One thing I can say about 2013 so far is that I am VERY proud of the people who are working hard and staying dedicated to a strict yet healthy and nutritious diet. I started a more proactive instead of reactive lifestyle and it feels damn good 
How to Give Yourself A [Healthy] Bar
March 7, 2013 By Leave a Comment
5 Ways to Celebrate Mardi Gras in SoCal..
February 7, 2013 By Leave a Comment
“Mardi Gras, or Fat Tuesday, is the final day of Carnival, which begins on the Feast of the Epiphany, Jan. 6. Also known as Kings’ Day or Twelfth Night, Jan. 6 celebrates the arrival of the three kings at Jesus’ birthplace, thus ending the Christmas season. And in New Orleans, simultaneously starting Carnival. This festival of fun finds its roots in various pagan celebrations of spring, dating back 5,000 years.” – Becky Retz
Big Band music, floats, throws, kings cake, food, beads, alcohol, parades, lights, costumes, tradition, dancers, and a sea of people having a grand ol’ time in NOLA. Yup its Mardi Gras, and although were here on the West Coast, it doesn’t mean we cant participate in the festivities
Chicken Tortilla Soup: For the Westcoast Soul
December 19, 2012 By Leave a Comment
So these chilly days with the sun out are pretty deceptive. You think it’s warm until you step out and the wind chill freezes your nose. What better food to make than some So. Cal chicken tortilla soup! It’s healthy, warm, and full of Cali love with corn and avocado. Here is a recipe my grandma taught me for a 30 min prep/ cook meal that will have your taste buds loving life! ENJOY!
So Phô-ing good!
July 18, 2012 By 1 Comment
What a weird day it was your typical “earthquake” weather. Gloomy, humid, drizzling and grey I was craving something hot and healthy. Phô seemed like the perfect meal warm, natural and flavorful but I couldn’t go to my favorite phô spot alone.. So I said “what the phô; I’ll make it myself!” Not a bad job I must admit 
Ingredients:
2 raw chicken breasts (bone in for more flavor)
Fresh basil
Fresh mint
Couple limes
Bean sprouts
Chinese rice noodles
Ponzu sauce
Soy or Teriyaki sauce
Chili garlic sauce
2 Large pots and a noodle strainer
Instructions:
1. Fill a pot with water. Place chicken breasts inside and bring to boil.
2. Fill other pot with water, bring to boil place the noodles to cook.
3. Once chicken is done remove breasts leaving behind the broth on the stove. Shred chicken into small pieces and set back in broth.
4. The noodles should take no more than 8min so don’t forget about them! Strain them with cold water and place back into the pot with chicken. Condensing all the food into one pot now. Lower the heat to a simmer and leave covered.
5. Now you can place your ingredients inside to make it you own personal Phô creation!
MmmMmmMm!
Shut the Phô up, I did it! <3 lol
Dine LA Summer 2012!
July 16, 2012 By 5 Comments
Dine LA is back for all the hungry Los Angelites! Some of you may be asking: What is DineLA? DineLA Restaurant Week is a two-week dining event created to introduce diners to the spectrum of restaurants in neighborhoods amongst LA County. Local foodies and hungry visitors to LA will have the chance to embrace and embark on multiple courses and selections of specially priced pre-fixe menus from a select handful of LA’s most exquisite restaurants during this dining event.
July 16th to July 27th.
Sign up on DineLA to get the exclusive emails for the top participating restaurants in LA.
Lunches start anywhere between 15, 20, to 25 dollars. While dinners go for a reasonable 25, 35, or 45 dollars per person.
You can even get the reservation on OpenTable featured on your webbroweser or for iPhone users theres an app for that too!
For a list of all the participating restaurants in Los Angeles check it out here below
or go to the live list on DineLA.
