Your Guide to Authentic Regional Eats
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| 1) | Al's Place - Locke,
CA
Must Eats: peanut butter, hamburger, steak |
| 2) | B&R's Old Fashion Burgers - Hawthorne ,
CA
Must Eats: Fries, Chili Cheese King Burger, Cheeseburger, Chili Fritos |
| 3) | Bakesale Betty's - Oakland,
CA
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| 4) | Barbara's Fish Trap - Half Moon Bay,
CA
Must Eats: Fish and Chips, Sourdough Bread, Clam Chowder (cup) |
| 5) | Barney's - Oakland,
CA
Must Eats: California Burger, French Fries |
| 6) | BBQ Land - Santa Maria,
CA
Must Eats: Tri-tip sandwich, Ranch-style beans, Kim Chee, Macaroni salad |
| 7) | Best Fish Taco in Ensenada - Los Angeles,
CA
Must Eats: Fish Taco, Shrimp Taco, Camarones Abrigados, Horchata |
| 8) | Bette's Oceanview Diner - Berkeley,
CA
Must Eats: Chocolate Espresso Twinkie, Pancakes, Fruit Salad, Macaroons |
| 9) | Bi-Rite Creamery - San Francisco,
CA
Must Eats: Salted Caramel Ice Cream, Banana Split |
| 10) | Brophy Brothers - Santa Barbara,
CA
Must Eats: Hot Combo, Shrimp Avocado Salad, Bread, Clam Chowder |
| 11) | Bruxie - Orange,
CA
Must Eats: Green Eggs and Ham Waffle Sandwich, Buttermilk Chicken and Waffle, Leige Waffle |
| 12) | Buttercup Bakery - Willow Creek,
CA
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| 13) | California Roll Factory - Los Angeles ,
CA
Must Eats: Chenzo, Deep-Fried Mike Roll |
| 14) | Chicken Pie Shop - Fresno,
CA
Must Eats: Rice Pudding, Homemade bread, Chicken Pot Pie |
| 15) | Cielito Lindo - Los Angeles,
CA
Must Eats: taquitos, tamale, Horchata |
| 16) | Clifton's Cafeteria - Los Angeles,
CA
Must Eats: Navy Bean Soup, Macaroni & Cheese, Roast Turkey, Roast Beef |
| 17) | Cottage - La Jolla,
CA
Must Eats: muffins, Buttermilk Coffee Cake, House-Baked Granola, Tangerine Juice |
| 18) | D.Z. Akins - San Diego,
CA
Must Eats: Corned Beef Sandwich, Matzoh Brei, Blintzes, Chicken in the Pot |
| 19) | Da Kine's Plate Lunches - San Diego,
CA
Must Eats: chicken katsu, Kalua pig, Loco Moco, mahi mahi |
| 20) | Damburger - Redding,
CA
Must Eats: Cheeseburgers, French Fries, Milkshake |
| 21) | Dianda's Italian Pastries - San Francisco,
CA
Must Eats: Florentiners |
| 22) | Donut Man - Glendora,
CA
Must Eats: Fresh peach donut, Bavarian cream filled, Tiger tail, French crueller |
| 23) | Dottie's True Blue Cafe - San Francisco,
CA
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| 24) | Duarte's Tavern - Pescadero,
CA
Must Eats: Olallieberry Pie, Artichokes, Pear Pie, Combination Cream Of Chile & Artichoke Soup |
| 25) | Du-Par's - Los Angeles,
CA
Must Eats: Pancakes (full stack), Orange Juice, Corned Beef Hash, Muffin |
| 26) | Dutch Oven Bakery - Altadena,
CA
Must Eats: Blueberry Honey Muffin, Lemon Pound Cake (Slice), Strawberry Honey Muffin, Mini Sweet Potato Pie |
| 27) | Earl's Donuts - Chatsworth,
CA
Must Eats: Donuts |
| 28) | Eddie Rickenbacker's - San Francisco,
CA
Must Eats: Hamburger, BLT |
| 29) | El Campeon - San Juan Capistrano,
CA
Must Eats: Fresh Juice, Torta, Taco, Burrito |
| 30) | El Gallito - Cathedral City,
CA
Must Eats: carnitas, chicken mole, El Gallito Especial, Chips and Salsa |
