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    WaBa Grill

    3.2 (75 reviews)
    InexpensiveFast Food, Asian Fusion
    Closed 10:00 am - 10:00 pm
    Updated 1 month ago

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    Moderate noise
    Good for kids
    Dogs allowed
    Good for groups

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    Talk about waba grill is stingy i ordered a chicken bowl and got less then half a chicken breast and a lot of rice
    Wally C.

    I ordered a chicken bowl got a rice bowl instead they got a full chicken breast cut a little piece of it and chopped it up to make it seem like it's a lot there so greedy but wanna charge you almost 11 bucks for a rice bowl

    The plantspired steak was on fleek, or something that Nikki would say...
    Adrian C.

    So dog walking past the Wiltern Theater location I read the "Plantspired steak" poster in the window and thought I would spring the $15. With brown rice, veggies and a beverage I gave it a try. The texture and flavor is identical to NY steak. Amazing! Aerosmith Hot Blooded, Bon Jovi Always and REO Speedwagon I can't fight this feeling piped in, I was carted back to Hemet High School, on the 30 minute bus trip to Idyllwild. For a minute I was 16. Clean restroom too! (Should it be $10.00? Yes!)

    Spores for dinner, anyone?
    Felix G.

    These ppl over at Waba Grill gave us moldy oranges. If you want to avoid getting food poisoning or dying don't come here. Hope they give me my refund, that's the least. Two Problems here. 1. I have a moldy slice of orange here just enjoying a nice sauna with the rest of my food. 2. If the line of service at this Waba Grill is so bad that they didn't even notice they gave me moldy slices, how am I supposed to believe the rest of the food didn't get dropped, or soiled, or anything at some point?

    See how thin is the bag
    Ian C.

    The food taste is okay, is great, but the plastic bag they use for put the food for carry out , the plastic is very thin did you guy can imagine thin plastic bag how strong is? Put 3 bowl , i almost drops the food in parking lot just a few step from the restaurant door, so need very carefully when buy the food here , need bring own plastic bag, look like the owner of Waba Grill so stingy with plastic bag

    Free dumplings w/ customer satisfaction survey after each visit.
    Jerry F.

    This Waba Grill is almost invisible from the outside since it's tucked into the side of the Wiltern and not well lit from the sidewalk but it's actually quite spacious and clean inside, unlike the McDonald's a block away. The employees are all very friendly, above and beyond the norm for fast food and will accommodate special requests without the usual hint of annoyance. Portion sizing is reasonable! It's a great value if you come frequently (as I do, since I work from home across the street). The reason for that is they have a generous stamp card program -- you get a free bowl after 10 bowls! In addition, you can stack this with the Waba Grill app rewards, where you get a free bowl after $120 spent. And finally, you can get a free side of dumplings for filling out the customer satisfaction survey after each visit.

    Teriyaki Chicken Bowl combo.   Gave to homeless.
    Ru U.

    Place was super dirty, food was okay, guy dropped salad and picked up up off of the floor and set it with the other salads to be sold. Watched this employee, with no gloves, dig through food after taking my money. No sanitizer used or hand washing. Went from the cash to the food no gloves. It's not his fault I'm sure it's the employer's but it was so disgusting I couldn't even eat my food after tasting it and thinking about how nasty the experience was. 9/24/22. Also I work across the street and my food was Luke warm ... so the chicken and rice was not fresh at all. Just disgusting, but the employee was handsome so that gives them a star. 1 star rating

    WaBa Bowl w/ brown rice & veggies
    Julie B.

    A solid place to grab a quick and healthy meal before catching a show at the Wiltern. It's basically a teriyaki chicken/beef/salmon over rice & veg joint... kind of like a Flame Broiler, kind of like a Yoshinoya, but different. You can't go wrong with a chicken & veg bowl over white (or brown) rice. It's not the most exciting meal in the world, but it's filling and you don't feel bad afterwards. There are plenty of condiments to jazz it up (green onions, picked jalapeños & carrots, sriracha, teriyaki sauce, etc). Service is super friendly and restrooms are clean. A bowl and drink will run you about $10-$12 bucks. Plenty of seating inside but ambiance is non-existent. It's really is just a pit stop to fuel up!

    This does NOT taste like  salmon. It taste like Tuna.
    Jai B.

    The Salmon taste like tuna. Like they made a tuna pattie and shaped it like salmon. This is the worse salmon I ever had. The shrimp bowl was decent but nothing special. I ask for opinion and they have me a bag of onion.

