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Reply to Mike O'Brien's fond memories of Mago's... 
>Mago's as it used to be: a walkup with no inside seating, with nice
>'50's style glass windows about one story tall.  There was one copy of
>the menu: it was on poster paper, and it absolutely filled all of the
>window space, except for the tiny window where you ordered, and the tiny
>window where you picked up your order.  There were over 250 items on it.
I also miss the gigantic menu on the windows.  I'm not sure if there were
250 but it sure seemed like it!  The new restaurnat removed many of the
items from the old.  I used to like some of their plate lunches -  mounds
of white rice, teriyaki chicken or beef and a salad.  It was inexpensive, too!
(> $5.00)

>Mago & Co. were (and are, I suppose) Korean.  The neighborhood is Mexican.
Mago & Co. - Issei (first generation Japanese-American)

>The original cuisine of the place was American Hamburger.  All three
>cuisines were present on the menu as it finally stood, and they blended
>at the edges in strange and amazing ways.  The centerpiece, the point
>where they all met, was not emphasized in any way, but was obvious if
>you looked for it: the Avocado Cha-Shew Burrito.
I personally preferred the Cha-Shu Avocado Burger.

I agree its not the same as before, but at least they still have my
favorite!

Craig Morioka
craig@cognet.ucla.edu