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Tasty Tidbits: Karen Young's Valley Restaurant Roundup

Find out what's in, what's out, and specials around town in this roundup of restaurant news around the San Fernando Valley

in Studio City has added Saturday and Sunday brunch to its meal repertoire from 8:30 a.m. - 2 p.m. both days. Choose from standard breakast fare to more creative dishes such as homemade cinnamon rolls, salmon hash with poached eggs, spinach and goat cheese omelette and a traditional eggs benedict. The real deal is the $5.95 Bottomless Mimosa with freshly squeezed OJ.

Prohibition Burgers & Beer owner Alex Chernavsky says they've been rolling out some big changes and will continue in the coming weeks at this Tarzana eatery. Look for lower prices on select items, such as some $9.50 burgers and $8 grilled cheese trio; 2.5 L beer barrels are being served instead of the traditional pitcher, $13 beer flights comes with an appetizer during Happy Hour from 3 p.m. - 6 p.m. every weekday. New beers recently introduced include Prohibition Ale, Big Daddy IPA , Racer 5, Fox Barrel Hard Cider, Old Rasputin and five signature beer cocktails. New menu items include calamari, a special burger of the day, potato skins and a new chicken burger.

Also in Tarzana, The Town Restaurant just opened a few blocks west of Reseda, at 18608 1/2 Ventura Blvd.  The Town is owned by Sonia Gregorian who also owns . It's open for breakfast, lunch and dinner— Sunday and Monday, 8 a.m.-3 p.m., Tuesday to Saturday, 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. The breakfast menu is enormous with eggs every which way, crepes, waffles, pancakes, breakfast sandwiches, and more. Salads, burgers, sandwiches, pastas and a variety of entrees, many with European and Mediterranean influences fill out the eclectic menu.

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Another Broken Egg Cafe is continuing its homestyle trek across the country. Its 17th venture opened in Burbank a couple months ago, serving up breakfast, brunch and lunch. The rather large menu offers 130 choices with variations of eggs, benedects, pancakes, waffles, burgers, wraps, salads and more. There's Blood Marys and fresh fruit Martinis too! 250 E. Olive Ave. Burbank. (818) 563-3344. Open Monday-Saturday, 7 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.

Mamma Mia! Maggiano's Little Italy® just introduced their "Marco's Menu For Two" – a fixed-price, chef-inspired, three-course menu all for $39.95. Choose from any appetizer, flatbread or two side salads; two pastas; and dessert. Plus, take home two more classic pastas complements of the chef! The 818 location is at 6100 Topanga Cyn. Blvd in Woodland Hills.

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The legendary Papoo's Hot Dog Show, with its vintage signs and juke box on Riverside Drive in Toluca Lake, took its final bow this week after 62 years.  Word on the street is that an Italian restaurant will be built in its place. Stay tuned.....

Karen Young is the Founder/Editor of MYDAILYFIND.COM, a lifestyle site with a free subscriber newsletter about where to eat, shop, play in the 818.

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