Rudy's

Rudy's is the all time favorite breakfast restaurant. They have many famous breakfast platters named after people, famous biscuits and gravy, and the friendliest customer service. This mom and pop restaurant know what they are doing.

Some famous platters are the John Wayne and the Rambo. The John Wayne has corn tortillas, potatoes, eggs, veggies, cheese, and ranchero sauce. The Rambo has french toast, eggs, and ham. The platter come with pounds of food that will get you stuffed for decent money. Sometimes you can even save it for later (but it doesn't taste as good).




The biscuits and gravy are a melt-in-your-mouth type of moment. The biscuit is light and slightly sweet and the gravy is thick and slight salty which are a perfect combination. (Sometimes I just want to go just for the biscuits and gravy). Never again will you ever forget those two couples (biscuit and gravy).

The waiters and waitresses are always so happy and so sweet. Most will try and really get to know you, so they usually know the regulars pretty well. So make sure you become a regular because the food is sure worth it. 


Ran Chu

Guppies

Guppies is a place for fun and shaved ice! This place is a restaurant to remember. Guppies are not only known for their desserts, but for their food too!!

Mainly known for their shaved ice, their large shaved ice is stacked so tall and filled with fruit and condensed milk. It is to die for. You can get an array of fruit or other toppings on it, but no matter what you get, it is deeeeelicious! Other desserts that Guppies is known for is brick toast. It is a a piece of bread, the size about a brick, and is toasted in the oven with coconut and caramel syrup. YUMM. This place has a fun, cool, hip, and tasty atmosphere that you don't wanna miss. 

There food ranges from fried rice to popcorn chicken (one of the more popular choices). The popcorn chicken is one of the most liked appetizers there. It is crispy on the inside and soft chicken on the inside. If you ever go there make sure you at least get 2 of the 3 favorite choices. Enjoy!

Ran Chu 

It’s all about the Pizookie

To be honest, the main reason I choose to eat at BJ’s is for the pizookie. It comes out hot and fresh and is, melt-in-your-mouth, good. 

If you have never tried their pizookie, I highly recommend you try it, even if you go for dessert before a movie and skip the meal.

…Katherine Kaskanyan

Chick-Fil-A

I Love Chick-Fil-A. They have a great fried chicken sandwich. The original is really good but I usually get the spicy chicken sandwich meal. The meal comes with fries and a drink.I prefer this place over other fast food because of the quality of the meal.Chick-Fil-A also is closed every Sunday for religious purposes, which I admire for a fast food place.

 Chick-Fil-A even has amazing french fries. They are delicious, golden brown waffle fries, which are always cooked to perfection.

… Katherine Kaskanyan

Lazy Dog

Lazy Dog is a modern American style restaurant. My friends Uncle actually owns the whole chain (I'm not biased) and it is a great place because of the food and the customer service. 

The food is also great! They range from burgers to tacos and the price is mediocre to high. It is a nicer place to have brunch, lunch or dinner, but is well worth the spendings but if a place has bad service, I never go back! SO when a customer is not greeted properly or even just feel as if the waiter is NICE, that is one thing, but I have been in restaurants where people are rude and never come to your table. Yes, we are not better than waiters, but it is their job to make sure things are comfortable. AND Lazy Dog does just that. Every single time I have been in there, I have received excellent customer service! Every waiter and waitress I have had make sure to let us know that they will make sure we get everything we need, and always seem genuinely nice. 

Ran Chu

BJ's

BJ's is one of my favorite places to eat at. They have an amazing, fun atmosphere whatever time of the day. There lunch time is still quite busy, but has a nice clean classy feel. During dinner time, its a little busier and the bar is also busier. Many like to go and hang out at the bar with some appetizers or you can even eat at the bar. They also have a great beer selection on tap, only for the kids 21 and over of course. The food is also great! They have a lot of famous thick crust pizzas that make people come back for more! They also have salads, burgers, pastas, and the best desserts ever. One of the best desserts I have ever had was the cinnamon pizza. It is a very thin slice of bread with cinnamon sugar on it and served with vanilla ice cream. This is one of the best restaurants I have ever been to!

Ran

Korean BBQ

Korean BBQ is starting to be a big fad! The all you can eat special deals is what is grabbing people's attention. The price is right and the taste is right! There are many types of meat that comes out, there are marinated short ribs, and lots of others. 

