Thankfully, communities exist around these individual restaurants to keep them propped up and thriving on their own terms, year after year. Many, many deserving places get overlooked simply because a portion of the population isn’t willing to drive to them regularly, while still others hop aboard the hype train to lots of early fanfare before settling down into a quieter cruising speed. Underrated restaurants abound in Los Angeles, thanks to its urban sprawl and neighborhood density.