KOO KOO ROO, 8520 Santa Monica Blvd. at West Knoll. Now closed, this was one of the last remaining California locations of this fast food restaurant with a chicken focus, as illustrated by the revolving neon chicken head. Photo by Joshua Barash.
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KUNG PAO BISTRO, 7853 Santa Monica Blvd. at North Orange Grove. The giant green neon chopsticks make it hard to miss this Chinese restaurant. Photo by Joshua Barash.
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MARIX TEX MEX CAFE , 1108 North Flores St. at Santa Monica. Marix, sister to the more-visible, SMB-fronting Basix next door, calls itself out with a bright red neon sign. The Marix menu is WeHo Mexican, the space is largely outdoors (although covered by a canapy), and it is famously GFTG. Photo by Joshua Barash.
