the stand

as you can tell by the name the stand has usual hamburger stand type food. they have hot dogs, which are their big draw, that are one dollar on mondays for the plain, and two fifty for the fancy ones. they have all beef hot dogs, just in case you're not into mystery meat, which i am not. BUT you have to be a member of their "stand card" which is just some savings card, you know the savings card every business has now. i had the abc burger, it has avocado, bacon, cheddar and its sauce is ranch dressing. i know, sounds so crazy and gross that it has to be good, well it was. i love avocado in burgers and the avocado was ripe and good, i have a problem with places that give you rubbery avocado, the stand is not one of those places. i really liked the burger but the fries weren't that great, and they charge a dollar extra if you want fries. usually they give chips or slaw, i was told that the chips are good. my companion got the patty melt which she liked but the only problem was, the bread was bigger than the patty. i hate when that happens. it was kind of expensive for the type of food it was and the type of restaurant that it is. overall i liked the stand, and they have a few locations around l.a. so you don't have to fight traffic getting there.

three out of five tummy pats

encino, century city, woodland hills, westwood village