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Burbank’s ‘Pocket Burger’ Just Unlocked a Crazy New Cheeseburger Variation

Patterned like a Ninja Turtle’s shell, it's essentially a traditional burger with its edges sealed. The innovation keeps your burger hot until you’re ready for the first bite.

March 4, 2025

Har Gow and Highballs at Long Beach’s Nocturnal New Dim Sum and Cocktail Bar

The cocktail menu ranges from an intriguing matcha negroni variation with orange liqueur to a bit more savory and experimental drinks like a “Fried Rice” cocktail with baijiu, rice punch, pineapple, and sesame oil. Foodwise, all the dim sum essentials like shrimp dumplings, steamed bbq pork buns, and turnip cakes are there to soak up all the booze.

March 4, 2025

Chef Behind Tacos Punta Cabras Revives Santa Monica’s Best Fish Taco Inside a Mongolian BBQ Near LAX

Three Flames Mongolian BBQ will feature the greatest hits from both Josh Gil's Tacos and Hamburguesas Punta Cabras concepts, along with a refresh of the 52-year-old Mongolian BBQ and an off-menu "mongolito taco." All this while battling stage four colorectal cancer with everything he’s got and litigating with his ex-business partner from Mírate. 

February 27, 2025

Prom Night From Hell: LAPD Officer Threatens Teen Girl With Shotgun At Underage Party At His House

“I thought I was going to die,” the 17-year-old said during an October interview with L.A. TACO. To this date, the officer has not been charged with a crime.

February 27, 2025

L.A. District Attorney’s Office Executes Search Warrants in Corruption Probe of Huntington Park Aquatic Center

"This investigation began in November 2022 and focuses on the potential misuse of millions of dollars in public funds allocated for the construction of an aquatic center at Salt Lake Park in the City of Huntington Park," the D.A.'s office said in a press release.

February 26, 2025

L.A.’s Best Döner Arises On the Westside

L.A.'s first true döner cooked by an imported staff of experts is a destination people are driving hours to try. They marinate the meat for 72 hours using high-quality Halal beef shanks combined with lamb fat.

February 25, 2025

Mexico City’s Sonidero Cumbia Titan, Ángel Pedraza of Grupo Kual?, Dies at 48

Known for his unabashed and charismatic stage presence and for creating iconic phrases like "Abuelita, soy tu nieto y ya llegué," Pedraza captivated audiences across Mexico, Los Angeles, and beyond with his innovative subgenre of cumbia he dubbed "Musika de Barrios."

February 24, 2025

Opinion: Why Downtown’s 100-Year-Old Original Pantry Cafe Needs to Stay Open

The Pantry is not a struggling business. There are lines out the door every hour it’s open these days. A lifer there, a dishwasher, has worked there for 45 years. The Riordan Trust has the right to do what it wishes with its property. But maybe the law isn’t all that matters in shaping what makes a city and a culture like Los Angeles what it is.

February 21, 2025

‘Uber With Guns:’ You Can Now Hire An Off-Duty LAPD SWAT Officer As a Personal Bodyguard

Are you a high-profile Angeleno, a nervous healthcare executive, or simply worried about running errands in the city and needing your next ride-share to come with a bit of armed protection? Now, there’s an app for that. 

February 19, 2025

Pasadena Mariscos Restaurant Fights Eviction to Stay Open After Wildfires

Despite working seven days a week as the restaurant’s only employee to pay off back rent going all the way to the pandemic, Mario Velásquez is fighting a court eviction issued just days after the start of nearby wildfires: "How could I just hand over 20 years of my life, a life of hard work and sacrifice?”

February 19, 2025