Bretty! How can you NOT know about Musso and Frank's? I don't even live in LA and I've been there! It's legendary!
Well, first of all, like so many in L.A., I'm not really a native. I came from "back East." Since living here, I've spent most of my time in a two-mile radius. And, let's face it, some of the most famous restaurants in the world are actually much closer to me -- Matsuhisa, Michael's, Spago, Morton's, etc.
The real issue, though, is that I'm very much a "bottom feeder." I don't really go in for all that fancy stuff; I'm a Big Mac and fries guy. I've got zero taste -- I've never even been to any museums in the area (my idea of a great artist is Jim Warren). Beginning to get the picture?