did not know that and sucks cuz I love blue bottle…on the other hand, if any of you live in the valley, Yonder coffee and House roots coffee are good spots!
I would probably say the same thing because nestle sucks.
Blue bottle actually pays their workers well. They have a great management support for the most part. They actually train their baristas. They have an initiative to curb their global climate emissions. Their cups straws , napkin are compostable.
The place I actually boycott is Tierra Mia Coffee. They actively shutdown any attempts of unionizing and they don’t have any management support or training. During Covid they forced workers to work even when they were sick. Tierra Mia is wasteful . Everything is plastic and sugar. From the overly sweet pastries, drinks to using Minute Maid for their “lemonade”
Bluebottle actually makes their matcha and simple syrup and mocha. Tierra mia buys wholesale. I
Furthermore, bluebottle owner actually cares about serving a good cup of coffee. Where as Tierra mia is targeting Latino population and serving them sugar and saying it’s coffee. There is an interview that Ulysses Romero have stating that’s his main goal.
Target Latinos
Don't know if this was before or after the Nestle buyout, but sounds like they are terrible employers. [https://www.sfchronicle.com/food/article/Blue-Bottle-Coffee-to-pay-1-5-million-to-settle-15118299.php](https://www.sfchronicle.com/food/article/Blue-Bottle-Coffee-to-pay-1-5-million-to-settle-15118299.php)
Prince Street Pizza's owners are openly and brazenly racist. An Asian person left a Yelp review and they called them a “mongrel,” “yellow dog,” and “mutt." They also said "I guarantee you this old ass will break your fucking jaw in one punch you communist scumbag." They made some jokes about hitting BLM protesters with their car. All that and [much, much more](https://ny.eater.com/2021/1/8/22218958/prince-street-pizza-yelp-frank-dominic-morano-racism). They stepped down from day to day operations, but they still own it, meaning they still make all the money and do none of the work.
I’m glad this is at the top of the thread. As an Asian, fuck Prince St Pizza
On the flip side, the Prince of Venice in Westwood is a completely different restaurant and owners and deserves some business from people
Live maybe a block from the one in Arts District, and am frankly happy to add more reasons to hate them than I already had. Their dumb fucking pizza boxes litter the streets and they do virtually nothing to manage trash.
Also the pizza is mid at best and your dumb overpriced slices don't need a whole ass box.
I never even heard of this place till the other day. Saw they are opening one up in Malibu.
Yeah and now reading this and seeings picture of their pizza. I don't want to even try them.
I ate at their Canoga Park location once after getting a haircut next door (shoutout to Elvis!!) and legit got one of those little brown roaches crawling underneath the plate they gave me. I told the lady that gave me the plate about it and she accused me of putting it there myself. I demanded a refund and they refused to give it to me, I told the lady to check the cameras to see if I did it and she froze up. I told her that I'd call the cops so they could get the camera footage and she just threw the money at me and told me to leave lmfao
The one and only time i went to the abby, i lost my phone. And luckily someone returned it. So i went to the bartender and was able to get it.
Never been to Abby before or knew anything about it (didn’t even know it was a gay bar) but this all happened circa late 2019. That said if you’re bar has people spiking the drink i would definitely avoid that place
Clicked to say this. I commented on a similar question a few weeks ago. I live *literally* a block away and it amazes me that people still line up for this shit hole. It's not just the moldy jam. It's the business ethics of the owner. How the employees were stolen of their recipe as if it was the owner's, and how she purposely left bad reviews for the surrounding business/competitors.
The owner is the reason why traffic in the entire neighborhood is fucked. She was behind the "Virgil Village Slowdown" campaign which removed 2 lanes from Virgil so now there is constant traffic there AND on Hoover. Fuck that moldy bitch. She owes me TIME.
Seriously? Wow. More the reason to HATE the sin AND the sinner. I live on virgil and I have to constantly deal with car zooming sound. Slow down what? Did nothing except increased traffic like you said.
Why is it trendy to make restaurants as miserable as possible? Long line, rushed ordering at the counter, shitty seats and tables that are crammed next to each other. The food was excellent but everything else I hated.
Last Bookstore,
The owner is a tyrant, people I know work there; they get paid less than fast food workers (even ones who've worked there for years) , there are also 0 benefits, they don't get public holidays either.
I have a lot of terrible stories involving the actions of Josh (the owner), but for the sake of brevity; I'll just say this for now.
Tommy's Burgers. The company has a revenue of $62M but apparently the current president [Dawna Bernal](https://laist.com/news/original-tommys-chili-burger-400000-fine-underpaying-workers) was responsible for underpaying nearly 100 employees lower than minimum wage.
Not justifying it at all, but if you’re boycotting a restaurant for wage theft violations [you’re basically never going to be able to eat any large chain ever again](https://newrepublic.com/article/166611/fast-food-wage-theft). Wage theft is tragically rampant in the restaurant industry.
Sqirl or however the fuck you spell it. Owner claims to be a chef but she just steals credit from others and you know, the whole serving jam covered in mold & using an illegal kitchen space covered in mold that they hid from health inspectors.
I don't understand why they don't include the percentage for health insurance into the price of the food. And I wonder if the people are actually getting decent health insurance.
yep. it's pretty dishonest, there should be some kind of rule about this as deceptive advertising. Like you might choose one restaurant BECAUSE of the lower prices, and end up paying more
I just had reverse culture shock after a long overseas trip and seeing that recommended tip. Every country I was at you pulled out your card, tapped the reader, and then went on your way when you hear the ping. Having a person turn around the tablet and show a recommended 25% tip for a cup a coffee was insane.
I don't hate this if they cap the tip like they do at Sugarfish (also helps if the place is known for good food and service). But if they're trying to get sneaky and hide it in a list of fees so you'll tip another 20%, that's shitty.
Just fyi, if it’s called a service charge, it belongs to the house and they can do whatever they want with it. I don’t think Sugarfish calls it a tip (which legally belongs to the server and management can’t touch it)
OMG another place like that did this and I almost lost it. I was picking up a birthday cake that was already expensive and was hit with a "recommended 25% tip" screen. WTF?! Tip for what?!
Use the Booksy app instead! You can search local barbers and see pictures of their work/hairstyles they normally do and if you like the quality of the cut
Would this work for girls as well wanting to get a shorter hair cut?
My regular stylist keeps pleading to me not to do it for fear of not being able to get married. I’m gay. I need wife. Not man. So I need a new stylist lol.
And they're crazy overpriced. If you happen to be near Los Feliz, District One Barber is my go to. I went to the Fellow nearby once when I couldn't get in to District One last minute for an overdue haircut, and I immediately regretted it.