    Waba Plate (Chicken + Steak).  So tender and delicious.
    Daniel J.

    Came back here for the first time in 6 months and it tastes better than the last time. While I ordered chicken last time, I decided to go with chicken and steak combo. I can tell you that their meat quality is much better than expected from a franchise place. While expecting dry meat as that's what you usually get from fast food chains, it's tender -both chicken Parking should not be a problem, either, as you can validate it once you park at Ralph's parking lot right next door.. You can't ask for more than that in this busy town!!!

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    Tasty and reasonable. I had the combo chicken and beef bowl and it has some vegetables and a delicious sauce with a hint of ginger.

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    Bad customer service didn't received my food closed before grubhub got there never will order from there

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    Love this spot, the food and service is great. Not too pricey and it's close, I say check it out, you'll be happy you did.

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    This place is fire. The meat quality is 10x better than Yoshinoya or Flame Broiler. The service was also great and fast.

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    In-N-Out Burger

    In-N-Out Burger

    4.0
    (2k reviews)
    3.2 mi
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    You smell it before you see it. Griddle sear, toasted buns, potatoes hitting the fryer. Even with…read morethe line out the door, it moves. Red and white tile, open kitchen, cooks in white hats calling out orders. You watch your whole meal get made. Double-Double Animal Style and fries. Order at the counter, they bring it out. Burger lands wrapped in paper, still steaming. Soft bun, cold crisp lettuce, cheese melted into the patty, grilled onions and spread dripping. Messy. Worth it. Fries are cut in-house -- you can see the potatoes stacked by the slicer. Thin, hot, not greasy. Lightly salted and gone fast. Just fresh ingredients done right. Burger and fries for under $10 and you walk out full. This is probably my 2000th burger, and it still hits the same. An icon. The best! An LA staple. Clean, fast, consistent. When you want a real burger without the hype or the $25 bill, this is it.

    In general, I love a good In-N-Out Burger. This particular location is the one that I feel a lot of…read morepeople think of when they see some Oscar winners grabbing some In-N-Out after the awards ceremony. It makes sense since it's a couple of blocks away from the Dolby Theater. So after having seen a show at the Dolby Theater, I wanted to come here specifically. But technically, some of those famous pics where you see people celebrating are also at the Westwood location... yes but either way who doesn't love a good In-N-Out meal. I almost never use the drive-through at any location so always come in. The line moves pretty quickly as usual and the folks are always friendly. I ordered a cheeseburger and a chocolate shake. I just love the consistency whenever you go to any In-N-Out location. This location provides sort of a small tourist attraction element to it. I walked over after the show at the Dolby Theater so parking wasn't an issue.

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    Shake Shack 6201 Hollywood - Hollywood & Gower

    Shake Shack 6201 Hollywood - Hollywood & Gower

    3.4
    (911 reviews)
    3.0 mi
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    This is my first time here at the shake shack in Hollywood…read more Wanted something to eat. I was able to mobile order my food. There's lots of seating in here. That you can also order on the kiosk. Lots of great options as they usually have. There's even seating outside especially here in LA. We have great weather so lots of outdoor seating. So if you're looking for some great burgers come to the shake shack in Hollywood

    Meh. Food ok, service slow, but bathrooms were atrocious…read more Car trouble caused us to be late for a show so we decided to grab a quick burger instead of sit down which was not that quick. Lots of staff but mostly talking to one another which may cause the slowness. I appreciate a fresh burger but the wait was longer than that. Three kiosks for self ordering (one down due to low battery) and a cashier for orders wasn't enough to keep up I guess and it wasn't even that busy. Service otherwise was friendly when we did interact with staff. Burgers were good and probably top 3 fast food burger I've had for sure. Fries were a little under cooked and soft, but can order well done next time. Cheese on top of fries were a nice touch though. Last but not least, the bathrooms. I get it's Hollywood but security seems to keep the homeless out so it's either disgusting customers wrecking the bathrooms or a lack of maintenance. Haven't had a Shake Shack burger in years, mostly because the locations are not that convenient and it seems that's the issue. New York or Hollywood, both high traffic locations are all I've tried. Too busy keeping up to work on the details or clean up I guess. They should take a page out of the in n out manual if they care at all about getting better.

