[quote name='karkyco']Dude, seriously
the Hard Rock Pink's!!! Sorry. There is only ONE Pink's, and that's the original on La Brea just up from Melrose. For real, any restaurant inside a casino is just not the same as its original, I'm sorry. As for chili dogs, there are better places, but usually they are no name shithole dives. Yeah the line at Pink's is crazy most times (I mean, like 10 am every day there is a line...WTF?). But it's tasty, the options are numerous, the chili is good and the weiners are...pretty good. Not the best I've had, but still very tasty. All things considered, I used to get these hot dogs from a deluxe cart outside the Glendale Home Depot that were just insanely good. No chili, but just awesome awesome hot dogs.
BTW, what about fried chicken places in So Cal? Now I know someone is going to throw out Roscoe's Chicken and Waffles, but only the original on Pico right off La Brea is worthy of going to (but it's a super dump shithole), and last time they overfried my chicken, the bastards.
I nominate Honey Kettle chicken in Culver City (it's on Washington right where it splits off of Culver, in the downtown section). Holy shit that is the best fried chicken. And the buscuits with honey, my God.[/quote]
I have an
immense weakness for Pink's pastrami burrito dog. Two dogs, plentiful strips of pastrami, onions and cheese all swimming in a tortilla filled with chili. The hour-long wait is worth it. But I limit myself to having it once every quarter-year or my heart would suffer.
I don't think anything beats Honey Kettle for fried chicken in L.A. Roscoe's used to be pretty good but it's just gotten by on name recognition for the past 5 years. No other place gives you chicken
and waffles --what a great concept!-- but when neither is done particularly well it doesn't really matter.
As for chains, I think Popeye's is surprisingly good. Plus you can't beat their Tuesday deal of 99 cents for a leg and thigh!