Yuca's Hut

Yuca's is a tiny little hut in the parking lot next to a liquor store, 2056 Hillhurst Ave.
They also have a place where Casa Diaz used to be at 4666 Hollywood Blvd.

Pure yum.
http://www.yucasla.com/

Jon's vs Von's

These are the 2 mainstays for groceries if you don't have a car. They offer 2 distinctly different shopping experiences.

Jon's is at Vermont and Hollywood right next to Barnsdall Park. Long lines, small aisles, tight corners but lots of ethnic flavor. You can buy cactus, Russian bread, mortadella, piroshkis, plantains and listen to languages besides English and Spanish. The parking lot is pretty dirty and the store probably isn't a model for the chain but it's an excursion in itself.

Von's is part of the Safeway chain. It's cleaner, not sparkly. Expect more of what you would get in a suburban shopping experience including the in store Starbucks. It's located down Sunset near the intersection of Hollywood and Sunset.

Then you can always ask Victor to take you for a ride to Trader Joe's or Whole Foods...

Barnsdall Park

Did you know that there is a beautiful place behind Jon's Grocery? Take a virtual tour of Barnsdall Park. There are some great murals there and far ranging views in all directions. Frank Lloyd Wright's first LA project, Hollyhock House, is there, too. It was closed for a few years to repair damage caused by an earthquake, but just recently reopened. It's a quiet and beautiful place to get above the noise of Hollywood Blvd.

Here's a map.