Of all the restaurants and trucks operated by chef Roy Choi, A-Frame is in many ways the slickest, the most tarted up and trendy. But it also shows the breadth...

The Culver City restaurant scene is well into its mannerist phase, an era of sleek surfaces, theatrical settings and food that coolly defies nature. But the...

Dining at Alma is like taking part in some sort of performance art — it could be a funky downtown gallery exhibit titled “Young Chef, An Evolution.” The...

The menu at South Pasadena's Aro Latin is a cultural mishmash that encompasses both chef Rocio Camacho's Oaxacan cooking and owner Karan Raina's Indian heritage....

With its gloriously Mad Men–inspired decor, Manhattan Beach steakhouse the Arthur J offers old-school dishes such as rib-eye and pot roast, plus cocktails with a...

In the heart of Studio City's sushi district, Asanebo is a second home for the hairy music-industry guys, the sophisticated expats and the tourists from Osaka...

An Attari sandwich is close to a perfect thing, a length of toasted French bread, a layer of main ingredient, and a dressing that includes fresh tomatoes, a...

Terri Wahl's evolved diner may be the grooviest place in Eagle Rock on Saturday afternoons, a converted bungalow a few blocks from Occidental College, crowded...

There are closets in Beverly Hills that have more square footage than Bánh Mì My Tho, but this Alhambra Vietnamese sandwich shop makes far, far better use of its...

In some respects, chef Jose Centeno's Bar Amá is two restaurants in one. The first serves giant mounds of guacamole, oozy bowls of queso dip and gut-bomb...

It’s been less than three years since former Campanile general manager Claudio Blotta and his wife Adria opened Barbrix is 2009, and the converted house tucked...

The Bazaar restaurant, within the SLS hotel, is a funky playground for the sophisticated young professional, a place to unwind after work or have an impromptu,...