The San Francisco Tommy's is completely different, however an icon on its own merit. May be just as old as the LA one, though, in comparison. The SF one has weird food like buffalo burgers or buffalo stew, and every imported bottled beer imaginable, and a full bar. You should check it out. Karen
San Francisco, CA
Tommy's
Bob K. wrote: >Someone wrote: >> >>I think they're talking about Tommy's Original World Famous Hamburgers, >>and it's just south of Van Ness at 2575 W. Beverly Blvd. At the corner of >>Rampart, I believe. > >There's a Van Ness in L.A.? Yup. Runs North/South. Runs past Paramount Studios in Hollywood amd continues South.
Mike K. wrote:
> What Tommy's is this you speak of? The one in San Francisco on Van Ness?
I think they're talking about Tommy's Original World Famous Hamburgers, and it's just south of Van Ness at 2575 W. Beverly Blvd. At the corner of Rampart, I believe.
-dxMike K. wrote: > What Tommy's is this you speak of? The one in San Francisco > on Van Ness? That's Tommy's Joynt. It's an indoor restaurant, not a burger stand. Great place, too; it's been far too long since I've eaten there. Geoff
WARNING: do not reply to this post directly. In order to find my real email address, you'll have to blow the airlock. Someone wrote: : The Tommy's I think they're talking about is in Los Angeles in : apparently several different locations. I know the Stanford Band is : very into taking road trips there. : I would be interested in a comparison between the two, though. No comparison. None at all. Tommy's in Los Angeles serves a product that must be tasted to be believed. Classic greaseburgers and fries are glopped with a thick, gluey substance that has the consistency of used napalm, the disquieting appearance of stewed nuclear waste and a sinfully delicious odor. Why this stuff is addictive I do not know, as it burns microscopic holes in your bowels and will crawl out to eat the other leftovers in the fridge if you take any home with you. These facts were taken as articles of good faith by many of my friends as I was growing up. Moreover, it will take the paint off your car if left there overnight. That is actually a verified part of the Tommy's mythos. A friend of mine from college days found this out the hard way, when a gloppy box of chili cheese fries landed on his hood during a food fight and he didn't bother to clean them off until the next day....at which point the paint came with it. He proudly displayed the results on his car for the rest of its useful life. We were somewhat disturbed at this happening, but it did not stop us from conducting regular late-night raids on the Unholy Temple of Chili after gaming nights. In fact, we regularly incorporated Tommy's Chili into our Call of Cthulhu horror campaign. It was somehow very, very appropriate. Regards, Tanith *************************************************************************** "Miss Piggott was reputed to take some trouble with her soups. This was true in so far as the packaged ingredients had been sufficiently well mixed to exclude lumps. She had even experimented with flavours, and today's mixture of tomato (orange) and oxtail (reddish brown), thick enough to support the spoon unaided, was as startling to the palate as to the eye." - P. D. James, Cover Her Face, 1962 ****************************************************************************
Bob K. wrote: > The Tommy's I think they're talking about is in Los Angeles in > apparently several different locations. I know the Stanford Band is > very into taking road trips there. > > I would be interested in a comparison between the two, though. Don't know about the Tommy's on VanNess, but I grew up eating Tommy's burgers in SoCal. The original location on Rampart was a great place to stop before driving back to San Diego after gigs on the Sunset Strip, Palladium, etc. Tommy's is know for greasy chili burgers, chili dogs, and my personal favorite, chili cheese fries. There are a lot of imitators around the LA Basin (Tomy's, etc.), but the Tommy's has a few locations outside of LA (Huntington Beach on Warner just off the 405, Long Beach on Anaheim about a mile from CSULB - are two that come readily to mind). I like In-N-Out for a quick burger and fries (3-by-3 Animal is my standard), but whenever I go home I make my Sunday morning pilgrimage to Tommy's. Charlie G.
Geoff M. wrote: > >Speaking of hamburger places in L.A., has anyone here >ever been to Fatburger on San Vicente? What's it like? Dry burgers Over fried fries Surly service Some people swear by it. They franchised Fatburger a few years ago. There are a few branches around.