Chet’s Blog

Getting There

 Land in LAX.  This is a fairly easy airport to navigate.  Once you 

 get the feel for the airline layout and the buses going to the rental 

 car lots you will have it made.  One of the nice things about rentals 

 here is that they still have discrete buses and rental lots.  No 

 omnibuses to football field rental lots.

  

 Where to Stay

 These days there are a plethora of suites and first rate hotels in the 

 area.  My favorites are still the Residence in on El Segundo Blvd and 

 the Hilton Garden Inn a few blocks north of there on Mariposa Ave.

 

 

 Where to Eat

 El Segundo is blessed with many great but affordable restaurants.   

 My favorites include:

 - Houston’s – This is a chain but the quality level has been kept high 

 in the eleven years that I have been going there.  They have ribs that fall apart 

 with a fork.  I found their recipe for these on the web and duplicated them, 

 but it is an all day cook affair.  Their Jack Daniels steaks are fantastic 

 along with their dips and other add on’s. 

 - The Farm Stand – This is a fantastic Continental restaurant.  Everything 

 on the menu is done with quality.  There is a Moroccan influence that is delicious.

 - If you work late and would enjoy take-in, there is Bristol Farms.  This 

 famous grocery offers a large variety of pre cooked dishes.  If you are 

 fortunate enough to have a refrigerator, you can purchase these, the salads 

 and cheeses for later in the week. Some say it is too expensive and getting 

 waited on can be tricky.  There is also a Whole Foods, Trader Joe’s and a 

 Fresh & Easy within a quarter of a mile that serve the same purpose.

 

 Laundry

 The hotels charge a fortune for dry cleaning.  I suggest using Patterson 

 Dry Cleaners on Manhattan Beach, just a few miles south of El Segundo 

 on Sepulveda Blvd.  They’ve been around for over thirty years and are 

 very competent.

  

 Where to Lift

 There are three superb gyms in the area.  The Spectrum Club is an upper end 

 place where you will see famous sportsmen.  The 24 Hour Fitness and Gold’s Gym 

 are hard core get-in-and-out lifting gyms.

 

 Groceries

 Ralphs has everything and they are sprinkled throughout the area.  You can 

 buy wine at Ralphs so no need for liquor stores.  Ralph’s deli and precooked 

 items are cheaper than the Bristol Farms type places and every bit as good.

 

 

 Cool Sights

 From El Segundo you can travel north to Santa Barbara or south to Laguna and 

 New Port Beaches.  Manhattan and Redondo Beaches are also very nice.

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