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The Lobster
The Lobster is a touristy seafood spot at the end of the Santa Monica Piet with great views and expensive, mediocre food.
Cipriani Beverly Hills
Cipriani is an Italian chain restaurant in Beverly Hills filled with generic decor, bored tourists, and extremely subpar food.
Norma
Normas is a generic upscale American restaurant that fits right in on West Hollywood's La Cienega Blvd.
Royal Lobster
Unless dropping $30 on an unremarkable lobster roll is your idea of a good time, there's no reason to go to Royal Lobster.
Chi Chi
Koreatown's Chi Chi is a neon-lit bar that's home to virtual drinking games where you can win more than just a debilitating hangover.
Drake's Hollywood
Drake's Hollywood is an Old Hollywood-themed clubstaurant in West Hollywood with few redeeming qualities.
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Caviar Kaspia
Caviar Kaspia is a gimmicky caviar-themed restaurant in West Hollywood designed for rich people who want to waste money.
Meteora
Meteora is an experimental fine dining spot that's a bad dream, jungle excursion, and frustrating dining experience rolled into one.
Toca Madera
Toca Madera is a corporate Mexican restaurant in Beverly Grove with bland, expensive food.
Beauty & Essex
Beauty & Essex is a random, very boring Hollywood clubstaurant that you don't need to prioritize.
Barton G
Barton G is a gimmicky West Hollywood restaurant with tacky tableside displays and absolutely terrible food.
The Hideaway
The Hideaway in Beverly Hills is a cheesy cantina that's most useful to tourists with kids.
Craig’s
Craig’s is one of the most celebrity-packed restaurants in LA - and also one of the most boring.
Avra
Avra is an over-priced Greek restaurant that only wishes it could be like the other great restaurants in Beverly Hills.
Laurel Hardware
Laurel Hardware has a sleek interior hidden from the public eye, a menu chock full of things that white girls recognize, and a crowd that’s somehow even more gorgeous than its surroundings. What more could you want? For starters, fully cooked food and a waitress who will return to the table at some point.