LOCATION SECTION
This part of the index will quickly show you the best dining spots wherever
your wheels have taken you in the 468 square mile area of Los Angeles County.
The restaurant you've gone to is closed? Forgot they're closed on Monday
night? Grab the book and see what the best restaurants are in the same area.
You probably won't even have to get back on the freeway!
With the use of this section, you'll be able to find a recommended restaurant
near the theatre you're going to, near the office where you're having that
meeting, near the shopping mall. Save time, fuel and nerves and, at the same
time, try that restaurant you've been meaning to.
The Location section is sorted by city names and, in the widespread parts of
"Los Angeles", by zip codes.
And, that's just ONE section!
What do you do when you're in the mood for a certain kind of food? We call
it the CUISINE SECTION though it might well be called the "mood"
section. In this part of the book, the same restaurants (nearly 700) are
sorted by cuisine, from Albanian to Yugoslavian. It even makes such
distinctions as North and South Italian, Chinese and Chinese French and
others where appropriate.
Then, there's the
COST SECTION
which is of obvious value to those of us who are on a budget. But it's
also valuable to those who have the wherewithal to find the very best
restaurants L.A. has to offer and/or the favorite watering-holes of the rich
and famous. Try the places on the last few pages of this section and
you may be amazed at who is dining at the next table!
and, as though that weren't enough,
we have the ALPHABETICAL SECTION.
And, you won't have to do any cross-checking between sections. The listings
are complete whether you're in the Location, Cuisine or Cost section of the
book. (Only the Alphabetical section is pared down to essentials).
Yes, this is a decidedly different kind of restaurant guide. Every
restaurant included is recommended very highly--for it's area, it's cost
range, its level of quality. Who does the recommending? It's usually a
consensus between diners with high standards, professional restaurant writers
and, of course, our own gourmets (and gourmands).
Each listing includes the all important details: hours, special dishes,
alcohol and credit card policies, parking, special notes and more.
You start using the Brenner Restaurant Index and you'll learn to depend on
it. You'll fast become the restaurant guru in your circle of friends and
business acquaintances. You'll optimize your time and costs by planning your
feeding routes for efficiency (why eat in Sherman Oaks when you're going
downtown to the theatre--even if you live in Sherman Oaks?)
But, if you live in another city, state or country, you really score big,
here. There is no advertising in The Brenner Restaurant Guide. That means
the restaurants in it are there for the right reasons--not for advertising
dollars--not because they have a deal with the hotel. One less reason to "ask
the concierge". Embark on your own; have the exact address for the taxi
driver; and dine in the best places Los Angeles County has to offer.
Restaurants included range from Calabasas to San Pedro, from the Pacific
Ocean to Monrovia. More than 60 different kinds of cuisine and from $5 to
$150 a head (the maximum has been rising). Some offer music, patio dining, bring-your-own-bottle, valet
service, public parking, delivery or takeout; cool and quiet ambience. Find
it--it's here.
We think it's the most useful and convenient guide to eating ever
published for the Los Angeles area.
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