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    Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers

    Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers

    2.8
    (43 reviews)
    3.1 mi
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    It was dinner time and I was driving around when I saw Raising Cane's without a crowd. I decided it…read morewas time to try them out. It is a tiny parking lot. And you cannot leave on Sunset..... And there is a drive thru.... So be careful entering the lot. You may get stuck for a bit. I went in and everyone seemed to be in a good mood. Could be the good food, could be the staff and the wonderful service they provide. Could be the clean restaurant. Or maybe all of the above. The gentleman that helped me was very friendly and helped me decide what I should order. I ended up with The Box, minus a drink. I do not drink soda, and it was too late to be drinking tea. The chicken was good, not greasy. Very moist and full of flavor. The sauce is good, like a spicy thousand island, kind of. The coleslaw was good. Packed away in a little container but really packed in.... The fries were ok. Could have been hotter, crisper, more seasoned, etc, but they were not bad. The Texas toast was ok. Light and airy, a little buttery. It did not need the toast, but it was nice for a variety of things to be nibbling on. It was a fair price for good food. I have my favorite fried chicken places here in LA,  but this is not bad and I will probably go again at some point.

    I'll take toaster oven chicken fingers over this place any time. For a single-item restaurant,…read moreyou'd expect them to be really good at it, but no. This place is 100% hype. If I wasn't starving, I'd have tossed it. Customer service was ok; competent, but not warm. If you want bland fried chicken, chick-fil-a is across the street. Ambiance is what you'd expect from a fast food joint. Save you money, grab some toaster oven chicken fingers instead.

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    Original Tommy's

    Original Tommy's

    3.1
    (375 reviews)
    2.9 mi
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    Today's special is buy one get one free…read more Therefore, I ordered a cheese burger and got two. The burger is ok. The chili is good as usual. Got a big root beer with little ice. On my way to the Hollywood Bowl to watch a concert by Smokey Robinson and get to watch a second performer, Gladys Knight. It has simply one of these day. Life is good. Ray out.

    In all my years, I've never been to a Tommy's, even though I had one near me in Santa Monica, and…read morethis one here in Hollywood when I lived in the same city. For me, it's the chili that turns me off as I am not a fan of this food at all. Growing up, my family always made it with kidney beans which I don't eat, so I always thought chili was made with these (obviously learned later this was not the case). When a friend was craving Tommy's, I finally caved in to try it for myself. For this visit, I went for the #4 California cheeseburger with fries and a medium drink. I had a little trouble understanding the staff but once we were on the same page, everything was good. This was not bad; fries were decent and the burger was a big one. My first meal at Tommy's wasn't bad. Friend was raving about their strawberry milkshake so I returned later on my own for a chocolate one. Wasn't sure if this was the kind I can't stand (vanilla ice cream with chocolate syrup instead of chocolate ice cream) but I finished it. Glad Tommy's isn't too far, and after a couple visits, I may add it into my rotation-

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    Breakfast Sausage and Egg Sandwich with Cheese, hash browns, Diet Pepsi
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    Astro Burger

    Astro Burger

    3.4
    (584 reviews)
    1.7 mi
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    My family and I stopped at Astro Burger for lunch while in the area. We took a rideshare there…read more The restaurant has indoor and outdoor seating. It has tables with chairs and barstool seating inside and tables covered by large umbrellas outside. The restaurant is very brightly lit due to all of the windows. Upon entering we headed to the counter to place our order. There was a menu that we could look at. While deciding what we wanted we were met by a person working. She took our order, we paid, and found a place to sit. We waited about 10 minutes and then our order was called. My husband then brought it to our table on trays. For my meal I ordered the Astro Burger no cheese. It came with lettuce, tomato, onions, pickles, signature sauce, and I added mustard. With my meal I got a side of onion rings and feta cheese fries. The burger was good. You could definitely taste the charbroiled meat and the signature sauce added flavor. The onion rings were really good. They had a crispy exterior and the onions were sweet. The fries with feta cheese were good. The fries were a good size, had a crispy exterior and a soft interior. The feta cheese on top gave the fries flavor. Overall Astro Burger has plenty of seating inside and outside, a variety of food to choose from, and the food was good.

    I really like this place! I've been coming here since I was a kid and the only thing that's changed…read moreis the prices. It's a typical LA burger place. The ambience is cool and the people who work here are really sweet! It feels like an LA time capsule Something's aren't the best but for the pricing and service I'm okay with that. Fun fact I saw my first famous person here with my mom in the 90s. It was the singer of the GooGoo Dolls lol

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