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Where to Eat Near LA’s Most Popular Music Venues and Concert Halls

2025-06-09T14:19:40-07:00

SoFi Stadium. | SoFi Stadium

Pre- or post-show dining options abound around the Hollywood Bowl, Walt Disney Concert Hall, and more

Los Angeles is home to dozens of live music venues of all scopes and sizes, from iconic amphitheaters, like the Greek Theater and Hollywood Bowl, to legendary stages, like the Troubadour and the Wiltern, and a smattering of small indie clubs, too. Not to mention Inglewood’s SoFi Stadium, which can seat over 70,000 concertgoers for A-list performers, like the recent multi-night runs with Beyonce and Kendrick Lamar. On-site concessions will do in a pinch, but real pros know to plan for a memorable meal before or after a performance. Below is where to eat near LA’s most popular music venues and concert halls.

For this edit, new additions include House of Pies before (or after) the Greek Theater and the James Beard Award-winning Kuya Lord for those heading to events at Hollywood Forever Cemetery. Ray Garcia’s Asterid (which is temporarily closed for the summer), Long Beach’s Ammatoli Bites, and Little Dom’s will come off this round.

Mona Holmes is a big fan of consuming a big meal before a concert, walking as much as possible to the venue, and avoiding the traffic crush after the show.

M&M Shots Are Getting Wackier — Including This Peanut Variation

2025-06-09T14:06:05-07:00

The Frozen M&M, a recent addition to the cocktail list at Shinji’s Bar in New York’s Flatiron neighborhood. | Joanna Lin/Punch

Now milk-washed, fat-washed and thrown into a blast freezer, the 50/50 shot has become so much more than just mezcal and Montenegro

https://punchdrink.com/articles/mezcal-amaro-montenegro-trend/

The Best LA Restaurants That Are Open on Monday Nights

2025-06-09T13:05:22-07:00

K-Team BBQ. | Wonho Frank Lee

Head to some of LA’s best restaurants and hottest tables on Monday nights

Most of the time, Monday night dinner is made for comfort food in simple surroundings, or even having dinner at home. For many Angelenos, it’s a recharge day after a long weekend at hip bars and hot spots across the city. Still, for those really in-the-know diners, Monday night represents a chance to beat the crowds while still eating well at some of greater Los Angeles’s best restaurants. These are places that work for date night or just a nice friend hang, restaurants where the service, drinks, and decor help to pull the whole meal together — and where it’s possible to actually get in, without waiting for months on a reservation list. Here’s where to score a table on Monday nights around Los Angeles.

New this update: East Hollywood Afro-Caribbean restaurant Bridgetown Roti, South Bay standby Ryla, Inglewood’s Two Hommes, red sauce joint Donna’s, and Korean barbecue spot K-Team join the list in this update, while Nando Trattoria, soon-to-close Here’s Looking At You, and closed Bar Chelou and Yangban come off.

Rebecca Roland is a Los Angeles native who appreciates the quiet of restaurants on Monday nights and relative ease of securing a last-minute reservation.

The Best Dishes Eater Editors Ate This Week: June 9

2025-06-09T11:15:00-07:00

Steak tacos from MidEast Tacos in Silver Lake. | Rebecca Roland

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 not per day, which means we’re always encountering standout dishes that deserve time in the limelight. Here’s the very best of everything the team has eaten this week.

Vietnamese-style lomo saltado from Nam Kitchen in Gardena

Matthew Kang

Vietnamese-style lomo saltado from Nam Kitchen in Gardena.

Over the past year, I’ve determined that Nam Kitchen has become the South Bay’s best overall casual Vietnamese restaurant thanks to stellar pho and a handful of creative dishes like this Vietnamese-Peruvian fusion lomo saltado. The kitchen takes slightly sweet soy flavors of bo luc lac and tosses them with classic lomo saltado ingredients of red onion, tomato, and French fries, topping them with cilantro and serving with a side of creamy aji verde and a mound of white rice. The tenderloin pieces are as easy to eat as marshmallows, savory and covered with black pepper. Frankly, this could be one of the best lomo saltado preparations anywhere in the city, and it’ll be something I crave. Nam Kitchen’s other fusion dishes are worth exploring, but even the pho đặc biệt is top-notch, piled high with quality beef and a spice-laden broth. 1530 Artesia Boulevard, Gardena, CA 90248. — Matthew Kang, lead editor, Eater Southern California/Southwest

Steak tacos from MidEast Tacos in Silver Lake

Rebecca Roland

Steak tacos from MidEast Tacos in Silver Lake.

Silver Lake is lucky to be the home of MidEast Tacos, an Armenian-Mexican taco restaurant from Mini Kabob’s Armen Martirosyan. Operating out of a brick-lined corner space along Sunset Boulevard, right across from the former 99 Cent store, the restaurant serves up toum-topped tacos, crispy potatoes with Aleppo pepper, and burritos stuffed with marinated chicken. But for me, the best way to experience MidEast Tacos is with the simple steak taco, with a corn tortilla instead of the flour tortilla it comes with. The steak is reminiscent of the flavors of Mini Kabob’s own beef, with a slightly smoky and well-spiced profile. The meat is chopped to a size reminiscent of a street taco, just large enough to get the entire flavor without it being overwhelming. A size of crispy papas brings the entire meal home, which is best enjoyed at one of the tables on the sidewalk. 3536 W. Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90026. — Rebecca Roland, editor, Eater Southern California/Southwest

Spicy salami pie from Little Goat Pizza House in Glendale

Mona Holmes

Spicy salami pie from Little Goat Pizza House in Glendale.