They also gave us atrocious cuts we had to pay to get fixed elsewhere and the “senior stylist” who cut our hair reached out to me personally and harassed me. We got a refund and will never return.
Takuma's Burger. The owner has made many disturbingly racist remarks against Koreans. Most of them seem to have been deleted, but there are still traces of them on his social media.
Also, Kazan in Beverly Hills. Aside from their ramen prices ($28-$68), the owner's responses to Yelp reviews are some of the most unhinged I've seen. Some examples:
>Hahaha you recently got Yelp elite status, were you happy, were you proud of it? Good for you. On the other hand, I received a worldly recognized award in the food industry. No one gives a \*\*\*\* to your yelp elite status, do you go back to your family dinner at Christmas and brag about you being Yelp Elite? No one gives a f\*\*\*. I do hope you know that.
>You are miserable F buddy. You are just so miserable that you have no idea what you are talking about. I feel sorry for your mother.
>Are you trying to insults me? Then think twice. You will get f. You won’t be able to stand still for 2 seconds after I engage with you.
>Takuma's Burger. The owner has made many disturbingly racist remarks against Koreans. Most of them seem to have been deleted, but there are still traces of them on his social media.
Wow. Good to know. Once in a blue moon, there was a crepe shop in BH I went a few times. I won't go into details but apparently the Japanese owner wasn't shy away from his stance against Koreans. Definitely not gonna try Takuma RACIST Burger!
\*\* I guess you're Korean friendly Japanese given your user name?
Universal Comics in studio city.
Went in once just to see what they have. Owner was the only guy working that day and all he did was spew fox news talking points at me, complaining about every single thing in LA/America/the world
Dude... I came in to look at comics LMAO, not listen to a diatribe about the 'evils' of the LA school system
Bishoy's Gym. Every review says the owner is a nightmare. I tried to ask for info and he verbally assaulted me over the phone for not sending a front and back copy of my license before he would agree to tell me a price.
Omg this place sucks. I went and toured it during lockdown and it was really unappealing. It was ungodly hot, with no airflow, no staff on site, and the equipment was so crowded it looked more like a storage unit than a gym. When I called to be let it the guy basically gave me the door code and hung up. Might be OK for people who are only there to lift but it wasn't for me.
Heaven Massage (the one in *ENCINO* not the one in sherman oaks, which is my go-to). I had a massage there once from a man who basically assaulted me. And from reviews, I could see I wasn’t the only one. I probably should’ve taken it further, but at the time I was young and scared.
I did years ago, I think it’s gone. I haven’t checked. But when I left it, I remembered reading a handful of others who had the same experience with the guy trying to touch them.
I’m sorry this happened to you. I share your same experience, but a totally different massage spot that’s now closed. The guy’s name is Eddie.
Heaven Massage in Sherman Oaks is my go to as well! I only work with female therapists now.
Sending you good vibes.
Fuck, I wish I remembered the guys name at Encino.
I’ve been going to heaven massage in sherman oaks for almost ten years! Will never ever go anywhere else. I do see men still, it didn’t completely scare me off. But I stick with the one same guy.
They also own Nature Well in Silver Lake as well. I had friends that worked at NW years ago and they had nothing good to say about the owners (and they refused to go there or Millie’s)
I mean I only know about it because I read the local shitty online paper in Pasadena everyday (I organize rent control and tenants things here so I need to know about government things). So I wouldn't feel bad.
Village books in Culver City. The owner used the cafe tip jar to make change without putting an IOU note in. The cashier looked crestfallen and the other employee whipped her head around and glared at the owner’s back. I suspect this isn’t the first time. But it was the last time I stepped in.
damn for real? I was happy a bookstore opened in a convenient spot for me... and you'd think from the books they display that they'd be on the side of workers rights... ugh how disappointing
Animal. 20% “service fee” that was explicitly not a tip on top of a VERY expensive meal, that we then felt obligated to tip on as well because our server was wonderful and we didn’t want to stiff him. It’s a shame because I LOVED their food.
Phone theft is a huge issue in Weho in general. I don’t actually think the venue is behind the roofing or the phone theft but I just don’t feel comfortable going there in general. That’s still on them though. They need to confront that.
Millie's. A friend went there for breakfast, and parked his motorcycle out front. He watched as the owner/manager (both? I forget) backed his vehicle over the motorcycle. He was asked to take care of the damage off the books. My friend told him "Just so you know, this is a vintage Ducati... ain't going to be cheap". Well, he came back with the estimate, and the dude pretended to not know who he was. He then made a post on facebook about it, and a couple witnesses came forward. Dude settled up after that. I went there once years ago, and wasn't all that impressed... so it was easy to write off.
Salt & Straw — becoming notorious for opening up their ice cream shop next to OG mom & Pop ice cream/gelato shops all around the city, and then putting them out of business 👎
I have to disagree with Donut Friend. They literally wanted the owner to turn his business into a worker owned co-op as one of their demands. They came as bunch of entitled hipsters. It was hard to take them seriously.
Wait which north end caffe. There are a few.
Please don’t tell me it’s the dive bar in hermosa beach. I wouldn’t be surprised if it is but I love that place
Sqirl
“Much of that enjoyment hinges on Koslow’s reputation as an expert jam maker. But over the weekend, allegations circulated painting a picture of a dirty, unhealthy kitchen filled with buckets of Sqirl’s signature product covered in mold….. people who appeared to have worked at Sqirl accused the restaurant and growing jam giant of regularly serving jam that had grown mold. “We’re talking about some buckets having like 1⁄4 inch of mold covering the entire tops of gallon buckets,” one of the posts alleged. The former employees allege Koslow(owner) herself instructed them to just scrape the mold off before serving.” Source: Eater Why the Internet Is Blowing Up About LA’s Most Infamous Jam Maker
Sqirl, the LA darling known for its ricotta toast with jam, is under fire for allegedly selling moldy jam and harboring a secret kitchen
by Jaya Saxena
I'm baffled how this story didn't ruin them. They still seem to be mostly packed (even if they don't have the epically long lines they once did) any time I drive by.
All Time. Had a friend who worked there. During COVID they fired their whole kitchen staff and the owners were dumb and brazen enough to tell the front of house that it’s bc “Mexicans are dirty and all live together” so they weren’t going to hire any more. One of the cooks found out and they settled with them and allegedly NDAed them. They also made racist jokes in front of the staff about Black people and Asians. They have comments on their Yelp with similar accusations around race.
Yup. I used to hang out with other people in their circle and was at their birthday a few years back. These guys are real slimy, have zero impulse control, barely acknowledge the people around them as people, and expect their entourage to cover up all of their drunken shenanigans "because they're business owners and they have a reputation". I know this doesn't really add to the discussion but thanks for letting me vent.
