Meatloaf

There’s nothing like comfort food during the holiday madness.

Cedar Creek Inn: This moist meatloaf is stuffed with mushrooms, spinach and roasted peppers. Dip a bite into the subtle brown sugar and mustard glaze and chase it with some garlic mashed potatoes. (Stuffed meatloaf: lunch, $10.95; dinner, $12.95.) Cedar Creek Inn, 20 Pointe Drive, Brea, (714) 255-5600; 384 Forest Ave., Laguna Beach, (949) 497-8696; 26860 Ortega Highway, San Juan Capistrano, (949) 240-2229.

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Julienne: Meatloaf is the most popular item here. It’s ground beef and Italian chicken sausage, rolled with sun-dried tomato pesto and tomato chutney. It comes with mashed potatoes and garlic spinach. (Meatloaf with spicy tomato chutney, $14.95; to go, $12.95 per pound.) Julienne, 2649 Mission St., San Marino, (626) 441-2299.

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Kate Mantilini: The recipe is so secret the menu doesn’t mention its ingredients. For the last decade, chef-owner David Lewis has made it every day himself. (Meatloaf: lunch, $12.95; dinner, $16.) Kate Mantilini, 9101 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, (310) 278-3699.

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Ammo: This light, healthful turkey meatloaf, flavored with onions and sweet peppers and smothered in a tomato reduction, comes with buttery whipped potatoes and sauteed baby broccoli. (Turkey meatloaf: lunch, $12; dinner, $15.) Ammo, 1155 N. Highland Ave., Los Angeles, (323) 871-666.

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Maple Drive: The “signature dish” here is beef, pork and an assortment of vegetables, ground to a smooth, almost pate-like texture and glazed with a subtle veal gravy. (Meatloaf with mashed potatoes and sauteed spinach: lunch, $18; dinner, $20.) Maple Drive, 345 N. Maple Drive, Beverly Hills, (310) 274-9800.

Daily Grill: It’s Black Angus beef, vegetables, Worcestershire sauce and ketchup, eggs, garlic, ground fennel and Dijon mustard, covered with butter lettuce to keep it moist as it bakes. You get two large slices covered with mushrooms and brown gravy, with mashed potatoes and steamed broccoli. (Meatloaf: lunch, $11.95; dinner, $13.95.) Daily Grill, call (888) DAILY55 for locations.

Jessica Strand