Blackledge doesn't have a clue. :lol:
I live in the South Bay area (San Pedro/Carson/Torrence) and I can tell you where the good eatin is, and it aint in Los Angeles proper. Especially if you want ethnic cuisine.
Heck, just down the road from my house in Carson is "The Golden Pheasant". It's the most authentic Chinese place I've ever been to, featuring things on the menu you've never heard of, much less seen, at a Chinese restaurant. Michelle Quan's parents own the place. It's a complete DUMP, but the food is off the hook, so they do well.
To give you an idea of the authentisity of the food, go in there and you're the only minorities in the place. When Chinese people go to Chinese restaurants in the States, they're prolly pretty good.
South/Central American food like Inca House and El Pollo Inca are some of the best in the metro area.
Thai, Viet, Phillipino and Korean places dominate the area. Carson has a huge Phillipino population, while south Torrance is basically Korea-town.
Japanese eateries along Pacific Coast Highway and in Torrance are great too.
Hawaiin (sp??) food is popular out here too y'all. It's off the hook! Take my word for it!
Brazilian BBQ is for all the carnivores out there. Basically, pretend you're at a buffet, but it's an all-meat buffet. Steaks, chops, ribs, whatever,...all cooked on skewers.
I'm sure Blackledge had some good eating of burgers, but there's a lot more out here than that. Heck, me and my family don't even eat burgers any more unless we cook them ourselves. The choices in cuisine is just off the hook and too limitless to confine yourself to going out for a burger on the weekend.
