Jackson's Food + Drink Restaurant Review:
Along Rosecrans Avenue in El Segundo, an area known for chain restaurants, Jackson's Food + Drink stands apart. It can be difficult to find --- hidden behind a large movie theater --- but the charming, unpretentious ambience makes it worth the search. Guests encounter a glass-enclosed fireplace, indoor/semi-outdoor space and a wood bar dividing two of the rooms, with seating on both sides....
After closing down in Hermosa Beach several years ago, chef Scott Cooper takes over the former Jackson's Village Bistro along Rosecrans Avenue in El Segundo, transforming it into this New American tavern serving "delicious" modern comfort food; with "attentive" staffers, a large outdoor patio and a "comfortable, hometown feel" among its assets, it's quickly becoming a new "local favorite."