How about anything in Eagle Rock?

Never been up there to check out what's good to eat. Care to be a resource? :D

Looking forward to your review of Green Leaves Vegan. It's my boyfriend's favorite vegan restaurant and I enjoy it too!

Your wish, Carol, is my command:

http://www.deadlounge.com/dining/index.php?title=green-leaves-vegan

:D

Some favorites:

The Blue Hen - Vietnamese

Casa Bianca - How could you have not been here yet. Stick with pizzas... my recommendation is large sausage, eggplant, extra garlic pizza.

Cafe Beaujolais - French... surprise!

Fatty's - Vegetarian I believe. I actually haven't been back since they switched from more of a coffee shop to a restaurant.

Larkin's - Soul food

Oinkster - Pulled pork and other goodies

Lemongrass - Vietnamese

Bless you, Polarbeast! Lee will be happy to read the review. I know I sure am! As two crazy vegetarian kids in this world overrun by omnivores, it's nice to know we have a vegan oasis to turn to. And it's nice to know that even omnivores are pumping up the wonderful tastes to be had in vegan cuisine.

Yea!

Suehiro
In Little Tokyo, a couple doors down from Mr. Ramen. Try the chicken karaage.

Scoops
An ice cream parlor on Melrose and Heliotrope, near LACC. Bacon and Chocolate flavored ice cream? No?
Just Green Tea and Rose, then.

Crown of India
On Santa Monica, just east of Highland and a little hidden behind a Benitos shack.
My friends drive from the Inland Empire to eat here.

Honey's Kettle
Culver City. Be prepared for some heart-stopping, blood-clogging fried chicken.

Mr. Baguette
Eh.. if you ever found yourself roaming the streets of Monterey Park, on Atlantic Ave.,
stop by this French-Vietnamese sandwich joint.

Banana Leaf
Singapore-Indonesian food.
Inside the Farmers Market at the Grove.
Laksa, mee goreng, and satay. Oh my.

One of my favorite places is Kung Pao Bistro. There are two: one in Studio City on Ventura (near Laurel Canyon) and one in West Hollywood at Santa Monica and Fairfax. I am most familiar with the one in Studio City, as I used to have their food delivered about once a month when I lived in Toluca Lake.

I can't speak to their onmivore food, but their veggie options for veggie orange chicken and veggie drumsticks are wonderful. They have an entire page devoted to veggie substitutes.

Also excellent: Hugo's in West Hollywood, also on Santa Monica (near Crescent Heights). Omnivore and vegetarian friendly. I just had a successful birthday party there and everyone loved the food. I haven't tried the Hugo's in Sherman Oaks yet, but I'm sure it's just as good.

I'd love to see some coverage of/recommendations for Vietnamese places that do the Bahn Mi sandwich. (If I'm screwing up the name, forgive me.) I've heard and read about it a couple of times, and would love to try it. Sadly, the sandwich shops near me have questionable health ratings, so I've shied away.

Thanks again for this excellent blog!

I know the west side may be far, and I try to avoid the area all together most of the time, but I think you would like Shabuya on Sawtelle.

See you in class Dave!

My (vegetarian) girlfriend and I recently ate at Cinnamon Vegetarian Restaurant in Highland Park/South Pas. We were both really impressed - she thought it was a fantastic vegetarian restaurant, and I thought it held its ground as a Mexican restaurant as well, and I'd like to think that I'm pretty critical of Mexican restaurants. I know it's a little out of your way, but if you have a chance to try it, let me know what you think! I haven't found another vegetarian Mexican restaurant anywhere in LA, so I think it's worth trying on uniqueness alone.

***I had veggie tamales (excellent) and veggie and cheese enchiladas with black beans and rice. Mmm. I'd be curious to try their burrito...***

Thanks for the heads-up, Mark... Highland Park is not far from work (I'm in Glendale, which is a skip over to Eagle Rock then a hop over); I'll add Cinnamon to the list.

More Burbank goodness:
- Cafe Colombia
www.elcafecolombia.com/

- Chili Johns

- Portos
Although Glendale loc. might be closer for you

- Mambos
http://mambosla.com/

- Urban Eats

- Handy Market
Saturday Morning BBQ Ribs

- Paradise Pastry & Deli

Chili John's is coming up soon, actually! I just need another trip for more photos.

(Porto's in Glendale is already reviewed, and the Burbank location is included in that)

Adding the others to the list... many thanks!

Just discovered a Cuban restaurant in Burbank, Guantanamera on Burbank Blvd.
http://guantanamerarestaurant.com/

Ade: It's on. I will let you guys know when I'm coming up to Burbank in a mood for Cuban food.

La Fogata near Sherman Oaks on Ventura. Amazing homemeade Mexican

Palm Thai in Hollywood near Bronson. Amazing Thai.

Also..Le Saigon in West LA. Best Pho I've had here in LA....

Many thanks, KC. La Fogata is written and nearly ready to post; I just need one more trip to get more dishes sampled. :)

I know of Palms, but never actually made it over there. I'll look into Le Saigon.

Dave