"Between the Tom Hanks reference and formatting the entire menu to look like a script, nothing screams “Showbiz, baby!” quite like a meal at Castaway. This is the perfect place to take an out-of-town friend that wants to be impressed but doesn’t want to eat at Pump. Plus, the patio offers a gorgeous view of LA, and the brunch menu has everything from a $185 seafood tower to a cheese and charcuterie bar. Deal: $30 mix-and-match bottomless mimosas. Flavors include dragonfruit-watermelon, cucumber-mint, lavender-charcoal lemonade, and pineapple-jalapeño. Weekends 11am-3pm." - brant cox, nikko duren