• Chicago for Ribs (8311 Lincoln Blvd.)
• Paco's Tacos Cantina (8329 Lincoln Blvd.) - recommended by Felix Just, S.J.
• Alejo's Presto Trattoria (8343 Lincoln Blvd.) - recommended by Bill Fulco, S.J.
• Hacienda del Rey (8347 Lincoln Blvd.)
• Tower Pizza (8351 Lincoln Blvd.)
• Thai Talay (8411 Lincoln Blvd.)
• KFC (8500 Lincoln Blvd.)
• Italy's Little Kitchen (8516 Lincoln Blvd.) - recommended by almost everyone
• Viva Fresh Mexican Grill (7101 Manchester Blvd. - corner of Loyola Blvd.)
• Siam Restaurant (7241 Manchester Blvd. - west of Lincoln Blvd.)

Local Museums and Cultural Institutes:

• American Film Institute - this is Hollywood, after all!

• Getty Center and J. Paul Getty Museum - see esp. their "Painting on Light" exhibition (July 11 - Sept. 24)

• Huntington Library, Art collection, and Botanical Gardens - out in Pasadena, but definitely worth the trip!

• Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) - see esp. "Gold of the Nomads: Scythian Treasures from Ancient Ukraine" and "Portraits of Power, Portrayals of Piety"

• Museum of Contemporary Art - downtown

• Museum of Tolerance - focusing on the Holocaust

• Norton Simon Museum - more fabulous art, if you're going to Pasadena

• Skirball Cultural Center - see esp. their exhibition on "Sigmund Freud: Conflict and Culture"

Entertainment:

• Hollywood - everything about the stars, whether or not you care!
• Los Angeles - an alternative guide with good info and interesting links
• Santa Monica - the exciting Boardwalk, Pier, 3rd Street Mall, etc.
• Venice Beach - still fun, eclectic, and sometimes outrageous!
• Universal Studios - also lots of fun!
• Disneyland - in Anaheim, of course!
• etc.