"laid back atmosphere of Los Angeles with the dynamic feel of a New York block" (from its website); outdoor tables along surrounding sidewalk available
Longganisa Sandwich house made sausage fermented 48 hours; patty grilled & caramelized, served on a grilled King's Hawaiian bun w/ garlic aioli & atchara papaya relish
[CLOSED]; opened in 2005; started on February 11, 2001 selling tamales out of the trunk of her 1979 Honda Prelude...eventually leading to the storefront opening 4 yrs later & now serving 1,500 tamales per week; cash only
#12 (101 More Amazing Places to Chowdown); opened in 1939; historic roadside hot dog cart turned chain featuring footlong dogs w/ creative topping combinations; long lines; near Hollywood studios...many actors eat here w/ signed autographs all over the place
est. 2010; nutritious, affordable, ethically & locally sourced American food; they butcher and smoke their own meats; everything is homemade, even the ketchup, mustard & pickles; moved from original airing location (7494 Santa Monica Blvd)
Yule Log Cake deep chocolate-almond sponge cake rolled around rich raspberry buttercream covered in a bark of chocolate ganache & graced w/ a dusting of powered sugar snow & meringue mushrooms
uses only the finest imported chocolate, the freshest butter & cream, the highest quality in-season fruit, no mixes (as many bakeries do), & no preservatives (from its website); deep-dish cherry pie made Oprah's Favorite Things List 2015
Seafood Tofu Soup Korean spicy tofu soup w/ clam, shrimp & oyster in beef broth that takes 8 hrs to make; comes w/ rice & 6 assorted side dishes (broccoli, spicy pickles, glass noodles, bean sprouts, fish cakes & kimchee); comes boiling in pot...before you eat, you put in raw egg & stir it in
White Rabbit Burrito Challenge challenge: 45 minutes to take down 2-ft+, 6-lbs. of chicken, eggs, cheese, and rice all wrapped up in 6 tortillas; Sydney "Big Dawg" Colston lost
