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Dodgers baseball is back, and fans are gearing up for Opening Day, April 6 versus the San Diego Padres. Baseball fanatics as well as those just tagging along for the ride are sure to need a pre-game stop to eat and enjoy a few before […]
Voted Best Cheap Beer on Draft in our 2014 Best of LA issue, Philippe the Original is mainly billed as the birthplace of the French dip sandwich, and there’s no doubt that’s quite an achievement (though if you ask the […]
A hot Pastrami Dip is available now, and for a limited time, at Philippe’s. Guests can now enjoy four and a half ounces of New York Pastrami on a traditional Philippe’s roll. The sandwich is available single-dipped, double-dipped or wet […]
1 Philippe the Original Supposedly the place where French dip sandwiches were invented, this bona fide institution is perhaps one of the oldest eating establishments in the city, period. It’s been around since 1908. The bustling lunchtime crowd, coupled with […]
Philippe the Original restaurant will turn up the heat with its fifth annual “Free Chili Day,” sponsored by Dolores Chili. The first 500 customers will receive a free cup of chili with the purchase of any Philippe’s famous French Dip […]
While most businesses rely on new technologies like chip and pin or iPad card scanners, a few have remained very old school. Take, for example, the restaurant Philippe The Original. It’s been a dining staple, dishing out French Dip sandwiches […]
A delightfully old-school cheap-eats institution like no other, Philippe The Original is about to enter the modern age and make it easier for you to buy one of its famous $7 French Dip sandwiches. On Friday at 10 a.m., the […]
The cluster of high-rises that increasingly cram downtown Los Angeles outlines a ruling corporate aesthetic that makes a sawdust-floored joint like Philippe The Original sandwich shop absolutely necessary. Those breathtakingly tall, sleek edifices are places without memory. Philippe’s is a […]
Philippe the Original will be honored as the recipient of the 17th Los Angeles Chapter Elizabeth Burns Lifetime Achievement Award. Philippe’s is being recognized for their active involvement and commitment to the restaurant industry during a dinner and ceremony on […]
For generations, Philippe the Original has been a traditional pit stop for generations of Dodger fans. Some fans refer to indulging in the French Dip as a good luck ritual while others simply enjoy the unmistakable taste of a Philippe’s […]
Experience the tradition and taste that makes Philippe’s a local favorite for over a century.