.

18. Commodore Cafe

1814 Berkeley St, Santa Monica, CA
American Restaurant · 22 tips and reviews

AD N.AD Nys: No lunch lines b4 noon

19. The Village Bakery & Cafe

9.0
3119 Los Feliz Blvd, Los Angeles, CA
Bakery · North Atwater · 79 tips and reviews

AD N.AD Nys: now called Village Bakery & Cafe

20. Ricky's Fish Tacos

1400 N Virgil Ave (De Longpre Ave.), Los Angeles, CA
Taco Restaurant · East Hollywood · 15 tips and reviews

AD N.AD Nys: Ask Ricky what music is playing. He's got great taste...Lila Downs etc.

The Bazaar by José Andrés is one of Favorite Food.

21. The Bazaar by José Andrés

465 S LA Cienega Blvd (at San Vicente Blvd), Los Angeles, CA
Tapas Restaurant · Mid-City West · 255 tips and reviews

22. Hog Island Oyster Farm

9.3
20215 Highway 1, Marshall, CA
Seafood Restaurant · 46 tips and reviews

EpicuriousEpicurious: Swing by this outdoor shack for a to-go order from the tremendous variety of oysters, or bring your own wine and charcoal for oceanside grilling and dining.

Pollo A La Brasa is one of Favorite Food.

23. Pollo A La Brasa

8.7
764 S Western Ave (Western Ave & 8th St), Los Angeles, CA
South American Restaurant · Wilshire Center - Koreatown · 48 tips and reviews

AD N.AD Nys: $21 full chicken with everything is enough to feed a cop, drag queen + small family. And that's who you'll make friends with here. ¡Puro sabor! #lomo filter

24. Jitlada Thai Restaurant

8.8
5233 W Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA
Thai Restaurant · Little Armenia · 132 tips and reviews

AD N.AD Nys: When they say spicy/hot, they mean it, esp. on back side of the menu. Don't be shy with Qs. They will rec things to knock your socks off, in that really awesome, super-Scoville chili way. Amazing eats