See it as a thought experiment. Among the thousands of restaurants in L.A.
and O.C., which three would you pick to eat at for the rest of your life? That doesn't necessarily mean the "best" restaurants — because could you really stomach eating in the fanciest restaurants for the rest of your life? (Be honest.
) It means the ones that, time after time, deliver just what you need. The ones that make you smile when you think of going there. The ones that have some kind of ineffable SoCal spirit that fills you up in body and soul.
The ones you may never get sick of (well, a lifetime is a long time, but go with us). It's a difficult choice, we know. But when a recent Reddit post posed the question, we figured it was a sneaky way to get some insight into your gastronomic true loves.
As for my three ...
well, I mulled it over endlessly, and I confess it seems to change daily. But currently, I'd say these: I chose Marisocs Jalisco because I can never get enough of their crispy shrimp tacos, dorados, and ceviches. Casa Bianca for the eggplant, sausage pizza, and antipasti salad for a great dinner, and Nick's Deli for their breakfast burritos.
I could see myself munching happily on each of these for the rest of my days. I'd love to hear your choices. Email me at gchabran@scpr.
org or hit me up at @gabchabran on social media. To get things going, I posed the question to my social media followers. There were some surprising choices — and also names that kept coming up.
See what you thi.
