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. [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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