Umami Mart Registry
Old School Eats

Old School Eats: Nickel Diner (LA)

Downtown Los Angeles is a special place--a part of town that still feels authentically gritty and big city-like. Even amongst the gentrification going strong in a few, piecemeal pockets, downtown LA is still pretty much what it was in Beverly Hills Cop 2. Sure, the...

Old School Eats

Old School Eats: Bob's Big Boy (LA)

Around the corner from the dimly-lit, time machine-esque Smoke House is Bob's Big Boy. This is where tourists and locals go to eat high-calorie meals under bright fluorescent lights, without caring who's watching them--and no one is. The polite waitstaff is there to do...

Old School Eats

Old School Eats: Henry's Tacos (LA)

Located in Studio City or Toluca Lake (depending on who you're talking to) since 1961, Henry's Tacos has served ground beef tacos served in a hard corn shell. They've marginally expanded their menu since then, now offering soft tacos, burritos and the quasi-famous taco burger,...

Old School Eats

Old School Eats: Du-par's (LA)

Diners provide a gastronomic touchstone for family weekend breakfasts, drunken all-nighters, road trip pit stops and business meetings. Du-par’s is no exception. This family owned diner chain has had a presence in Southern California for the past 73 years, and has always held a...