The Official Los Angeles Shopping + Dining Thread

[foodguy]



can anyone recommend a tailor to alter my shirts in the long beach area? willing to venture to los angeles or orange county, but not too far.

i live in lbc. sandoval's on 7th street downtown (right beside garage theater). guy does great work.

 

[driveslowk]

The list at the beginning got all fucked up after the forum change. Also, back then we couldn't edit posts after a certain amount of time but we are able to now.

 

[MIKE_JE]



The list at the beginning got all fucked up after the forum change. Also, back then we couldn't edit posts after a certain amount of time but we are able to now.

I'll start a new own tonight. Then people can add to it and I'll edit the original post. When it feels complete I can re-post it. I'll start with what we have and you guys can all let me know what I'm missing. I think I've got the clothing side down but I'm sure I'll be surprised by what other people come up with. Just today I went into an awesome antique hardware store that I think deserves a mention.

I think we can all benefit from a definitive food list. Even things like where to get good tortillas. I live in Southern California and almost every grocery store's tortillas are no good. I need a good Mexican market.

 

[aizan]

amapola super deli & market (in the vicinity of la casita mexicana) makes good tortillas.

 

[oisin]



I think we can all benefit from a definitive food list. Even things like where to get good tortillas. I live in Southern California and almost every grocery store's tortillas are no good. I need a good Mexican market.

i don't know where you are in LA but on the west side you can get pretty decent tortillas (also cheap produce, good chips, and other things) at Top Valu on Inglewood. Or just make your own. Masa, water, a tortilla press.

 

[MIKE_JE]



i don't know where you are in LA but on the west side you can get pretty decent tortillas (also cheap produce, good chips, and other things) at Top Valu on Inglewood. Or just make your own. Masa, water, a tortilla press.

Maybe I should go that route. I make my own salsa anyway.

 

[Xericx]

Have jury duty tomorrow at the court near disney hall. bleh. wondering where to lunch...any recos? Thinking of checking out the spice table.

 

[maritimetimetime]



i live in lbc. sandoval's on 7th street downtown (right beside garage theater). guy does great work.

thanks a lot, i'll head over there on friday

 

[aizan]

starry kitchen is a little closer to the courthouse. good for a quick lunch, even when it's busy.

 

[Xericx]

ah, i was goign to drive.

 

[foodguy]

depending on how good a walker/driver you are, you're very close to phillipe. and a stroll down the hill gets you to little tokyo. my pick there would be suehiro. there are a lot of places to eat downtown these days.
eta: you know that's also really close to a red line stop ... either take public tran there, or to get to lunch (there's another red line stop right next to langer's!)

 

[Xericx]

can i get in and out of langers in an 1.5 lunch break? hmmm......

probably just walk around the area....i go to little tokyo pretty frequently and chinatown since my parents have a condo along the gold line. had japanese there on sunday actually.....

gotta love the free wifi in the room though. :foo:

 

[foodguy]



can i get in and out of langers in an 1.5 lunch break? hmmm......

oh, easily. it's a 10-minute ride from civic center to the macarthur park station. figure in another 5-10 minute wait each way, you've still got more than an hour for your pastrami (hand-sliced, of course).
spice table is also really good. not as good for lunch as dinner (just sandwiches), and it is at the far end of little tokyo from where you'll be.
of course, another option would be grand central market. go to tacos a tumbra.

 

[Xericx]

might do grand central. also free admission to MOCA with juror badge...might pop in.

 

[foodguy]

if you've never been, it's a real trip. very chandler la. a lot of astonishingly bad food, but there are a few places that are good. the scene is amazing, though.