Schwartz (branches on Pico and on Fairfax) also does Pretzel Challah for Shabbos, and I find it to be much better than Got Kosher's. Mexikosher is very good (it's real Mexican and then some gourmet extra stuff, and not the usual TexMex garbage usually served in kosher "Mexican" places), Jeff's Sausages is excellent too. Pico Kosher Deli is very disappointing. There are a couple of kosher steakhouses around that are good.
There's a great and inexpensive Persian place - Kabab Mahaleh - where you can feast on a constant stream of freshly-baked Sangak (a type of Persian bread) coming out of the oven.
Haifa is OK and there's a hole in the wall place on Melrose with good falafel, but the standard of Israeli food in LA seems to have declined significantly since the days of Magic Carpet, Grill Express, Shula & Esther's and Golan (in its original location and before they started with the Chinese food). Maybe there are some other better places. If anyone knows of any other great Israeli places I'd love to know for my next visit.
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