My Restaurant Tips

Harbor’s Edge
Sheraton Hotel
1380 Harbor Island Drive
San Diego, CA 92101
USA
+1 (619) 291-2900
www.starwoodhotels.com
Contemporary American Cuisine
Restaurant: 3/5
Harbor’s Edge is located at the Sheraton hotel in San Diego’s marina. The restaurant is comfortable and offers a very nice view of the marina. The decor is modern with a nautical theme.
Service: 2/5
While our waiter tried to offer good service, his [...]

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Il Pastaio
400 North Canon Drive
Beverly Hills, CA 90212
USA
+1 (310) 205-5444
www.giacominodrago.com
Italian Cuisine
Restaurant: 3/5
Il Pastaio is located in the heart of Beverly Hills, not far from Rodeo Drive. The restaurant is very comfortable. Tables outside are a bit cramped but let you enjoy the sun. Toilets are clean but could look better.
Service: 3/5
The service was very good [...]

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Joe’s Restaurant
1023 Abbot Kinney Blvd
Venice, CA 90291
USA
+1 (310) 399-5811
www.joesrestaurant.com
California-French Cuisine
Restaurant: 3/5
Joe’s Restaurant is located in the heart of Venice on Abbot Kinney Blvd. The restaurant has a modern decor and is comfortable. As always in Venice, parking is a problem.
Service: 4/5
Service was excellent. Our waiter was much agreeable with a good sense of humor, which [...]

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Saddle Peak Lodge
419 Cold Canyon Road
Calabasas, CA 91302
USA
+1 (818) 222-3888
www.saddlepeaklodge.com
American Cuisine, Wild Game
Restaurant: 4/5
Saddle Peak Lodge is located in Calabasas, in the middle of the hills not far from Malibu. The restaurant has a very nice hunting lodge decor and is very comfortable. They have very affordable valet parking in front of the restaurant ($3.5 [...]

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Vermont
1714 North Vermont Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90027
USA
+1 (323) 661-6163
www.vermontrestaurantonline.com
Comtemporary American Cuisine
Restaurant: 2.5/5
Vermont is located in the Los Feliz, between Hollywood and Glendale. The restaurant has a nice spanish classical decor and is fairly comfortable. The lighting is particularly nice late in the evening, so don’t go there too early. As parking is difficult in [...]

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The Tower Bar
Sunset Tower Hotel
8358 Sunset boulevard
West Hollywood, CA 90069
USA
+1 (323) 654-7100
www.sunsettowerhotel.com
Hip Bistro Cuisine
Restaurant: 3/5
The Tower Bar is located in the heart of West Hollywood on Sunset boulevard. The restaurant has a nice cozy classical decor with his wood paneling and is relatively comfortable. The view of Los Angeles is particularly impressive. You will have [...]

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The Little Door
8164 West 3rd Street
Los Angeles, CA 90048
USA
+1 (323) 951-1210
www.thelittledoor.com
French Cuisine with a Mediteranean flair
Restaurant: 3/5
The Little Door is located on 3rd street between the Beverly Center and The Grove. The restaurant has a very nice French provencal decor and is relatively comfortable. It is a very hip place with, of course, a very [...]

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Purple Fusion
The Promenade at Howard Hughes Center
6081 Center Drive
Los Angeles, CA 90045
USA
+1 (310) 568-9736
Chinese Cuisine
Restaurant: 3/5
Purple Fusion is located on the upper deck on at The Promenade at Howard Hughes Center just at the edge of Culver City. This unassuming mixed-bag of shops and quick-bite eats has been my happy lunch-hour provider for the [...]

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Massimo
9513 Santa Monica Blvd
Beverly Hills, CA 90210
USA
+1 (310) 273-7588
www.massimobh.com
Italian Cuisine
Restaurant: 3/5
Massimo is located in the heart of Beverly Hills. The restaurant has a nice cozy classical decor and is comfortable. If parking on the street is the problem (usually it is), try one of the Beverly Hills city public parking.
Service: 2.5/5
Service was good. Our waiters [...]

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Du-par’s
6333 West 3rd Street
Los Angeles, CA 90036
USA
+1 (323) 933-8446
www.dupars.com
Diner
Restaurant: 2/5
Du-par’s is located in the very popular farmer’s market of West Hollywood, at the corner of Third and Fairfax. The restaurant, renovated in 2006, has a typical diner decor and is relatively comfortable. The patio is very nice and I highly recommend to get a table [...]

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