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Old 08-11-2010, 09:50 PM
 
Location: Cali
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This is a good point. I'm not foreign born, but I would also say that LA has the best of all of those cuisines. Especially from non-European countries -- but for European food I would probably say NY has it better. I would suppose there is plenty of both the western and "authentic" varieties for everyone (although I generally shy away from the word "authentic," because tastes change between generations anyway and influences criss-cross between countries), because as you said, LA is way too large not to have it all.
I'd say Chicago is probably the best for European food. Los Angeles just does not compare.
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Old 08-11-2010, 11:21 PM
 
Location: Mt Washington: NELA
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Europe is an awfully big, diverse place. What type of European food? For what its worth, the kabobs I had in Istanbul were no better than the kabobs at Gerlachs, or Papa Cristos. I had Mediterranean food there as well (wrapped leaves, hummus, couscous) and it was good but no better than here.

And I've never been to France, but I had French food in New Orleans that was incredible. If Chicago beats that AND L.A., I'm impressed.

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I'd say Chicago is probably the best for European food. Los Angeles just does not compare.
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Old 08-11-2010, 11:32 PM
 
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Europe is an awfully big, diverse place. What type of European food? For what its worth, the kabobs I had in Istanbul were no better than the kabobs at Gerlachs, or Papa Cristos. I had Mediterranean food there as well (wrapped leaves, hummus, couscous) and it was good but no better than here.

And I've never been to France, but I had French food in New Orleans that was incredible. If Chicago beats that AND L.A., I'm impressed.
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Old 08-12-2010, 04:45 AM
 
Location: Earth
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Europe is an awfully big, diverse place. What type of European food? For what its worth, the kabobs I had in Istanbul were no better than the kabobs at Gerlachs, or Papa Cristos.
Be careful about comparing Papa Christos' kebabs to anything in Istanbul - Greeks and Turks don't exactly have the greatest history of good relations.

However, East Coast people have told me that Papa Christos meets Northeastern standards for Greek food, and is good enough to be on a par with Greek food in NYC. That's saying a lot.

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I had Mediterranean food there as well (wrapped leaves, hummus, couscous) and it was good but no better than here.
"Mediterranean" food, of course, is only from ONE part of the Mediterranean, the Middle East. A "Mediterranean" restaurant in L.A. doesn't serve Spanish or Italian food, or Moroccan food for that matter. The label is convenient given the realities of the Middle East and their having an effect on the diasporas in L.A. E.g. Israelis might object to going to a Lebanese or Palestinian restaurant that bills itself as such, and vice versa, but calling the food "Mediterranean" makes it acceptable to everyone from that part of the world.

Italian food isn't one of L.A.'s strengths, but there are good Italian places in L.A. (I actually found Chicago's Italian places to be unexpectedly disappointing, btw.)

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And I've never been to France, but I had French food in New Orleans that was incredible. If Chicago beats that AND L.A., I'm impressed.
Chicago does have great restaurants, and would easily beat L.A. for Central and Eastern European food. However, that's not all of Europe. Chicago is a very different city from L.A. and both have their strengths and weaknesses. L.A. has the best North African restaurant in the entire US imo, Moun of Tunis. L.A.'s not only about Mexican and Asian cuisines, it does have a little of everything.
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Old 08-12-2010, 11:09 AM
 
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Italian food isn't one of L.A.'s strengths,
That's for sure!lol
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