Enjoy & Bon Appetit!
| 2117 | $$ | $$ | Eclectic | West Los Angeles | Live |
| 38 Degrees Ale House & Grill | $$ | $$ | Gastropub | Alhambra/Monterey Park/San Gabriel | Live |
| 3rd Street Station | $$ | $$ | European | Fairfax/Beverly/La Brea | Live |
| 3Twenty Wine Lounge | $$ | $$$ | Small Plates | Mid-Wilshire | Live |
| A-Frame | $$ | American | Culver City | Live | |
| A1 Cucina Italiana | $$ | $$ | Italian | Beverly Hills | Live |
| Aburiya Toranoko | $ | $$ | Japanese | Downtown | Live |
| AGO | $$$ | $$$ | Italian | West Hollywood | Live |
| Akasha | $$ | Contemporary | Culver City | Live | |
| American Farmhouse Tavern & Dining Hall | $ | $$ | American | Manhattan/Hermosa/Redondo Beach | Live |
| Amici – Brentwood | $$$ | Italian | Brentwood | Live | |
| Ammo | $$ | Californian | Hollywood | Live | |
| AOC | $$$ | Californian | Fairfax/Beverly/La Brea | Live | |
| Areal Restaurant | $$ | $$ | American | Santa Monica | Live |
| Arroyo Chop House | $$$ | Steakhouse | Pasadena/South Pasadena | Live | |
| Asia De Cuba | $$$ | $$$ | Latin Fusion | West Hollywood | Live |
| Babalu Bakery & Restaurant | $ | $ | Californian | Santa Monica | Live |
| Bagatelle | $$$ | French | West Hollywood | Live | |
| BALEENKitchen | $$ | American | Manhattan/Hermosa/Redondo Beach | Live | |
| Bar | Kitchen | $$ | $$ | American | Downtown | Live |
| Bashan Restaurant | $$$ | Californian | Glendale/Eagle Rock | Live | |
| bashi | $$$ | $$ | Asian Fusion | Rancho Palos Verdes/Rolling Hills | Live |
| Beachside Restaurant & Bar | $$ | $$ | Californian | Marina del Rey | Live |
| BLD Restaurant | $ | American | Fairfax/Beverly/La Brea | Live | |
| BLT Steak | $$$ | American | West Hollywood | Live | |
| Blue Cow Kitchen & Bar | $$ | American | Downtown | Coming Soon | |
| Blue Stove at Nordstrom Santa Monica Place | $ | $ | Small Plates | Santa Monica | Live |
| Bluewater Grill | $$ | $$ | Seafood | Manhattan/Hermosa/Redondo Beach | Live |
| BOA Steakhouse – Santa Monica | $$$ | Steakhouse | Santa Monica | Live | |
| BOA Steakhouse – West Hollywood | $$$ | Steakhouse | West Hollywood | Live | |
| Border Grill – Downtown LA | $ | $ | Mexican | Downtown | Live |
| Border Grill – Santa Monica | $ | $ | Mexican | Santa Monica | Live |
| Bouchon Beverly Hills | $$$ | $$$ | French | Beverly Hills | Live |
| Boxwood Cafe by Gordon Ramsay | $$$ | Californian | West Hollywood | Live | |
| Brunello Trattoria | $$ | Italian | Culver City | Live | |
| Cafe 140 South | $ | $ | Californian | Pasadena/South Pasadena | Live |
| Cafe Bizou – Pasadena | $ | $ | French | Pasadena/South Pasadena | Live |
| Cafe Bizou – Sherman Oaks | $ | $ | French | Encino/Sherman Oaks | Live |
| Cafe Bizou / Bizou Grill | $ | $ | French | Santa Monica | Live |
| Cafe Del Rey | $$$ | $$$ | Mediterranean | Marina del Rey | Live |
| Cafe La Boheme | $$ | Californian | West Hollywood | Live | |
| Cafe Montana | $$ | $$ | Californian | Santa Monica | Live |
| Cafe Pinot | $$ | $$ | Californian | Downtown | Live |
