Yesterday's lunch was also a block away from the hotel at LA FOOD SHOW
(original location in Manhattan Beach) at 252 N. Beverly Hills Dr.-
tel 310-550-9758 and was loads of fun. It's a huge place with a cool
backlit blue bar, lots of red cushy booth and beige leather chairs
with upbeat pop music playing, but not too loudly. We headed in at
11:30 (the time change is not easy) for the earliest possible lunch
and got two servers, Nick & Hilary, who were so LA bubbly it was a bit
too much. Nick was from the UK and had come to LA to act (like
everyone else), but was adorable to boot. Samuel had the FISH FINGERS
& FRIES (the kid's meals are about $8 and include unlimited soda or
lemonade as well). The fish was moist and the batter was light and
crunchy and not greasy at all.
I opted for the CHILE VERDE TUNA SALAD SANDWICH which was a white
albacore tuna sandwich with roasted Anaheim chiles that was spicy as
billed and superb on the toasted sourdough. It came with a huge pile
of thin buttermilk battered onion rings that were simply irresistible.
Will went with the TURKEY BURGER that he forsook cheese, but added
avocado to, and it was a huge juicy delectable burger. He chose the
house salad side (as opposed to fries or onion rings) and it was a
tasty salad with nice ripe tomatoes and spicy croutons.
All in all, this is a great spot for a reasonably priced meal, good
service and very good quality food.