| 31) | El Indio - San Diego,
CA
Must Eats: fish taco, tortillas |
| 32) | El Paisa Taco Truck - Oakland,
CA
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| 33) | El Tepeyac Cafe - Los Angeles,
CA
Must Eats: Carne Asada Taco, Hollenbeck Burrito, Tortilla Chips |
| 34) | Elena's - Glendale,
CA
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| 35) | Fab Hot Dogs - Reseda,
CA
Must Eats: Bald Eagle, L.A. Street Dog, Hot Dog, Rice Pudding |
| 36) | Fenton's - Oakland,
CA
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| 37) | Flossie's Southern Kitchen - Torrance,
CA
Must Eats: Meatloaf, Macaroni and Cheese |
| 38) | Fosselman's Ice Cream Company - Alhambra,
CA
Must Eats: Ice Cream |
| 39) | Frog Hollow Farm - San Francisco,
CA
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| 40) | Gaffey Street Diner - San Pedro,
CA
Must Eats: Eggs Benedict with Hollandaise Sauce, Apple Pancakes, Homemade Biscuits, Bacon, Eggs and Home Fried Potatoes |
| 41) | Galco’s Soda Pop Stop - Los Angeles,
CA
Must Eats: Canadian Cola, Ouzon Soda, Boysenberry Soda |
| 42) | Giusti's - Walnut Grove,
CA
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| 43) | Gott's Roadside - St. Helena,
CA
Must Eats: burgers, Sweet Potato Fries |
| 44) | G's Juice - Playa Del Rey,
CA
Must Eats: Playa Del Rey Smoothie, Berry Good Smoothie, OMP Fruit Juice, Fish Taco |
| 45) | Hadley Fruit Orchards - Cabazon,
CA
Must Eats: Medjool Dates (1 pound), Giant Date Banana Shake, Giant Date Shake, Trail Mix (40 oz.) |
| 46) | Hitching Post - Casmalia,
CA
Must Eats: filet mignon |
| 47) | Hob Nob Hill - San Diego,
CA
Must Eats: Coffee Cake, Pecan Roll, Waffle, Hot Turkey Dinner |
| 48) | Hodad's - Ocean Beach,
CA
Must Eats: Milk Shake, Double Bacon Cheeseburger Basket |
| 49) | House of Nanking - San Francisco,
CA
Must Eats: Spicy Chicken |
| 50) | Ici - Berkeley,
CA
Must Eats: Cone |
| 51) | In-N-Out Burger - Hollywood,
CA
Must Eats: Milk Shake, Cheeseburger, French Fries, Double Double |
| 52) | Jodie's Restaurant - Albany,
CA
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| 53) | John O'Groats - Los Angeles,
CA
Must Eats: Apple Juce, Crab Benedict with Home Fries, Oatmeal, Eggs, Home Fries, and Biscuits |
| 54) | Johnnie's Pastrami Restaurant - Culver City,
CA
Must Eats: Pastrami Sandwich |
| 55) | Juanita's Taco Shop - Encinitas,
CA
Must Eats: Fish Taco |
| 56) | Julian Pie Company - Santa Ysabel,
CA
Must Eats: apple pie, Apple Crumb Pie |
| 57) | Kingdom of Dumpling - San Francisco,
CA
Must Eats: Shanghai Soup Dumplings, Chicken and Corn Dumplings, Salt and Pepper Tofu, Pork and Chive Dumplings |
| 58) | Kono's Surf Club Cafe - San Diego,
CA
Must Eats: cheeseburger, Big Breakfast #1, breakfast burrito |
| 59) | Kowloon Tong Dessert Cafe - San Francisco,
CA
Must Eats: Boiled Coke with Ginger and Lemon, Banana Split, Condensed Milk and Butter Toast, H.K. Style Waffles |
| 60) | La Fachada - San Diego,
CA
Must Eats: Carnitas Taco, Carne Asada Taco, Horchata, Taco Al Pastor |
| 61) | La Farine - Oakland,
CA
Must Eats: Apple Croissant, Cheese Roll, Hazlenut Sour Cherry Tarte |
| 62) | La Super Rica - Santa Barbara,
CA
Must Eats: Tacos de Chorizo, Rajas, Posole Estilo-Jalisco, Tamal de Verduras |
