Top 5 L.A. Hotels for Room Service, According to Adam Richman

When we initially sat down with Adam Richman at the bar of the Four Season's hotel in Beverly Hills, we were hoping to get a top five list of best sandwiches in L.A. It made sense since he was in town plugging his new show, Best Sandwich in America on Travel Channel. But we were more intrigued by his vagabond lifestyle. “If you add it up, I've flown a total of one month this year,” he said, scrolling through his cell phone flight tracking app, which tallied to about 90. Richman spoke on the pitfalls of flying, airplane food, lost baggage, Twitter hissy fits and hotel visits.

It's about managing expectations, Richman says of traveling. “People think that I bitch about it all the time … but it's where I live,” he says, describing incidences of mystery meat, jello-like desserts and lost bags. When the former Man vs. Food star isn't eating food out of a vacuum-sealed bag, he most likely can be found in a five-star hotel ordering room service and deciding what to eat for brunch. Hint: It might have something to do with huevos rancheros. Read on for Richman's top 5 picks for the best room service — and mini bar — in L.A.

huevos rancheros at the Four Seasons; Credit: Rich Palarea via Flickr

5. Four Seasons:

Richman is fond of the hotel's skillet scrambled eggs with fennel sausage, tomatoes, mushrooms, onion, arugula, mozzarella and the huevos rancheros with sunnyside-up eggs, oaxaca cheese and chorizo. “Their Italian job juice blend is rather tasty,” he adds. 300 South Doheny Drive, Los Angeles; (310) 860-4000.

room with a view; Credit: Shutters

4. Shutters on the Beach:

“Their mini bar is the best mini bar. Andrew Zimmern will back me up on this,” says Richman. Aside from the chocolate covered blueberries, the best part of Shutters, he says, is the ocean view. Proving that men like to be pampered too, the ideal situation, he explains, is where you open your shutters while in a luxurious bathtub and look onto the ocean. “That said, there are many amenities for the bath: salts, fizzing mineral potions and such located right in the minibar.” 1 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica; (310) 458-0030.

club sandwich at the Beverly Wilshire; Credit: JSlander via Flickr

3. Beverly Wilshire:

Recommended is the chicken sausage, huevos rancheros, chicken club (not turkey) with fries and a carafe of iced tea. But be sure that there is no middle piece of bread on the chicken club, Richman insists. “It is worth noting that they also use avocado. I usually order a side of blue cheese for the fries and hot sauce for just about everything else.” They even cut the crusts off, he beams. Also on his ordering list is the egg white omelette and bombolone.”They even have a menu for pets!” 9500 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills; (310) 275-5200.

Katsuya's spicy tuna on crispy rice; Credit: Photo credit: JoAnn Stougaard

2. The Redbury:

In addition to staying at The Redbury hotel for its cool design, Richman recommends their Katsuya delivery service, never skipping the spicy tuna on crispy rice and baked crab hand rolls wrapped in soy paper during his L.A. visits. 1717 Vine St., Los Angeles; (323) 962-1717.

Turn the page for Richman's #1 pick.

L'Ermitage french fries; Credit: Viceroy Hotel Group

1. L'Ermitage:

At the Beverly Hills hotel, Richman orders eggs benedict, which come with “excellent Hollandaise, perfectly cooked asparagus that are slightly crunchy and black truffles.” It's another great place for breakfast sausage, elegant presentation and truly excellent french fries.” 9291 Burton Way, Beverly Hills; (310) 278-3344.

For more from Richman, check out Ali Trachta's Q & A With Adam Richman: Heartbreak, His Food Journal + L.A. Food Profundity.

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