Where the Boys Are

Boy Food Hall of Fame

Musso & Frank

Taylor’s

Tracton’s

The Chronicle (Pasadena location)

Chasen’s

Nickodell

Lawry’s

Pacific Dining Car

Apple Pan

New Inductees: The Grill

Ruth’s Chris Steak House

Boy Food in Toy Food Clothing

West Beach Cafe: Close your eyes. Eat the burger.

72 Market Street: Reach out and touch the meatloaf.

City: Boyfood for the 21st Century.

Columbia Bar & Grill: Hockney on the wall. Chili on the table.

Morton’s: You won’t get a good table. You will get a good steak.

Boy Food From Around the World

Lowenbrau Keller: Wurst, schnitzel, goulash . . . boy food.

Freres Taix: The Tick Tock of French Restaurants.

Nicky Blair’s: Frank Sinatra eats here.

Matteo’s: Frank Sinatra eats here.

Carmine’s: Frank Sinatra eats here. Dino too.

Little Boy Food

Johnny Rocket’s

Edie’s

Ed Debevic’s

Ruby’s

Mama’s Boy Food Tick Tock

Tough Boy Food

Saddle Peak Lodge: Wild boar steaks; chairs made of logs lashed together with leather--nothing sissy like nails.

Police Academy: Huge breakfasts--rubbery eggs, leathery steak--just the thing to start the day for our boys-in-blue-in-training.

Dan Tana’s: Wilt Chamberlain says it has the best steaks in town.

Boy Food Fall From Grace

Dominick’s:1968:Big steaks, big potatoes, a waiter named Mac. 1988: Now serves rock crab ravioli with vanilla-butter sauce.

When Boy Food Goes Too Far

The Palm