Chi Spacca in Hollywood is one of our favorite places to get excessive in LA. This involves a lot of meat.

Night + Market makes some of the best, most interesting Thai food you’ll ever try. And of its two LA locations, we like the West Hollywood one best.

For outstanding pasta on the Westside, look no further than Felix on Abbot Kinney in Venice.

You might think Mexican food is best served sloppy and cheap. Downtown's Broken Spanish will prove you wrong.

One of LA's finest Italian restaurants, Osteria Mozza in Hollywood is still very much at the top of its game.

A special occasion restaurant that you don't need an occasion for.

Salazar in Frogtown is a Mexican BBQ restaurant that's teaching LA how to be its best self.

The South East Asian food at Cassia is an unexpected reprieve for those tired of the generic Santa Monica standbys (AKA everyone).

Santa Monica's Rustic Canyon may look like other Westside farm to table restaurants, but it's different.

We thought we knew what Echo Park arcade restaurant Button Mash would be. Turns out it's much, much more.

Chicago deep dish vs NYC pizza rivalry aside, Masa is just a restaurant you want to be at.

We fell in love with Norah immediately, but then realized we we're better off friends.

Despite its raucous bar scene, Scopa Italian Roots is serving up authentic Italian food that pays serious homage to its Italian heritage.

Bludso’s got her big Hollywood makeover but luckily, it didn’t change her. At the end of the day, it's still about what’s important: the people, the conversation and that sweet, sweet tray of BBQ.

Bring back the romance at this Italian mainstay in Venice.

With Spartina, Melrose finally got what it always needed. A neighborhood pasta joint that never takes itself too seriously.