Hollywood Hills Hideaway Guidebook for Los Angeles
Food Scene
Local places we love.
Great Italian Food, reasonable prices. Wonderful ambiance and very local - Toluca Lake.
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Prosecco Trattoria
10144 Riverside DrGreat Italian Food, reasonable prices. Wonderful ambiance and very local - Toluca Lake.
Great Mid East food, relaxed atmosphere and great prices. Very local hangout.
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Joe's Falafel
3535 Cahuenga Blvd WGreat Mid East food, relaxed atmosphere and great prices. Very local hangout.
Starbucks
7624 Melrose AveIt's walkable and everybody knows Starbucks (I think).
One of the best fast Mexican places in LA and a place where locals hang. Univeral Studios is right across the street. You never know who's going to walk into Porquito Mas.
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Poquito Mas
3701 Cahuenga Blvd WOne of the best fast Mexican places in LA and a place where locals hang. Univeral Studios is right across the street. You never know who's going to walk into Porquito Mas.
Great food, great atmosphere. A nice night out. Right next to Universal Studios. You never know who you might see at the table next to you.
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Ca Del Sole
4100 Cahuenga BlvdGreat food, great atmosphere. A nice night out. Right next to Universal Studios. You never know who you might see at the table next to you.
Pizza Studio Burbank
3619 Magnolia BlvdBecause it's some of the best pizza in LA and a price you cannot beat!
Ohana BBQ
11269 Ventura BlvdKorean and Hawaiian. Open late.
Gala Thai
3353 Barham BlvdRight across the street. A nice patio. Good food.
Get ready to stand on line, but the wait for the pastries is well worth it. Have pizza across the street at Pizza Studio and come over to Porto's for dessert.
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Porto's Bakery and Cafe
3614 Magnolia BlvdGet ready to stand on line, but the wait for the pastries is well worth it. Have pizza across the street at Pizza Studio and come over to Porto's for dessert.
Right around the corner. A local hangout.
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Priscilla's Gourmet Coffee Tea & Gifts
4150 W Riverside DrRight around the corner. A local hangout.
The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf
7915 Sunset BlvdI like it better than Starbucks.
Sushi Yuzu
10118 Riverside DrVery good Sushi. Right near Trader Joe's.
You can walk to this place. Just over the bridge on Barham. Very good sushi and pretty reasonable prices.
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Tokyo Cube
3175 Cahuenga Blvd WYou can walk to this place. Just over the bridge on Barham. Very good sushi and pretty reasonable prices.
The view is wonderful at night. Wait till you can get a table at the window - it's worth it.
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Yamashiro Gardens
1999 N Sycamore AveThe view is wonderful at night. Wait till you can get a table at the window - it's worth it.
If you like steak, they have some of the best. A very old (1946) celebrity haunt from way back. Right across the street from Warner Bros. Studios.
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Smoke House Restaurant
4420 Lakeside DrIf you like steak, they have some of the best. A very old (1946) celebrity haunt from way back. Right across the street from Warner Bros. Studios.
Been in the same spot a long time. With good reason. It's a place with a great buzz when it's busy which is usually. Let's not forget the grill and great list of drinks and beers.
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Timmy Nolan's Tavern & Grill
10111 Riverside DrBeen in the same spot a long time. With good reason. It's a place with a great buzz when it's busy which is usually. Let's not forget the grill and great list of drinks and beers.
Sitting right on the border of Toluca Lake and NoHo, you’re going to have to get in your car and drive to HealthyCA, but this dime-sized spot is worth it. It’s nothing more than a counter and a few tables out front, but you don’t come to HealthyCA for the cute vibes. You come here to get what’s probably the best salad situation in the whole area and to sit in silent self-hatred back in your car.
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Healthyca
4724 Lankershim BlvdSitting right on the border of Toluca Lake and NoHo, you’re going to have to get in your car and drive to HealthyCA, but this dime-sized spot is worth it. It’s nothing more than a counter and a few tables out front, but you don’t come to HealthyCA for the cute vibes. You come here to get what’s probably the best salad situation in the whole area and to sit in silent self-hatred back in your car.
A classic diner from the 50s. Weekends they have car shows there. Friday nights after six. Call to make certain of the time. It changes.
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Bob's Big Boy
4211 W Riverside DrA classic diner from the 50s. Weekends they have car shows there. Friday nights after six. Call to make certain of the time. It changes.
