Best Dishes Eater Editors Ate This Week: September 3

Eater LA 9/3 8:04A Eater Staff

Strawberry-unagi temaki roll at Norikaya in Koreatown. | Matthew Kang Follow Eater editors as they share their favorite dishes they ate in LA The editors at Eater LA dine out several times a week, if...

Fast-Food Chain Shake Shack Suddenly Closes Five Southern California Restaurants

Eater LA 9/3 7:00A Matthew Kang

Shake Shack burgers and fries. | Shake Shack Plus, the safety of eating street hot dogs, the top Texas barbecue spots in LA, and more Shake Shack has grown steadily across Southern California since...

A First Look Inside the Very Cutesy Hello Kitty Cafe in Los Angeles

Eater LA 9/3 6:00A Cathy Chaplin

Find Los Angeles’s first-ever Hello Kitty and Friends Cafe at Universal CityWalk. The very demure walk-up cafe opens at Universal CityWalk on Friday, September 6 The latest heavyweight at Universal...

Koreatown’s New Barbecue Spot Is a Never-Ending Parade of Well-Marbled Meat

Eater LA 8/28 7:28A Rebecca Roland

Moohan serves premium cuts, including pork belly, beef brisket, New York steak, and rib-eye. Moohan is inspired by sleepless nights in Seoul On6thAvenue is fast becoming one of Koreatown’s most...

Gjelina’s Founding Chef Is Developing a 100-Year-Old Venice Building for His Next Restaurant

Eater LA 8/28 6:18A Cathy Chaplin

38 Market Street in Venice. | Nicole Adlman Plus, get an eyeful of “Rebel Kitchens,” boozing at Sonoratown Mid-Wilshire, and more Chef Travis Lett, formerly of the Gjelina Group and now Sonnyboy...

4 Restaurants to Try This Weekend in Los Angeles: August 23

Eater LA 8/23 6:49A Eater Staff

For soup dumplings that’ll make you swoon: Prince Dumpling. | Cathy Chaplin Your handy guide on where to eat from the editors at Eater LA Every Friday our editors compile a trusty list of...

The Return of Koo Koo Roo and More Fast-Food Icons Headline ChainFest This October in LA

Eater LA 8/21 7:15A Rebecca Roland

ChainFest 2023. | Chain Plus, a new menu at the Coco Club, El Gato Negro throws a house party, and more Chef Tim Hollingsworth and BJ Novak are bringing ChainFest, an extension of their gourmet chain...

The Best Food Events and Pop-Ups to Check Out This Week in Los Angeles: August 16

Eater LA 8/16 9:23A Rebecca Roland

A white pie with mortadella. | Paul Sun An Italian social club throws a party in Venice, La Morra goes on tour, and more Some of LA’s most exciting meals can be found on the back patio of a wine bar...

4 Restaurants to Try This Weekend in Los Angeles: August 16

Eater LA 8/16 7:42A Eater Staff

For spot-on New York pizza in Westwood: Danny Boy’s Famous Original. | Stan Lee Your handy guide on where to eat from the editors at Eater LA Every Friday our editors compile a trusty list of...

16 Epic Sandwiches to Try in Los Angeles

Eater LA 8/13 10:05A Eater Staff

Wagyu cheesesteak. | Eddie Sanchez | Hungry in LA Classic Reubens, French dips, and old-school Italian subs Sandwiches are arguably the world’s most perfect self-contained food, and Los Angeles boasts...

One of Seoul’s Coolest Korean Restaurants Is Opening in Los Angeles

Eater LA 8/13 8:33A Matthew Kang

Hojok galbi. | Hojokban Hojokban fuses classic flavors with unconventional presentations, like deconstructed galbi and Shin Ramyun fried rice Popular South Korean restaurant Hojokban , which made...

A Former Mozza Chef Lights Up Boyle Heights With Wood-Fired Salvadoran Specialties

Eater LA 8/13 6:59A Eric Valle

Chef Jimmy Reyes. Chef Jimmy Reyes’s Leña serves Salvi-style pollo asado, ribeye with chimol, and wood-fired pupusas Leña , the pop-up dedicated to wood-fired Salvadoran cooking from former Osteria...

California’s First Drive-Thru Shake Shack Opens This Week in Torrance

Eater LA 8/12 6:45A Mona Holmes

Shake Shack drive-thru in North Brunswick, New Jersey. | Shake Shack Plus, Ceviche Project’s new menu, Alta hosts a Presidential debate watch party, and more Shake Shack , Danny Meyer’s burger chain...

These Are LA’s New Michelin Bib Gourmand Restaurants for 2024

Eater LA 8/5 7:01P Rebecca Roland

Boat noodle soup at Mae Malai in East Hollywood. | Wonho Frank Lee Outstanding and affordable restaurants recognized by the Michelin Guide California As part of its annual awards program, Michelin...

Influential Los Angeles Restaurateur Steven Arroyo Has Died at 55

Eater LA 7/31 10:00A Rebecca Roland

Steven Arroyo. | The Arroyo family The force behind some of the city’s hottest restaurants passed away due to medical complications from his cancer treatment Steven Arroyo, the influential...