You could always do the James Ellroy true crime tour... Valley Blvd. still has plenty of umm... atmospheric dives.
And if you must eat bait, my fav is Ai in South Pasadena on Fair Oaks next to the Rialto Theater.
For Vietnamese, you can't go wrong by going down to Westminster -- the epicenter of SE Asian epicurean experience. (say that fast 5 times)
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