# Is going to Los Angeles a good idea?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-going-to-los-angeles-a-good-idea/105165>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [April 23, 2002, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-going-to-los-angeles-a-good-idea/105165 "2002-04-23T16:21:11Z")\
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**Author:** ![MattK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/76d3ee/32.png) [@MattK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MattK)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2002, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-going-to-los-angeles-a-good-idea/105165/41 "2002-04-25T18:47:42Z")

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Thanks for the info. I was thinking it would be pretty warm…

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**Author:** ![Stoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stoid/32/272_2.png) [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2002, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-going-to-los-angeles-a-good-idea/105165/42 "2002-04-25T18:59:25Z")

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> \*Originally posted by MattK \*  
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> I won’t have a car, but I guess I can get pretty much anywhere with the DASH or other public transportation. I know there really isn’t a downtown, but the Figueroa Hotel seems to be in a good spot. I don’t have much money to spend, so I’m looking for cheap restaurants, too. I know about all the usual tourist attractions. What I am interested in are the lesser-known, but yet cool things in town.  
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First of all, about the “DASH” thing… allow me to laugh. BWAHAHAHAHAHAH.

Get a cheaper hotel and rent a car. You do NOT want to be relying on public trans in LA, believe me.

Downtown is a bad starting point, but there are a few cool touristy things and places to eat. Depending on what aspect of LA interests you (one of our strengths is that we really can be all things to all people) Hollywood would be better.

Great cheap food downtown:

Olvera street (soft pork tacos on handmade tortillas…mmmmm)  
Dim Sum in Chinatown… mmmmm (Empress Pavilion)

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**Author:** ![rjung](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/45deac/32.png) [@rjung](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rjung)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2002, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-going-to-los-angeles-a-good-idea/105165/43 "2002-04-25T19:51:30Z")

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> \*Originally posted by MattK \*  
> Thanks for the info. I was thinking it would be pretty warm…

No, all the good weather goes to Los Angeles.

Then again, all good stuff goes to Los Angeles, which is why San Francisco is this chilly, cramped, overpriced, hill-infested city whose residents are perpetually jealous of us Los Angelinos. 😉

And to **Stoid:** I think **Ocean Seafood** beats **Empress Pavillion,** easily. Then again, I’m probably biased, since I had my wedding reception at Ocean…

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