Central Asian
Weekend Eats: A Chinatown Sandwich Shop From a Howlin’ Ray’s Veteran
Plus larb-and-pickle tacos at Night + Market Song, khachapuri handpies, Vietnamese egg coffee, and a street stand where you bring your favorite chips, and they turn it into a meat bowl.
June 5, 2026
These Neighboring Trucks Serve Juicy Kyrgyz Lamb and Tajik Plov in West L.A.’s Central Asian Corridor
On a short block of Butler Avenue, north of Santa Monica Boulevard, dueling generators rumble through the day from two new food trucks parked on opposite sides of the streets, showcasing the cooking and traditions of Central Asia, the vast, mostly landlocked region comprised of Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, and Tajikistan.
August 7, 2024
