How To Use This Guide

Welcome to Low End Theory's LA Restaurant guide. This blog was run by Low End Theory until June 2006. Now it is in custody of his friend MJ.

Restaurants are organized by neighbourhood and by cuisine. In the cuisine guide, favourites are listed first.

L.A. Neighbourhood Eating Guide
L.A. Eating Guide by Cuisine

Please leave a comment if you know a place worth trying! In that spirit, try these links for other restaurant recommendations. Our other blog details recent additionz. No responsibility is taken for closure, change of ownership or simple bad taste on our part. We hope you enjoy these restaurants!



When I moved to L.A., the chef at San Francisco's fabulous Hulu House made this Mickey Mouse-styled pulut hitam (black rice with coconut milk) for my farewell dinner. How I miss that restaurant!