Hanger steak with cherry tomatoes at Lucques. (BOB CHAMBERLIN / Los Angeles Times)
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Hungry Cat’s fresh seafood. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)
Beef short-rib with horseradish cream and pickled mustard seeds at Spago. (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)
Musso & Frank’s sign lights up the Hollywood sky. (Bret Hartman / Getty Images)
The original baco, in all its glory. (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times)
A delicate soup dumpling at Din Tai Fung. (Annie Wells / Los Angeles Times)
The famous “tomahawk pork chop” at Chi Spacca. (Gary Friedman / Los Angeles Times)
Picking up pastrami at Langer’s. (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times)
Late-night diners line up around the block for Kogi tacos. (Barbara Davidson / Los Angeles Times)
Border Grill tops readers’ list of Southern California restaurants visited. (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)
