A LA CARTE : THE ALL-AMERICAN COBBLER.Byline: Larry Lipson There's something especially comforting about a cobbler. It's warm, satisfying and very American. And it's an easy dessert to share, especially as an ending to a hearty, no-nonsense meat-and-potatoes meal. Here are a few restaurants that bake cobblers worth consideration: Carmichael's Address: 20969 Ventura Blvd., Woodland Hills. Phone: (818) 346-4050. Cuisine: American. Type(s): Seasonal fruit cobblers are served hot with vanilla bean ice cream. Current one is blueberry blueberry, plant of the large genus Vaccinium, widely distributed shrubs (occasionally small trees) of the family Ericaceae (heath family), usually found on acid soil. They are often confused with the related huckleberry. . Price: $4.50. Dakota's BBQ BBQ barbecue Address: 2525 Stow St., Simi Valley Simi Valley (sē`mē, sĭm`ē), city (1990 pop. 100,217), Ventura co., SW Calif. in an oil, fruit, and farm region; laid out 1887, inc. 1969. . Phone: (805) 582-1700. Cuisine: American. Type(s): Apple or peach cobbler is made fresh every day with an oat oat member of the plant genus Avena in the family Poaceae. oats see avenasativa. oat grain seed of Avena sativa, and as 'oats' the favored grain for the feeding of horses. nut crust and served a la mode. Price: $3.95. Daily Grill Address: 16101 Ventura Blvd., Encino. (Also in Studio City, Brentwood and Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. .) Phone: (818) 986-4111. Cuisine: American. Type(s): Flavors are changed daily. Apple with either strawberry, blueberry or peach are most common. They're made with a crumble top with cinnamon, butter and sugar and served warm, plain or with whipped or ice cream. Price: $4.95. (Free on birthday.) Jake & Annie's Address: 1700 Main St., Santa Monica Santa Monica (săn`tə mŏn`ĭkə), city (1990 pop. 86,905), Los Angeles co., S Calif., on Santa Monica Bay; inc. 1886. Tourism and retailing are important, and the city has motion-picture, biotechnology, and software industries. . Phone: (310) 452-1734. Cuisine: American. Type(s): Deep-dish strawberry, peach and blackberry served heated a la mode. Price: $5. JoeJoe's Address: 13355 Ventura Blvd., Sherman Oaks. Phone: (818) 990-8919. Cuisine: Contemporary American. Type(s): Cobblers here are made with Last Chance peaches and blueberries. Served with vanilla ice cream. Look for apple-cranberry cobblers in a couple of weeks. Price: $4. JJ's Bar & Grill Address: 17200 Ventura Blvd., Encino. Phone: (818) 501-7600. Cuisine: American. Type(s): Apple cobbler is the current one. It's double size, has a caramel glaze and comes on a sizzling siz·zle intr.v. siz·zled, siz·zling, siz·zles 1. To make the hissing sound characteristic of frying fat. 2. To seethe with anger or indignation. 3. skillet with two scoops of vanilla ice cream. Price: $4.95. Half-size $2.95. Kenny Rogers Roasters Kenny Rogers Roasters is a chicken restaurant that was started in 1991 in the United States by country music musician Kenny Rogers and former Kentucky Fried Chicken owner and original developer John Y. Brown, Jr. The menu was originally centered on wood-fired rotisserie chicken. Address: 9350 Corbin Ave., Northridge and elsewhere. Phone: (818) 700-0520. Cuisine: American. Type(s): Apple or cherry. Price: 99 cents. Roscoes Address: 22746 Roscoe Blvd., Canoga Park. Phone: (818) 883-5597. Cuisine: American. Type(s): Fresh peach cobbler is served with cream. Price: $2.50. $1 extra with ice cream. Wood Ranch Address: 5050 Cornell Road, Agoura Hills. (Also in Moorpark.) Phone: (805) 523-8900. Cuisine: American. Type(s): Served hot with ice cream. Current flavors are peach or apple. Price: $3.95. |
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