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Seeing Stars: Restaurants Owned by the Stars..

1342 N. Highland Avenue,
Hollywood, CA./ (323) 469-1090
Alas, Hamptons has closed.
In its place, you'll
now find a townhouse apartment complex called, ironically, "Hampton
Place".
I will leave this
page up for a while, for those who might want to read about the history
of Hampton's. But bear in mind that the article below was written when
Hamptons was open and thriving.
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.JPG) Actor
Paul Newman
started Hampton's more than 20 years ago. This popular hamburger restaurant
is only a few blocks away from the Chinese
Theatre, and not far from the Paramount
and Warner-Hollywood
studios. As a result, it attracts a high number of celebs, writers, agents,
producers, and studio hands.
It
seems that Paul Newman
and his friend were grilling burgers in the back yard one day, when the
two joked that their burgers were better than what you could buy
in most restaurants, and that maybe they should open a restaurant of their
own and start selling them. The friend then mentioned that he had just
inherited a building on Highland, and didn't know what to do with it. The
result was Hampton's, where members of the screen actors guild (SAG) are
offered discounts (and agents pay extra!)
Recently,
the restaurant changed hands, but regardless of who owns it, everyone agrees
that Hampton's serves what may be the best gourmet burgers in town - and
the most unusual.
Besides the traditional
combinations of cheese, lettuce & tomato, Hampton's eccentric menu
includes burgers with a choice of 34 different toppings, including such
unusual options as caviar,
peanut butter, sour plum jam, pepper sauce, broccoli, etc. And in addition
to regular hamburger, you can choose ostrich, venison, buffalo, beefalo,
salmon, turkey, veggie, fish, chicken breast, or even gator! Over 400 hamburger
variations in all. And you can even get a glass of wine to go with your
rare burger.
As you might expect,
Hampton's is a bit more pricey than most hamburger places; burgers at this
full-service restaurant will cost you about $6.95, and for dinner for two
will set you back about $28. They are open seven days a week from
11:30 AM to 10 PM (an hour later on Fridays and Saturdays).
Getting
there: For the Hollywood location,
from Hollywood & Vine, head west on Hollywood Boulevard (about
three quarters of a mile) to Highland Avenue. Turn left (south) on Highland
and go about one half mile south, to between Sunset Boulevard and Fountain
Avenue. Hampton's will be on your left (east) side.
[For more
information on this subject, you can access Hampton's official website
and menu at: http://hollywoodwired.com/hamptons.html.]
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