| Cafe Rodeo at The Luxe Rodeo Drive Hotel | $$ | $$ | Italian | Beverly Hills | Live |
| Casa Vega | $ | Mexican | Encino/Sherman Oaks | Live | |
| Catalina Kitchen at Terranea Resort | $$$ | $$ | Californian | Rancho Palos Verdes/Rolling Hills | Live |
| Chablis Food + Wine | $$ | American | Encino/Sherman Oaks | Live | |
| Chaya Brasserie | $$$ | $$$ | Japanese | Beverly Hills | Live |
| Chaya Downtown | $$$ | $$$ | European | Downtown | Live |
| Chaya Venice | $$ | $$$ | European | Venice | Live |
| Cheval Blanc Bistro | $$$ | French | Pasadena/South Pasadena | Live | |
| Chinois On Main | $$$ | $$$ | Chinese | Santa Monica | Live |
| Cleo | $$ | Tapas | Hollywood | Live | |
| Coast Restaurant | $ | American | Santa Monica | Live | |
| Comme Ca | $$ | French | West Hollywood | Live | |
| Corkbar | $$ | $$ | American | Downtown | Live |
| Coupa Cafe | $ | $ | Latin American | Beverly Hills | Live |
| Craft Los Angeles | $$$ | $$$ | American | Century City | Live |
| Crossroads at House of Blues – Los Angeles | $ | American | West Hollywood | Live | |
| Crustacean Beverly Hills | $$$ | Asian Fusion | Beverly Hills | Live | |
| Cucina Rustica – Downtown | $$$ | $$$ | Italian | Downtown | Live |
| Culina, Modern Italian | $$$ | $$$ | Italian | Beverly Hills | Live |
| Da’ Pasquale Trattoria | $$ | Italian | Beverly Hills | Live | |
| Dal Rae | $$ | $$ | American | Downey/Pico Rivera | Live |
| Delphine Eatery & Bar | $$ | $$ | Californian | Hollywood | Live |
| El Caserio | $$ | $$ | Contemporary | Los Feliz/Silver Lake | Coming Soon |
| Engine Co. No. 28 | $$$ | $$$ | American | Downtown | Live |
| Eva Restaurant | $$$ | Contemporary | Fairfax/Beverly/La Brea | Live | |
| Fabiolus Cucina | $$ | $ | Italian Northern | Hollywood | Live |
| Farmshop | $$$ | Californian | Brentwood | Live | |
| Fat Spoon | $ | $ | Japanese | Downtown | Live |
| Fig & Olive | $$$ | $$ | Mediterranean | West Hollywood | Live |
| Firenze Osteria | $$ | $$ | Italian | North Hollywood | Live |
| Fogo de Chao Churrascaria | $$$ | $$$ | Brazilian | Beverly Hills | Live |
| Ford’s Filling Station | $$ | $$ | Gastropub | Culver City | Live |
| Fundamental LA | $$ | American | West Los Angeles | Live | |
| Gaetano’s Restaurant | $ | $ | Italian | Torrance | Live |
| Gaucho Grill – Brentwood | $ | $ | Steakhouse | Brentwood | Live |
| Gaucho Grill – Long Beach | $ | $ | Steakhouse | Long Beach | Live |
| Geisha House | $$ | Japanese | Hollywood | Live | |
| Gladstones | $$ | $$ | Seafood | Pacific Palisades | Live |
| GO Burger Bar & Grill | $ | $ | Burgers | Hollywood | Live |
| Gordon Ramsay at the London West Hollywood | $$$ | Contemporary | West Hollywood | Live | |
| Grub | $ | American | Hollywood | Live | |
| Gyu-Kaku – Beverly Hills | $$ | $ | Japanese | Beverly Hills | Live |
| Gyu-Kaku – Sherman Oaks | $$ | $ | Japanese | Encino/Sherman Oaks | Live |
| Gyu-Kaku – Torrance | $$ | $ | Japanese | Torrance | Live |
| Gyu-Kaku – West Los Angeles | $$ | $ | Japanese | West Hollywood | Live |
