A girl cannot survive on pork roll alone

My friend Emilie and I went to the Smokehouse for dinner the other night. The Smokehouse has been around for more than 50 years and is right across the street from Warner Brothers studios. It's an L.A. institution - Bob Hope, Bing Crosby and many more, enjoyed the house special garlic cheese bread and prime rib. The bread has this other-worldly orange glow to it which I'm sure is what makes it so tasty!

Emilie grew up in L.A. and has fond memories of entering the dark wood-paneled dining room, sinking in to the red leather booth, anxiously awaiting dinner with her family. I had never been there and thoroughly enjoyed my first, and possibly only, trip to the Smokehouse.

My visit to the Smokehouse got me thinking about other classic L.A. eateries. I've been to some - Pink's, the Pantry, Musso & Frank's, Canter's deli. And I plan to visit others, like Roscoe's Chicken & Waffles and Clifton's cafeteria, before I leave L.A. I only have 26 days left - that's 78 meals, plus snacks and desserts. Where else should I eat? What are some of your classic L.A. restaurants? A girl cannot survive on pork roll alone!