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Restaurants guide - L.A. Handbook: Your Monthly Survival Guide - Directory
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Secret eats.
WHERE LOCALS GO FOR GREAT DINING, FROM FRENCH TO MEXICAN TO GOOD OLD AMERICAN
EATING OUT DOESN'T have to mean dumping three figures at the latest four-star foodie haunt. In fact, usually all we want is a friendly, comfortable--and reasonable--place in which to take refuge after a long day at the office, when we're too tired and hungry to battle supermarket lines and face a cold stove. So we asked scores of Angeleans--from the throbbing arteries of the Valley to the wide-open Big Orange--for their local favorites, not realizing that most people consider such information as confidential as their age, weight and income. But with a lot of wheedling, we finally got them to fess up. The result is the following neighborhood-by-neighborhood compendium of pet hangouts. DOWNTOWN La Serenata di Garibaldi, 1842 E. 1st St., 213-265-2887. The favorite Mexican spot of anyone who's eaten here, La Serenata has top-cabin seafood. The presentations are, well, maybe not quite on par with those well-known wallet wreckers, but everything looks artistic and tastes great. Included are soup or salad and quesadillas. The blackboard lists lengua ($9.95), though they're inevitably out. The shrimp in cilantro sauce ($16.50), however, are always wonderful--joined like Siamese twins, so watch out for the toothpicks. And the spicy fresh sea bass ($13.95), with chipotle sauce and rice and surrounded by a ribbon of shredded carrots, is an adventure. Open Monday to Thursday 11 a.m. to 10 p.m., till 10:30 Friday and Saturday, Sunday from 10 a.m. Beer and wine. MC, V. SILVERLAKE Mi Habana, 2...See the full content of this document
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