| Haven Gastropub | $ | $ | Gastropub | Pasadena/South Pasadena | Live |
| Hostaria del Piccolo | $ | $ | Italian | Santa Monica | Live |
| Il Cielo Restaurant | $$$ | $$$ | Italian Northern | Beverly Hills | Live |
| Il Covo | $$ | Italian | West Hollywood | Live | |
| Il Fornaio – Beverly Hills | $$ | $$ | Italian | Beverly Hills | Live |
| Il Fornaio – Manhattan Beach | $$ | $$ | Italian | Manhattan/Hermosa/Redondo Beach | Live |
| Il Fornaio – Pasadena | $$ | $$ | Italian | Pasadena/South Pasadena | Live |
| Il Fornaio – Santa Monica | $$ | $$ | Italian | Santa Monica | Live |
| Il Forno Ristorante | $$ | $$ | Italian Northern | Santa Monica | Live |
| Industriel | $$ | $$ | French | Downtown | Live |
| Itacho Japanese Izakaya and Sushi | $ | $$ | Japanese | Fairfax/Beverly/La Brea | Live |
| Japon Bistro | $ | $$ | Sushi | Pasadena/South Pasadena | Live |
| Jar | $$$ | American | West Hollywood | Live | |
| JiRaffe Restaurant | $$$ | Californian | Santa Monica | Live | |
| Josie Restaurant | $$$ | American | Santa Monica | Live | |
| K-ZO | $$$ | $$$ | Sushi | Culver City | Live |
| Katana | $$ | Japanese | West Hollywood | Live | |
| Katsuya – Brentwood | $$$ | $$$ | Japanese | Brentwood | Live |
| Katsuya – Glendale | $$ | $$ | Japanese | Glendale/Eagle Rock | Live |
| Katsuya – Hollywood | $$$ | $$$ | Japanese | Hollywood | Live |
| Katsuya at L.A. LIVE | $$$ | Japanese | Downtown | Live | |
| Kiriko Sushi | $$$ | $$$ | Sushi | West Los Angeles | Live |
| Koi Restaurant & Lounge | $$ | Japanese | West Hollywood | Live | |
| La Botte | $$$ | Italian | Santa Monica | Live | |
| La Dolce Vita | $$$ | Italian Northern | Beverly Hills | Live | |
| La Sandia | $ | $ | Mexican | Santa Monica | Live |
| La Vecchia Cucina | $$ | $$ | Italian | Santa Monica | Coming Soon |
| LaOn Dining by Parks BBQ | $$ | Korean | Koreatown | Live | |
| Lawry’s The Prime Rib | $$$ | American | Beverly Hills | Live | |
| Lazy Ox Canteen | $$ | $$ | Contemporary | Downtown | Live |
| Lexington Social House | $$ | American | Hollywood | Live | |
| Libra Brazilian Steakhouse | $$ | $$ | Brazilian | Culver City | Live |
| Little Next Door | $$ | $ | French | West Hollywood | Live |
| Locanda del Lago | $$ | Italian Northern | Santa Monica | Live | |
| Locanda Positano | $$ | Italian | Marina del Rey | Live | |
| Locanda Veneta | $$$ | $$$ | Italian Northern | Fairfax/Beverly/La Brea | Live |
| Lola’s | $$ | American | West Hollywood | Coming Soon | |
| Lucques | $$$ | $$$ | Californian | West Hollywood | Live |
| Lukshon | $ | $ | Asian | Culver City | Live |
| Luna Park | $ | $ | American | Fairfax/Beverly/La Brea | Live |
| M Grill | $$$ | Brazilian | Koreatown | Coming Soon | |
| Madame Chou Chou | $$$ | French | Santa Monica | Live | |
| Maison Akira | $$$ | French | Pasadena/South Pasadena | Live | |
| mar’sel | $$$ | Californian | Rancho Palos Verdes/Rolling Hills | Live | |
| Marrakesh | $ | Moroccan | Studio City/Toluca lake | Live | |
