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Gastropub

Chef Los Angeles

The Bottle Room: Craft Beer + Comfort Food in Whittier [CLOSED]

Chef Tony Alcazar presides over The Bottle Room, a brick-walled gastropub in Uptown Whittier that he co-owns with a pair of firefighters. Craft beer lovers already view The Bottle Room as a destination thanks...
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Fried Chicken And Waffles Washington D.C.

Birch & Barley Fried Chicken & Waffles

For D.C. beer lovers, it’s hard to imagine a better address than 1337 14th Street NW, not far from Logan Circle. That’s where Birch & Barley and upstairs Churchkey both draw on the talents...
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Cocktail Los Angeles

Freddy Smalls Anti-Depressant [CLOSED]

When Freddy Smalls opened in 2012, people responded well to Charlie Parker’s food, but my friends lambasted the cocktail program. This year, owner Jeff Weinstein hired Johan Stein, a Venice native who received a...
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Dessert Orange County

The Playground Three-Cheese Cheesecake [CLOSED]

Chef Jason Quinn and his crew at The Playground in downtown Santa Ana seriously over-deliver during their high value Sunday Suppers, which cost only $40, INCLUDING tax and tip. During my first family style...
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Restaurant Santa Ana

Playground: Freewheeling Culinary Show in Downtown Santa Ana [CLOSED]

Jason Quinn, co-founder of The Lime Truck, now runs Playground, a righteous restaurant in downtown Santa Ana that hosts a family-style Sunday Supper that spans 12-15 plates and costs a bargain $40 including tax...
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Pop Tarts Los Angeles

Abigaile P.I.G. Pop Tarts [CLOSED]

Abigaile is a restaurant and brewpub from restaurateur Jed Sanford located on a Hermosa Beach side street that doesn’t suffer from the oceanfront community’s typical fraternity post-grad pitfalls. The menu from Tin Vuong preaches...
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