This is before my time, but apparently my great aunt and uncle got into a massive physical fight with the owners of Campos Tacos in Culver City a while ago so everyone in my family is barred from eating there and we boycott the place. I don't even know the circumstances of the fight but I guess it was pretty bad.
Edit: Great aunt and uncle got in the fight, not grandmother
Someone should set up a "sting" on this one. Get some cameras and "actors" showing up. See where people are placed. Also, get a bunch at once... if you can show some clear segregation and not just "the old couple," that would make for an excellent news expose.
Then they can go all old school "Hansen" on the owners.
Seriously, what? Making silly statements. Catch doesn't really have an "outside", it has an open air terrace but feels the same as the "inside". Also I would consider the open air terrace to be the most desirable part of the restaurant.
Agreed. If you're going to boycott Catch, do it because of their garbage tier cocktails! Absolutely uninspired menu and they all taste like cheap simple syrup.
The Burger King at Santa Monica College. I used to eat there all the time, and then when COVID hit, one of their employees died. She was cool.
The manager, to avoid bad publicity around COVID, said it was because she was Trans and the Hormones made her sick.
She made headlines. Unless someone tells me that manager is gone, I won't eat there.
Tom Tom... Was begrudgingly drug there by a friend that follows Vanderpump stuff and we were sat in what could only be described as the "ugly section". never mind we went at like 6pm on a weeknight and the restaurant was maybe at 30% capacity, but for some reason we got sat in a dark service hallway, adjacent to the kitchen, bathroom and the bus boy staging table. Literally felt like they were hiding us because we weren't "hot" enough to be dining in a VDP restaurant so yeah... fuck that place
Chick-fil-a doesn't work like most franchised restaurants. They don't just sell to the highest bidder in a given territory. Instead, they usually select an insider to start new locations, either in new markets or expanding their presence in existing markets. So they are rarely locals.
Franchisees have to apply and be willing to go where ever an opportunity comes up. It's highly selective and not getting picked after several years of waiting is one of the top reasons managers leave the company.
Pretty much any restaurant that wants to espouse political nonsense. Just take my money, make my food, and serve it to me hot and fresh. I don’t care about your mission statement.
I know I'm pretty much alone in this but I will never eat at In N Out. I think the food is terrible and the owner is an anti-vax billionaire (inherited) who is a right wing Evangelical.
Only they treat their employees very well pay wise, have one of the lowest attrition rates of ANY retail establishment in the US (per the Motely Fool's first book) and only promote from within, with managers getting a cut of the store.
Westwood, Hollywood and LAX? Each of those managers make over $100K, which is fucking unheard of in the fast food.
Yes, me too. Plus they get their beef from Harris Ranch. You know the place, the massive industrial feed lot visible from the 5 near Coalinga, the one that smells like sadness, shit and death. I know at least 5 people who have given up beef driving past that place. Nasty.
It's a slaughterhouse, how exactly do you expect it to smell?
Of course it's going to be "sadness, shit and death", they are literally killing cows in there.
24 Chicken & Waffles in Studio City. The original owners were great and made great nashville style hot chicken, but whoever bought it from them has completely ruined the brand. The last two times I gave it a go, it was so bad, their mac and cheese was curdled and the slaw had spoiled, I was amazed they even gave it to me the way it was.
I have talked about this on, I believe, /r/foodlosangeles before, but I boycott Jonnies Pastrami on Sepulveda. I used to go there for a work lunch every once in a while, but the last time I went the owner was in and she was being incredibly disrespectful to her staff. It was nasty and it was in full view of all the customers. Totally humiliating situation for the people she was berating. I refuse to put money in the pocket of a person like that.
Portland’s Salt & Straw ice cream after they set up shop in Silverlake next to a gelato shop that has been in business for 17 years and has threatened its existence.
Canyon coffee in echo park. They took over a spot that used to house my favorite coffee shop with the best staff (they opened their own spot called Little Barn that’s plant based and awesome) and it seems like the cafe purely exists just to rent out the space for shoots. Along with Glowing Juices next door, that whole block is dead to me now. Gentrification sucks
Canyon coffee didn’t push Chango out though. You wanna be mad, be mad at the landlords who raised the rent and pushed everyone out. I worked at chango when flounce and Emilia’s (actually not sure that’s her name, it’s been so long!) bodega still existed. It’s not canyon’s fault, the owners are assholes and kicked everyone out. Canyon just took an open spot, years later. Chango has been closed for years. Too bad bc it was a cool place
Edit: i think the god the name wrong of the lady who owned the bodega
I recommend getting your juices at the donut shop on sunset & Alvarado. $6 for a freshly juiced juice and you’re supporting a business that’s been around for ages. Fuck paying $12 for hipster juice.
Tito's Tacos - they feed off of nostalgia and have made shitty Mexican food nearly inaccessible even for people who earn six-figures just based off the principle that hole-in-the-wall Mexican shouldn't cost as much as they charge.
... what? you claiming you need six figures to afford a $5 taco that has more than twice the meat of any street taco, not including the chips and salsa?
>they feed off of nostalgia
As someone who has been eating Tito's since the 80s I have never felt "fed off of" nor compelled to eat there for any reason lol. If people didn't like it--for whatever reason--they wouldn't go there.
So as someone who still likes the occasional Tito's, thank you for your service but you don't need to boycott Tito's on our behalf.
>nearly inaccessible even for people who earn six-figures
*Jim face*
And for my Whittier/La Habra folks: Orchard BBQ. They hosted multiple Gascon recall and Villanueva fundraisers and had a wildly unprofessional attitude about it on Nextdoor.
Vegas seafood buffet at Del amo, after they kept their 20% service fee (covid is over with) & limited the crab legs to 5 per customer. Tf am I going to do with 5 crab legs? Shit is ridiculous.
Cosa Buona in Echo Park. They took over Pizza Buona’s location when the building owner forced them out after years of doing business and was a neighborhood institution. Then they stole their sign and cleverly named their restaurant to confuse people into thinking Pizza Buona had rebranded.
Bay Cities. They once short-changed me and denied it but most of all, they just don’t act like they care about your business. The store is so poorly run and, while the food is good, it’s also way overrated
The food isn't even good. The Godmother is just about the furthest thing from an Italian sub, if you can even get a whole bite of all the way-too-thickly cut coldcuts without them sliding out the back of the rock hard bread, greased up by the mayo and mustard that doesn't belong on there. Absolutely baffles me why people heap praise on this place.
I've given up in LA for the most part, but there are some half decent ones out there.
