theluckyrabbit
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El Parian is famous for wonderful food! Regional, authentic ethnic food is amazing in southern California! Take advantage of the opportunity to try some new things. You won't regret it!
El Parian is famous for wonderful food! Regional, authentic ethnic food is amazing in southern California! Take advantage of the opportunity to try some new things. You won't regret it!
I added El Parian on my list of potential places to eat after our visit at California Science Center. I will let DH decide where to eat since that portion of the trip is more for him (vs DLR portion is more for me) and he's a more adventurous eater than me.
If you're in Bakersfield you must try a communal Basque dinner. Delicious and pretty regional specific. Noriega Hotel and Wool Growers are probably your two best bets. Dewars is probably the best old time soda shops in the entire state and worth a stop.
If you're coming to LA and are not familiar with real Mexican food you must try it! Get the carnitas and carne asada, try the birria, lengua, tripas, etc. if you (or your husband) is feeling adventurous. Birria is definitely a love it or hate it thing and I'm in the hate group (and I'm Mexican and my grandfather makes an apparently amazing birria).
I've noticed no one has spoken up about dining near the Ca. Science Ctr.
The Science Center is in Expo Park, which also houses the impressive L.A. Natural History Museum and the L.A. Coliseum -- home the USC Trojans, LA Rams (temporary), and to the 1932 and 1984 Olympics and will be used again for the 2028 Olympics (the Coliseum gives tours but I believe has just started a massive renovation). Expo Park is a major tourist center in LA. but is not surrounded by a touristy area (South L.A. has not gentrified, and while tourist shouldn't consider themselves at risk the area around Expo Park, many do find it intimidating..it's a relatively desperate-looking area). But the (very affluent) USC main campus is directly across the street to the north, and there has been exponential development on the blocks just north and east of campus adding a lot of new dining in the last 5 years (mostly small QS chains targeting the student population). Today's USC students get to eat much better than I did. Plus, the Science Ctr. and Natural History Museum also have cafes.
If you looking for something more unique to the area, I few miles north in downtown L.A. there is the famous Phillippe's (110 years old this year, and one of few eateries in L.A. that live up tho the hype) near Union Station, and lots of interesting options in nearby Little Tokyo.
Isn't the taco truck scene around LA pretty good? And if you're mentioning adventurous, I've had tripe and tongue. I haven't tried cabeza, and I've only heard of but haven't seen brain tacos.