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Admittedly, when I first heard about Quarter Sheets during the pandemic, it didn’t strike a chord. Contrary to what many people have been saying for years, LA is one of the best pizza cities …

Japan’s influence in Los Angeles is palpable: the sheer amount of sushi restaurants in the San Fernando Valley, the perennial Little Tokyo district, and historic restaurants that are still brimming like Otomisan, the first LA Japanese restaurant opened in 1956 in Boyle Heights. However, many people would be …

Reddit is such a great way to connect with like-minded individuals and keep your finger on the pulse. That’s why I want to thank Redditor @360FlipKicks for sharing on the Food Los Angeles thread this gem in West Adams. 

Owned …

Note: This article was originally published in 2021. It was last updated in January 2025.

Note: Woon now has a second location in Pasadena!

I came across Woon Kitchen while I was perusing restaurants on Instagram late at …

Last year, I started writing an article that is still in the works about the best pie shops in the city. After compiling the list and trying a few places, I think LA’s pie scene is incredibly underrated! One of the places I visited was KnowRealityPie …

In my previous article about the best tacos in LA, I mentioned how lacking the fish taco scene is here in comparison to San Diego. In LA, Mariscos Jalisco reigns supreme, but I’m probably in the minority who didn’t get the hype. 

Well, I finally found …