LA chowdad visiting daughter near Columbia U. in 2 weeks, in search of interesting recs in low to medium prices, for the week she has off before school resumes. [She’s mostly veg & fish, I’m the omnivore]. I have not...

no loss to me but my friends/wifey were quite saddened to hear re: burgerboy, where exactly is across the street? 2 corners are already Apt’s, and 1 corner is some school or building or something...

; The McCutchen House (run by USC School of Hotel, Restaurant and Tourism Management) on the Horseshoe has a good lunch buffet when school is in session; and, if you want to walk to the other end of Main St. the City Cafe in the...

I love Carolina’s Mex by the airport..super casual dive that has some of the best Mex.. Durant’s in downtown Phoenix..old school steakhouse..imo, it doesn’t get any better than this. www.carolinasmex.com...

It’s really sad how Sizzler has gone downhill in recent years. I still remember those cheese toasts that got me through many afternoons after practice in high school. Gawwd, I used to eat so many of those things. Now, I sort...

to just enjoy the food! They do lots of catering, and all the catered events I’ve been to by them have been good as well. The USC Law School even has had events catered by them....

was particularly poor I would stop by the chain to get their day-old bread, which they sold for a quarter. We ate the day old loaves while roadtripping to the graduate school I eventually chose. 4.. Fried green tomato, bacon, and...

My daughter, a UCLA transfer student, just found her LA place to live, in Culver City (a compromise between what she wanted to spend and how far she was willing to drive to school. As it turns out, there is apparently pretty good...

another good place for lunch — roast chicken, lamb chops, greek salad, spanikopitas and other pastries. A casual little cafe to eat in. A full lunch combo plate will run about $10. Sorry, I’m not a fan of La Taquiza...

My boyfriend is moving from the SF Bay Area to Brentwood for school, and I noticed there were a lot of great places to eat around the area of his new residence (by Wilshire and San Vincente). I’m interested in trying out...

we’re taking a niece to grad school at st marys and my SIL decided we’d stay at wilshire grand- any suggestions?? i’ve heard it’s not a great area but is there anything we should check out ? thanks

to be a little bit pockmarked (some of you will know what I mean by this). I’m tired of lukewarm slices with doughy, half-cooked crusts. I live and attend school near downtown (USC), and would love to find someplace I could...

Paul’s Kitchen in Monterey Park. Also, haven’t been there since I was a kid but Ho Sai Kai near USC (Western and Exposition) is still there and the Yelp reviews make it sound like they are still serving up that...

. Recently Mr. Greek opened on Indian School at 40th Street and their hummus is as-good-as or a really close second to Shish. We also recently tried the store brand hummus at our local Fresh & Easy and found it to be outstanding,...

Help! Tell me the best bakery to deliver a birthday cake to my freshman daughter at USC. I want the “wow”, but not outrageous $$$$. Thanks, Mom in Mass