On Jul 15, 7:08 am, korianne >
wrote:
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> I'm interested in Genuine L.A food, maybe "traditional" is not the right
> word here. Mostly food one would recommend to tourists, people visiting
> L.A for their first time. ....

We have recommended these, or taken visitors to them. Typical L.A.,
we think. You might like reading about them. By no means a complete
list.

* Musso & Frank's. Old school Hollywood, great comfort food,
service and martinis.
* Il Campanile. Nancy Silverton's home base, great food for
decades.
* Valentino Santa Monica. Classy southern Italian, great wine
list.
* El Cholo or Lucy's El Adobe. Icons of Mexican food, southern
calif style.
* Pink's. Most popular hot dog stand in town.
* In'N'Out burgers. A SoCal institution.
* Yuca's. Taco stand in a liquor store parking lot. Best
cochinita pibil burrito in the world.
* The Ivy. Classic celebrity watching while paying high prices for
good food.
* Phillipes. Sawdust on the floor. Home of the French dip
sandwich. 11-cent coffee.
* Ocean Star. Either downtown or Monterey Park. Excellent dim
sum, even helpful waitstaff.

Among many, many others..... -aem