Dining on a Dime
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The Valley’s Colombian Street Food Star Does Fresh Arepas and Saucy Hot Dogs
Vivi’s Gourmet Cuisine makes difficult-to-find Colombian street fare in the 818
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Homey Guatemalan Comfort Food Hides in a Tiny East Hollywood Strip Mall Space
Monica Ramos is living her dream of cooking Guatemalan street food, barbecue, and stews
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Orange County’s Best Sandwiches Hide in a Strip Mall Butcher Shop
Mario Llamas cures his own meats and pulls from a lifetime of culinary travel at his namesake storefront in Newport Beach
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Valeu Espetos Delivers Little Brazilian Skewers With Big Flavor in Montrose
Husband and wife team Tony Park and Joyce Kim bring a slice of Sao Paulo late-night eating to LA
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This Former Compton Beauty Queen Is Now the Master of Funnel Cakes
At Fun Diggity, opened long before the recent surge of home pop-ups, Cheyenne Brown serves the cheery dessert to the neighborhood
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Soulful Beef Barbacoa Is the Only Thing On the Menu at this San Fernando Valley Taco Spot
Taquero Ian Leyva’s Barbacoa Estilo Chihuahua brings a taste of northern Mexico to Los Angeles
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One of California’s Best New Restaurants Smokes Meat in a Simi Valley Garage
Pandemic-era underground pop-up Zef BBQ is doing some of the most delicious and inventive food right now, just 40 minutes from Hollywood
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How Indigenous Taqueros From Oaxaca Made LA the Capital for CDMX-Style Al Pastor
Mixe taqueros have been a huge reason why LA has such great al pastor tacos
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How a Cult Classic Korean Filmmaker Opened Koreatown’s Quirkiest Fried Chicken Shop
Director Gol Tong’s one-man operation is a delight for fried chicken and Korean cinema fans
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San Gabriel Valley’s Secret Backyard Burger Spot Honors LA’s Fast-Food Scene
Yellow Paper Burger in Monterey Park, from two longtime restaurant vets, is a new play on the comforting classic
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This Weekend-Only Stand Serves El Salvador’s Beloved Street Sandwiches
Vernon’s Tortas Hula Hula offers a variety of specialities little-seen outside of Central America
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Standout Sri Lankan Food Hides in Plain Sight at This San Fernando Valley Corner Store
Baja Subs advertises itself as a Mexican grill and corner store, but it also serves flavor-packed Sri Lankan dishes
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LA’s Only Restaurant Dedicated to Garifuna Cuisine Will Open Soon in Exposition Park
With 100,000 who call themselves Garifuna in LA, diners will find a link to this indigenous cuisine with influences from Africa, the Caribbean, and Central America
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Highland Park’s New Street Food Obsession Has People Waiting Hours for Spicy Noodles
How one noodle-pulling cook is drawing hundreds of new fans a week
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Glendale’s Steaming Hot Herb-Filled Flatbreads Are a Rare Armenian Specialty
Zhengyalov Hatz combines 15 types of greens and herbs in supple, griddled wonders
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Alhambra’s Xiang La Hui Serves Sichuan Food, All Grown Up
This San Gabriel Valley newcomer favors flavor and fragrance over numbing heat
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Importing Mexican Iguana Is Illegal, But This LA Restaurant Serves the Oaxacan Delicacy
Koreatown restaurant Sabores Oaxaqueños serves iguana in two ways
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Pho Ga District’s Chicken Pho Dazzles With Age-Old Family Recipe
When 63-year-old Phan Tran’s Hai Phong-style bowl is ready after five painstakingly long hours, the lunchtime crowd files in
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Yang’s Kitchen Is Redefining Chinese Cooking in the San Gabriel Valley
Alhambra’s new Chinese restaurant features whole grains and traceable ingredients