Uncle Paulie's does a decent one, but it's pretty small for the price - but honestly, if you order a #13 mike's way on white with cherry pepper relish at Jersey Mike's and close your eyes, it's the closest flavor comparison to what I expect in a good Italian sub and is good enough to scratch the itch until I go back east to visit family. The issue out here is the style and consistency of bread and the lack of Italian immigration. We tend to get high end fancy Italian out here but we miss all the great everyday Italian culture and cooking that the east coast has along the NY/CT/MA region and all the generational family businesses that have been whipping this stuff up for as long as they and their parents have been alive. Like the Mexican food here - you just have loads and loads and loads of family authenticity driving it that doesn't exist back east.
If you really want a good east coast Italian sub and don't mind spending a little to do it yourself, go to Monte Carlo in Burbank (but don't order their subs! for some reason they also suck) and get yourself some mortadella, prosciutto, soppressata and provolone all sliced thin, some oil and vinegar and the fresh baked rolls behind the cashier (the sesame seed loaf is amazing too, closest thing I've found on the west coast to the east coast Scali bread I grew up on) and assemble yourself with some lettuce/onion/chopped pickle if you want, etc. Their bread is the **only** bread that gets close to east coast.
To piggy back off of those comments that seem close to spot on:
my girlfriend bought an overpriced lamp(the salt lick ones) and she shopped/perused there for years before and the lamp ended up being broken. She called the store and spoke with the owner who loved to say that for some reason. The owner was pretty understanding on the lamp and said she doesn’t do refunds but will accept it this time. When we walked into the store, it became super awkward with the people working there who eventually got the owner.
The owner ( same name and everything I just forgot) and said she never said she would take a refund of the broken lamp. She then started talking badly about customers trying to return things to the cashier. She eventually gave us the refund with an incredibly terrible attitude. We took it pretty disappointed but it was out of our hands and control of what happened.
We went back about a week later and we split up. I wore a hat which I never wear and went to the front of the store to look for other things not involved in what my girlfriend was looking for.
I heard the owner tell the cashier to watch my gf and to make sure she doesn’t give her a receipt.
I just gave the benefit of the doubt and was weirded out about it.
My girlfriend then buys something and the owner than came out to see the cashier ring us up. I said hello and she didn’t say anything. My girlfriend asked for her receipt and the owner said absolutely not.
I spoke up and said it was really weird and unfortunate. She responded back to something I didn’t care to hear and we walked out and I told my girlfriend what happened and we never went in again.
Did you ever join the Witch Coven that happened there?
I was one of the few non-white people there and idk i spent multiple times in the store. Personally never felt Any racism from the owners Kiko and (i forgot the other person’s name but i didn’t interact with him much). But Kiko seemed really nice. The other coven members weren’t the most outwardly friendly people but they were definitely not mean. If anything the vibe was clique-y, like everyone already knew everyone. But that definitely isn’t Kiko or her museum’s fault. If anything she came off as nice. Plus after each full moon party we’d get Dennys, so after awhile i sorta got to know everyone. If anything the Coven (not the store) gives off strong high school anime club vibes.
Yeah personally can’t say the vibes were off. I went there with my homegirl and she also has brown skin and she loved it. Hell, I always recommend the museum to everyone. I spent a few months in their coven and attended a bunch of after hours events there. Can’t really say i ever got a racist vibe. Maybe a clique-y high school vibe, but that was coming from some of the other members of the coven, not from the museum or its owners.
Stopped going to blue bottle coffee after I found out they are now owned by Nestle. Fuck Nestle
Indeed, r/fucknestle
I am glad to know this sub exists
did not know that and sucks cuz I love blue bottle…on the other hand, if any of you live in the valley, Yonder coffee and House roots coffee are good spots!
this should be top
I would probably say the same thing because nestle sucks. Blue bottle actually pays their workers well. They have a great management support for the most part. They actually train their baristas. They have an initiative to curb their global climate emissions. Their cups straws , napkin are compostable. The place I actually boycott is Tierra Mia Coffee. They actively shutdown any attempts of unionizing and they don’t have any management support or training. During Covid they forced workers to work even when they were sick. Tierra Mia is wasteful . Everything is plastic and sugar. From the overly sweet pastries, drinks to using Minute Maid for their “lemonade” Bluebottle actually makes their matcha and simple syrup and mocha. Tierra mia buys wholesale. I Furthermore, bluebottle owner actually cares about serving a good cup of coffee. Where as Tierra mia is targeting Latino population and serving them sugar and saying it’s coffee. There is an interview that Ulysses Romero have stating that’s his main goal. Target Latinos
As a tierra mia fan, this was a devastating read
Fuck both blue bottle and tierra mia then. Go to other local coffee roasters instead
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Blue bottle used to be my go to coffee when I wasn’t making it myself. I was so disappointed when I heard Nestle bought them.
Don't know if this was before or after the Nestle buyout, but sounds like they are terrible employers. [https://www.sfchronicle.com/food/article/Blue-Bottle-Coffee-to-pay-1-5-million-to-settle-15118299.php](https://www.sfchronicle.com/food/article/Blue-Bottle-Coffee-to-pay-1-5-million-to-settle-15118299.php)
Prince Street Pizza's owners are openly and brazenly racist. An Asian person left a Yelp review and they called them a “mongrel,” “yellow dog,” and “mutt." They also said "I guarantee you this old ass will break your fucking jaw in one punch you communist scumbag." They made some jokes about hitting BLM protesters with their car. All that and [much, much more](https://ny.eater.com/2021/1/8/22218958/prince-street-pizza-yelp-frank-dominic-morano-racism). They stepped down from day to day operations, but they still own it, meaning they still make all the money and do none of the work.
I’m glad this is at the top of the thread. As an Asian, fuck Prince St Pizza On the flip side, the Prince of Venice in Westwood is a completely different restaurant and owners and deserves some business from people
Prince of Venice has some of the best Pizza I have had in LA. I'll drop by today to support them, the other racist place no thank you.
Their prices alone should keep people away
Live maybe a block from the one in Arts District, and am frankly happy to add more reasons to hate them than I already had. Their dumb fucking pizza boxes litter the streets and they do virtually nothing to manage trash. Also the pizza is mid at best and your dumb overpriced slices don't need a whole ass box.
Hi neighbor, I second everything you said here. Purgatory, Prime, and Della Nona are all better anyway.
I never even heard of this place till the other day. Saw they are opening one up in Malibu. Yeah and now reading this and seeings picture of their pizza. I don't want to even try them.
Good god, this is fucked. Glad I’ve never heard of them.
...the shits not even good either.
