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Sandwich Los Angeles

Gwen Salami Sandwich

Gwen, the meaty, wood-fired spectacle from world-renowned chef Curtis Stone and brother Luke, takes on a very different tone by day. Tantalizing pastries line the counter near a St. ALi coffee bar, and an...
Sandwich Los Angeles

Mickey’s Italian Delicatessen & Liquor Store Mickey’s Combo

Hermosa Beach is more or less a frat boy finishing school, particularly around the pier, and most of the food is interchangeable with what you’d find in the touristy part of Hollywood, but every...
Sandwich Los Angeles

Crispy Cuban Cubano

Branding matters. Ever since I saw a retired trolley driving down on the road advertising Crispy Cuban sandwiches, I swore that I would one day eat one of their Cubanos. I finally caught up...
Sandwich Los Angeles

Domingo’s Italian Deli Spicy Dom

Did you know Encino houses the “Little Italy of the Valley”? Probably not, since the motto applies to a single storefront: Domingo’s Italian Deli. Phyllis Domingo and husband Frank founded Domingo’s in 1948 and...
Hamburger Los Angeles

Fundamental LA Cheese Burger [CLOSED]

We’re living in a hamburger golden age, with plenty of L.A.’s leading culinary heavyweights rolling out deluxe hamburgers. Fundamental LA, the five-year-old Westwood restaurant from childhood buddies (and fellow Cal Bears) Woogene Lee and...
Sandwich Los Angeles

The Oinkster Medianoche

When is a burger not a burger? At The Oinkster in Eagle Rock, December’s Burger of the Month was actually a Cuban-inspired sandwich, but I can forgive the misnomer considering the Medianoche from chef...