New and a really nice place to have a drink and conversation
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Forman's Whiskey Tavern
10149 Riverside DrNew and a really nice place to have a drink and conversation
Not the Ritz but that's not the point. It's the ribs we're talking about here. Five minutes away and they deliver.
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Ribs USA
2711 W Olive AveNot the Ritz but that's not the point. It's the ribs we're talking about here. Five minutes away and they deliver.
Sichuan Impression
235 W Valley BlvdHot! Good Hot!!
Bistro Na's
9055 Las Tunas DrMichelin Starred. Worth the ride.
CUT by Wolfgang Puck
9500 Wilshire BlvdPuck. Michlen starred. An always interesting menu.
Minimalist & chic space for seasonal & contemporary California cuisine, plus eclectic wines.
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Kali
5722 Melrose AveMinimalist & chic space for seasonal & contemporary California cuisine, plus eclectic wines.
Never been but it's gotten 2 stars on Michelin. Looks interesting for the adventurous
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Vespertine
3599 Hayden AveNever been but it's gotten 2 stars on Michelin. Looks interesting for the adventurous
Urasawa
218 N Rodeo DrSushi in Beverly Hills. Check their website for times they are open. Limited.
Expensive by most standards but quite a dining experience. 2 Michelin stars. Very unique seating.
Somni
9045 La Cienega BlvdExpensive by most standards but quite a dining experience. 2 Michelin stars. Very unique seating.
"We offer a regularly changing menu of farmers’ market-inspired dishes with ingredients that come from local farmers, ranchers, and fishermen with sustainable practices." 2 Stars on Michelin in 2019
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Rustic Canyon
1119 Wilshire Blvd"We offer a regularly changing menu of farmers’ market-inspired dishes with ingredients that come from local farmers, ranchers, and fishermen with sustainable practices." 2 Stars on Michelin in 2019
“IF YOU ADORE RESTAURANTS,IF YOU’RE ADDICTED TO THE SOUNDS,THE ENERGY AND THE SPECTACLE OF DINING OUT,THERE’S HARDLY ANY PLACE IN L.A. THAT’S MORE OF A THRILL THAN OSTERIA MOZZA.”
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Osteria Mozza
6602 Melrose Ave“IF YOU ADORE RESTAURANTS,IF YOU’RE ADDICTED TO THE SOUNDS,THE ENERGY AND THE SPECTACLE OF DINING OUT,THERE’S HARDLY ANY PLACE IN L.A. THAT’S MORE OF A THRILL THAN OSTERIA MOZZA.”
Orsa & Winston is a labor of love for chef-owner Josef Centeno, who named the restaurant after his two dogs. Inspired by Italian and Japanese ingredients and cooking, the kitchen strives to create innovative and soulful tasting menus.
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Orsa & Winston
122 W 4th StOrsa & Winston is a labor of love for chef-owner Josef Centeno, who named the restaurant after his two dogs. Inspired by Italian and Japanese ingredients and cooking, the kitchen strives to create innovative and soulful tasting menus.
Le Comptoir is Chef Gary Menes' culinary perspective, served counter-side. We feature an 8-course vegetable inspired tasting menu showcasing seasonal ingredients sourced from our own organic urban garden in Long Beach and from local farmer friends.
Le Comptoir
3606 W 6th StLe Comptoir is Chef Gary Menes' culinary perspective, served counter-side. We feature an 8-course vegetable inspired tasting menu showcasing seasonal ingredients sourced from our own organic urban garden in Long Beach and from local farmer friends.
Entertainment & Activities
Staples Center has everything from concerts to sports. Check their schedule for upcoming events.
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Staples Center
1111 S Figueroa StStaples Center has everything from concerts to sports. Check their schedule for upcoming events.
The famous Grauman's Chinese Theater where Hollywood Celebrities memorialize their hand, foot and "other" parts of their bodies into cement. And the scene around it all on that part of Hollywood Blvd is amazing. The Walk of Fame
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TCL Chinese Theatres
6925 Hollywood BlvdThe famous Grauman's Chinese Theater where Hollywood Celebrities memorialize their hand, foot and "other" parts of their bodies into cement. And the scene around it all on that part of Hollywood Blvd is amazing. The Walk of Fame
Dodger Stadium
1000 Vin Scully AveWant to catch a Dodger game? This is the place.
Not many movie theaters like it. If you want a night out in Hollywood, watching a movie, this is a place to start. From there you can walk past a number of
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Pacific Cinerama Dome
6360 Sunset BlvdNot many movie theaters like it. If you want a night out in Hollywood, watching a movie, this is a place to start. From there you can walk past a number of
One of the best swap meets in LA. A wonderful place to spend an afternoon strolling amongst some of the wildest stuff being offered for sale in one place - you'll definitely buy something as a memento of your visit.