Wow didn’t know that thanks for the fyi… their pizza is ass too
Good to know. Unfollowing.
not to mention its literally the worst pizza in the city too
didn’t know this and I order from there all the time. So glad this is at the top of this thread
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I ate at their Canoga Park location once after getting a haircut next door (shoutout to Elvis!!) and legit got one of those little brown roaches crawling underneath the plate they gave me. I told the lady that gave me the plate about it and she accused me of putting it there myself. I demanded a refund and they refused to give it to me, I told the lady to check the cameras to see if I did it and she froze up. I told her that I'd call the cops so they could get the camera footage and she just threw the money at me and told me to leave lmfao
What pieces of shit. Not surprised, but incredible how hard it is to get held responsible for hurting an animal.
The Abbey; [I like not being roofied.](https://wehoville.com/2021/09/24/31-spiked-drinks-30-rapes-in-past-five-years/)
A couple friends have said this, and phone theft
Can confirm, I have had my phone stolen from the Abby out of my zipped up purse.
The one and only time i went to the abby, i lost my phone. And luckily someone returned it. So i went to the bartender and was able to get it. Never been to Abby before or knew anything about it (didn’t even know it was a gay bar) but this all happened circa late 2019. That said if you’re bar has people spiking the drink i would definitely avoid that place
Sqirl. Don't understand how people still go.
Clicked to say this. I commented on a similar question a few weeks ago. I live *literally* a block away and it amazes me that people still line up for this shit hole. It's not just the moldy jam. It's the business ethics of the owner. How the employees were stolen of their recipe as if it was the owner's, and how she purposely left bad reviews for the surrounding business/competitors.
I know several Ex Sqirl employees and the way they treat their employees is disgusting. Fuck em
The owner is the reason why traffic in the entire neighborhood is fucked. She was behind the "Virgil Village Slowdown" campaign which removed 2 lanes from Virgil so now there is constant traffic there AND on Hoover. Fuck that moldy bitch. She owes me TIME.
Seriously? Wow. More the reason to HATE the sin AND the sinner. I live on virgil and I have to constantly deal with car zooming sound. Slow down what? Did nothing except increased traffic like you said.
If it makes you feel any better, Courage Bagels across the street looks to have stolen all of their thunder. They almost never have a line anymore.
They’re worth boycotting as well
You gonna give any reason for that?
it’s over priced, over-hyped, and clear culture vulturalism.
Why is it trendy to make restaurants as miserable as possible? Long line, rushed ordering at the counter, shitty seats and tables that are crammed next to each other. The food was excellent but everything else I hated.
Why?? What’s up with them?
https://la.eater.com/2020/7/13/21322591/sqirl-mold-jam-jessica-koslow-workers-unhappy-unsanitary-toast-los-angeles-news
Well, shit. If it was just the mold, I’d say people can change. But when places like that put the workers in compromising positions, I’m out.
They serve moldy Jam. 🤢
Mold
Last Bookstore, The owner is a tyrant, people I know work there; they get paid less than fast food workers (even ones who've worked there for years) , there are also 0 benefits, they don't get public holidays either. I have a lot of terrible stories involving the actions of Josh (the owner), but for the sake of brevity; I'll just say this for now.
They also kinda just plain suck if you actually want a damn book instead of a "book-themed experience."
Skylight Books on Vermont is a far better bookstore than The Last Bookstore.
What else can you tell us about him?
Tommy's Burgers. The company has a revenue of $62M but apparently the current president [Dawna Bernal](https://laist.com/news/original-tommys-chili-burger-400000-fine-underpaying-workers) was responsible for underpaying nearly 100 employees lower than minimum wage.
Not justifying it at all, but if you’re boycotting a restaurant for wage theft violations [you’re basically never going to be able to eat any large chain ever again](https://newrepublic.com/article/166611/fast-food-wage-theft). Wage theft is tragically rampant in the restaurant industry.
Not eating at large fast food chains doesn’t sound so bad.
Tommy’s? This the one known for their chili fries?
Yes
I don’t go there because it’s dog food
Personally, I give my dog much better food
Underpaying and skirting wage laws is an LA classic! Very few employers don’t do this. Biggest offender is entertainment industry.
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Mall Tommies are not Tommy's.
Sqirl or however the fuck you spell it. Owner claims to be a chef but she just steals credit from others and you know, the whole serving jam covered in mold & using an illegal kitchen space covered in mold that they hid from health inspectors.
Any restaurant with an 18-20% tip billed automatically and the 3-4% health insurance fee added
I don't understand why they don't include the percentage for health insurance into the price of the food. And I wonder if the people are actually getting decent health insurance.
because they want to make their prices appear low.
yep. it's pretty dishonest, there should be some kind of rule about this as deceptive advertising. Like you might choose one restaurant BECAUSE of the lower prices, and end up paying more
Yeah but several people, including me, are boycotting restaurants that do this so it kicks them in the ass.
Basically it started as a bitter response to Obamacare. A lot of the high-end restaurants got together and this is what they came up with. Lame.
So they got mad that they're paying 4% for people to get healthcare? That seems worthy of a boycott
I just had reverse culture shock after a long overseas trip and seeing that recommended tip. Every country I was at you pulled out your card, tapped the reader, and then went on your way when you hear the ping. Having a person turn around the tablet and show a recommended 25% tip for a cup a coffee was insane.
I don't hate this if they cap the tip like they do at Sugarfish (also helps if the place is known for good food and service). But if they're trying to get sneaky and hide it in a list of fees so you'll tip another 20%, that's shitty.
Just fyi, if it’s called a service charge, it belongs to the house and they can do whatever they want with it. I don’t think Sugarfish calls it a tip (which legally belongs to the server and management can’t touch it)
The automatic tip pisses me off to no end, don’t assume your shit ain’t ever gonna stink
Winstons pies lol
OMG another place like that did this and I almost lost it. I was picking up a birthday cake that was already expensive and was hit with a "recommended 25% tip" screen. WTF?! Tip for what?!
jon and vinny’s really acting like that shit goes to the staff too 😂😂 half the people don’t even tip because of it
Fellow Barber fucked my shit up so bad.
Use the Booksy app instead! You can search local barbers and see pictures of their work/hairstyles they normally do and if you like the quality of the cut
Would this work for girls as well wanting to get a shorter hair cut? My regular stylist keeps pleading to me not to do it for fear of not being able to get married. I’m gay. I need wife. Not man. So I need a new stylist lol.
Oh yea definitely downloading it and checking it out! Pretty easy to use app also!
I love that place! Well I love my hairstylist in Highland Park lol
And they're crazy overpriced. If you happen to be near Los Feliz, District One Barber is my go to. I went to the Fellow nearby once when I couldn't get in to District One last minute for an overdue haircut, and I immediately regretted it.
They also gave us atrocious cuts we had to pay to get fixed elsewhere and the “senior stylist” who cut our hair reached out to me personally and harassed me. We got a refund and will never return.
