Hatano Japanese Restaurant
19401-09 Parthenia St.
Northridge, CA 91324
Tel: 818-885-6175
Looking for something Japanese other than sushi? Hatano is a small mom/pop restaurant in northridge. At lunch time, the place is usually packed! Nearby office workers always chill here, because of the great food, especially the $7.25 lunch combination with choice of two main items, i.e. don katsu or california roll. My favorite, Bento A at $8.25 each, comes with teriyaki beef or chicken, tamago, grilled fish, lobster cake, shrimp and veggie tempura, and various little side orders. Or, you can have Bento B with sashimi at the same price! Hatano is closed on Mondays. -thl

Hamburger Hut
Best Teriyaki In Town
10:00a.m.-7:30p.m.

831 E. Colorado Street
Glendale, CA 91205
(818) 240-0377

6/20/02
Visited Hamburger Hut for the third time. Korean mom and pop owned hamburger joint which is better known for their teriyaki beef bowls and chicken plates. For under $7 you can enjoy a delicious plate of beef, complete with rice and sides of salad and kim-chi (not too fond of the kim-chi). Service is fast and the food was prepared within 3 minutes of ordering. Highly recommended.

Rodeo Hair Salon
Men-Women-Children

420 S. Glendale Avenue. #6
Glendale, CA 91205
(818) 240-0303

Hair - Nail - Waxing - Make-up
Hair Cuts start @ $8.00

6/20/02
Got my weekly haircut at a tiny Armenian owned hair salon in Glendale. The owner is one of two employees here and there is usually no wait time. It it nestled into a small shopping plaza with a liquor store and coin-machine laundry joint. Haircut here was marginal, although the owner is pleasant and the facilities and tools are clean.

Hours:
Lunch 11:30am­3pm; dinner 5­10pm; closed Mon.

In Silicon Valley, Palace BBQ is a buffet I can recommend to just about anybody who loves BBQ beef. Other Korean BBQ restaraunts may offer the same dishes, but you get about half the food at about twice the price. In fact, a group of employees at Lockheed Martin have made it a near weekly activity after I introduced them to this place. However if you're watching your weight, an occasional visit would be more suitable.

With a price of around $10 for an all-you-can-eat assortment of spiced BBQ beef, pork, chicken, and ribs, you can't go wrong. When you arrive, you are taken to a table for six with a grill in the middle where you cook your own raw meat. This may be an inconvenience if you don't like cooking your own food, but it can be great for those who want the meat done to your exact preference. Just make sure you bring spare clothing; after lunch, people around you may smell the spices from the BBQ smoke that your expensive dress shirt picked up while cooking.

For those completely averse to cooking their own food, there is also a standard buffet area where you can get salad, fried rice, chow mein, eggrolls, tempura, and a variety Korean side dishes. For dessert, there is a small assortment of fruits.

But make no mistake about it - folks don't come here just to eat eggrolls. If you come hungry, you'll more than get your money's worth. For lunch, you'll most likely want to set aside at least 1 hour for lunch at 11:30 AM when they open. Arrive 30 minutes later, and you'll be waiting in a long line of hungry people. Dinner is also offered, but costs twice as much as lunch, presumably with a greater variety of foods offered. They don't open on Mondays. All in all, the food is good and plentiful, the ambience is pleasant and clean, and the service is friendly as long as you don't stay till the cows come home. I would highly recommend. -lp