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Go any time day or night and you will always find a line. The city’s best hot dogs? A decent place coasting on reputation alone? You decide. But it’s one of those L.A. legends that’s been around so long (since 1939) that it’s earned a place in the cultural firmament. Located on a dingy strip of La Brea, it’s diametrically opposed to the atmosphere at nearby Real Food Daily and M Café, and that’s the point. They have 15 kinds of all-beef dogs, from the number-one chili dog to the Brooklyn pastrami Swiss cheese dog, and all come with that special “snap” due to an all-natural casing. The menu has expanded over the years and now includes burgers and burritos. Open late on weekdays (until 2 a.m.), and even later on weekends (3 a.m.), it does a brisk after-bar business.
TIPS: Cash only. There is free parking/valet. Though it looks like carry out only, there are tables in the back. To avoid the lines, visit on a rainy day.
Pinks has been around forever, which is wonderful. It's got a great, funky vibe, is colorful and all that...except, food is very cafeteria quality, very over rated, staff isn't friendly, and you wait for ever. Better eats at Tail of the Pup and Carney's, or Flookys in the Valley.
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Look I love hot dogs and there are not a lot of places to get them these days so I guess with the history that Pinks has been there for 67 years or so...
Im so shocked at all the bad reviews of my favorite hot dog place. I love the 'Pinks Experience" LOL. Yes ur waiting in line for an hour, but that line is...
I must admit... like many other reviewers, I was not totally impressed! Sure the fact that the place is so famous and has been around for almost 100 years...
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