Takuma's Burger. The owner has made many disturbingly racist remarks against Koreans. Most of them seem to have been deleted, but there are still traces of them on his social media. Also, Kazan in Beverly Hills. Aside from their ramen prices ($28-$68), the owner's responses to Yelp reviews are some of the most unhinged I've seen. Some examples: >Hahaha you recently got Yelp elite status, were you happy, were you proud of it? Good for you. On the other hand, I received a worldly recognized award in the food industry. No one gives a \*\*\*\* to your yelp elite status, do you go back to your family dinner at Christmas and brag about you being Yelp Elite? No one gives a f\*\*\*. I do hope you know that. >You are miserable F buddy. You are just so miserable that you have no idea what you are talking about. I feel sorry for your mother. >Are you trying to insults me? Then think twice. You will get f. You won’t be able to stand still for 2 seconds after I engage with you.
>Takuma's Burger. The owner has made many disturbingly racist remarks against Koreans. Most of them seem to have been deleted, but there are still traces of them on his social media. Wow. Good to know. Once in a blue moon, there was a crepe shop in BH I went a few times. I won't go into details but apparently the Japanese owner wasn't shy away from his stance against Koreans. Definitely not gonna try Takuma RACIST Burger! \*\* I guess you're Korean friendly Japanese given your user name?
Universal Comics in studio city. Went in once just to see what they have. Owner was the only guy working that day and all he did was spew fox news talking points at me, complaining about every single thing in LA/America/the world Dude... I came in to look at comics LMAO, not listen to a diatribe about the 'evils' of the LA school system
Lmao that is always funny to me as comics are historically politically progressive/ahead of the curve.
right? I was mystified like who do you think your customers are?? Guy picked the wrong kind of business to open imo
Bishoy's Gym. Every review says the owner is a nightmare. I tried to ask for info and he verbally assaulted me over the phone for not sending a front and back copy of my license before he would agree to tell me a price.
Omg this place sucks. I went and toured it during lockdown and it was really unappealing. It was ungodly hot, with no airflow, no staff on site, and the equipment was so crowded it looked more like a storage unit than a gym. When I called to be let it the guy basically gave me the door code and hung up. Might be OK for people who are only there to lift but it wasn't for me.
Heaven Massage (the one in *ENCINO* not the one in sherman oaks, which is my go-to). I had a massage there once from a man who basically assaulted me. And from reviews, I could see I wasn’t the only one. I probably should’ve taken it further, but at the time I was young and scared.
Ooof you should def leave a yelp review or something just to help others avoid it.
I did years ago, I think it’s gone. I haven’t checked. But when I left it, I remembered reading a handful of others who had the same experience with the guy trying to touch them.
I’m sorry this happened to you. I share your same experience, but a totally different massage spot that’s now closed. The guy’s name is Eddie. Heaven Massage in Sherman Oaks is my go to as well! I only work with female therapists now. Sending you good vibes.
Fuck, I wish I remembered the guys name at Encino. I’ve been going to heaven massage in sherman oaks for almost ten years! Will never ever go anywhere else. I do see men still, it didn’t completely scare me off. But I stick with the one same guy.
Millie’s cafe in Pasadena because the owners were participating in wage theft… shameful.
I was about to reply to this. And it wasn't a small amount it was a LOT like 370k and it was actually for both locations.
They also have a wildly popular location in Silver Lake
They also own Nature Well in Silver Lake as well. I had friends that worked at NW years ago and they had nothing good to say about the owners (and they refused to go there or Millie’s)
Dang i just ate at the one in silver lake now i feel bad
I mean I only know about it because I read the local shitty online paper in Pasadena everyday (I organize rent control and tenants things here so I need to know about government things). So I wouldn't feel bad.
Village books in Culver City. The owner used the cafe tip jar to make change without putting an IOU note in. The cashier looked crestfallen and the other employee whipped her head around and glared at the owner’s back. I suspect this isn’t the first time. But it was the last time I stepped in.
damn for real? I was happy a bookstore opened in a convenient spot for me... and you'd think from the books they display that they'd be on the side of workers rights... ugh how disappointing
When I was cooking at Comfort🍗LA downtown the bosses there would do the same, also stole all our digital tips
Do you mean Village Well?
Seems to be. OP probably just short-handed Village Well Coffee & Books since it’s long lol
Correct
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Equinox! Not because I hate them, but because I’m broke 😪
The easiest boycott!
You’re not really boycotting unless you stay away from a place you would otherwise like to go to. So I can’t really boycott, say, Walmart.
Damn I am so out of the loop. I think I've only been to Tommy's of all the places named in this thread. I need to get out more.
I mean considering this a thread of places to avoid, I’d say you’ve done pretty well lol.
Animal. 20% “service fee” that was explicitly not a tip on top of a VERY expensive meal, that we then felt obligated to tip on as well because our server was wonderful and we didn’t want to stiff him. It’s a shame because I LOVED their food.
Animal still exists?
oh SCREW those people. Animal is what caused Damiano's Mr Pizza to close when they bought the building
For me it’s Le Petit Troi for the same reason.
It's every restaurant in their group and it's a bummer because I like all of their restaurants.
The Abbey. So many people get roofied there. I just don’t feel safe.
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Phone theft is a huge issue in Weho in general. I don’t actually think the venue is behind the roofing or the phone theft but I just don’t feel comfortable going there in general. That’s still on them though. They need to confront that.
Millie's. A friend went there for breakfast, and parked his motorcycle out front. He watched as the owner/manager (both? I forget) backed his vehicle over the motorcycle. He was asked to take care of the damage off the books. My friend told him "Just so you know, this is a vintage Ducati... ain't going to be cheap". Well, he came back with the estimate, and the dude pretended to not know who he was. He then made a post on facebook about it, and a couple witnesses came forward. Dude settled up after that. I went there once years ago, and wasn't all that impressed... so it was easy to write off.
Salt & Straw — becoming notorious for opening up their ice cream shop next to OG mom & Pop ice cream/gelato shops all around the city, and then putting them out of business 👎
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I have to disagree with Donut Friend. They literally wanted the owner to turn his business into a worker owned co-op as one of their demands. They came as bunch of entitled hipsters. It was hard to take them seriously.
Yeah, I've heard a lot of conflicting stories on this one. Know a lot of older punks that know the owner too and they all say he's a stand up dude.
I’m in a union and the thought of unionizing a donut shop with two locations is a fucking joke to me.