| 63) | L'Amyx Tea Bar - Oakland,
CA
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| 64) | Las Fuentes - Reseda,
CA
Must Eats: Carne Asada Taco, Chile Relleno |
| 65) | Les Sisters' Southern Kitchen - Chatsworth,
CA
Must Eats: Southern Fried Chicken Dinner, Buttermilk Pie, Hot Links, Iced Tea/ Lemonade |
| 66) | LG's Prime Steak House - Palm Springs,
CA
Must Eats: Porterhouse Steak, Filet Mignon, Grilled Citrus Shrimp, Mushrooms |
| 67) | Los Cinco Puntos - Los Angeles ,
CA
Must Eats: Carnitas Taco |
| 68) | Mama's Hot Tamales Café - Los Angeles,
CA
Must Eats: Tamales, Beef Empanada, Mexican Mocha |
| 69) | Mama's on Washington Square - San Francisco,
CA
Must Eats: Buttermilk pancakes, Cranberry-Orange-Walnut French Toast, Blueberry coffee cake, Hash-browned redskin potatoes |
| 70) | Marie's Do-Nut Shop - Sacramento,
CA
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| 71) | Mission Pie - San Francisco,
CA
Must Eats: Shaker Lemon Pie, Banana Cream Pie, Spinach and Goat Cheese Quiche, Potato Leek Tart |
| 72) | Mitla Cafe - San Bernardino,
CA
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| 73) | Mom's Tamales - Los Angeles,
CA
Must Eats: Tamales, Tortilla Chips |
| 74) | Munch Box - Chatsworth,
CA
Must Eats: Chili Cheese Dog, Hickory Burger, Chili Cheese Fries, Fries |
| 75) | Musso & Frank - Los Angeles,
CA
Must Eats: Grilled Ribeye Steak, Caramel Custard, Flannel Cakes, Corned Beef & Cabbage |
| 76) | Nationwide Meats - Sacramento,
CA
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| 77) | Natural Cafe - Simi Valley,
CA
Must Eats: Cabo Fish Tacos, Carrot Shake, Crystal Blue Persuasion Smoothie, Zog Dog |
| 78) | O.B. Smoothie Bar & Sub Express - Ocean Beach,
CA
Must Eats: Breakfast of the Gods, Smoothie |
| 79) | Oasis Date Gardens - Thermal,
CA
Must Eats: Date Shake, Banana Date Shake, Date Shake |
| 80) | Orange Inn - Laguna Beach,
CA
Must Eats: Original Smoothie, Date Shake, Granola, Brownie |
| 81) | Original Mel's - Sacramento,
CA
Must Eats: French Fries, Pastrami Rueben |
| 82) | Original Pantry - Los Angeles,
CA
Must Eats: Ham & Eggs, Corned Beef & Cabbage, Baked Chicken, Sourdough french toast |
| 83) | Pancake Circus - Sacramento,
CA
Must Eats: Pancakes, Waffle |
| 84) | Pann's - Los Angeles,
CA
Must Eats: Fried Chicken Dinner, Biscuit, Sunrise |
| 85) | Pastels Bistro - Tecopa,
CA
Must Eats: Brazilian Black Beans with Kielbasa, Eggplant Lasagna |
| 86) | Pasty Shack - Sacramento,
CA
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| 87) | Pee Wee's Famous Hot Dogs and Hamburgers - Huntington Beach,
CA
Must Eats: Chili Dog, Lavendar Limeade, Lavendar Limeade, Sweet Potato Tots |
| 88) | Philippe the Original - Los Angeles,
CA
Must Eats: Lamb (Double) Dip Sandwich with Bleu Cheese, French dip sandwich, Pickled Egg, Baked Apple |
| 89) | Phyllis Giant Burgers - San Rafael,
CA
Must Eats: Burgers & Fries, Onion Rings |
| 90) | Pie ‘N Burger - Pasadena,
CA
Must Eats: Pie, Cheeseburger, Old-fahioned Soda, Macaroni Salad |
| 91) | Pink's Famous Chili Dogs - Los Angeles,
CA
Must Eats: chili dog, Onion Rings, Spicy Polish Dog, Coleslaw Dog |
| 92) | Putah Creek Cafe - Winters,
CA