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Rose Bowl
1001 Rose Bowl DrOne of the best swap meets in LA. A wonderful place to spend an afternoon strolling amongst some of the wildest stuff being offered for sale in one place - you'll definitely buy something as a memento of your visit.
It's one of the few movie palaces still standing. This theater is a site to behold. If you are going to see a movie in LA, try to see it here.
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Vista Theater
4473 Sunset DrIt's one of the few movie palaces still standing. This theater is a site to behold. If you are going to see a movie in LA, try to see it here.
Want to go horseback riding and catch a stunning view at the same time? At the end of Beachwood Drive (this could be before or after you visit the Hollywood sign) eventually, you'll hit a dead end at Sunset Ranch Hollywood's cluster of horse stables. The ranch offers a variety of daily trail rides (we suggest you book ahead on their website: http://www.sunsetranchhollywood.com/ ) through Griffith Park. Pricier and longer rides include meals or a trek to the top of the park or Mt Lee, but even the basic one hour ride ($40) lets you snag a close-up look at the Hollywood Sign along with sweeping views of the hills and LA cityscape below.:
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Sunset Ranch Hollywood
3400 N Beachwood DrWant to go horseback riding and catch a stunning view at the same time? At the end of Beachwood Drive (this could be before or after you visit the Hollywood sign) eventually, you'll hit a dead end at Sunset Ranch Hollywood's cluster of horse stables. The ranch offers a variety of daily trail rides (we suggest you book ahead on their website: http://www.sunsetranchhollywood.com/ ) through Griffith Park. Pricier and longer rides include meals or a trek to the top of the park or Mt Lee, but even the basic one hour ride ($40) lets you snag a close-up look at the Hollywood Sign along with sweeping views of the hills and LA cityscape below.:
Open daily from 6AM to 7:30PM, go on their website directly (http://golf.lacity.org/cdp_penmar.htm) to book a tee time. Penmar Municipal Golf Course was designed by David Kent and opened in 1962. It is a beautifully landscaped executive 9-hole course located in Venice, CA. This short regulation course offers a variety of challenges and is an excellent opportunity to brush up on your short game. Penmar, because of it’s proximity to Venice Beach provides a cool golfing experience during the hot summer months. Nearby facilities include the Penmar Recreation Center and the Penmar Child Care Center (in Penmar Playground) located across the street.
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Penmar Golf Course
1233 Rose AveOpen daily from 6AM to 7:30PM, go on their website directly (http://golf.lacity.org/cdp_penmar.htm) to book a tee time. Penmar Municipal Golf Course was designed by David Kent and opened in 1962. It is a beautifully landscaped executive 9-hole course located in Venice, CA. This short regulation course offers a variety of challenges and is an excellent opportunity to brush up on your short game. Penmar, because of it’s proximity to Venice Beach provides a cool golfing experience during the hot summer months. Nearby facilities include the Penmar Recreation Center and the Penmar Child Care Center (in Penmar Playground) located across the street.
Bowlero is a new spin on bowling and social entertainment-featuring retro-modern decor, uniquely themed lounges, nostalgic games, and an over-the-top menu of outrageous culinary creations. Bowlero offers guests a hip alternative to traditional bowling.
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Bowlero Mar Vista
12125 Venice Blvd.Bowlero is a new spin on bowling and social entertainment-featuring retro-modern decor, uniquely themed lounges, nostalgic games, and an over-the-top menu of outrageous culinary creations. Bowlero offers guests a hip alternative to traditional bowling.
Right at the bottom of the hill. You can walk it.
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Warner Bros. Studio Tour Hollywood
3400 Warner BlvdRight at the bottom of the hill. You can walk it.
Straight down the 101. Got to go to Disney once in your life.
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Disneyland Park
1313 Disneyland DrStraight down the 101. Got to go to Disney once in your life.
De Walt Disney Studios
500 S Buena Vista StGive a call. They give tours.
At the corner is Lake Hollywood - the only road from this side of the mountain, that leads to the Hollywood sign.
