"There is no more "local" ice cream than Thrifty (RiteAid) chocolate malted krunch."


Although I have had a dairy allergy for 30 years, back when I didn't have one, I grew up on Thrifty's ice cream. It was delicious and 5 cents for a scoop! And that was back when the Thrifty drugstore was still in business. My over 80-year-old parent still only eats Thrifty ice cream. Happy Travels!

<i> Marie Callendar's has bit the bullet</i>

Maitai...are you saying they're out of business? There's one fairly close to me..I'll have to check it out.

Their website is still operational, Stu, so maybe Maitai is referring to a particular location that closed?

The Pasadena one went kaput as did many others, but not all.

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You'r right Social Worker and Tom..I did check and our local MC in Sherman Oaks is operational..love those St. Louis Barbecued baby back ribs..best deal in town..$18.95 easily feeds TWO.
stu

Bombay Cafe, Pico Blvd. and Bundy in West LA. Dinner for 4 including beers for three for about $80.00. Not sure if anyone mentioned Pampas for Brazilian churrascaria. It's a "by the pound" place where you select from salads and hot sides and then request the meat that you want and pay by weight. Unless you really load down your plate you can get out for under $15.00. There is a location in the Farmer's Market on Fairfax and another location in Culver City in the Culver Center at the corner of Venice Blvd and Overland Blvd.

In-N-Out Burger and Chick-fil-A.

Bookmarking

Continuing our periodic quest for local restos that warrant a special mention, we found another today.

May we present <b>The A-Frame</b> in the Culver City/Marina area.
It ain't fine dining, but it sure as hell is unique and ten kinds of delicious. Dress-up is a no-no. In fact when you read the owner's comments on the menu you may decide to come with old jeans, rubber boots, a bib and extra napkins.

AFRAMELA.COM
12565 Washington Blvd.
L.A. 90066
310-398-7700

Today, for Sunday lunch, we started with the amazing Furukake Kettle Corn, Hawaiian style. On to the crab cake sandwich, along with the Dyn-o-mite butter and sour cream, twice baked duchesse potato. We split everything, quite large portions as we had had a late breakfast. Read the menus for lunch and dinner on their web page and don't miss owner Papi Chulos welcome blurb.

The building is an old IHOP a-frame, nicely renovated and painted, with outside dining under Japanese-style lamps.
No reservations and people share tables. We opted for outside and ate alone. We ended with a "thick ass" ice cream sandwich"...try the A-Frame..we loved it and will def go again.

Stu

Someone above recommended a Chick Fil A. For those of you who care about such things, they are a huge financial contributor to anti-gay marriage causes and are currently harassing a Vermont t-shirt maker.

Chick openly acknowledges giving money to anti-gay marriage causes but will galdly take the money of gays at the counter.

They are also suing a VT samll entrepreneur for selling his "Eat More Kale" t-shirts. Chick has an "Eat Mor Chikin" advertising campaign.

Besides the spelling, the type face, and the colors being different, what moron would confuse kale and chicken? It is a big company preying on a small guy.

Just thought of a few of you might like to know.

Thank you, adu! I would probably have not gone to that place, anyway, but will certainly cross it off my dance card now!

sw...thank you for your protective words when that totally clueless poster accused me of advertising..what a feeble joke!Some people have nothing better to do, it seems. Waiting for you visit in January. I've enjoyed and contributed broadly to this interesting and most useful thread. Hope you have a chance to visit some of the many places mentioned herein...that A-Frame in Culver City is most unusual and fun...along with memorable dishes.
stu

We had lunch with Fodor royalty last week at the Farmer's Market. What a charming spot with a host of choices. We all had the crepes which were expertly prepared squarely. We were there many, mnay years ago but now it is retro-hip and rightfully crowded.

Where Adu ever got the idea of "Fodor Royalty" I dunno. But talk about charm, Adu and his lovely wife, along with her two delightful sisters, joined me for a mini-GTG. They're sure a fun group. We chatted long and loud while munching on those delicious crepes to keep Adu from monopolizing the conversation.

Next stop was the Getty Villa (the original Getty Museum, mainly Roman and Greek antiquities), located high on a Malibu hill overlookng the blue Pacific. A beautiful California October day.

A wonderful and most enjoyable afternoon was had by all. Even Adu begrudgingly admitted this!
Stu.

What fun we had after Stu left!!

It was an absolute pleasure to meet Stu and he charmed my wife and her two sisters. He led and then accompanied us through the Getty Museum. It was a serene and unhurried setting with equisite exemplars of Roman and Greek art and pottery. (I am sucker for Greek kraters.) Stu is proud of his fifty plus years in the LA area and his enthusiasm, knowledge, and wit made our trip delightful. (I hope he does not read this, it could ruin my reputation forever.)

After Stu left to attend to domestic matters, I made an ass of myself. There is a room dedicated to amusing children. You can stand behind a screen and don or brandish Greek accoutrements. Which of course we did complete with a photographic record. There are also vases designed specificly to withstand modern magic markers so they can be adorned then erased. On one vase I wrote. "For Oedipus, Love Mom." On another I worte, "Be Home Soon. Wish You Were Here. Odyssues."

The women running the small center pretended to be amused and placed the vases prominently.

Stu, thanks again for everything.

We just had another great dinner at Church & State Bistro (1850 Industrial St Los Angeles, California 90021 - (213) 405-1434) on Friday night. It is now definitely my favorite restaurant in the Los Angeles area (but we'll keep looking). I have an old review (from our prix-fixe meal earlier in the year) and will post another one on Friday night's meal soon. This time, we ordered from items on the menu, and the results were spectacular.



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Thanks for the good tip Tom...
stu

Hey stu (and other Fodorites near the Pasadena area), you should come to the GTG at my house on the night of January 1. We can trade restaurant reviews. News about it is in the lounge.

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Tom...,thanks..I already emailed my regrets to Faina (Dayenu). Wish I could, but cannot. But a very happy season to all.
stu

Tom -- totally bummed -- will be out of the country, nuts!

@ cferrb -- been wanting to check out Bombay Cafe -- thanks for letting me know it was worthy of checking out. Although it is across from Chan Dara, and I'll wait until the holiday season is over, since they like doing the sobriety check point right there. Also -- it is Overland AVENUE, and NOT Boulevard. My Little Overland group gets frothy if I don't correct these mistakes!