Message: | It's true there have been other threads in this regard. So what. I'd echo the comments on Palms Thai and La Cachette. Suggest you get on Zagat's website for addresses and phone numbers (don't pay any heed to their ratings and comments). By "35" I'm assuming you mean within 35 miles which is not that far by car in these parts. If it's a bigtime chef, splashy ambience, whole 9 yards thing you want, there's Patina, Bel Air Hotel, L'Orangerie, Spago Beverly Hills, Chinois, Granita and Valentino. If it's game, Saddle Peak Lodge in Calabassas. There's excellent catfish at Shiro in South Pasadena. Great sushi at R-23 downtown. Venetian and frequently celebs at Locanda Veneta near Beverly Center. Reportedly good meals and great views and art at Getty Center on the crest of the valley, technically in Brentwood. Nice seaside feel at Geoffrey's in Malibu. Carribean at Cha Cha Cha on Virgil and Melrose. Different takes on Mexican at Guelaguetza in West LA and Koreatown, Serenata de Garibaldi and Serenata Gourmet in West LA and Santa Monica, Border Grill in Santa Monica and Ciudad downtown, and La Cabana at Lincoln & Rose in Venice. Burgers at Tommy's, In N Out, Fatburger--all over, Cassel's in Koreatown, Apple Pan in West LA. Or, if you just want a good fruit smoothy and a sandwich adjacent to the freaky current ambience, go to The Juices Fountain on Vine in Hollywood. |