going to rome and love local joints of value and local character like fillete de bacala

neighborhood joints with zero ambiance just great authentic food. Any and all cuisines appreciated prefer westside, southbay, and downtown LA. TIA.

The best in San Francisco’s Tenderloin.

I was looking through some posts that slammed Batista’s Hole in the Wall. A relative says it is great. I can see that it is a traditional red sauce place. Is it being slammed because it is red sauce or is it weak red sauce...

Hmm, I wouldn’t qualify either Dopo or Wood Tavern as a hole in the wall. What kind of food are you looking for?

My favorite hole-in-the-wall Mexican joints in SA are Guajillos (410 & Blanco) and Mendez Cafe (off southcross and barholemew on the SW side). Search this board for more info on these two.

If you’re looking for a true hole in the wall, you can do no better in Benicia than Cliff’s Pleasant View Cafe. On the waterfront (9th street I think) 8 blocks west of downtown. Cliff’s is a local bar/burger...

It is definitely a hole in the wall but pretty darn good....Falafel Palace on Reseda. :-)

like everything!! Also, we like to be a bit off the beaten path, any suggestions for great hole in the wall places to eat lunch or dinner. I like the look of Snug Harbor, but also thought the Old Point Bar looked fun, as does the...

Speaking of hole in the walls, I’m wondering about all the pizza, burger, Greek, etc. places on Hollywood between Vine and, oh, say La Brea. I know Skooby’s, but are any of these other places decent? There’s so...

Heard theyre pretty awesome. I am going to the Auto Show next month and Jackson Hole has a location at 35th street near the Jacon Javitz center. Also what is their best burger to get?

Any suggestions for tiny little hole-in-wall joints that are simply awesome? (ie. Back-A-Yard Caribbean Grill – the Black Cake was not too good, but the Jerk Chicken & Pork Combo with those fried plantains – MMM! :D)

) and on a couple of blocks of Clement St. The stuff from takeout banh mi joints on Larkin St is also meant to be eaten from hand. We do have a richness of hole-in-the-wall, mostly Asian (Chinatown and Little Saigon), Latino...

they do steak and carnitas especially well. I discovered Tacolmeca and TLH #3 thanks to Bill and MSPD at LazyLightning. There are a ton of other hole in the wall Mexican joints in Shakopee. I tried El Korita (next to Taco Loco in...

of the taquerias along Franklin south of downtown (myself and others have posts on many places here). I don’t know that many true holes in the wall along the drive. I had a hard time finding truly good food on my trip along...