'Eye on L.A.': Comfort food
LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- From cheese and chocolate, to pizza and pies, Eye on L.A. has the latest and greatest in local comfort foods. Pick up Los Angeles Magazine on newsstands now or visit www.lamag.com
VIDEO: GLOBAL COMFORT FOODS: FROM PIZZA TO TACOS
It's a comfort foods heaven and the mac daddy of food emporiums right in the heart of Downtown L.A., the Grand Central Market. Plus, the greatest pizza places and most popular spots for tacos!
L.A.'S GLOBAL CUISINE EMPORIUM
Founded in 1917, this open air marketplace lets you eat and shop you around the world! From old school, classic lunch counters and hip new eateries to candy shops and a fresh produce market, Grand Central Market IS L.A.!
GRAND CENTRAL MARKET
317 Broadway
Los Angeles, CA 90013
(213) 624-2378
MAMA MIA!
What's the ultimate comfort food? That's right, pizza! (That's what Tina says!) Here are three of our favorite spots:
VITO'S PIZZA
846 N La Cienega Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90069
(310) 652-6859
OLIO WOOD FIRED PIZZERIA
8075 W 3rd Street, #100
Los Angeles, CA 90048
(323) 930-9490
BESTIA
2121 7th Place
Los Angeles, CA 90021
(213) 514-5724
L.A.'S SPECIALTY
No comfort food list in Los Angeles, a Mexican food mecca, would be complete without tacos. We visited three of our Facebook friends' favorites.
GUISADOS TACOS
2100 E. Cesar E Chavez Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90033
(Also located in Echo Park and Downtown LA)
(323) 264-7201
TACOS EL GAVILAN
1900 S. Central Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90011
(Several More Locations in LA)
(213) 742-6677
TITO'S TACOS
11222 Washington Place
Culver City, CA 90230
(310) 391-5780
VIDEO: BURGERS, FRIES & SPECIAL SHAKES FOR COMFORT
Would ya like a burger and fries with that shake? Even in L.A., nothing says "comfort food" better than this all-American combo.
THE BURGERS
Our comfort food restaurant crawl continues. When it comes to indulging in guilty pleasures, burgers are also at the top of the comfort food list!
UMAMI BURGER
12159 Ventura Boulevard
Studio City, CA 91604
(Several more locations in L.A.)
(818) 286-9004
PLAN CHECK KITCHEN + BAR
1800 Sawtelle Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90025
(Also located in Fairfax and Downtown LA)
(310) 288-6500
SLATER'S 50/50 - BURGERS BY DESIGN
61 N Raymond Avenue
Pasadena, CA 91103
(Several more locations in LA)
(626) 765-9700
AND FRIES TOO!
You could call Bottega Louie in Downtown L.A. one-stop shopping for all things yummy. But they're really known for their Portobello fries. The wedge cut, battered sticks of mushroom deliciousness, served with aioli dipping sauce are so good they've become the trendy spot's best seller!
BOTTEGA LOUIE
700 S Grand Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90017
(213) 802-1470
SPIKED MILKSHAKES
On the last Sunday of every month, BLD offers a menu of five different house made milkshakes, that you can have spiked with specially-chosen alcohol if you like! They're all made with all natural, house made ice cream and sorbets, and they always avoids using syrups and extracts.
BLD
7450 Beverly Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90036
(323) 930-9744
VIDEO: THE REAL DEAL COMFORT FOODS: THE SOUP & THE CHEESE
Comfort foods are all about the foods that make you feel better, that fill up your tummy and make you feel a little love from the inside out! Next on our comfort foods list are soups and a good grilled cheese!
FEEL GOOD SOUPS
For some comfort when you're feeling a little under the weather, some of us head straight for the soup to heal what ails us!
JERRY'S FAMOUS DELI
12655 Ventura Boulevard
Studio City, Ca 91604
(Several more locations in LA)
818-980-4245
LITTLE NEXT DOOR
8142 W 3rd St
Los Angeles, CA 90048
(323) 951-1010
IT'S THE CHEESE!
What brings more joy than a melty, gooey, decadent grilled cheese sandwich? It's the epitome of comfort food! Here's where we found some unforgettable ones:
CLEMENTINE
1751 Ensley Ave.
Los Angeles, 90024
(310) 552-1080
centurycity.clementineonline.com/
CLEMENTINE
9346 Civic Center Drive
Beverly Hills, 90210
(310) 461-0600
beverlyhills.clementineonline.com/
LAMILL COFFEE
1636 Silver Lake Blvd.
Los Angeles, 90026
(323) 663-4441
THE GRILLED CHEESE TRUCK
www.thegrilledcheesetruck.com/
MAC & CHEESE ... AND THEN SOME
Beer Belly's Executive Chef, Wes Lieberher, is shooting to become the new reigning king of comfort food! His key to decadent mac & cheese? Creativity! And do NOT skip his fries called Death by Duck!
BEER BELLY
532 S Western Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90020
(Koreatown)
(213) 387-2337
VIDEO: THE SWEET STUFF: PIES, CRONUTS & DING-A-LINGS
Last but absolutely not least are the desserts that make our hearts sing-pies, cronuts and ding-a-lings!
A PASSION FOR PIES
Eye on L.A. went on a mission to find the best slices L.A. has to offer when it comes to America's favorite dessert!
THE APPLE PAN
10801 W Pico Blvd
Los Angeles, 90064
(310) 475-3585
SIMPLETHINGS SANDWICH & PIE SHOP
8310 W 3rd Street
Los Angeles, 90048
(323) 592-3390
THE PIE HOLE
714 Traction Avenue
Los Angeles, 90013
(213) 537-0115
THE PIE HOLE
59 E Colorado Blvd.
Pasadena, 91105
(626) 765-6315
CRONUTS
It's the other dessert taking over America! Part croissant, part donut, 100% yummy!
They're making some of the best cronuts at Capicola's in the South Bay. But get there early, they're usually sold out by noon!
CAPICOLA'S
3160 Pacific Coast Hwy
Torrance, CA 90505
(310) 325-2274
DING-A-LINGS
For a sweet that's a throwback to the ol' school ring dings and ding dongs of our childhood we hit up a sweet spot Downtown!
SEMI-SWEET BAKERY DOWNTOWN
105 E 6th St.
Los Angeles, CA 90014
(213) 228-9975
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