LA/SoCal: "Best of" -- make your submission!

[db]

Was hoping to get some favorites or "best-of"s for the SoCal area, ie
best place for fine arts, best place to see up-and-coming musical talent, etc etc etc

Please give yours--the field is wide open as long as it's an exceptional place to enjoy/experience

Thanks for your input!

 

[z0mb13]

best place for chili: chili my soul.. mmmmm

best fried chicken: roscoe's chicken and waffles

best novelty hot dog: pink's hot dog

 

[GoodRevrnd]

Best Deli: Langer's Deli (7th & Alverado)
To be more specific, also the best pastrami, and probably the best corned beef. Try the classic reuben or the pastrami and coleslaw on rye.

 

[NutBucket]

Best of? Everything's the best in SoCal

 

[Kadarin]

Best museum: The Getty. Great view, fantastic collection of really tacky late 1700s French rococco and neoclassical art/furnishings, and it's free. And the snack bar serves outstanding bratwursts.

 

[z0mb13]

Originally posted by: Astaroth33
Best museum: The Getty. Great view, fantastic collection of really tacky late 1700s French rococco and neoclassical art/furnishings, and it's free. And the snack bar serves outstanding bratwursts.

hmmm I should go here sometime... only about 30 min drive from the valley

 

[z0mb13]

best movie theater: arclite (sp?) in holywood

 

[GoodRevrnd]

Originally posted by: Astaroth33
Best museum: The Getty. Great view, fantastic collection of really tacky late 1700s French rococco and neoclassical art/furnishings, and it's free. And the snack bar serves outstanding bratwursts.

Yes the Getty is a must. I'm also going to recommend the Norton Simon museum in Pasadena. It's much much smaller but they have a very interesting collection and it is free for students.

There's also the Huntington, which IMO sucks for art because 1700-1800's English portraiture is about as boring as you can get, but the gardens kick ass.

 

[NutBucket]

Best place to race: California Speedway in Fontana (street legal drags).

 

[DainBramaged]

Compton is a nice place for the sights.

 

[z0mb13]

Originally posted by: DainBramaged
Compton is a nice place for the sights.

where exactly is this??

 

[brtspears2]

Best Casino: Pechanga Resort and Casino

 

[kt]

Originally posted by: DainBramaged
Compton is a nice place for the sights.

Yup, non-stop fireworks.

 

[anxi80]

Originally posted by: DainBramaged
Compton is a nice place for the sights.

bah! give me echo park or whittier!

 

[anxi80]

Originally posted by: brtspears2
Best Casino: Pechanga Resort and Casino

what do you think of Pala? or Viejas? even Barona?

 

[Lager]

Fry's
Strip clubs/Adult bookstores
Traffic
Fake boobs
Fake tans
Fake hair

 

[anxi80]

Originally posted by: NutBucket
Best of? Everything's the best in SoCal

i agree. now the bright sun and 75-80º are calling me to the beach!

 

[GoodRevrnd]

Originally posted by: anxi80

Originally posted by: DainBramaged
Compton is a nice place for the sights.

bah! give me echo park or whittier!

WTF??? You think Whittier is ghetto? I mean it has it's less than classy parts, but it is nowhere near ghetto. I think most of LA is pretty tame for that matter (compared to some other cities).

 

[NutBucket]

Originally posted by: anxi80

Originally posted by: NutBucket
Best of? Everything's the best in SoCal

i agree. now the bright sun and 75-80º are calling me to the beach!

Uh. Its cloudy at the beach. Just a word of warning.

 

[anxi80]

Originally posted by: GoodRevrnd
WTF??? You think Whittier is ghetto? I mean it has it's less than classy parts, but it is nowhere near ghetto. I think most of LA is pretty tame for that matter (compared to some other cities).

some parts of whittier. it does have its good parts, but when i worked for a appraisal company and had to go into whittier, there were neighborhoods where i had to 'click, click' my door locks. it isnt that bad though. in fact, id compare it to certain parts of downtown/chula vista in san diego.

 

[anxi80]

Originally posted by: NutBucket
Uh. Its cloudy at the beach. Just a word of warning.

thanks for the heads up. just saved me some gas money (ill save that complaint for the 'worst of' thread)

 

[Dragnov]

WTF??? You think Whittier is ghetto? I mean it has it's less than classy parts, but it is nowhere near ghetto. I think most of LA is pretty tame for that matter (compared to some other cities).

Downtown LA is pretty tame in all actuality. I wouldn't want to be there though after dinner or past working hours.

 

[NutBucket]

Originally posted by: anxi80

Originally posted by: NutBucket
Uh. Its cloudy at the beach. Just a word of warning.

thanks for the heads up. just saved me some gas money (ill save that complaint for the 'worst of' thread)

Yeah, its probably mid 60's with a cool breeze. I'm about 2 miles east of Venice Beach.

 

[Kaieye]

Any good recommendations for great burritos?? Is Manuel's in ELA still around??

 

[abaez]

El tepayec for awesome burritos. I think Manuels is still there.

Arclite is a decent theatre, their projection standards aren't up to snuff though. The academy theatre on wilshire is only a single screen but its very good and they have great projection. The bridge is also very nice but 14$ a ticket no thanks (even with the reclining leather seats it's still not worth it.)

Best cheeseburger (debatable): The Counter in Santa Monica Edit: Mrdingledangle has a good point in Father's Office. Damn what a decision.
Best french dipped sandwiches: Phillipes
Best venue: Henry Fonda Theatre
Best record store: Amoeba
Best Pizza: A small pizza joint in venice on abbot-kinney blvd (I think it's Joe's?)
Best places to spend a day: Venice (beach), Shoreline village in long beach, Santa monica (3rd street)
Best hiking: Several trails on the palos verdes peninsula

Downtown is actually picking up with the disney hall and stuff but it's still pretty bland.