The owner, John, and I go back about six years. Back when I first moved to LA. When I was poor. When I was hungry. And when I lived right by this place. So I used to walk there in the evenings before they closed to see if they were throwing anything away and if they were, maybe they’d give it to me instead of –

Seriously, what the hell am I talking about? That shit ain’t even true.

But I wish I did know the owner. Because I could tell him this:
A) You have the second best French Dip Sandwiches in Los Angeles.

B) Your prices are pretty terrible.

I made a mistake and just ordered the regular Dip. That means meat (cut thick), bun (cut thick), and NO CHEESE. Honestly, I feel bad for even reviewing it because I so missed the mark on ordering. But so long as we’re being honest, is there really any other way to eat this sort of sandwich without provolone cheese?

No. There isn’t. So it should just be automatic. You should have to order it without provolone if you don’t want it. Rather than me having to order it with provolone. Does that make sense? Trust me. It does.

But even with my terrible ordering skillz, the sandwich was great. Nice and chewy. I ordered the half which wasn’t really enough. The whole is over 10 bucks so make sure you come flush with just getting paid if you plan on eating.

You’ll notice that, yes, once again, I took a picture of the pickle bar. That’s not the technical term but that’s what I call it. I don’t mind telling you this:

Any place that has a pickle bar gets an automatic one star from me.

So if you ever go to a place that’s just plain awful terrible and it still got one star from me? Please note the pickle bar in the corner.

The Dip (reviewed)
Hollywood & Highland Center
6801 Hollywood Boulevard
2nd Level
Hollywood, CA 90028

The Dip (not reviewed)
14333 Ventura Blvd
Sherman Oaks, CA 91423