• Pokéz, Downtown San Diego
• Taco Loco, Laguna Beach
• Holé Molé, DTLB
• Ranchos, North Park, San Diego
• Lucha Libre Gourmet Taco Shop, Mission Hills, San Diego
• Taco Sinaloa, Torrance
• King's Tacos/El Taurino
• Danny's Tacos, DTLA
• Campos, CC/WLA/Venice
• Tito's Tacos, Culver City
• The Spot, Hermosa Beach
• Herbivore, Mission District, San Francisco
• lemonade, DTLA/Abbott Kinney
• Ike's Place, Castro, San Francisco
• Mother's Market, Mission Viejo
• Oasis, Riverside
• Wurstküche, Arts District, DTLA
• Tony's Darts Away, Burbank
• Hudson House, Redondo Bch
• Alchemy, South Park, San Diego
• Doomie's Home Cookin', Hollywood
• A Taste of Life, Hollywood Farmer's Market
• Stuff I Eat, Inglewood
• Brenda's Soul Food, Tenderloin, SF
• Veggie Grill, El Segundo/Torrance
• The Standing Room, Redondo Bch
• In-N-Out
• Hodad's, OB, San Diego
• The Kettle, Manhattan Bch
• Omelette & Waffle, San Pedro
• Gourmet Café, Los Al
• farm:table, Tendernob, San Francisco
• Lynn & Lu's Escapade Café, Lake Merritt, Oakland
• Café Chloe, East Village, Downtown San Diego
• Snooze, Hillcrest, San Diego
• Bouchon, The Venetian, Las Vegas
• eat., Downtown Las Vegas
• Cliff House, Ocean Beach, San Francisco
• That's Amoré, Cerritos
• Purgatory Pizza, DTLA
• Two Boots Pizza, DTLA/Echo Park
• Cheese Board Collective Pizzeria, Gourmet Ghetto, Berkeley
• Landini's Pizzeria, Little Italy, San Diego
• Pizzeria Delfina, Mission, San Francisco
• Eatalian Café, Harbor Gateway/Torrance
• Bottega Louie, DTLA
• Colori Kitchen, DTLA
• Lomeli's, Gardena
• Guiliano's Deli, Gardena
• Jaleo, The Cosmopolitan, Las Vegas
• Bacö Merkat, DTLA
• Nariya Thai, Hollywood
• Phuket Thai, Redondo Beach/Belmont Shore
• Lotus of Siam, Las Vegas
• The Vegan Joint, Palms
• Burmese Kitchen, Tenderloin, SF
• Yoma Myanmar, Monterey Park
• Samosa House, Culver City
• Al-Noor, Lawndale
• India Treat, Lomita
• Udupi Palace, Little India, Artesia
• Lahore Karahi, Tenderloin, SF
• Simpang Asia, Palms
• 24 hour pho places, Westminster/Garden Grove
• Turtle Tower, Tenderloin, San Francisco
• Pho Ever, Gardena (changed ownership...)
• VN Dish, Gardena
• Golden Era, Tenderloin, San Francisco
• Mandoline Grill food truck, LA/OC
• Lee's Sandwiches, Torrance
• Banh Mi Che Cali, OC/SGV
• House of Vege, Torrance
• Wing Lee Bakery, Inner Richmond, San Francisco
• BCD Tofu House, Torrance/Irvine
• Shojin, Little Tokyo, DTLA
• Kula Revolving Sushi, Torrance/Irvine
• Musha, Torrance
• Shinsengumi Hakata Ramen, Gardena
• Ramen Yamada-ya, Torrance
• CoCo Ichibanya, Torrance
• Tempura House, Sawtelle, WLA (this is my great uncle & aunt's place, so it might be a nostalgic comfort food kind of thing...)
• Raffi's Place, Glendale
• the Persian food counter at Wholesome Choice (AFAIK the only place that offers veg fesenjoon, albeit a little greasy for my taste)
• Casa de Tree, Torrance
• Cru, Silverlake
• Leaf, Redondo Bch/Culver City
• Ti Couz, Mission District, San Francisco
• Creme de la Crepe, Hermosa Bch/Redondo Bch
• Bruxie, Orange
• KC's Café, Westchester