There is a tour you should check out:
https://www.airbnb.com.au/experiences/26790?_ga=2.101910402.2021540806.1554852311-1438407152.1549992101&_gac=1.49898836.1554942571.CjwKCAjwqLblBRBYEiwAV3pCJkfcIWBWtMea2kfMnzoQfOV6gAfOjO-niFDdvQy9y0jQxkfHGkfNuRoCP8sQAvD_BwE
It's an Airbnb group and they give a great tour.
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Hollywood Sign The Canyon Drive Trail
Canyon DriveAt the corner is Lake Hollywood - the only road from this side of the mountain, that leads to the Hollywood sign.
There is a tour you should check out:
https://www.airbnb.com.au/experiences/26790?_ga=2.101910402.2021540806.1554852311-1438407152.1549992101&_gac=1.49898836.1554942571.CjwKCAjwqLblBRBYEiwAV3pCJkfcIWBWtMea2kfMnzoQfOV6gAfOjO-niFDdvQy9y0jQxkfHGkfNuRoCP8sQAvD_BwE
It's an Airbnb group and they give a great tour.
The stars!. A great walk. Lots of fun and twice as many characters.
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Hoofdkantoor Hollywood Walk Of Fame
6255 Sunset BlvdThe stars!. A great walk. Lots of fun and twice as many characters.
Music and people. Lots of places to roam in and out of along the way. Make a night of it.
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Sunset Strip
Music and people. Lots of places to roam in and out of along the way. Make a night of it.
A walk away, day or night. Great place. A whole day, easy.
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Universal CityWalk Hollywood
100 Universal City PlazaA walk away, day or night. Great place. A whole day, easy.
Just past Warner Brothers you enter Toluca Lake, a lovely village Riverside drive. Lots of shops and places to get lunch or walk around the mansions of Toluca Lake home to celebrities old and new.
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Toluca Lake
Just past Warner Brothers you enter Toluca Lake, a lovely village Riverside drive. Lots of shops and places to get lunch or walk around the mansions of Toluca Lake home to celebrities old and new.
Essentials
Close to the house on Olive, past Warner Brothers and Hollywood Way
We love Trader Joes. Great selection of organic and non-organic groceries, wine, beer, deserts - you name it. And the prices for the high quality you get, can't be beat.
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Trader Joe's
11976 Ventura BlvdWe love Trader Joes. Great selection of organic and non-organic groceries, wine, beer, deserts - you name it. And the prices for the high quality you get, can't be beat.
A solid supermarket that also has a pretty good wine and craft beer selection - and of course flowers.
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Vons
4033 Laurel Canyon BlvdA solid supermarket that also has a pretty good wine and craft beer selection - and of course flowers.
Milt & Edie's Drycleaners & Tailoring Center
4021 W Alameda AveLocal forever.
Dana Drug Store & Boutique
317 N Pass AveLocal Pharmacy to get prescriptions filled.
Besides groceries, they also have a great cafe for lunch or just to hang out and have a coffee and dessert.
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Whole Foods Market
7871 Santa Monica BlvdBesides groceries, they also have a great cafe for lunch or just to hang out and have a coffee and dessert.
Across the street. Pretty good wine and beer selection and munchies. It even has a Bitcoin ATM! Never knew they had them!
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House of Ambrose - BITCOIN ATM
3331 Barham BlvdAcross the street. Pretty good wine and beer selection and munchies. It even has a Bitcoin ATM! Never knew they had them!
Arts & Culture
A wonderful museum. Spend an afternoon taking in the exhibits and have a great lunch overlooking LA.
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Getty Center Drive
Getty Center DriveA wonderful museum. Spend an afternoon taking in the exhibits and have a great lunch overlooking LA.
Mammoths, Mastodons - Tar Pits! No other place on earth like it!
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La Brea Tar Pits and Museum
5801 Wilshire BlvdMammoths, Mastodons - Tar Pits! No other place on earth like it!
Drinks & Nightlife
Great venue for listening to local LA performers. They have three bands playing almost every night. Entrance is usually around $8 only. Great dive where local people hang out.
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The Satellite
Great venue for listening to local LA performers. They have three bands playing almost every night. Entrance is usually around $8 only. Great dive where local people hang out.
A local expert says:
This place has all the excess and novelty that makes K-town great for everybody. There’s karaoke every night, at 5 pm on weeknights, 8 pm on weekends. I embrace the liberation of occasionally being saturated with k-pop, bar food that makes me sweat, and bizarre cocktails.
