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House Of Pies, an all-day and late night staple of the Los Feliz hood. I think that I had been there before but I know that I had never had the chicken fried steak. Why? Third time was not a charm, this one was and is by far the worst chicken fried steak in the […]

I am bringing something to the site that will hopefully take up some of my time and some of yours. Introducing “Outside Of Los Angeles“, I’ve been inspired to write again by my pal Lenny over at trailerparkapparelco.com after reading excerpts from his upcoming book “Do What You Want: The Life And Times Of A […]

Bob’s Big Boy in Burbank, a diner fare classic. My second CFS review in my quest to become the authority on Chicken Fried Steak in Los Angeles. Here goes: First impression: This could be The One…The Rooster, steak is a good 6 inches. Taste: Explosive. The white gravy was close to perfect, I say “close” […]

Eureka! I made a discovery! The 101 Coffee Shop serves chicken fried steak…on Monday’s starting at noon ONLY. But guess what, it’s not on the menu. Come to think of it, the chicken fried steak wasn’t on the menu at Cafe Four’N 20 either. Is this a pattern? Is this a thing? Restaurants don’t have […]

Let’s remember, folks, this is not about the ambiance nor the service- this is strictly about the quality of the chicken fried steak. To start this quest off of becoming the authority on chicken fried steak in Los Angeles I needed to establish a baseline. I’ve had a CFS at IHOP in Palm Springs and […]