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  Let it be known from now and for all time that the "D" word shall not be spoken of on these pages. That aside, I don't really have anything against cheap joints or chain joints or even cheap chain joints. My requirements are simple: Only that they not be poisonous in either the medical or managerial sense. That they're to be found somewhere in the Golden State - preferably, near the Land of LA. And, of course, that they keep the doors open and the lights on 'till at least the witching hour.




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Astro Burger
Open 24 hours
Cheap
Burgers, vegetarian and Greek food at reasonable prices. Each Astro is independently owned and operated, so the quality tends to vary. Current consensus is that the Santa Monica location beats the others hands down.


West Hollywood
7475 Santa Monica Blvd.
West Hollywood, CA


Melrose
5601 Melrose Ave.
Los Angeles, CA


Montebello
3421 W Beverly Blvd.
Montebello, CA


Gardena
1510 W Rosecrans Ave.
Gardena, CA


Crenshaw Blvd.
14170 Crenshaw Blvd.
Gardena, CA


Inglewood
507 N La Brea Ave.
Inglewood, CA




BCD Tofu House
Many open 24 hours, though not all.
Cheap
Korean fast food of pretty high calibre.


Reseda
Open 'till 12AM
18044 Saticoy St.
Reseda, CA 91335
(818) 342-3535


Mid-Wilshire
Open 24 hours
3575 Wilshire Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90005
(213) 382-6677


Hollywood
Open 24 hours
869 S Western Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90005
(213) 830-3807


Garden Grove
Open 24 hours
9520 Garden Grove Blvd.
Garden Grove, CA 92844
(714) 363-5599


Rowland Heights
Open Sun - Thurs 'till 2:30AM, Fr & Sat 'till 6AM
1731 Fullerton Rd.
Rowland Heights, CA 91748
(626) 964-7073


Plus a few others here and there that timidly shut their doors long before the midnight hour, and so will not be darkening my html.




Bob's Big Boy
Open 24 hours
Cheap


Burbank
4211 Riverside Dr.
Burbank, CA 91505
(818) 843-9334


Los Angeles
5050 Wilshire Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90036
(323) 939-3317


Glendale
1407 W. Glenoaks Blvd.
Glendale, CA 91201
(818) 240-8130


Santa Paula
55 Hallock Dr.
Santa Paula, CA 93060
(805) 921-0448


Torrance
24021 Hawthorne Blvd.
Torrance, CA 90505
(310) 375-1800


Diamond Bar
21090 Golden Springs Dr.
Diamond Bar, CA 91789
(909) 595-9170


Plus three other locations around Southern California, a sprinkling more in three, four other States and about a zillion and a half in Michigan... Don't ask, I don't know...




Hard Rock Cafe
Open Sun - Thurs 'till 11PM, Fri & Sat 'till 12AM
Drinks
$20 - $30
Theme park-like collections of Rock & Hollywood memorabilia.


Hollywood (ppffttt! actually North Hollywood)
1000 Universal Studios Blvd. #99
Universal City, CA 91608
(818) 622-7625


Los Angeles
8600 Beverly Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90048
(310) 276-7605


La Jolla
909 Prospect St.
La Jolla, CA 92037
(858) 456-7625
Bar stays open Mon - Thurs 'till 12AM, Fri & Sat 'till 1AM


San Diego
801 Fourth Ave.
San Diego, CA 92101
(619) 615-7625


Check the website for over 100 other locations around the world... Most of which stay open longer than the ones here. Big surprise that, huh?




IHOP (ne "International House of Pancakes")
1,264 locations in the US and Canada.
Minimum hours open: Mon - Thurs 'till 10PM, Fri & Sat 'till 12AM
Many locations open 24 hours. Call ahead.
Cheap
Breakfast served all day long, as the title - or pre-acronymmed title - would suggest.




In-N-Out Burger
Over 140 locations in California, Nevada & Arizona.
Open Sun -Thu 'till 1AM, Fri & Sat 'till 1:30AM
Cheap - cash only
Drive-thrus
Really long, long lines.
Good burgers, crap fries.




Jerry's Famous Deli
Some locations open 24 hours, but not all and not all the time.
$25 - $35
The rambling, overstretched menu seems to impress people who apparently don't get out much. Wildly overpriced for mainly run-of-the-mill deli food. Do you really want to spend over $5 for a cup of soup or a bowl of Jell-O? Nearly $4 for an egg cream?... Well do you?


