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SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA:
RESTAURANTS
[ 1 ]  BROKEN SPANISH
1050 S. Flower Street #102 at W. 11th Street
Downtown L.A., Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA  90015, U.S.A.
main 213-749-1460, fax 213-749-7359
  — Grasshoppers (chapulin salsa in their green beans appetizer).
— Visited 7 February 2013 and 24 May 2014 when still known as Rivera Restaurant.
[ 2 ]  COCINA CONDESA
11616 Ventura Boulevard at Colfax Avenue
Studio City, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA  91604, U.S.A.
main 818-824-6177
  — Crickets (their Guacamole Loco has toasted crickets, spiced mango, and cotija cheese).
[ 3 ]  DAN SUNG SA
3317 W. 6th Street at S. Berendo Street
Koreatown, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA  90020, U.S.A.
main 213-487-9100
  — Silkworm Pupae.
[ 4 ]  EL NOPAL MEXICAN RESTAURANT
10426 National Boulevard at Mentone Avenue
Palms, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA  90034, U.S.A.
main 310-559-4732
  — Grasshoppers.
[ 5 ]  EL TEJATE RESTAURANTE
205 W. Mission Avenue at N. Broadway
Escondido, San Diego County, CA  92025, U.S.A.
main 760-747-1808
  — Grasshoppers and Maguey Worms.
— Visited 13 February 2014.
[ 6 ]  EXPRESION OAXAQUEÑA
3301 W. Pico Boulevard at S. Van Ness Avenue
Arlington Heights, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA  90019, U.S.A.
main 323-766-0575
  — Grasshoppers.
— Visited 28 March 2015.
[ 7 ]  GUELAGUETZA RESTAURANTE
3014 W. Olympic Boulevard at S. Normandie Avenue
Harvard Heights, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA  90004, U.S.A.
main 213-427-0608, twitter @LaGuelaguetza
  — Grasshoppers.
— Visited 11 August 2012, 16 March 2014, and 14 January 2015.
[ 8 ]  THE GUILD
8741 Sunset Boulevard at Sherbourne Drive
West Hollywood, Los Angeles County, CA  90069, U.S.A.
main 424-279-9601, twitter TheGuild_LA
  — Crickets (secret menu option in which the "Wild Mushroom Bruschetta" can be requested with crickets).
— Visited 20 November 2016.
[ 9 ]  JITLADA RESTAURANT
5233 Sunset Boulevard at N. Harvard Boulevard
East Hollywood, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA  90027, U.S.A.
main 323-667-9809, twitter jitladaLA
  — Silkworm Pupae.
— Visited 20 November 2014.
[ 10 ]  LA SANDÍA
395 Santa Monica Place #305 at 3rd Street
Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, CA  90401, U.S.A.
main 310-393-3300
  — Grasshoppers (Seasonal).
[ 11 ]  MOK MARU JONG SUL JIP
222 N. Western Avenue at Beverly Boulevard
Koreatown, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA  90004, U.S.A.
main 323-465-6803, twitter @MokMaruJong
  — Silkworm Pupae.
— Visited 28 July 2012.
[ 12 ]  MONTE ALBAN RESTAURANT
11929 Santa Monica Boulevard at Brockton Avenue
Sawtelle Japantown, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA  90025, U.S.A.
main 310-444-7736, fax 310-473-0229
  — Grasshoppers (Seasonal).
[ 13 ]  ORTIZ BAKERY & RESTAURANT
1275 S. Santa Fe Avenue at Cypress Drive
Vista, San Diego County, CA  92083, U.S.A.
main 760-945-9442
  — Grasshoppers.
[ 14 ]  PETTY CASH TAQUERIA
7360 Beverly Boulevard at N. Fuller Avenue
Fairfax, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA  90036, U.S.A.
main 323-933-5300
  — Crickets (Only occasionally offered, so call ahead first).
— Visited 17 October 2014.
[ 15 ]  REAL DE OAXACA RESTAURANT
11215 Long Beach Boulevard #1010 at Imperial Highway
Lynwood, Los Angeles County, CA  90262, U.S.A.
main 310-884-9234
  — Grasshoppers.
— Visited 22 April 2013 when it was known as La Guelaguetza.
[ 16 ]  SABORES OAXAQUEÑOS
3337½ W. 8th Street at Irolo Street
Koreatown, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA  90005, U.S.A.
main 213-427-3508
  — Grasshoppers.
— Visited 11 June 2015.
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA:
FESTIVALS
[ 17 ]  NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY  (BUG FAIR)
900 Exposition Boulevard at S. Vermont Avenue
Exposition Park, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA  90007, U.S.A.
main 213-763-3466
  — Ants, Crickets, Dragonflies, Scorpions, Tarantulas, Water Bugs, Waxworms, and much more (varies every year).
— The NHMLA Bug Fair is generally for two days every May. Check their website in the couple of months prior for details.
— Visited the NHM Bug Fair on 17 May 2014 and 16 May 2015.
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA:
CANDY STORES (and MAIL-ORDER SUPPLIERS)
[ 18 ]  HOTLIX CANDY STORE
19 Pomeroy Avenue at Cypress Street
Pismo Beach, San Luis Obispo County, CA  93449, U.S.A.
store 805-773-1942, headquarters 800-328-9676
  — Ants, Crickets, Larvae, Scorpions, and Worms.
— Their headquarters is nearby at 966 Griffin Street, Grover Beach, CA  93433, U.S.A..
