Shin

Apparently not everyone wants to go gritty Korean. Local boy does good and makes his cuisine palatable to fraidy cats. Put in Hollywood, have a gabillion celeb investors, voila. Bit pricier, bit less exciting, but the famous-person quotient is through the roof. Food-wise, dig that short-rib casserole. Instant classic.

This red-hued barbeque joint is a true Los Angeles melting pot where you'll see everyone from Korean families getting their grill on to cool club kids steadying themselves for a night out on the...