The one in West Hollywood at crescent heights and Santa Monica is pretty tasty. Also the one at like Franklin and hillhurst in Los Feliz was pretty tasty
Their chocolate glaze twist honestly surprised me. I thought the glaze looked a little mid, but took a bite and was like whoa. One of the best Choco glazed I've ever had
Yup. Basically some generic donut shop name. That’s it. That’s the one. (Unless it’s bad, but the odds are good that it we’ll be at least okay if not great)
Knead in the LBC. Quite frankly, any of the donut shops in the LBC are fantastic. Long Beach has the largest Khmer population outside of Cambodia, a Khmer owned donut shop is on every corner.
I love going on Too Good To Go and grabbing donuts for cheap. People always complain that it’s all donuts on that app, but I love it.
RIP Ceviche Stop in Culver City... that place was truly great and sad they left due to mayhem. That strip mall is still empty.
To give another CC rec IMO Piccalilli doesn't get enough love. Its the only bar in CC that has both mixology chops and also that neighborhood bar feel where like... they're friendly and talk to you? And the food is bangin'. I bring people there and say "ohhhh we HAVE to get the bread" and they look at me weird, until they try the bread and then it's like ok I get it now
I think last fall? Or maybe around the start of this year, time has kinda blended together. From what I read it sounded like they kept getting broken into or vandalized so they decided to close and open somewhere else
That’s terrible but glad to hear they’re still around in La Puente!! I hope the new location brings them plenty of business and success. Will def have to make a trip out there soon :)
Came here to say this. I moved out of state and Taco Nazo is quite possibly the thing I miss most. Those are the best fish tacos I have ever had. I miss them dearly.
Miya in Altadena. I never hear it mentioned when people talk about the great Thai options in LA, likely because it’s out there on its own. Great, great food.
Miya is wonderful. We went to Anajak Thai one night (for just a regular dinner —> all hype/little taste), and got Miya later that same week…Miya was miles better than AT.
I use to work out in Banning and every Friday we had a guy roll up to our shop in his sedan and quite a few of us would get a cup of ceviche in a styrofoam cup and some tostadas. Was honestly very fresh and he had a great lineup of hot sauces haha
Apparently makes it at home…she and a family member then drive to LA and parks at various location in Downtown (see her more often in Fashion District). Has a bunch of ceviche in ice in the trunk of her red Toyota (Tercel or Corolla, can’t remember).
Daichan in studio city, Maki NoHo, iXLB in Hollywood, The Jerk Spot in Culver, Torigoya in little Tokyo, Tylayuda LA in Hollywood, Birrieria Don Boni in Boyle Heights, Bread Lounge in the Arts District, Point Point Joint in Hollywood and Falafel Arax also in Hollywood
I quit going once they got rid of the roast 1/2 chicken. Islands used to be my guilty pleasure chain restaurant. Acapulco and Chevy’s were the 2 other legit chains that had SOME great dishes and salsa.
It’s expensive as hell but nobody praises it, I am amazed how many Westsiders have never even heard of it, and it’s our family’s special occasion go-to.
The heirloom garden vegetables (from THEIR garden) with (extra) burrata is an every timer.
The Maryland crab torta will make you never want to settle for a crab cake ever again.
The (secret menu) scallops w pearl pasta haunt your memory when they’re not available.
The white corn ravioli w black truffle is like candy.
I’d rather have the rigatoni ragu than any Evan Funke pasta.
The blackberry cobbler is a worthy heir to Cynthia’s.
Actual service from career servers whose professionalism strikes you by comparison to 99% of places.
All in a casually chic all good vibes setting that makes for a perfect evening every time.
I agree on ceviche stop, that place was top notch. Closer to when it closed/moved friends of ours who we talked it up to went and said it was terrible. So I wonder about owners/chefs
Their tandoori chicken (and everything else really) is unreal. For some reason LA proper struggles with good northern indian food but they absolutely nail it.
I guess it depends on how hype is defined, but i never see lines there or have to wait to eat. It’s mostly empty when i do go and they don’t seem to care about trendy promotions/decor/marketing. The food kind of just stands for itself.
General advice: If a taqueria/Mexican place is named after a person or a place, and there’s a number bigger than 1, I’d say you’re in for some decent food. It’s almost certainly a local eatery that’s seen enough success to have multiple locations. E.g. Tacos Zavalas #2. You’re welcome 😂
Astros family restaurant. Every single thing is delicious. Their huge burgers are great. The old fashioned sandwich is my favorite sandwich ever anywhere and the fries are solid. The slaw is tremendous.
KBBQ specializing in "wet aged" pork belly (whatever that means, idgaf it tastes good). They got like 5? different pickles that pair well with the meat. The kimchi jjigae that comes with the combo? It has no business being that good. Better than most restaurant kimchi jjigaes. Super secret: ask them for sesame oil, minced garlic, salt. Their new-ish sweeter garlic sauce is not as good as their old sesame oil concoction. Never heard anyone talking about this place.
I stumbled on a place called El Jocoreño in Larchmont/East Hollywood and there was absolutely no one there but I pigged out on the usual salvo stuff and was pleasantly surprised.
Another favorite Salvadoran spot in Cypress Park is Genesis. It's extremely cheap. The food is incredible. Every time I go I get this nice salt crusted chicken breast plate on top of a few pupusas, maybe some plantains. It's a lot of food. They use purple cabbage for the curtido. Great breakfast spot too!
Pizza Cafe LA in Silver Lake! Little hole in the wall, basically one guy. I love every bite of every pizza I've ever gotten there. I tend to get the Neapolitan and NYC style.
BJ's actually has decent food but the service is atrocious. And I've tried a few of them. Takes forevernto get the food, always get orders wrong, and takes two forevers to get the check paid.
I get where you're coming from but the other side of that coin is every post in this thread saying "RIP (blank) restaurant, some of the best food I've ever had, can't believe they closed"
Yeah I hate when my local family owned business is ruined by having an influx of customers that helps their livelihood. I prefer that only I go there, and they go under in 2-3 years.
Z falafel in downtown, holy basil in downtown/atwater, asada tacos from Leo’s tacos on La brea and Venice, the pastor tacos from the stand in front of WF on Lincoln and rose in Venice, the ceviche truck on 4th and rose
Karihang Pinoy in East Hollywood/Little Armenia for breakfast. Made to order beef (tapa) or sausage (longanisa) and an over easy egg with rice. Unless you’re Filipino or go to the 7-11 next to it, you’d never know it’s there. Cash/Zelle only.
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u/Dependent_Sample2297 10d ago
your local Cambodian-owned donut shop