• Patisserie Chantilly, Lomita
• Beard Papa, Gardena
• Shayan Market, Torrance
• pretty much any Persian bakery in the Valley/Glendale area (there's one in particular with a gold sticker that I can't remember the name of...)
• Rose Market, Westwood (I know it's called Saffron & Rose now, but I'm talking about when it was at the old location/before it changed owners)
• Mashti Malone's, Hollywood
• Diddy Riese, Westwood
• Bi-Rite Creamery, Mission, San Francisco
• Ici, Berkeley
• Scoops Westside, Palms
• Pappalecco, Little Italy, San Diego
• Pachiugo Gelato, Hermosa Bch
• Hot Cookie, Castro, San Francisco
• That Takes The Cake, Marina, San Francisco (haven't been since they moved to Oakland)
• Sprinkles/Sprinkles Ice Cream, Beverly Hills
• Babycakes, Torrance
• Babycakes NYC, DTLA
• Frosted Cupcakery, Belmont Shore, Long Beach
• Big Man Bakes, DTLA
• Syrup, Gallery Row, DTLA
• Blockheads, Sawtelle, WLA
• Fluff Ice, Monterey Park
• The Pie Hole, Arts District, DTLA
• Porto's Bakery, Downey
• Serendipity 3, Caesar's Palace, Las Vegas
• Extraordinary Desserts, Little Italy, San Diego
• Schubert's Bakery, Inner Richmond, San Francisco
• Tartine, Mission, San Francisco
• Hygge Bakery, South Park, DTLA
• Zanze's Cheesecake, St. Francis Wood, San Francisco
• Ghirardelli, San Diego/San Francisco
• Crown & Crumpet, Fisherman's Wharf, San Francisco
• Urth Caffe, Arts District, DTLA
• Bird Pick Tea & Herb, Old Town Pasadena/CC
• Portfolio Coffeehouse, Retro Row, LBC
• Stories Books and Café, Echo Park
• Rye, Tenderloin, San Francisco
• Bourbon & Branch, Tenderloin, San Francisco
• Vesuvio, Little Italy, San Francisco
• The Chandelier Bar, Cosmo, Las Vegas
• U-31, North Park, San Diego
• Neighborhoods, East Village, San Diego
• The Tipsy Crow, Gaslamp Quarter, San Diego (this place is dangerous, I always leave too drunk to drive back home...)
• Las Hadas, Gaslamp Quarter, San Diego
• Goat Hill Tavern, Newport Beach
• Continental Room, DTF
• Hero's, DTF
• Commonwealth, DTF
• The Varnish, DTLA
• Spring St. Bar, DTLA
• Bar 107 AKA Olde Style, Gallery Row, DTLA
• Library Bar, DTLA
• Golden Gopher, DTLA
• Broadway Bar, DTLA
• Villains Tavern, DTLA
• Blue Palms Brewhouse, Hollywood
• Misfits, 3rd St. Promenade, SaMo
• Basement Tavern, Main St., SaMo
• The Wellesbourne, WLA
• Liquid Kitty, WLA
• Oldfield's, Palms
• The Auld Dubliner, The Pike, DTLB
• The V Room, DTLB
• Red Room, LBC
• The Stache, DTLB
• Gasser's Lounge, Hermosa Bch
• Southland, Torrance
• The Desert Room, Gardena

Japan

• Doughnut Plant, 秋葉原
• The crepe place on the left side of 竹下道り, 原宿
• Mister Donut
• Lawson (I was surprised to hear that David Chang said he loves Lawson on Bourdain's No Reservations)
• Crayon House, LOHAS 通り, 表参道
• de Akkord Organic Bakery, 表参道
• Lemon honey churros & Mickey shaped waffles, Tokyo Disneyland
• 24 hr sushi places, 築地
• Chiyoda Sushi

(I wish I could have a more food-oriented trip but every time I've been since I've been older, the exchange rate has been shitty... plus it's expensive as hell considering the portion size)