There are many delicious places in Los Angeles that make good quality food that you could easily miss because they’re not hyped or because they’re in in unassuming plazas.
Please list the type of food it is, what’s food there, and a good link to the spot!
I’ll start with Armenian:
Sahags basturma
https://maps.app.goo.gl/gy3MT5XdYwbyW43n7?g_st=ic
They make delicious cured meats here the Armenian style along with small cured meats in the shape of links. Delicious sandwiches that are insanely good. Everything is made in house here!!! I highly recommend it.
Mini Kabob
https://maps.app.goo.gl/wZq7MMRkVn7ze2xH6
A small unassuming spot that makes delicious unassuming food. Their garlic sauce is a cut above the rest. Way better than zankou.
Kozanians Market
https://maps.app.goo.gl/rt5GoWsxnAMvXRyS9?g_st=ic
They make fresh lavash bread here baked in house. Highly recommend if you’d like to try it. Comes out piping hot out of the oven.
Phoenicia
https://maps.app.goo.gl/rB9ww6LiRhGequGL9
Like their desserts here shish tawook
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specify the area in text not just gmaps links, it will make this thread about 10x more useful
I wouldn’t consider Mini Kabob sleeper. It consistently tops lists and is pretty well known.
I live in Palms (next to Culver City). These are my local favorites:
https://www.simpangasia.com/
https://www.tastynoodlehouse.us/
https://bananaleafla.com/
https://esconsaborwest.com/
https://tasteoftehran.com/
http://atarisandwiches.info/
https://saffronrosepersianicecream.com/
https://www.theinfatuation.com/los-angeles/reviews/cantinho-brasileiro
Yeah you’re listing a place that got a Michelin Bib Gourmand as a “sleeper” 🤣
RoRo’s Chicken. Iykyk.
Poly Grill & Bakery in Carson for Polynesian food, mainly Samoan and Tongan 🇼🇸🇦🇸🇹🇴 they treated me like family from the first time i went up there. seen The Rock’s mom up there too lol
https://goo.gl/maps/SrwjqmXyMFBrQCPv6
https://instagram.com/polygrillandbakery?igshid=OGQ5ZDc2ODk2ZA==
Kang Kang Food Court https://yelp.to/xo3GCbH83W
Persian – Toranj
Persian Bakery – Naan Hut
Persian Pastries – Rex
Persian Ice cream – Mashti Malone
Indian – Mayura
Peruvian – Lonzo’s
Thai – Tuk Tuk
German – Rosselbock
Taiwanese – Little Fatty
[https://www.torrancepersianmarket.com](https://www.torrancepersianmarket.com)
Yagul Cafe
Neri’s! Suuuuch good Filipino food.
Ducks on las tunas
I always say Chengdu Taste, I don’t know if it’s underrated but that place goes hard
Industry Cafe on Washington Blvd!
Mamicon in Northridge
Sazón in Chatsworth
El Criollo in Burbank
Two great Burmese spots:
Mutiara Food & Market on La Brea in Inglewood
Jasmine Market on Sepulveda in Culver City
Gish Bac
La Cevicheria
Attari
Gam Ja Gol
Long Xing Ji
Sleepers? These places are recognized on lists but whenever I’ve been to them they haven’t been very busy. By that standard, yes, they are sleepers.
Since you’re leaning Lebanese/Armenian:
Furn Saj in Northridge for shawarma
Byblos Bakery in La Crescenta – amazing fresh pita & manoushe, temporarily closed due to fire, but will reopen soon
Xtiosu Kitchen in Boyle Heights – Oaxacan/Lebanese fusion, run by a really nice family
Akkad in Glendale for Iraqi food
*sees none of my sleepers are in this thread yet*
*breathes sigh of relief*
*exits thread*
Jerusalem Chicken for Palestinian style roasted chicken. They have a chicken stuffed with rice that’s unlike anything i’ve had in LA
Did you just watch the Marcus Samuelson PBS special and list the exact places he went to? Coz you listed out the exact places he already highlighted.
Doesn’t all food have an ethnicity?
Be honest please:
Is this post just you fishing for places to go so you can create some form of content?
The reason I ask is that OP just listed out – almost in order – places that were already mentioned by a famous chef in a PBS show released to YouTube… this morning.
I don’t particularly believe in such coincidences, so I wouldn’t put any info in this thread if you also do not believe this is genuine.
What exactly does ‘ethnic food’ mean? Like not in rude way, but isn’t every food technically ethnic food bc everyone has an ethnicity
What exactly does ‘ethnic food’ mean? Like not in rude way, but isn’t every food technically ethnic food bc everyone has an ethnicity so even if it’s like a hamburger which came from Germany (hamburg germany) it would be ethnic bc European is like an ethnicity
Hole in the wall mom and pop Mediterranean place called King’s Kabob in culver. They have THE BEST baba ganoush I’ve ever had. The quality of the baba ranges a bit, but even on slightly off days, it’s way better than most places’ baba. Have had others I’ve introduced to it (and love baba) also agree—best baba they’ve ever had. I hope they never go out of business. I’ve never been able to find baba like it anywhere.
Other things on their menu have also been decent. It ain’t no papa cristos, but …that baba. So worth it.
In Van Nuys, Sweet Bakery (an Armenian bakery/market) bakes these round breads that are the perfect size for egg sandwiches. Fluffy, hot and amazing. And since you can freeze bread, I’ll go out there, pick up a week’s worth and freeze ’em until I need ’em. I also recommend Armenian markets if you’re into hams, since they usually supply stuff that’s better than just rank-and-file Boar’s Head fare. There’s this one (German?) ham that I love, that has garlic cloves embedded. Perfect topper for the aforementioned egg sandwich.
And while on the topic of Armenian food, I highly recommend meat eaters try some soujouk, a highly spiced dried beef. Slice it up into chunks, warm in a pan with some butter, add a small amount of tomato paste, onions if you like, then add scrambled egg and cook. This is how my mom usually prepared it for me. Think chorizo with a different spice profile (and also minus the salivary glands…)
Medan Kitchen in Rosemead. Great spot for packaged Indonesian and Malaysian meals, the attached mini grocer is great too!
https://g.co/kgs/cgkHsF