Bust out the AM-radio gold, all those songs your mother loved. Crosby, Stills, and Nash—maybe Carole King, Joni Mitchell, or even Steely Dan if you're feeling on top of your game.
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Brass Monkey Karaoke
3440 Wilshire BlvdA local expert says:
This place has all the excess and novelty that makes K-town great for everybody. There’s karaoke every night, at 5 pm on weeknights, 8 pm on weekends. I embrace the liberation of occasionally being saturated with k-pop, bar food that makes me sweat, and bizarre cocktails.
Bust out the AM-radio gold, all those songs your mother loved. Crosby, Stills, and Nash—maybe Carole King, Joni Mitchell, or even Steely Dan if you're feeling on top of your game.
Great reastaurants, great clubs. You can walk the strip all night from one club to another.
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Sunset Strip
Great reastaurants, great clubs. You can walk the strip all night from one club to another.
Santa Monica Blvd from La Brea to Doheny. Great clubs, cafes and restaurants. WH is known to many as the Gay CIty because it was first created as a place that was accepting and inviting to LGBT folks. If you are here Holloween, there is a great Holloween parade along Santa Monica
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West Hollywood
Santa Monica Blvd from La Brea to Doheny. Great clubs, cafes and restaurants. WH is known to many as the Gay CIty because it was first created as a place that was accepting and inviting to LGBT folks. If you are here Holloween, there is a great Holloween parade along Santa Monica
Shopping
Beverly Hills, Rodeo Drive - what more can we say. One of a kind and not cheap, but you'll always find something that fits your budget.
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Rodeo Drive
Rodeo DriveBeverly Hills, Rodeo Drive - what more can we say. One of a kind and not cheap, but you'll always find something that fits your budget.
Great shopping and the original Farmer's Market next door! A wonderful day out. Unique shops and a beautiful outdoor promenade.
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The Grove
189 The Grove DrGreat shopping and the original Farmer's Market next door! A wonderful day out. Unique shops and a beautiful outdoor promenade.
Costco Wholesale
2901 Los Feliz BlvdIf you are a member this one has a gas station.
IKEA
600 S Ikea WayMarva loves the place. I never go. I call it the Consumer's Conga Line.
Burbank Town Center
201 E Magnolia BlvdGreat indoor mall. Movie theatres, Macy's and more.
If you like Malls the Beverly Center has pretty much everything. Great shops in the surrounding neighborhood. Lots of people. Very walkable area.
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Beverly Center
8500 Beverly BlvdIf you like Malls the Beverly Center has pretty much everything. Great shops in the surrounding neighborhood. Lots of people. Very walkable area.
MEDICAL POLICE & FIRE
Hospitals, Drug Stores, Police and Fire Dept
A really good hospital. Very close. Solid Emergency room.
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Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center - Burbank
501 S Buena Vista StA really good hospital. Very close. Solid Emergency room.
Very close. This department will be the paramedics who respond to an emergency. 2 minutes away. They will get the 911 call.
Los Angeles Fire Dept. Station 76
3111 Cahuenga BlvdVery close. This department will be the paramedics who respond to an emergency. 2 minutes away. They will get the 911 call.
This is the police dept for our zip code 90068. They are who you call if you have an issue and I or Marva are not around. We are in a very very safe neighborhood so I doubt you will ever need this number and of course your first number to call in an emergency would be 911.
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Los Angeles Police Department - Hollywood Station
1358 Wilcox AveThis is the police dept for our zip code 90068. They are who you call if you have an issue and I or Marva are not around. We are in a very very safe neighborhood so I doubt you will ever need this number and of course your first number to call in an emergency would be 911.
Dana Drug is right next to Vons on Pass. Two minutes away. But they close in the evenings.
Dana Drug Store & Boutique
317 N Pass AveDana Drug is right next to Vons on Pass. Two minutes away. But they close in the evenings.
CVS
5969 Lankershim BlvdThey are open 24 hours. Five minutes away.
PHARMACY HOURS
Monday
9:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Tuesday
9:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Wednesday
9:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Thursday
9:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Friday
9:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Saturday
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Sunday
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
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Rite Aid
13333 Riverside DrPHARMACY HOURS
Monday
9:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Tuesday
9:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Wednesday
9:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Thursday
9:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Friday
9:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Saturday
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Sunday
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM