LAmag.com

BOY, DO YOU HAVE YOUR WORK CUT OUT FOR YOU. TRYING TO WIN THE OFFICE basketball pool is hard enough; settling on the greatest thing in Los Angeles is something else entirely. We know. After all, just narrowing the field to 64 candidates entailed days of nominating and defending and fi libustering among staffers. But it wouldn’t be right for us to hog the debate. The responsibility for determining the favorite sight, ritual, delicacy, or landmark in town rests with you.

We ate, we judged, we numbered. From Matsuhisa to Mastro’s to Mozza, here are our favorite spots for dining out, ranked in descending order, and for the first time ever, rated with stars.

Wow, we're full.