| MEET in Paris | $ | $$ | French | Culver City | Live |
| Mercato di Vetro | $$ | Italian | West Hollywood | Live | |
| Michael’s on Naples Ristorante | $$$ | Italian | Long Beach | Live | |
| Mirabelle on Sunset | $$ | Seafood | West Hollywood | Live | |
| Mistral | $$$ | $$$ | French | Studio City/Toluca lake | Live |
| Mo-chica | $$ | $$ | Peruvian | Downtown | Live |
| Morton’s The Steakhouse – Beverly Hills | $$$ | Steakhouse | Beverly Hills | Live | |
| Morton’s The Steakhouse – Burbank | $$$ | $$$ | Steakhouse | Burbank | Live |
| Morton’s The Steakhouse – Downtown | $$$ | $$$ | Steakhouse | Downtown | Live |
| Morton’s The Steakhouse – Woodland Hills | $$$ | Steakhouse | Woodland Hills | Live | |
| Mr. Chow Beverly Hills | $$$ | $$$ | Chinese | Beverly Hills | Live |
| Mucho Ultima | $$ | Mexican | Manhattan/Hermosa/Redondo Beach | Live | |
| Napa Valley Grille | $$ | $$ | Californian | Westwood | Live |
| Next Door by Josie | $ | American | Santa Monica | Live | |
| Nick + Stef’s Steakhouse | $$ | $$ | Steakhouse | Downtown | Live |
| NIGHT + MARKET | $$ | Thai | West Hollywood | Live | |
| Ninethirty at The W Los Angeles Westwood | $$ | $$ | American | Westwood | Live |
| NM Cafe at Neiman Marcus Topanga | $$$ | Californian | Woodland Hills | Live | |
| Noe Restaurant & Bar | $$ | Californian | Downtown | Live | |
| Noir Food & Wine | $ | $$$ | Californian | Pasadena/South Pasadena | Live |
| Obika Mozzarella Bar – Century City | $$ | $$ | Italian | Century City | Live |
| Ocean & Vine at Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel | $$$ | $$$ | Californian | Santa Monica | Live |
| Ocean Avenue Seafood | $$$ | $$ | Seafood | Santa Monica | Live |
| On Sunset @ Luxe Hotel Sunset | $$ | Californian | Brentwood | Live | |
| One Pico | $$$ | $$ | American | Santa Monica | Live |
| Ozumo Santa Monica | $$ | $$ | Japanese | Santa Monica | Live |
| Papilles | $$ | French | Hollywood | Live | |
| Parkway Grill | $$$ | $$$ | American | Pasadena/South Pasadena | Live |
| Petrossian Paris Restaurant & Boutique | $$$ | French | West Hollywood | Live | |
| Picca | $$$ | Peruvian | Beverly Hills | Live | |
| Piccolo Paradiso Ristorante | $$$ | $$ | Italian | Beverly Hills | Live |
| Piccolo Venice | $$$ | Italian | Venice | Live | |
| Playa Restaurant | $$ | Latin Fusion | West Hollywood | Live | |
| POP Champagne & Dessert Bar | $ | American | Pasadena/South Pasadena | Live | |
| Post & Beam | $$ | $$ | American | Baldwin Hills/Crenshaw/Leimert Park | Coming Soon |
| R23 Japanese Cuisine & Art Gallery | $$$ | $$$ | Japanese | Downtown | Live |
| Raphael | $$ | $$$ | American | Studio City/Toluca lake | Live |
| Ray’s and Stark Bar | $$ | American | Mid-Wilshire | Live | |
| Red Room Food & Wine Bar | $ | American | Encino/Sherman Oaks | Live | |
| Rivera | $$$ | $$$ | Latin American | Downtown | Live |
| Rock’N Fish – Manhattan Beach | $$ | Seafood | Manhattan/Hermosa/Redondo Beach | Live | |
| Rock’N Fish at L.A. Live | $$ | $$ | Seafood | Downtown | Live |