Must Eats: char roast sirloin sandwich |
| 93) | R & J Southern Homecooking - Downey,
CA
Must Eats: Oyster Po'Boy, Ox Tails, Sand Dabs, Southern Fried Chicken |
| 94) | Ramona Cafe - Ramona,
CA
Must Eats: kitchen sink, Pie, cinnamon roll, Meatloaf Sandiwch |
| 95) | Randy's Donuts - Inglewood,
CA
Must Eats: Coconut Raised Donut, Honey Wheat Cake Donut, Maple Log, Apple Fritter |
| 96) | Rick & Ann's - Berkeley,
CA
Must Eats: Red Flannel Hash, Gingerbread Waffle, Double Espresso, Scone |
| 97) | Roscoe’s House of Chicken ’n Waffles - Los Angeles,
CA
Must Eats: Chicken and Waffle, House Combo, Sweet Potato Pie |
| 98) | Sam's Grill - San Francisco,
CA
Must Eats: Fried Filet of Sole, Sourdough Bread, Petrale Sole, Hash Browns |
| 99) | San Diego Chicken Pie Shop - San Diego,
CA
Must Eats: Hot Turkey Sandwich, chicken pie |
| 100) | Sears Fine Foods - San Francisco,
CA
Must Eats: Bacon, French toast, Swedish pancakes |
| 101) | Seoul Sausage Co. - Los Angeles,
CA
Must Eats: Seoul Sausage, Galbi Poutine, Korean Sausage |
| 102) | Shaky Alibi - Los Angeles ,
CA
Must Eats: Liège Belgian Waffles, Coffee, Sipping Chocolate |
| 103) | Sherman's Deli & Bakery - Palm Springs,
CA
Must Eats: Reuben Sandwich, corned beef, Corned Beef Hash w/Egg |
| 104) | Shields Date Gardens - Indio,
CA
Must Eats: date ice cream, Dates, date shake, Pistachios |
| 105) | Squeeze Inn - Sacramento,
CA
Must Eats: Cheeseburger, French Fries |
| 106) | St. Francis Fountain - San Francisco,
CA
Must Eats: Forty Niner, Milk Shake |
| 107) | Starling Diner - Long Beach,
CA
Must Eats: Broiled San Francisco Stuffed Toast , Scones with Lemon Curd, Breakfast Polenta, Bloody Mary |
| 108) | Suppenküche - San Francisco,
CA
Must Eats: suckling pig in bier sauce, roast venison in plum sauce, roast goose in bier sauce |
| 109) | Swan Oyster Depot - San Francisco,
CA
Must Eats: oysters, crab, Seafood Mix Salada, Seafood Mix Cocktail |
| 110) | Tacos El Gordo - Chula Vista,
CA
Must Eats: Tacos De Adobada (spicy pork), Tacos De Cabeza (beef head), Tostadas, Tacos De Lengua (beef tongue) |
| 111) | Tacos El Paisa - San Diego,
CA
Must Eats: Strawberry Aguas Frescas, Taco adobada, Taco carnitas, Taco birria |
| 112) | Tadich Grill - San Francisco,
CA
Must Eats: Petrale Sole Filet, Seafood Cioppino, Sand Dabs, Seafood Saute (Scallops, Prawns and Crab Legs) |
| 113) | Taqueria San Jose - San Francisco,
CA
Must Eats: Taco |
| 114) | The Summit - Ojai,
CA
Must Eats: Western Bacon Cheeseburger, Cherry Milkshake, Shredded Beef Taco |
| 115) | Tito's Tacos - Culver City,
CA
Must Eats: taco, Tostada, All beef burrito, Bean and cheese burrito |
| 116) | Ugly Roll Sushi - Los Angeles ,
CA
Must Eats: Sushi II Combo, Ugly Combo |
| 117) | Val's Burgers - Hayward,
CA
Must Eats: Chocolate Malt, Baby Burger, Chili Dog |
| 118) | Waffle - Los Angeles,
CA
Must Eats: Waffle, Sticky Bun Waffle, Coffee |
| 119) | Wheel Inn - Cabazon,
CA
Must Eats: Coconut Cream Pie, Spaghetti, Monte Cristo Sandwich, pie |
| 120) | Whitey's Jolly Kone - West Sacramento,
CA
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| 121) | Wuksachi Lodge Dining Room - Sequoia National Park,
CA
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