20 favorite restaurants

Mario L.: Get the flame grilled soy burger...vegetarians and meat eaters celebrate!

Mario L.: Red Velvet Waffle for breakfast, lunch, AND dinner. Love it.

Mario L.: Late night Bootie? followed by late night vittles...so good.

Mario L.: Order the #1 (off the menu) potato croquettes...if you want chicken get the #5.

Mario L.: UCLA students and alums will line up for cookies, ice cream sandwiches, and shaved ice...AND so CHEAP!!!

Mario L.: Best veggie burger in LA is at a steak house.

Mario L.: Mexican pizza, nachos, and margs...get on it.

Mario L.: Best Mexican food on the westside. Get the homemade flour tortillas...but honestly, the free chips and salsa are so good you may not need to order anything else.

Mario L.: Potato flautas...the gift that keeps on giving.

Mario L.: Best Sicilian pizza in LA....in fact in five trips to New York I haven't found a better one.

Mario L.: Cheese tent and a chelada. You're welcome.

Mario L.: Just get the cheese bread balls....get 12, not 6.

Mario L.: A staple for westsiders! If you don't get it, I'm glad...it just means the line will be shorter.

Mario L.: You got to love a place that makes a burger exactly like you like it. So good. I could eat here every day.

Mario L.: Crispy potato tacos...those are my favorites.

Mario L.: Equadorian and Italian fusion...you heard me. One of the best mom and pop restaurants I've ever been to.

Mario L.: Potato pizza...dripping in extra virgin olive oil.

Mario L.: Tempura veggie roll...so damn good!

Mario L.: You've got to love a place where the small can be shared by two people. They put "toppings" on the bottom and coat the entire thing....best part? New flavors and old favorites all the time.

Mario L.: Best fries ever....the spicy garlic fries. Went with 10 people and every drink was a hit. My favorite, the Tom Collins and cosmo. So, so, good. (Tip: don't leave the atomic pickle on your plate.)