Then there is something called "duk" and its is basically a thin sheet of rice cakes and you wrap the meat with some salad with it, and you eat it. It is so delicious, I take my friends who are non-korean by the way and they love it! So the next time your in La or anywhere with Korean BBQ try it and you'll love it. 

Ran

SUBWAY, The Right Way

Right now, Subway is the new phase!! The $5 footlong sandwiches are the best deals in town. You can have most of the sandwiches that you want and have anything you want on it. It's all custom made and you can have either all the veggies you want on it or you can have nothing on it. It's a genius idea from a business perspective. People love to have what they want on their foods especially when you can pick and choose right in front of you instead of pre-ordering it. People love the 5$ footlong sandwiches at Subway because its fast, easy, to go, and cheap. 

Yummy

The Loft- Torrance

This is one of my favorite places to eat. Whenever I’m around Gardena or Torrance I usually want to eat lunch or dinner here. They have amazing; 

Island Style Fried Chicken

And 

Kalbi (Beef Short Ribs)

I usually get a combination plate of the above, but for those of you who like Teriyaki Chicken The Loft has,

Healthy Hawaiian Teriyaki Chicken Breast

If you ever try this place you must try the macaroni salad side, it is so good. It is one of the reasons I keep coming back besides the delicious Island Style Fried Chicken. 

I highly recommend this place to anyone.

http://thelofthawaii.com/combos.php 

...Katherine Kaskanyan

ToGo’s

http://www.togos.com/

 There is a ToGo’s right across from the USC campus. Great quick bite while studying for finals.

Katherine Kaskanyan

Krispy Kreme Donuts

Krispy Kreme donuts are one of the freshest, tastiest, and lightest donuts EVER! 

Krispy Kreme is as freshest as it gets. When you go inside they offer you a donut, some fresh out of the fryer and it feels like you bit into air. The donut is so light and fluffy but with a hint of sweet icing. It is perfection.

Krispy Kreme is one of the most delicious donuts I have ever ate, and once I had it, I have never been able to eat any other type of donut. Enough said. 


This donut is not the usual donuts people think of, it is truly sooo much more. 

Ran Chu

IN-N-OUT

I Love In-N-Out.

 http://www.in-n-out.com/  

When I go to In-n-Out I always get a cheese burger with grilled onions. I highly recommend you ordering your fries animal style, which comes with thousand island dressing, grilled onions and cheese on top of a bed of fries. I don't really care for their fries compared to other places, but getting them animal style is really good. Their fries are freshly cut and prepared in the back, it is kind of fun to watch them cut the potatoes while your waiting for your food.

Many people love there milk shakes. I personally like the Wendy's frosty better. 

Katherine Kaskanyan

Wing Stop Vs. Buffalo Wild Wings

Hands down Wing Stop is better than Buffalo Wild Wings. I recently tried Buffalo Wild Wings for the first time and there was way too much sauce on the wings for my preference. That is mainly the reason why I like Wing Stop more. Their wings are juicy, flavorful and crispy, not soggy.  I recommend Wing Stop. They have really good fries too. 

Katherine Kaskanyan

YardHouse

So.. I went to the Yard House tonight and it was ok. I am not a huge fan of the Yard House because I think it is to expensive for what it is. I ordered their Caesar salad for an appetizer and I don't know if the salad they gave me was a Caesar because it had none of the components. They shouldn’t even call it a Caesar, it was similar to an Italian dressing. My boyfriend ordered the steak sandwich which was really good and my clam chowder was good as well. They also have a good fish and chips. If you have the money it’s good, especially if you like beer.

The Yard House is also well known for their variety of beers on tap!

…Katherine Kaskanyan

Rascals Teriyaki Grill

         Rascals has the best chicken teriyaki. They have three locations, Torrance, Gardena, and Long Beach. Their teriyaki sauce on the chicken or beef is so good on a big bed of white rice. They have great Chinese chicken salad, burgers, sandwiches, soup, etc.  I highly recommend this place, you wont be disappointed. Prices are great.  

...Katherine Kaskanyan

GARDENA *New Location!

1540 West Artesia Blvd.

Gardena, CA 90248

TORRANCE

5111 Torrance Blvd

310/542-0022

LONG BEACH

1760 Bellflower Blvd

562/431-7777