Top 5 Hamburgers

On the price of pizza...

A good college friend (w/ an MBA) opened Zeppy's Pizza a fairly successful pizza joint in Hermosa Beach on the Pier Walk. Zeppy's makes a deep dish pie that is dough intensive somewhat like a Chicago, but not as greasy/buttery (it is California, after all). He told me that it cost $0.25 per slice for him to make a large pizza even with lots of toppings.

So, I have a real problem with $15-25 "designer personal pizzas" (9") being hustled around Los Angeles these days.

03-12-10: Tvad
For exceptionally good Lebanese food, try Carnival Restaurant in Sherman Oaks, CA.

Tvad, there are a couple of Middle Eastern places I have wanted to hit in The Valley for a long time.

One of my best friends is Armenian and his dad is kind of a Lebanese/Armenian food fanatic. I suggest they check out Mantee in Studio City because of Jonathan Gold's LA Weekly review and they loved it.

Another one is The Hummus Bar & Grill in Tarazana on Ventura Blvd.

But, the one I really want to hit is Itzik Hagadol Grill on Ventura Blvd, it is supposed to be the best of all the Valley ME joints.

In Texas they are
1-Kinkaids FtWorth,TX
2-ALs-Arlington,TX
3-Yankees-Carlos TX
4-Becks-Sugarland
5-County Line BAr Grill-Richmond

Macdaddy: no worries on the rap comments. I live 10 minutes from there. My pleasure.

D Mob, maybe you can join us. My parents lived very near your girlfriend for many years. Eva's is great. But my favorites at the moment are Sapphire and La Sirena Grill in Laguna.

D Mob: Speaking of food, I love four sushi places in LA/OC: Sushi Gen in Little Tokyo (near the Nickel), Sushi Shibucho and Ikko (both in Costa Mesa) and Sen Nari in Gardena.

Macdaddy and Vernneal: I travel to Houston often, as Conoco is a client, and I have just been exploring your town. I like Goode Company (pecan pie is crack cocaine), Hugos, Kenny and Ziggys, Lupe Tortilla and the new Straits at the Hotel Sorella. Want to try Demeris, Becks and the Lankford Grocery next trip in. Do you have any other favorites?