L.A. Trip Photos
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Itinerary - Los Angeles
- Thousand Oaks: Hyatt Westlake Plaza
(3 nights)
- Santa Monica: Channel Road Inn
(6 nights)
- Santa Monica bike path
- Venice Beach [map]
- Disney Concert Hall [map]
- Mulholland Drive [map]
- La Brea Tar Pits [map]
- Rodeo Drive [map]
- Grauman's Chinese Theater / Hollywood Walk of Fame [map]
- Starline tour of the stars' homes
- Griffith Park / Hollywood sign [map]
- Santa Cruz Island: Kayaking with sea lions [map]
- The Getty Villa [map]
- Olvera Street [map]
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Dining Recommendations - L.A. and Vicinity
| L.A. Restaurant Recommendations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Location | Recommendation | Comments |
| Saddle Peak Lodge | Calabasas [map] | Recommended | |
| Jody Maroni's Sausage Kingdom | Venice Beach [map] | Recommended | Favorite weiners: Yucatan and Sweet Italian. |
| Roscoe's House of Chicken and Waffles | Hollywood [map] | Highly Recommended | Excellent fried chicken. |
| Border Grill | Santa Monica [map] | Highly Recommended | Nouvelle Mexican |
| La Serenata de Garibaldi | Santa Monica [map] | Recommended | Very good fish tacos and flan. |
| Valentino's | Santa Monica [map] | Recommended | Excellent service. Not too expensive—if we don't count the wine. |
| The Warehouse | Santa Monica [map] | Somewhat Recommended | Harbor view. Touristy. Very nice salads; didn't try anything else, so no strong opinion. |
| Locanda del Lago | Santa Monica [map] | Highly Recommended | Northern Italian (Lombardy) menu. |
| Cafe Pinot | Los Angeles [map] | Recommended | Excellent chocolate pots de creme |
| Chinese and Kabob | Los Angeles [map] | Not Recommended | Kosher Persian and Chinese food (not a typo). Not worth it; word on the street is, Colbeh is much better. |
| Mashti Malone's Exotic Ice Creams and Sorbets | Hollywood [map] | Somewhat Recommended | Not bad, but we've had better. |
| Westlake Jack's Restaurant | Westlake Village [map] | Recommended | |
| The Natural Cafe | Westlake Village [map] | Recommended | |