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Quikpark LAX

Categories: Parking, Airports
Neighborhood: Westchester / LAX

12/21/2010

After trying practically every other option, I've settled on Quikpark LAX. It's only about $11/day and the price is the same for valet through http://airportparkingr.... As close as you can get to the airport entrance - I've *almost* missed a number of flights but succeeded in racing to the gate thanks to QuikPark's always-leaving-within-5-minutes shuttle. Waits on the return (under the red sign) can be 5 minutes, occasionally (but rarely) up to 10.

You can also pay to get your car washed.

Surprised I haven't Yelped this yet -- but, alas, I'm back in the hunt after finding my fave spot sold out for the holidays. That said -- be sure to reserve in advance during busy travel times!

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3900 W Sunset Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90029
(323) 664-7000

Casbah Café

Category: Coffee & Tea
Neighborhood: Silver Lake

12/17/2010 1 photo

As the name would suggest, it definitely has a Moroccan feel to it. I go exclusively for the hot mint tea. There are pastries, cheeses, and sandwiches as well, but Casbah's place on one of my favorite blocks in LA (bookended also by Intelligentsia and caddy-corner from Pazzo Gelato) is for its tables just big enough to fit a laptop and a drink. And that drink, for me, is hot, fresh, Moroccan Mint Tea.

NOTE: the most recent time I visited, I was told that I had to spend a minimum of $10 to get access to the Wi-Fi password. I'm assuming that was an aberration because otherwise it's just ridiculous.

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3319 W Sunset Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90026
(323) 669-3300

Tarascos Mexican Restaurant

Categories: Mexican, Vegetarian, Local Flavor
Neighborhood: Silver Lake

7/6/2010 1 photo

Great place and attitude. Fun band nights and great patio. Good food. Need bigger TVs!

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47 Ludlow St
New York, NY 10002
(212) 219-8886

Good Luck Car Service

Category: Transportation
Neighborhood: Lower East Side

5/26/2010

When I called, the woman had a bit of a hard time understanding me, but I was able to call at 5:15 on a Wednesday for a 6pm ride to JFK. The LES-based car service was 5 minutes early to pick me up in East Village, the car was roomy and clean, the driver friendly and left me alone.

The fifth star? That's for the price -- $40 all included (before tip) -- less than the taxi fare and a helluva lot more comfortable!

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1850 Hillhurst Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90027
(323) 665-6958

Simply Thai Restaurant

Category: Thai
Neighborhood: Griffith Park/Los Feliz

3/20/2009

I thought this place was pretty good for the price and the food.

It's very clean and fresh, not greasy. We had the Tom Kha, sticky rice and the Drunken Noodles with chicken. Everything came out fast except for the drinks, which they were happy to comp (we were nearly done eating by the time they arrived).

It is probably not as authentic (or inexpensive) as the places in Thai Town but it is a good option for the neighborhood with nice decor.

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295 S Robertson Blvd
Beverly Hills, CA 90211
(310) 659-5937

Feryanos Restaurant

Category: Mediterranean
Neighborhood: Beverly Hills

1/16/2009 First to Review

Possibly the best Roasted Chicken lunch special (Wednesdays). $9.95 w/ rice and salad and it's totally addictive. We get it regularly in the office. Have yet to try the Thursday Baked Salmon special but will have to soon. SHOCKED that I'm the first to review this place -- I was actually looking for it on Yelp for months but wasn't sure of the spelling.

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333 Culver Boulevard
Playa Del Rey, CA 90293
(310) 306-6050

Minotaure - CLOSED

Categories: Wine Bars, Tapas Bars
Neighborhood: Playa Del Rey

12/21/2008 2 photos

The service and ambience here is fabulous... very cozy spot in a sort of middle-of-nowhere area between culver city and marina del rey.

We had salmon and lamp chop tapas as well as some excellent wine. They wouldn't let us leave without dessert.

Looking forward to returning on a night when there is live music.

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4518 Hollywood Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90027
(323) 644-9760

DiCarlo

Category: Pizza

12/21/2008

Nice to see some quasi-green initiatives as stated on their menu, however, the pizza itself seemed to be lacking in both cheese and sauce. Two things that I find to be quite central to my pizza. Our only other topping was Pepperoni -- it was good, the thin crust wood-fired action was tasty, however, this just isn't the best option in the neighborhood.

Also, they weren't delivering tonight because "the delivery guy didn't show up." D'oh!

I would be interested in checking out the courtyard eating area as mentioned below.

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1320 Echo Park Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90026
(213) 481-0454

Restaurant 15 - CLOSED

Category: American (New)
Neighborhood: Echo Park

Update - 10/17/2008

On my most recent visit to 15 I learned that the restaurant will soon be taken over by (another) wine bar. Come October 24th 15 will be no more. To that end, there are numerous items on the menu that are unavailable. Still, the food is excellent, get it while you can or wait until they move into a new place, likely with higher prices.

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5/12/2008
I still really like this place after three visits. The topic of "new Echo Park" or whatever inevitably comes up each time but if 15 is a glimpse of things to come, at least they keep it real, keep it reasonable, and keep it damn tasty.

Think about it: There's 40-some condos going in across from Chango down the street, and undoubtedly the block east of Masa and across from Walgreen's will be seeing it's makeover in the coming years.

Anyway, back to 15 -- great service here, great variety of wine available for about $30 / bottle, and it's hard to beat a $12 Kobe burger w/ pomme frites.

The irony of people thinking it's too fancy for the area is the fact that it actually is kind of shaped like a mobile home, especially with the way you walk up a couple stairs and enter right in the middle of the joint.
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281 S Robertson Blvd
Beverly Hills, CA 90211
(310) 289-8904

Nitaya Thai Cuisine

Category: Thai
Neighborhood: Beverly Hills

10/6/2008

Nice little Thai BBQ joint. I got the Chicken & Beef Teriyaki lunch special. There were no veggies, which is fine with me -- the beef was large pieces of skirt steak and the chicken was tasty (also large strips). Very friendly, and the only Thai takeout I could find on Yelp near Wilshire/Robertson.

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