Shawarma spins on our sidewalks. Al Pastor pirouettes over our curbs. Freeways corkscrew in concrete cyclones. Los Angeles is nothing if not a trompo town.
Döner, the majestic progenitor of vertically roasted meats, has just entered this thunderdome, raised to an art form at Döner Corner. The Turkish food perfectionist opened two months ago where Wilshire splits the northern reaches of Sawtelle from Brentwood in the space that once housed the still-mourned Belle Vie.
As you draw nearer, the aroma of roasting beef and lamb fat will hit you, overpowering the Big Macs and greasy Happy Meals of a neighboring McDonald’s.