Mastros Steak house in Beverly Hills for great meat... get any steak you like, they are all good, also lobster mashed potatoes and crab cake stuffed mushrooms are the Shit. great wine list too
http://www.mastrosrestaurants.com/mastros/default.htm
Or Yamashiro's (spelling?) its up in the Hollywood hills great view of LA for Japanese
Santa Monica - Boa steakhouse and fathers office on Montana (best burger in LA hands down)