— Visited 13 June 2011 (and eaten on 28 July 2012) and 28 May 2015.
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA:
MAIL-ORDER SUPPLIERS
[ 19 ]  BASSETT'S CRICKET RANCH
  365 S. Mariposa Avenue at W. Visalia Road
Visalia (unincorporated), Tulare County, CA  93292, U.S.A.
main 800-634-2445
  — Crickets, Mealworms, Superworms, and Waxworms.
— They have a facility that can be visited during business hours.
[ 20 ]  COALO VALLEY FARMS
  7647 Densmore Avenue at Saticoy Street
Van Nuys, Los Angeles, CA  91406, U.S.A.
main 424-381-7289
  — Crickets and Cricket Flour.
— Still getting up and running. Visited 12 May 2015.
[ 21 ]  RAINBOW MEALWORMS
126 E. Spruce Street at N. Willowbrook Avenue
Compton, Los Angeles County, CA  90220, U.S.A.
main 310-635-1494, fax 310-635-1004
  — Crickets, Giant Mealworms, Madagascar Cockroaches, Mealworms, Phoenix Worms (Black Soldier Fly Larvae), and Waxworms.
— Mail-order website. They have a facility that can be visited during business hours.
— The insects are sold live since they're often used for bait, but they're fit for human consumption (freeze them before cooking).
— Visited 9 September 2016.
[ 22 ]  SAN DIEGO WAX WORMS
  451 Mason Road at Hidden Lake Lane
Vista, San Diego County, CA  92084, U.S.A.
main 760-639-5359
  — Waxworms.
— Mail-order website. They have a facility that can be visited during business hours if prior arrangements are made.
— Visited 19 May 2013.
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA:
SUPERMARKETS
[ 23 ]  A DONG SUPERMARKET
9221 Bolsa Avenue at Magnolia Street
Little Saigon, Westminster, Orange County, CA  92683, U.S.A.
main 714-657-7456
  — Silkworm Pupae (Sold frozen).
— Visited 20 May 2014.
[ 24 ]  EL MERCADO DE LOS ANGELES
3425 E. 1st Street at N. Lorena Street
Boyle Heights, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA  90063, U.S.A.
main 323-262-4507
  — Grasshoppers are sold in bulk at the International Deli on the 2nd floor.
— El Mercadito Mariachi Restaurant on the 3rd floor is fun, but they don't have entomophagy.
— Visited 16 January 2016.
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA:
TEMPORARY FOOD TRUCKS
[ 25 ]  BOX TROLLS FOOD TRUCK
  while promoting the movie, it traveled to various locations in Southern CA, U.S.A.
  — Centipedes, Grasshoppers, Superworms, and Tarantulas.
— Visited 25 July 2014 (Comic-Con, San Diego) and 23 September 2014 (Burbank).
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA:
NO LONGER ENTOMOPHAGY?
[ 26 ]  DIABLO
3129 W. Sunset Boulevard at Micheltorena Street
Silver Lake, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA  90026, U.S.A.
main 323-666-4666
  — Grasshoppers (On the menu in early 2014, but now gone).
— Politely tell the owner you want them back!
[ 27 ]  EL RINCON OAXAQUEÑO
1544 N. Western Avenue at W. Sunset Boulevard
East Hollywood, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA  90027, U.S.A.
main 323-957-2293
  — Grasshoppers (Supposedly a secret menu item that was served upon request).
— The grasshoppers were not available during two visits in Spring 2013.  Politely tell the owner you want them back!
— Though not an insect, they do have Huitlacoche (aka Corn Smut).
[ 28 ]  PRIVACY
3256 Cahuenga Boulevard W. at Barham Boulevard
Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA  90068, U.S.A.
main 323-851-5111
  — Scorpions (Drink garnish).
— They experimented with entomophagy for a short while, but no longer have it.
— Visited 28 April 2016.
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA:
NO LONGER IN BUSINESS
[ 29 ]  TYPHOON
3221 Donald Douglas Loop S. at Airport Avenue
Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, CA  90405, U.S.A.
main 310-390-6565, fax 310-390-8032
  — Ants, Crickets, Scorpions, and Silkworm Pupae.
— Visited 16 August 2012, 10 April 2014, 7 May 2015, and 29 August 2015.
— This restaurant closed in November 2016, but there is rumor they will eventually reopen somewhere else!
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA:
PRIVATE DINNER EVENTS
[ XX ]  08/26/2016 — BUG DINNER
  Simi Valley, Ventura County, CA  93065, U.S.A.
  — Crickets, Tomato Hornworms, Lerp, Termites, and Waxworms.
— Dinner held on 26 August 2016.
[ XX ]  10/26/2016 — SCARY DELICIOUS WINE & BUG PAIRING
  V Wine Room
903 Westbourne Drive at Santa Monica Boulevard
West Hollywood, Los Angeles County, CA  90069, U.S.A.
  — Centipedes, Crickets, Cricket Powder, Grasshoppers, June Bugs, Queen Weaver Ants, Silkworm Pupae, and Waxworms.
— Dinner held on 26 October 2016.
[ XX ]  11/20/2016 — DIVERGENT DINING
  The Guild
8741 Sunset Boulevard at Sherbourne Drive
West Hollywood, Los Angeles County, CA  90069, U.S.A.
  — Crickets, Cricket Powder, Dubia Roaches, and Waxworms.
— Dinner held on 20 November 2016.
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