Santa Monica Blvd, West Hollywood

Santa Monica is a street that I'm kind of iffy about. There are some great things about it and some not so great things. There are some cool bars and restaurants on the SMB all the way across the city. I love Casablanca in Venice - it's this cheesy Mexican joint that has all of the movie paraphenalia. And, speaking of Mexican food, Don Antonios is just up the street and they have taco tuesdays. It's dirt cheap and really great. Plus, the vibe is always pretty good in there. The Beverly Hills area of SMB has some of the most options for food and drink. But, there are definitely other streets in the area that have better options.
Santa Monica is a very commercial street -- a lot of banks, grocery stores, car washes, etc. And, it is one of the slowest major streets in the city because of that. People trying to get in and out of these parking lots during rush hour (or any hour for that matter) creates a huge grid lock situation in what was already looking kind of bleak. I would never live on this street because it's way too loud. And, for some reason has an awful lot of homeless people and vagrants on it compared to other major streets in the area. This seems to hold up in no matter what part of the city you are in. Bizarre but true.