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Silver Lake · vegetable-forward
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Silver Lake · sports bar
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Los Feliz · cal-med
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Sticky Rice
Thai · Silver Lake · 3.6 mi
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Sqirl84
Virgil Village · all-day cafe · $$
Worth the wait for the ricotta toast and loaded crispy rice.
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Koreatown · Korean · $$
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Cafe Knotted91
Beverly Grove · Cafe · $$
Regulars order the milk cream donut and earl grey.
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