"This Westside institution at the end of the Santa Monica Boardwalk is so close to the beach, you can walk up barefoot. Big Dean’s has been around since the 1970s and offers spacious front and back patios, TVs playing sports, and a fantastic chheseburger. It's not fancy—two perfectly greasy patties, lettuce, tomato, and house special sauce— but it’s exactly what you need after a long day of being thrashed in the waves." - brant cox, sylvio martins, nikko duren, garrett snyder