DINING DEALS : RETRO BURGER PIEMAN.Byline: Larry Lipson Johnny Rockets Johnny Rockets is an American burger restaurant franchise whose motif is meant to recreate the American diners of the 1940s and 1950s. Its restaurants' decor include jukeboxes, chrome accents and red leather seats, and customers are waited on by waiters and waitresses , 16901 Ventura Blvd., Encino, (818) 981-5900, and elsewhere. Slick Johnny has rocketed around the nation with his art-deco neon diner looks and under-$10 meals of limited, but consistently good sandwich, pie and fountain fare. Oh Johnny! Oh Johnny! ?Grazing spot California Canteen, 3311 Cahuenga Blvd. W., near Universal City, (323) 876-1702. Located west of Barham Boulevard and east of Lankershim Boulevard, this charming, European-style bistro is considered a Valley spot by East Valleyites, though technically in Hollywood. And it's a grazer's paradise with its array of snack plates ($6.50 to $9) and relatively inexpensive pastas (mostly $8 to $10). Six entrees are under $14. Plenty of garlic used here. And there's an outdoor sidewalk patio. A little more, senor Poquito Mas, 3701 Cahuenga Blvd. W., Universal City, (818) 760-8226. (Also in North Hollywood, Burbank and West Hollywood West Hollywood A community of southern California northeast of Beverly Hills. It is mainly residential. Population: 36,600. .) Best tortilla soup in town and great shrimp and ahi tuna tacos, carne asada
Chicken coup de garlic Versailles, 17410 Ventura Blvd., Encino, (818) 906-0756. (Also in West L.A., Culver City Culver City, city (1990 pop. 38,793), Los Angeles co., S Calif., a residential suburb of Los Angeles; inc. 1917. It is a center of the U.S. motion-picture industry, whose roots in the city date to c.1915. Its chief manufactures are rubber products and computers. and Manhattan Beach Manhattan Beach, city (1990 pop. 32,063), Los Angeles co., S Calif., on Santa Monica Bay; inc. 1912. It is a residential and beach community with an oil refinery and nearby factories that produce transportation and electrical equipment, computers, and pottery. ) This homey Cuban foodspot with plenty of zest and minimum tabs is riding a wave of popularity. Lots of under-$10 entrees at this extra-garlicky chicken coup. Save on steaks Sherman Room, 16916 Sherman Way, Van Nuys, (818) 881-9363. For adults (21 and over) only with cash in hand (no credit cards) the steaks are about as low in price as you'll find anywhere. All steaks are under $11, all lobster combos under $19, and the tab includes soup or salad, baked potato or fries and garlic toast. Get in line. There are no reservations taken. |
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