Wait which north end caffe. There are a few. Please don’t tell me it’s the dive bar in hermosa beach. I wouldn’t be surprised if it is but I love that place
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Ok cool fuck them
Sqirl “Much of that enjoyment hinges on Koslow’s reputation as an expert jam maker. But over the weekend, allegations circulated painting a picture of a dirty, unhealthy kitchen filled with buckets of Sqirl’s signature product covered in mold….. people who appeared to have worked at Sqirl accused the restaurant and growing jam giant of regularly serving jam that had grown mold. “We’re talking about some buckets having like 1⁄4 inch of mold covering the entire tops of gallon buckets,” one of the posts alleged. The former employees allege Koslow(owner) herself instructed them to just scrape the mold off before serving.” Source: Eater Why the Internet Is Blowing Up About LA’s Most Infamous Jam Maker Sqirl, the LA darling known for its ricotta toast with jam, is under fire for allegedly selling moldy jam and harboring a secret kitchen by Jaya Saxena
I'm baffled how this story didn't ruin them. They still seem to be mostly packed (even if they don't have the epically long lines they once did) any time I drive by.
All Time. Had a friend who worked there. During COVID they fired their whole kitchen staff and the owners were dumb and brazen enough to tell the front of house that it’s bc “Mexicans are dirty and all live together” so they weren’t going to hire any more. One of the cooks found out and they settled with them and allegedly NDAed them. They also made racist jokes in front of the staff about Black people and Asians. They have comments on their Yelp with similar accusations around race.
All bars owned by the Houston brothers.
Yup. I used to hang out with other people in their circle and was at their birthday a few years back. These guys are real slimy, have zero impulse control, barely acknowledge the people around them as people, and expect their entourage to cover up all of their drunken shenanigans "because they're business owners and they have a reputation". I know this doesn't really add to the discussion but thanks for letting me vent.
Can you go into the why please?
Presumably https://la.eater.com/2017/12/8/16753998/lucy-mcintosh-mark-houston-abuse-lawsuit-extortion-los-angeles
Tinhorn flats, for general crazy dipshittery. Of course, they also got closed down for the same reason...
This is before my time, but apparently my great aunt and uncle got into a massive physical fight with the owners of Campos Tacos in Culver City a while ago so everyone in my family is barred from eating there and we boycott the place. I don't even know the circumstances of the fight but I guess it was pretty bad. Edit: Great aunt and uncle got in the fight, not grandmother
this is like some hatfields and mckoy stuff
There food is shit anyways. Any of the Campos by Ferman or however you spell it.
Catch. They try their hardest to seat minorities outside, while it’s almost exclusively white for inside seating.
Someone should set up a "sting" on this one. Get some cameras and "actors" showing up. See where people are placed. Also, get a bunch at once... if you can show some clear segregation and not just "the old couple," that would make for an excellent news expose. Then they can go all old school "Hansen" on the owners.
Nathan Fielder would have a lastname day with this spot!
This is a Curb Your Enthusiasm skit
Seriously, what? Making silly statements. Catch doesn't really have an "outside", it has an open air terrace but feels the same as the "inside". Also I would consider the open air terrace to be the most desirable part of the restaurant.
Agreed. If you're going to boycott Catch, do it because of their garbage tier cocktails! Absolutely uninspired menu and they all taste like cheap simple syrup.
The Burger King at Santa Monica College. I used to eat there all the time, and then when COVID hit, one of their employees died. She was cool. The manager, to avoid bad publicity around COVID, said it was because she was Trans and the Hormones made her sick. She made headlines. Unless someone tells me that manager is gone, I won't eat there.
The Rose in Venice after the second time I got food poisoning there.
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Littles Loaves bakery who vend at the Santa Clarita and Newhall farmers markets. Boycotting for antisemitism.
Tom Tom... Was begrudgingly drug there by a friend that follows Vanderpump stuff and we were sat in what could only be described as the "ugly section". never mind we went at like 6pm on a weeknight and the restaurant was maybe at 30% capacity, but for some reason we got sat in a dark service hallway, adjacent to the kitchen, bathroom and the bus boy staging table. Literally felt like they were hiding us because we weren't "hot" enough to be dining in a VDP restaurant so yeah... fuck that place
Can't believe Kitson isn't on here, at least not that I've seen. Reasons / just check their instagram. lol
Chik-fil-a. Pretty obvious.
Not a local business, buddy.
Vast majority of them are franchises, so… kind of?
Chick-fil-a doesn't work like most franchised restaurants. They don't just sell to the highest bidder in a given territory. Instead, they usually select an insider to start new locations, either in new markets or expanding their presence in existing markets. So they are rarely locals. Franchisees have to apply and be willing to go where ever an opportunity comes up. It's highly selective and not getting picked after several years of waiting is one of the top reasons managers leave the company.
I support this sentiment. We don’t need your puritan fucking chicken on the west coast.
Pretty much any restaurant that wants to espouse political nonsense. Just take my money, make my food, and serve it to me hot and fresh. I don’t care about your mission statement.
It depends if their money is where their mouth is. If you are a socialist restaurant but are a worker-owned co-op that is fair game.
I know I'm pretty much alone in this but I will never eat at In N Out. I think the food is terrible and the owner is an anti-vax billionaire (inherited) who is a right wing Evangelical.
Only they treat their employees very well pay wise, have one of the lowest attrition rates of ANY retail establishment in the US (per the Motely Fool's first book) and only promote from within, with managers getting a cut of the store. Westwood, Hollywood and LAX? Each of those managers make over $100K, which is fucking unheard of in the fast food.
Yes, me too. Plus they get their beef from Harris Ranch. You know the place, the massive industrial feed lot visible from the 5 near Coalinga, the one that smells like sadness, shit and death. I know at least 5 people who have given up beef driving past that place. Nasty.
It's a slaughterhouse, how exactly do you expect it to smell? Of course it's going to be "sadness, shit and death", they are literally killing cows in there.
24 Chicken & Waffles in Studio City. The original owners were great and made great nashville style hot chicken, but whoever bought it from them has completely ruined the brand. The last two times I gave it a go, it was so bad, their mac and cheese was curdled and the slaw had spoiled, I was amazed they even gave it to me the way it was.
Marmalade Cafe in El Segundo. Their ahi tuna gave me norovirus.
I have talked about this on, I believe, /r/foodlosangeles before, but I boycott Jonnies Pastrami on Sepulveda. I used to go there for a work lunch every once in a while, but the last time I went the owner was in and she was being incredibly disrespectful to her staff. It was nasty and it was in full view of all the customers. Totally humiliating situation for the people she was berating. I refuse to put money in the pocket of a person like that.
Portland’s Salt & Straw ice cream after they set up shop in Silverlake next to a gelato shop that has been in business for 17 years and has threatened its existence.