Woodland Hills
Open Sun - Thurs 'till 1AM, Fri & Sat 24 hours
21857 Ventura Blvd.
Woodland Hills, CA 91364
(818) 340-0810


Encino
Open Sun - Thurs 'till 1AM, Fri & Sat 'till 2AM
16650 Ventura Blvd.
Encino, CA 91436
(818) 906-1800


Studio City
Open 24 hours
12655 Ventura Blvd.
Studio City, CA 91604
(818) 980-4245


Westwood
Open Sun - Thurs 'till 2AM, Fri & Sat 24 hours
10925 Weyburn Ave.
Westwood, CA 90024
(310) 208-3354


West Hollywood
Open Sun - Thurs 'till 3AM, Fri & Sat 24 hours
8701 Beverly Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90048
(310) 289-1811


Marina Del Rey
Open 24 hours
13181 Mindanao Way
Marina Del Rey, CA 90292
(310) 821-6626


Costa Mesa
Open Sun - Thurs 'till 11PM, Fri & Sat 'till 1AM
3210 Park Center Dr.
Costa Mesa, CA 92626
(714) 662-3354




Mel's Drive-In
Open 'till at least 1AM Mon - Thurs, 3AM Fri & Sat
Under $20
Greasy, reliable comfort food. Some healthier menu items as well (really good chicken taco salad) and breakfast served all day.
Noisy. If you cannot abide '50's - '60's rock n' roll - played really, really loud - don't even cross the threshold.


Sherman Oaks
14846 Ventura Blvd.
Sherman Oaks, CA 91423
(818) 990-0648
(818) 990-6357 (To-Go orders)
Free parking


West Hollywood
Open 24 hours
8585 W Sunset Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90069
(310) 854-7201
(310) 854-7200 (To-Go orders)
Free valet parking (but be a mensch and tip the attendant)


Hollywood
1660 N. Highland
Hollywood, CA 90028
(323) 465-3111
(323) 465-2111 (To-Go orders)
1 hour validated parking. Warning: The rates go through the roof after that.




Millie's Restaurant & Bakery
12 locations open around Southern California
Most open 'till midnight
$10 - $20
Cut from the same-ish cloth as, say, Marie Calendar's or Coco's. Which is to say, slightly upgraded food quality and snazzier decor than Carrow's or Norm's.




Norm's
17 locations around Southern California.
All open 24 hours.
Cheap
Okay, yes, it is sort'a like the...
"D" place... But it's a bit better quality and without the latter's history of seating capacity problems based on skin color... At least none that I am aware of.



P.F. Chang's
Over 140 locations in the US, 25 in California, most in SoCal.
Most open Mon - Thurs 'till 11PM, Fri & Sat 'till 12AM, but there are exceptions. Call ahead.
Drinks
$20 - $30
Good Chinese food is to LA what teeth are to hens. So it's no surprise that P.F. Chang's goes over really big here; few people have anything better to compare it with. It speaks volumes that PFC has never dared open in either San Francisco or New York City, two places whose denizens would cheerfully laugh such a pitiful joint out of town. My advice: If you know good Chinese food from bad, stick to the won ton soup (which is actually ace) and avoid everything else. If you don't, eat up. You'll love everything.




Roscoe's House of Chicken 'n' Waffles
Most open 'till midnight or later.
Cheap
The perfect place to go when the grease & cholesterol content in a burger just isn't high enough.


Hollywood
Open Sun - Thurs 'till 12AM, Fri & Sat 'till 4AM
1514 N. Gower St.
Hollywood, CA 90028
(323) 466-7453


Los Angeles
Open Sun - Thurs 'till 11PM, Fri & Sat 'till 12AM
5006 W. Pico Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90019
(323) 934-4405


Firestone Park
Open Sun - Thurs 'till 10PM, Fri & Sat 'till 12AM
106 W. Manchester Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90003
(323) 752-6211


Pasadena
Open Sun - Thurs 'till 10PM, Fri & Sat 'till 12AM
830 N. Lake Ave.
Pasadena CA 91104
(626) 791-4890


Long Beach
Open Sun - Thurs 'till 11PM, Fri & Sat 'till 2AM
780 E. Broadway
Long Beach, CA 90802
(562) 437-8355




Taco Bell
More locations than ground taco meat crumbs in an undergrad's car seat.
Most are open 'till at least 1AM, some stay open even later.
Cheap - cash only
Most have drive-thrus
Quality? - Waddya want? - It's Taco Bell.
And not that it affects the food any, but... Worst. Website. EVER.




TGI Friday's
759 locations around the world, 530 of which are in the US. No idea how many of those are in SoCal. Let's just say, "lots".
Most are open 'till at least 1AM, but there are exceptions. Call ahead.
Drinks
Under $20




The Original Tommy's
There are 30 locations in Southern California (the "original" located on Beverly Blvd.). Most are open 24 hours, but not all. Call to check.
Cheap
Stand-up counters. No tables and chairs.
Some Tommy's have drive-thrus.
Parking at some locations (particularly the Beverly Blvd. one) can be a real pain.



Wendy's Old Fashioned Hamburgers
Over 55 locations in Southern California. Most are open 'till at least midnight, some stay open as late as 1AM and some only keep the drive-thru's open late night. Call to check.
Cheap
Include drive-thru's
Your standard artery-atrophying fare, but a trifle tastier than either Mickey-D's or BK.




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