I don’t really know what to recommend here.  It’s not bad, it’s not great, it’s just a place we used to go because generally there wasn’t a long wait and it was convenient.  It’s on Beverly just east of La Cienega at the corner of Beverly and King’s Road. Hence the name

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What can I tell you about Canters?  It’s BIG, It’s open 24 hours.  It’s much better than Jerry’s Deli.  It’s got Jewish deli like food.  Not a bad choice for that late night dining.

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I was pretty skeptical of this place but I was pleasantly surprised.  First I must mention that California Roll and most of the other rolls you see in a sushi restaurant in California are not Japanese.  You won’t find a California roll in Japan nor a spider roll or a rainbow roll or a caterpillar roll or a crunch roll etc…  That doesn’t really mean anything because most of those rolls can be pretty delicious.  The majority of my Japanese friends love these rolls.

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Ya know I really only put this here because I had a picture of it since it’s between Califnornia Roll Factory and Le Saigon.  I’ve been here a couple of times.  Pretty standard fair for a 50′s style dinner.  Burgers, fries, shakes, malts and other stuff.  They are open until 1 or 2 on Friday and Saturday nights.

On Santa Monica West of the 405 just before Barrington.

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There are two or three for these.  The one pictured above is in Westwood on Westwood Blvd.  There is another on Valley Blvd in Monterey Park just west of Garfield.  They have a ton of noodle dishes (and several non-noodle dishes) from lots of different Asian cultures.  My favorite is the Noodle Planet Pho.  It’s a little spicy. 

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Horray!  Vietnamese food on the west side.  Pho, Charbroiled Pork, Vietnamese style eggrolls.  Yummy.

Acutally it’s not great but it’s not bad either.  Perfect when you have a craving but you can’t make it down to Orange County.  Very inexpensive too.

On Santa Monica West of the 405 just before Barrington.

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This is my favorite Bo Ba place.  They have just the right amount of tea to milk to sugar ratio and I like the favor of their tea.  The one I usually go to is on Valley Blvd west of Garfield on the south side of the street in a strip mall.  There are at least 2 or 3 others.  They seem to be expanding rapidly.  They have like 90 different drinks as well as a few foods.  I haven’t tried many other drinks because I’m always craving my Bo Ba fix so even though I’d like to try the others it comes down to getting my fix or trying something I usually go for the fix.

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Best Thai on the west side.  They are on Santa Monica Blvd in the 600 block.  It’s probably not "authentic" but it tastes good to me.  Kind of small and the service has been lacking.  I think they need one or two more people but definitely a place to check out.

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