| Rolling Stone LA Restaurant and Lounge | $$ | $$ | American | Hollywood | Live |
| Rosa Mexicano at L.A. LIVE | $$ | $$ | Mexican | Downtown | Live |
| Rosa Mexicano Sunset | $$ | $$ | Mexican | West Hollywood | Live |
| Roy’s Hawaiian Fusion Cuisine – Pasadena | $$ | Asian Fusion | Pasadena/South Pasadena | Live | |
| Rush Street | $ | American | Culver City | Coming Soon | |
| Ruth’s Chris Steak House – Beverly Hills | $$$ | Steakhouse | Beverly Hills | Live | |
| Ruth’s Chris Steak House – Pasadena | $$$ | Steakhouse | Pasadena/South Pasadena | Live | |
| Ruth’s Chris Steak House – Woodland Hills | $$$ | Steakhouse | Woodland Hills | Live | |
| Sadie Kitchen & Lounge | $$ | American | Hollywood | Coming Soon | |
| Sake House by Hikari | $$ | $$ | Japanese | Culver City | Live |
| Sam’s by the Beach | $$ | Mediterranean | Pacific Palisades | Live | |
| Scarpetta Beverly Hills | $$$ | Italian | Beverly Hills | Live | |
| Second Story at The Belamar Hotel | $ | American | Manhattan/Hermosa/Redondo Beach | Live | |
| Setá | $ | $ | American | Whittier | Live |
| Sherbourne | $$$ | American | West Hollywood | Live | |
| SHU – Sushi House Unico | $$$ | $$ | Japanese | Bel-Air | Live |
| Simon LA | $$ | $$ | Californian | Beverly Hills | Live |
| Sixth & Pine @ Nordstrom | $ | $ | Diner | West Los Angeles | Live |
| Smitty’s Grill | $$ | $$ | American | Pasadena/South Pasadena | Live |
| Soleto Trattoria & Pizza Bar | $$ | $$ | Italian | Downtown | Coming Soon |
| Sotto | $$ | $$ | Italian Southern | Beverly Hills | Live |
| STK LA | $$$ | Steakhouse | West Hollywood | Live | |
| SUGARFISH by Sushi Nozawa | Downtown LA | $$ | $$ | Sushi | Downtown | Live |
| SUGARFISH by Sushi Nozawa | Marina del Rey | $$ | $$ | Sushi | Marina del Rey | Live |
| SUGARFISH by Sushi Nozawa | Studio City | $$ | $$ | Sushi | Studio City/Toluca lake | Live |
| Sunny Spot | $$ | Caribbean | Venice | Live | |
| Susan Feniger’s STREET | $$ | $$ | International | Hollywood | Live |
| Sushi Roku – Hollywood | $$ | $$ | Sushi | Hollywood | Live |
| Sushi Roku – Pasadena | $$ | $$ | Sushi | Pasadena/South Pasadena | Live |
| Sushi Roku – Santa Monica | $$ | $$ | Sushi | Santa Monica | Live |
| Taste at the Palisades | $ | $ | Californian | Pacific Palisades | Live |
| Taste on Melrose | $ | $ | Californian | West Hollywood | Live |
| Tavern | $$$ | $$$ | Californian | Brentwood | Live |
| The Capital Grille | $$$ | $$ | American | Fairfax/Beverly/La Brea | Live |
| The Derby Restaurant | $$$ | $$$ | Californian | Pasadena/South Pasadena | Live |
| The Dining Room at Hotel Shangri-La | $ | $$ | American | Santa Monica | Live |
| The Foundry on Melrose | $$ | American | Fairfax/Beverly/La Brea | Live | |
| The Little Door | $$$ | Mediterranean | Fairfax/Beverly/La Brea | Live | |
| The Market on Holly | $ | Contemporary | Pasadena/South Pasadena | Live | |
| The Melting Pot – Pasadena | $$ | Fondue | Pasadena/South Pasadena | Live | |
