Isaac Simpson

Del Taco's crispy shrimp taco; Credit: Isaac Simpson

9 Fast Food Alternatives for Lent

Isaac Simpson
Who has the power to make a pious Cholo go vegan? Maybe only God. On Fridays during Lent, which starts on Wednesday, L.A.'s millions of observant Catholics are restricted from eating red meat and poultry. Fast Food joints, or Quick Service Restaurants (QSRs), can't afford to turn their backs on......
A view of the 7th Street bridge -- and the secret atrium beneath it

Urban Explorers Go Behind the Curtain of the 7th Street Bridge

Isaac Simpson
Men like to get into trouble. It's our natural disposition. A man without adventure is like an Orca at Sea World. Our dorsal fins atrophy. So when at Saturday brunch I asked my friends, refried beans dripping from my breakfast taco, if they wanted to do some urban exploring, there......
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Here's the Story Behind That Secret Club on Fairfax

Isaac Simpson
A black hearse pulls up out front of a club at 432 N. Fairfax, two blocks north of Beverly. On this stretch, most of the bars and restaurants have neon signs, but this club looks different. It's a dark, stone storefront with no sign and blacked-out windows. The door of......
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This Cocktail Causes Instant Blackout

Isaac Simpson
Ever heard of Tapas and Wine Bar C? Its (odd) name has been whispered for years among local urban adventurers, and its devotees are cult-like. Located in a strip mall on the border between Little Tokyo and the Arts District, it has a giant grinning Santa Claus in the entryway,......
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Eazy-E's Grave Is Hard to Find – But I Did It

Isaac Simpson
By Isaac Simpson Last year Eazy-E's son told TMZ that his father's grave had been desecrated. The area was littered, the 28-year-old Eric Wright Jr. complained, with "empty beer bottles and "marijuana cigarette butts." It didn't sound exactly like a desecration to me -- maybe more like a tribute. So......