Restaurant: The Stand
Location: 2000 Avenue of the Stars (Century City)
Type of restaurant: American: Hot Dogs, etc.
They stipulated: Have as many pickles as you want... but if you want more deli mustard, you gotta ask for it.
We stipulated: I missed lunch on afternoon at the TV Critics Assn. press tour -- being held at the Beverly Hilton -- and decided to hit the Breadbar in Century City. I called up TV Week's Joe and Andrew, and they were heading to The Stand. I'd never been... so I skipped the mall and headed into CAA territory.
What we ordered: Sorry, I wasn't in the mood for a hot dog. I went the sausage route -- in this case, a low-fat chicken apple sausage, which came with grilled onions and deli mustard. ($5.75). I also passed on the chips and got the slaw for $1 more.
High point: Service was reasonably fast, and I liked the option of putting the sausage on a poppyseed bun -- which I did.
Low point: $1 extra for a tiny side of slaw?
Overall impression: Decent crunch to the sausage, price was borderline reasonable... and most importantly, interesting crowd watching. Witnessing lawyers and agents in suits chomping on hot dogs next to others in t-shirts and shorts was interesting enough.
Chance we'll go back: Probably wouldn't go out of my way, but yes, I should probably try the hot dog next time.
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