UCLA alumni David Mangold and Vince Ho, founders of Koala Tapioca, have battled construction issues and a name change of their boba business since its launch as a food truck in November 2013.

The Saffron and Rose Ice Cream on Westwood Boulevard will reopen this weekend after being temporarily closed for renovations.
When customers enter the renovated family-run shop, they will experience the smell of fresh waffle cones and homemade Persian ice cream made from organic ingredients at a seating area with eight to nine extra spaces, said store manager Fred Papen.

Upon entering Garlo’s Aussie Pie Shop, everything – from the decor to the scents – seems to lift you out of Westwood.
As the friendly voice of shop owner Sean Garlick welcomes you in, a short flight of stairs downward and the sign next to it guides the customer “to your table down under,” an eating area that’s appropriately south of street level.

Slightly lost in the exotic land of Beverly Hills, I turned to the first person I spotted and asked directions to Da PasqualeTrattoria Italiana. This woman did not hesitate to steer metheright way before declaring that I would find the best Italian food I would ever have in that direction.

Bollywood Bites specializes in Indian cuisine, but its owner and head chef Sanjay Patel’s cooking style has drawn from and reached places as disparate as Panama, Bombay and Michael Jackson’s Neverland Ranch.

High end but not intimidating, The Glendon Bar & Kitchen is ideal for blind dates, said owner and executive chef Nick Jacobs.
“I think Tinder (an online dating app) should pay me.

Three years ago, Daniel Kultran sat in a Class 302 Cafe in Rowland Heights and experienced his first bite of what he considers frozen dessert’s newest sensation: shaved snow.

High redwood panels and cozy lighting illuminate the bustling cafe on Westwood Boulevard. Mary and Robbs Westwood Cafe is a regular location for business luncheons for some, and for others, it’s a place to get together with the family for a dinner of all-American cuisine.

Fat Sal’s
Salvatore Capek used to build restaurants. Three years ago, he started building sandwiches.

Capek and his business partners, originally from New York, opened Fat Sal’s Deli in an attempt to bring “fat sandwiches” to the West Coast, Capek said.