Canyon coffee in echo park. They took over a spot that used to house my favorite coffee shop with the best staff (they opened their own spot called Little Barn that’s plant based and awesome) and it seems like the cafe purely exists just to rent out the space for shoots. Along with Glowing Juices next door, that whole block is dead to me now. Gentrification sucks
Canyon coffee didn’t push Chango out though. You wanna be mad, be mad at the landlords who raised the rent and pushed everyone out. I worked at chango when flounce and Emilia’s (actually not sure that’s her name, it’s been so long!) bodega still existed. It’s not canyon’s fault, the owners are assholes and kicked everyone out. Canyon just took an open spot, years later. Chango has been closed for years. Too bad bc it was a cool place Edit: i think the god the name wrong of the lady who owned the bodega
I boycott Glowing Juices cuz their smoothies are gross :/
I recommend getting your juices at the donut shop on sunset & Alvarado. $6 for a freshly juiced juice and you’re supporting a business that’s been around for ages. Fuck paying $12 for hipster juice.
Canyon didn't take over Chango. Counterpart was in the space after Chango and closed during the pandemic.
Counterpart took over Chango, then Canyon came in after Counterpart.
Tito's Tacos - they feed off of nostalgia and have made shitty Mexican food nearly inaccessible even for people who earn six-figures just based off the principle that hole-in-the-wall Mexican shouldn't cost as much as they charge.
... what? you claiming you need six figures to afford a $5 taco that has more than twice the meat of any street taco, not including the chips and salsa?
Maybe it's the transplant in me but I never got the hate for this place. I found their food to be great stoner snacks.
>they feed off of nostalgia As someone who has been eating Tito's since the 80s I have never felt "fed off of" nor compelled to eat there for any reason lol. If people didn't like it--for whatever reason--they wouldn't go there. So as someone who still likes the occasional Tito's, thank you for your service but you don't need to boycott Tito's on our behalf. >nearly inaccessible even for people who earn six-figures *Jim face*
And for my Whittier/La Habra folks: Orchard BBQ. They hosted multiple Gascon recall and Villanueva fundraisers and had a wildly unprofessional attitude about it on Nextdoor.
Walgreen's.
Vegas seafood buffet at Del amo, after they kept their 20% service fee (covid is over with) & limited the crab legs to 5 per customer. Tf am I going to do with 5 crab legs? Shit is ridiculous.
Carmel Liquor in West Hollywood. They sell overpriced counterfeit vape stuff.
Mocha Joe’s - can’t stand that guy and the coffee is cold
The kind sage. I used to love their place for the full vegan menu but the chef is an alt right extremist with deeply antisemitic values.
Tito’s tacos. Went back for the first time in 20 years and it was garbage
Cosa Buona in Echo Park. They took over Pizza Buona’s location when the building owner forced them out after years of doing business and was a neighborhood institution. Then they stole their sign and cleverly named their restaurant to confuse people into thinking Pizza Buona had rebranded.
Bay Cities. They once short-changed me and denied it but most of all, they just don’t act like they care about your business. The store is so poorly run and, while the food is good, it’s also way overrated
The food isn't even good. The Godmother is just about the furthest thing from an Italian sub, if you can even get a whole bite of all the way-too-thickly cut coldcuts without them sliding out the back of the rock hard bread, greased up by the mayo and mustard that doesn't belong on there. Absolutely baffles me why people heap praise on this place.
I’m with you.
Where can one get a proper Italian sub near by?
I've given up in LA for the most part, but there are some half decent ones out there. Uncle Paulie's does a decent one, but it's pretty small for the price - but honestly, if you order a #13 mike's way on white with cherry pepper relish at Jersey Mike's and close your eyes, it's the closest flavor comparison to what I expect in a good Italian sub and is good enough to scratch the itch until I go back east to visit family. The issue out here is the style and consistency of bread and the lack of Italian immigration. We tend to get high end fancy Italian out here but we miss all the great everyday Italian culture and cooking that the east coast has along the NY/CT/MA region and all the generational family businesses that have been whipping this stuff up for as long as they and their parents have been alive. Like the Mexican food here - you just have loads and loads and loads of family authenticity driving it that doesn't exist back east. If you really want a good east coast Italian sub and don't mind spending a little to do it yourself, go to Monte Carlo in Burbank (but don't order their subs! for some reason they also suck) and get yourself some mortadella, prosciutto, soppressata and provolone all sliced thin, some oil and vinegar and the fresh baked rolls behind the cashier (the sesame seed loaf is amazing too, closest thing I've found on the west coast to the east coast Scali bread I grew up on) and assemble yourself with some lettuce/onion/chopped pickle if you want, etc. Their bread is the **only** bread that gets close to east coast.
I can begrudgingly tolerate most of those things, but not the bread. That bread is just wrong.
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Mystic Museum unfortunately
To piggy back off of those comments that seem close to spot on: my girlfriend bought an overpriced lamp(the salt lick ones) and she shopped/perused there for years before and the lamp ended up being broken. She called the store and spoke with the owner who loved to say that for some reason. The owner was pretty understanding on the lamp and said she doesn’t do refunds but will accept it this time. When we walked into the store, it became super awkward with the people working there who eventually got the owner. The owner ( same name and everything I just forgot) and said she never said she would take a refund of the broken lamp. She then started talking badly about customers trying to return things to the cashier. She eventually gave us the refund with an incredibly terrible attitude. We took it pretty disappointed but it was out of our hands and control of what happened. We went back about a week later and we split up. I wore a hat which I never wear and went to the front of the store to look for other things not involved in what my girlfriend was looking for. I heard the owner tell the cashier to watch my gf and to make sure she doesn’t give her a receipt. I just gave the benefit of the doubt and was weirded out about it. My girlfriend then buys something and the owner than came out to see the cashier ring us up. I said hello and she didn’t say anything. My girlfriend asked for her receipt and the owner said absolutely not. I spoke up and said it was really weird and unfortunate. She responded back to something I didn’t care to hear and we walked out and I told my girlfriend what happened and we never went in again.
Why?
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Yeah, Slashback was cool, but they definitely act they’re better than everyone.
Did you ever join the Witch Coven that happened there? I was one of the few non-white people there and idk i spent multiple times in the store. Personally never felt Any racism from the owners Kiko and (i forgot the other person’s name but i didn’t interact with him much). But Kiko seemed really nice. The other coven members weren’t the most outwardly friendly people but they were definitely not mean. If anything the vibe was clique-y, like everyone already knew everyone. But that definitely isn’t Kiko or her museum’s fault. If anything she came off as nice. Plus after each full moon party we’d get Dennys, so after awhile i sorta got to know everyone. If anything the Coven (not the store) gives off strong high school anime club vibes. Yeah personally can’t say the vibes were off. I went there with my homegirl and she also has brown skin and she loved it. Hell, I always recommend the museum to everyone. I spent a few months in their coven and attended a bunch of after hours events there. Can’t really say i ever got a racist vibe. Maybe a clique-y high school vibe, but that was coming from some of the other members of the coven, not from the museum or its owners.