| The Melting Pot – Torrance | $$ | Fondue | Torrance | Live | |
| The Palm Restaurant – Downtown LA | $$$ | $$$ | Steakhouse | Downtown | Live |
| The Palm Restaurant – West Hollywood | $$$ | $$$ | Steakhouse | West Hollywood | Live |
| The Penthouse at The Huntley | $$$ | $$$ | American | Santa Monica | Live |
| The Raymond Restaurant | $$$ | American | Pasadena/South Pasadena | Coming Soon | |
| The Restaurant at Mr. C | $$$ | $$$ | Italian | Beverly Hills | Live |
| The Restaurant at The Standard, Downtown LA | $$ | $$ | American | Downtown | Live |
| The Rooftop Biergarten at The Standard Downtown LA | $ | German | Downtown | Live | |
| The Royce at The Langham | $$$ | American | Pasadena/South Pasadena | Live | |
| The Six Restaurant – Studio City | $ | $ | American | Studio City/Toluca lake | Live |
| The Six Restaurant – West LA | $ | $ | American | West Los Angeles | Live |
| The Sky Room | $$$ | American | Long Beach | Live | |
| The Strand House | $$$ | American | Manhattan/Hermosa/Redondo Beach | Live | |
| The Terrace Restaurant at The Langham, Pasadena | $$ | $$ | American | Pasadena/South Pasadena | Live |
| Tortilla Republic Weho | $ | $ | Mexican | West Hollywood | Coming Soon |
| Toscanova | $$ | Italian | Century City | Live | |
| Trader Vic’s at L.A. LIVE | $$$ | $$ | Hawaiian | Downtown | Coming Soon |
| Traxx | $$ | $$ | American | Downtown | Coming Soon |
| Tres by José Andrés | $$$ | $$$ | Spanish | Fairfax/Beverly/La Brea | Live |
| Upper West | $$ | $$ | American | Santa Monica | Live |
| Upstairs 2 | $$ | American | West Los Angeles | Live | |
| Valentino Restaurant | $$$ | $$$ | Italian | Santa Monica | Live |
| Vertical Wine Bistro | $$ | American | Pasadena/South Pasadena | Live | |
| Via Alloro | $$ | $$ | Italian Southern | Beverly Hills | Live |
| Vibrato Grill & Jazz | $$$ | American | Beverly Hills | Live | |
| Vinoteque on Melrose | $$ | Tapas | West Hollywood | Live | |
| Vito Restaurant | $$ | $$ | Italian | Santa Monica | Live |
| Water Grill | $$$ | $$$ | Seafood | Downtown | Live |
| Waterloo & City | $$ | Gastropub | Culver City | Live | |
| West 4th/Jane | $$ | American | Santa Monica | Live | |
| Whist Restaurant at the Viceroy Hotel | $$ | Small Plates | Santa Monica | Live | |
| Wilshire Restaurant | $$$ | $$$ | American | Santa Monica | Live |
| Wirtshaus | $$ | German | Fairfax/Beverly/La Brea | Live | |
| Wolfgang Puck Bar & Grill at L.A. LIVE | $$ | $$ | American | Downtown | Live |
| Wolfgang Puck Bistro | $ | $ | American | Universal City | Coming Soon |
| Xiomara on Melrose | $$ | $$ | Californian | Hollywood | Live |
| Yojie Japanese Fondue | $ | $ | Japanese | Downtown | Live |
| Yojisan | $$$ | $$ | Japanese | Beverly Hills | Live |
| Zengo Santa Monica | $$ | Latin Fusion | Santa Monica | Live | |
| Zinc @ Shade | $$ | $ | Small Plates | Manhattan/Hermosa/Redondo Beach | Coming Soon |
*Prices and meal periods vary by restaurant and exclude alcohol, tax and gratuity. List taken from DineLA.com 2012.
