Top 5 Hamburgers

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?

Bongo,

I'd be happy to make the run wherever you've got free time hit dinner or lunch.

For Sushi, we've got quite a few good places here in the Lomita/Torrance area due to the large Japanese population of Honda and Toyota executives from their Torrance/North America headquarters.

For something different, try Kotosh in Lomita on PCH. They serve Peruvian Sushi - yes, the hybrid made famous by Nobu Matsuhisa. They've got traditional Japanese style sushi and an ungodly assortment of rolls. But, the Peruvian dishes seem to specialize in the sauces or marinades that accompany the fish/food. Many of them a flavorful variations of Yuzu and Ponzu sauces, but then they have this Special Spicy Mayonaise, Garlic, Lime and Soy Sauce that is served with several dishes like sushi and their fried rice - it is amazing. Their other Peruvian dishes like noodles, rice, seafood all very good. There are so many things on the menu, that it's best to go with 3-4 people so you get a wide variety of things to share.

My favorite in LA used to be Sushi Sasabune on Sawtelle in Santa Monica, but they moved to a much larger location on Wilshire Blvd after 15 years and quality has gone down and price up, significantly.

For good time, Terried Kitchen on Santa Monica Blvd, just west of the 405 fwy is my mainstay. Sushi is decent, but it's their grilled vegetables and Isakaya that help make it such a good meal. A couple can get out of there $50-70 and have a good meal.