{"id":4862,"date":"2024-09-20T01:37:19","date_gmt":"2024-09-19T17:37:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marga.org\/foodblog\/?page_id=4862"},"modified":"2025-12-02T23:55:10","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T15:55:10","slug":"los-angeles-restaurant-reviews","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.marga.org\/foodblog\/restaurant-reviews\/los-angeles-restaurant-reviews\/","title":{"rendered":"Los Angeles Restaurant Reviews"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Los Angeles is a culinary paradise.  People from all over the United States and the world congregate here, and have brought with them their foods and cuisines.  With a population of around ten million, LA county is larger in population than many countries, thus allowing for an infinite variety of foods.  And not only can you find almost any cuisine here, but you LA is at the heart of the fusion movement.   New restaurants are opening all the time, and all that competition means that only the best survive.  We haven&#8217;t in the past paid much attention to what we ate in LA, but we&#8217;re trying to take greater advantage of the possibilities.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Also check out my page on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marga.org\/food\/int\/la\/\">LA cuisine<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>San Fernando Valley<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marga.org\/foodblog\/2025\/12\/l-a-chow-amazing-siam-thai-restaurant\/\">Amazing Siam Thai Restaurant<\/a><\/strong><br>Thai. Chatsworth<br>Visited in November 2025. So-so $<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marga.org\/foodblog\/2024\/06\/sf-valley-chow-bobs-big-boy-in-northridge\/\">Bob&#8217;s Big Bo<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marga.org\/foodblog\/2024\/06\/dining-in-cambria-las-cambritas\/\">y<\/a><\/strong><br>American chain. Northridge<br>Visited in May 2024. OK. $$<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marga.org\/foodblog\/2024\/09\/l-a-chow-chis-chinese-cuisine\/\"><strong>Chi\u2019s Chinese Cuisine<\/strong><\/a><br>Chinese. Northridge.<br>Got take out in September 2024. Good. $$<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marga.org\/foodblog\/2024\/09\/l-a-chow-cupids-hot-dogs\/\"><strong>Cupid\u2019s Hot Dogs<\/strong><\/a><br>Hot Dog chain. Chatsworth<br>Visited in September 2024. OK. $<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marga.org\/foodblog\/2024\/06\/sf-valley-chow-gen-korean-bbq\/\">Gen Korean BBQ<\/a><\/strong><br>Korean BBQ chain. Northridge<br>Visited in June 2024. Good. $$<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marga.org\/foodblog\/2024\/10\/l-a-chow-lum-ka-naad\/\"><strong>Lum Ka Naad<\/strong><\/a><br>Thai, Northridge.<br>Visited in September 2024. Very Good. $$<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marga.org\/foodblog\/2024\/09\/l-a-chow-mercado-buenos-aires\/\"><strong>Mercado Buenos Aires<\/strong><\/a>\n<br>Argentine. Granada Hills.\n<br>Visited in September 2024. Very Good. $$<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marga.org\/foodblog\/2024\/09\/l-a-chow-mgd-korean-bbq\/\"><strong>MGD Korean BBQ<\/strong><\/a><br>Korean BBQ. Northridge.<br>Visited in September 2024. Good. $$$<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marga.org\/foodblog\/2024\/06\/l-a-chow-portos-bakery-cafe\/\">Porto&#8217;s Bakery &amp; Caf\u00e9<\/a><\/strong><br>Cuban Bakery. Northridge<br>Last visited in September 2024. Very Good. $<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marga.org\/foodblog\/2024\/09\/l-a-chow-versailles-comida-cubana\/\"><strong>Versailles Comida Cubana<\/strong><\/a><br>Cuban. Encino.\n<br>Visited in September 2024. Very Good. $$<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Also<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marga.org\/foodblog\/2024\/06\/l-a-chow-erewhon-tonic-bar\/\"><strong>Erewhon Tonic Bar<\/strong><\/a><br>Smoothies @ Supermarket Counter<br>Visited in June 2024. Very good. $$$<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Old Reviews<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are old reviews of LA restaurants for nostalgia&#8217;s sake.<br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marga.org\/foodblog\/2014\/04\/angel-city-cafe-woodland-hills-review\/\">Angel City Cafe<\/a> (closed)<br>American<br>Woodland Hills, CA<br><em>Visited in April, 2014,&nbsp;Very Good<\/em>, $$<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marga.org\/food\/rest\/other\/bagrill.html\">Buenos Aires Grill<\/a><br>Argentine<br>Northridge, CA<br><em>Visited in May, 2005,&nbsp;Very Good<\/em>, $$<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/marga.org\/food\/rest\/other\/chachacha.html\">Cha Cha Cha<\/a> (closed)<br> Caribbean<br> Encino, Ca<br> Visited in July 2004, Good<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marga.org\/foodblog\/2011\/08\/indian-oven-restaurant-chatsworth-review\/\">Indian Oven<\/a> (closed)<br>Indian<br>Chatsworth, Ca<br><em>Visited in August 2011,&nbsp;Good<\/em>, $$<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marga.org\/foodblog\/2014\/06\/jasmine-thai-cuisine-restaurant-review-winnetka-ca\/\">Jasmine Thai Cuisine<\/a><br>Thai<br>Winetka, Ca<br><em>Visited in June, 2014,&nbsp;Very Good<\/em>, $<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marga.org\/foodblog\/2019\/07\/restaurant-review-little-ethiopia-in-los-angeles-has-what-it-takes\/\">Little Ethiopia <\/a><br>Ethiopian <br>Los Angeles, Ca <br>Visited in July 2019, <em>Very Good<\/em> $<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marga.org\/foodblog\/2014\/04\/mo-chica-los-angeles-restaurant-review\/\">Mo-Chica<\/a> (closed)<br>Peruvian<br>Los Angeles, Ca<br><em>Visited in March, 2014&nbsp;Good<\/em>, $$$<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marga.org\/food\/rest\/other\/patagonian.html\">Patagonia Gourmet<\/a> (closed)<br>Argentine<br>Tarzana, Ca<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marga.org\/foodblog\/2008\/07\/raaga-restaurant-chatsworth\/\">Raaga Restaurant<\/a> (closed)<br>Indian<br>Chatsworth, Ca<br>Visited in July 2008, <em>Very Good<\/em>, $<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marga.org\/food\/rest\/other\/munchbox.html\">The Munch Box<\/a><br>Burgers<br>Chatsworth, CA<br><em>Visited in July 2004,&nbsp;OK<\/em>, $<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marga.org\/food\/rest\/other\/thaiwest.html\">Thai West<\/a> (closed)<br>Thai<br>Chatsworth, CA<br><em>Frequently visited,&nbsp;Very Good<\/em>, $<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Los Angeles is a culinary paradise. People from all over the United States and the world congregate here, and have brought with them their foods and cuisines. With a population of around ten million, LA county is larger in population than many countries, thus allowing for an infinite variety of foods. 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