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Thanks for getting me on the right track. I am currently working in Marina Del Ray/Mar Vista. I have yet to buy a new home (currently living with family in Downey), so any suggestions on neighborhoods to find a place to live where I can walk to such wonderful neighborhood restaurants would be appreciated too. If I had to narrow my dining choices, I guess I would exclude Mexican and most Chinese since I can probably find great places w/o too much trouble. Maybe Italian, American or Mediterranean (Turkish, Greek, lebanese, Spanish).

I'm just a food lover who has moved to the LA area after living on the East Coast. If I hear one more person tell me to eat at Chipotle, California Pizza Kitchen, or the Cheesecake Factory for a great meal, I think I am going to cry. Thanks for your advice!

I'm looking for your top ten list of LA neighborhood restaurants. You know, the small chef owned and operated, closed one day a week, no more than 20 tables places where the food is terrific and the prices are moderate to cheap eat. I miss New York and Washington DC so much, I am looking for that kind of feel. For a DC reference, I am talking about KUNA, Sigh Thai, Pizza Paradiso and Taqueria Poblano. No chain restaurants please (at least no more than two locations) Thanks for your help!