Los Angeles Restaurant Tips by american_tourister

Phillippe the Original Restaurant: Before a Dodger game! Phillippe the Original Restaurant Review

Favorite Dish: French Dip, double dipped and potato salad!

Address: 1001 North Alameda Street

Comparison: about average

Directions: Near Union Station, Olvera Street and Chinatown.

Phone: (213) 628-3781

Price: US$11-20

Rating: 5

Theme: Local

Website: http://www.phillipes.com

The Apple Pan: Old school burgers

The Apple pan has been in it's location since God knows when. It has successfully withstood every attempt to buy the property. It has also withstood every attempt to mess with the food or the menu. It has a real simple menu and it has not changed for years. You have to stand around the wall and wait for a seat to open up. After that you order from the guy in the paper hat. He will get one of those old style metal holders that he puts a paper cone in for your soda. He then serves your fries first and pours the ketchup for you. The burger comes last and it is well waiting for. They are made of ground steak and are awesome. The burgers and fries come on paper plates too. IF you have room you have to go for the Apple Pie. It is the best in LA.

Favorite Dish: I love the steakburgers. No cheese, no mayo, just BBQ sauce and the fixin's. I get two of these and an order of fries. I order the pie but i always have to take it with me.

Address: 10801 West Pico Blvd. 90064

Comparison: about average

Directions: West LA.

Phone: 310-475-3585

Price: US$11-20

Rating: 0

Theme: Fast Food

Website: http://www.applepan.com

In-n-Out Hamburgers: Have one animal style! In-n-Out Burger Review

In-N-Out Hamburgers! They are the best. They are all family owned and have not changed the menu since 1948. It is burgers, fries, sodas, and milkshakes. Period, no more, no less. The burgers are not big but they are 'Hot and Fresh'.
They have remained true to their origins and are overwhelmingly popular in SoCal.

Favorite Dish: The Double-Double. Two patties and two cheese slices. About as big as a Big Mac but mucho tastier!

Comparison: about average

Directions: All over the place! They even have one in Las Vegas now, complete with tacky neon sign.

Price: less than US$10

Rating: 0

Theme: Fast Food

Website: http://www.in-n-out.com

Encounter: The most unusual restaurant in LA

Encounter is unusual because of it's location. It is the arched building at LAX (The LA Airport). Most tourists think that it is the control tower but the control tower is the tall spire type building on the left in this photo.

Favorite Dish: The Chef's Salad is all I have eaten here and is was no better or no worse than any others I have had.

Address: Right smack dab in the middle of LAX.

Comparison: more expensive than average

Price: US$21-30

Rating: 0

Theme: Eclectic/International