OurWeekly's 2010 Best of
Everyone has different tastes, so getting enough people to agree on their “favorite” this or that can sometimes be a challenge. But Our Weekly has done it again.
We’ve called on our readers to help us find the “Best” in the area. The results follow. As you peruse the list looking for your favorite, there are a number of “bests” that have been on our list in the past. The years are in parenthesis.
Breakfast Spots
Serving Spoon
1403 Centinela Ave., Inglewood
Dandylion (Carson) 18902 Avalon Blvd., Carson
Primo’s Burgers 4654 E. Avenue S, Palmdale
Ihop www.ihop.com
Denny’s www.dennys.com
Restaurants
R & J Soul Food
8852 Rosecrans Avenue, Downey
Pars Fine Persian Dining 40008 10th St., West Palmdale
Benihana www.benihana.com
Chilis www.chilis.com
Cobbler
Cobbler Lady (2006, 2007, 2008)
3854 Crenshaw Blvd., L.A.
Torrance Bakery (Gardena) 15934 S. Western Ave., Gardena
BBQ
Phillips (2006, 2007, 2008)
4307 Leimert Blvd. Ste. 3, L.A.
Caterers
Indulgent Occasion (2007)
1855 Industrial St., L.A.
Q and Q Hawaiian 39445 10th St. West Palmdale
Famous Dave’s BBQ 1205 W. Rancho Vista Blvd., Palmdale
Vincent’s Pastas and Pizza 2833 W. Ave. L., Lancaster
Fast Food
McDonalds www.mcdonalds.com
Tommy’s Original (Los Angeles) 2575 Beverly Blvd., L.A.
El Pollo Loco (2006) www.elpolloloco.com
Rubios www.rubios.com
Q and Q Hawaiian 39445 10th St., West Palmdale
D and D 2260 Palmdale Blvd., Palmdale
Chicken
El Pollo Loco (2006, 2007, 2008)
www.elpolloloco.com
Roscoe’s House of Chicken & Waffles (2008) www.rocoeschickenandwaffles.com
Golden Kettle 2600 E. Alondra Blvd., Compton
Charo’s Chicken 2058 W. Avenue J, Lancaster
Hair Shop
Mo’ Hair Technology
5902 Washington Blvd., Culver City
Theme Park
Magic Mountain (2008)
26101 Magic Mountain Parkway, Valencia
Disneyland (2008) 1313 S. Disneyland Drive Anaheim, CA 92802
Movie Theater
Magic Johnson (2008) 4020 Marlton Ave., L.A.
The Grove 189 The Grove Drive, L.A.
Ice Cream Store
Cold Stone Creamery (2008)
www.coldstonecreamery.com
Baskin Robbins www.baskinrobbins.com
Berry Star 39341 10th St. West, Lancaster
Electronics Store
Best Buy (2008) www.bestbuy.com
Fry’s (2008) www.frys.com
Music Store
Amoeba www.amoeba.com
Book Store
Barnes & Noble www.barnesandnoble.com
Eso Won books (2006, 2007, 2008) 4331 Degnan Blvd., L.A.
Walden Books 1100 W. Avenue K, Lancaster
Night Club
Savoy (2007, 2008)
218 S. La Brea Ave., Inglewood
Spagatini Old Ranch Way, Seal Beach
Live Entertainment
Hollywood Bowl (2008)
www.hollywoodbowl.com
Brunswick Bowling 432 Sierra Hwy East, Palmdale
Tourist Spot
Venice Beach (2007)
1800 Ocean Front Walk, Venice
CityWalk 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City
Radio Show/ Radio Station
Steve Harvey (2007) Morning Show
KJLH (2007, 2008) 102.3FM www.kjlhradio.com
94.7FM www.947thewaveradio.com
Beauty Shop
Mo’ Hair Tech
5904 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City
John Wesly (Long Beach) 717 Pine Ave., Long Beach
Exhibits 43967 15th St. West, Lancaster, CA
Chocolate Factory 39553 Sierra Hwy. East, Palmdale
Fusion Salon 651 W. Lancaster Blvd., Lancaster
Nail Shop
Long Nails (2007)
2404 W. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd, L.A.
Top Nails 121 E. Avenue J, Lancaster
Fashion Nails 248 E. Palmdale Blvd., Palmdale
Cleaners
JB Cleaners (Culver City)
6040 W. Jefferson Blvd., L.A., CA 90016
Dance Schools
Debbie Allen (2006, 2007)
3991 Santa Rosalia, Dr., L.A.
Lula Washington (2006, 2008) 3773 Crenshaw Blvd., L.A.
Gym
24 Hour Fitness (2006, 2007, 2008) www.24hourfitness.com
LA Fitness (2006) www.lafitness.com
Limo Service
Jackson (2006, 2007) 5917 West Blvd. ,L.A.,
Desert Star Limo 42612 8th St. West, Lancaster, Ca
5 Star Limo (661) 729-9231
Bank
Bank of America (2007, 2008)
www.bankofamerica.com
Florist
Conroy’s (2007, 2008)
www.conroysflowers.com
Farmer’s Wife 41961 50th St. West, Quartzhill
American Blooms (800) 379-6570
FTD (866) 254-4303
Bargain Store
99 Cents Store (2006, 2007) www.99only.com
Tuesday Morning www.tuesdaymorning.com
Barbershops
Cuttin’ Up 832 E. Avenue Q6, Palmdale
New Millennium Plus 1645 E. Palmdale Blvd., Palmdale
Enhancements Salon 2017 W. Avenue J, Palmdale
Spas
Sun Palace 42442 10th West, Palmdale
When you shop for turkey burgers for dinner tonight, you may be buying more than meat.
A recently released FDA report found that of all the raw ground turkey tested, 81% was contaminated with antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
Also, according to the National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System, or NARMS, Retail Meat Annual Report, ground turkey wasn’t the only problem. Antibiotic-resistant bacteria was found in some 69% of pork chops, 55% of ground beef and 39% of chicken.
A new community plan for the West Adams, Baldwin Hills, Leimert Park and Hyde Park communities is proposing to roll back current limits on the number of stand-alone fast food restaurants in Council District 10 for up to 20 years.
In 2008, the City Council passed an ordinance restricting new fast food restaurants from being constructed within 0.5 miles of an existing fast food restaurant.
LOS ANGELES, Calif.—The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department placed itself on "heightened alert" today in response to this morning's massacre in Colorado and vowed to to beef up patrols around movie theaters to stave off a repeat of the violence.
Around a dozen people were killed and 38 wounded when a heavily armed gunman opened fire at a midnight showing in Aurora, Colo., of the Batman film "The Dark Knight Rises."
Chicago native Don Thompson is now CEO of McDonald’s, the world’s largest chain of hamburger fast-food restaurants. He recently accepted the position as the former Vice Chairman and CEO Jim Skinner retired after 41 years with the corporation. Prior to this, Thompson had been president and COO of the chain, which has more than 33,000 locations serving approximately 68 million customers in 119 countries each day.
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