Mr. Cecil's California Ribs
Los Angeles, CA 90064
Phone: (310) 442-1550
01/18/2007 Posted by tootzee
Why does anyone come here anymore? I went a few weeks ago and drove past it today and thought what exactly is it that keeps people coming back; or their new customers coming in? Even from the outside the place looks dirty - going in it looks even worse. The place needs a few cans of paint on the inners and outers as well. They charge enough for the food and bottled water (4.25 for a Figi) you would think that somewhere in between paying their employees $6.75 an hour (which is a little too much for the service I have received there) and paying off the light bill they could take down all those awful, dusted knick-knacks and reclaim what could be left of a decent restaurant. The food is great, sometimes. Then there are times when things just seemed like they were sat under a heating lamp or left at the bottom of a pan all afternoon. This particularly happens with the cornbread. I do not recommend it at all - or I do, just know you could get sent to the dentist with a chipped tooth. I would say waiting for a seat to get into this place was a problem because it used to be but now its easy to get in because everyone is getting take out. This could actually be more of a problem then dining in because the focus for your "wait staff" is not preoccupied with answering the phones and bagging up your items. Ugh, man. Really this place needs some help or maybe it just needs to be torn down and turned into a gas station. I don’t recommend it at all. Save your cash for the liquor store across the street where you can at least get what you expected for a better cost. And it’s faster as well.
Pros: blue cheese, free tap water, sometimes the beef ribs, sometimes the veggies
Cons: parking, 4 dollar fiji water, the beef ribs, the veggies, the service, the take-out
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