As a Northeast LA resident who loves grubbing on pizza from the comfort of my home, my options are often limited. Especially when comparing neighborhoods that are flush with celebrated pizza spots, I frequent the same restaurants more often than I care to admit. That doesn’t serve my job very well, so after branching out into Glendale, I took home two pies from the Little Goat Pizza House. The results were worthy of a return, particularly the spicy salami pie. Though the margherita was respectable, the combination of the Neapolitan-style crust covered in San Marzano tomatoes, mozzarella, salami, garlic, tarragon, and a respectable amount of spicy honey made my day. I assumed my patented pizza-consuming position next to the low coffee table, opened the box, and dug in. I was impressed by the consistency of the beautifully leavened sourdough placed in a wood-fired oven. I will happily sit down on-site and consume it hot out of the oven next time. It tasted perfect the following morning for breakfast. 942 N. Brand Boulevard, Glendale, CA, 91202. — Mona Holmes, editor, Eater Southern California/Southwest

Whole grilled branzino from Zinqué in Century City

Matthew Kang

Whole grilled branzino from Zinque in Century City.

Of all the homegrown restaurants in Los Angeles, I didn’t peg stylish French hangout Zinqué to become a fast-growing chain. Armed with key locations in West Hollywood, Downtown, and more recently in Century City, the restaurant has grown to Scottsdale, Westlake Village, and even its spiritual homeland of Paris, France. Given its prime locations, I’m starting to see Zinqué as a viable alternative to places like Cheesecake Factory or Houston’s, serving reliable if sometimes predictable food with generous portions. Zinqué’s strength isn’t in innovation, but rather in serving high-quality ingredients without much fuss. Their charcuterie board is ample and quite good, while their mushroom bucatini could’ve used a touch more salt. The bistro burger is delightful and satisfying for meat-and-potato types. The whole-grilled branzino gets a gorgeous golden brown interior and a hefty pile of shaved fennel and arugula. For $45, they serve a fish big enough for the table to share. And the branzino was juicy, fresh, and nicely seasoned, the dry-herb chimichurri bringing a vegetal punch when needed. You could see why Zinqué has mass appeal, an easy option for fussy palates and large groups. 10250 Santa Monica Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90067. — Matthew Kang, lead editor, Eater Southern California/Southwest

A Michelin-Starred Brewpub From Chicago Is Popping Up in Beverly Hills

2025-06-09T10:40:00-07:00

Beer from Moody Tongue in Chicago. | Moody Tongue

Plus, cream top hits a peak in LA, and Dave’s Hot Chicken sells for eight figures

Moody Tongue, a brewery and restaurant group in Chicago that boasts a Michelin star for its tasting menu counter, is popping up inside the Four Seasons Los Angeles at Beverly Hills from June 13 to September 14. During the pop-up, Moody Tongue will take over the Four Seasons’ lounge to offer its high-end sushi with Tokyo-meets-LA beer pairings from chef Hiromi Iwakiri. Founded by Jared Rouben, Moody Tongue debuted a 14-seat counter in 2020 that eventually earned two Michelin stars (it’s been demoted to one since) under the direction of chef Jared Wentworth (previously of Michelin-starred gastropub Longman & Eagle). In February 2023, Moody Tongue opened a sushi restaurant in New York City and expanded to West Palm Beach earlier this year.

Inventive sushi dishes include Ora King salmon with black truffle and mushroom duxelle, and a scallop hand roll with snap peas and corn. Moody Tongue will serve its Asian-influenced beers, such as juiced lychee IPA and pressed Asian pear saison aged in Sangiovese wine barrels. Creative sushi preparations with non-traditional ingredients have been commonplace in Los Angeles for decades; the California roll was allegedly invented here in the 1960s, while more recently, Encino’s Sushi by Scratch has taken the Americanized omakase format to new heights. Reservations for Moody Tongue Sushi in Beverly Hills can be made here.

Moody Tongue Sushi

Ora King nigiri with black truffle at Moody Tongue Sushi.

No more cream tops at these cafes

The Los Angeles Times has a story on how cafes in the city are tiring of serving cream tops over their carefully crafted coffee drinks. Places like Maru in Arts District and Mandarin in Pasadena are removing the add cream top option as a resistance against the dominance of the sweet, creamy float.

Mariah in LA for Pride Month

Just in case you happened to catch social media videos of Mariah Carey in LA this past week, the singer was indeed at the Eagle in Virgil Village, though allegedly the appearance was for a private party.

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#MariahCarey at the Eagle in LA last night will forever be iconic. #pridemonth
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More doughnuts in the Valley

Beloved Woodland Hills doughnut shop Blinkies has taken over a strip mall spot in Encino, moving closer to the heart of LA, according to Reddit.

Almost a billion for Dave’s Hot Chicken

Armenian-founded chicken shop Dave’s Hot Chicken, which Eater first featured in 2017 as a “mindblowing” take on Nashville-style hot chicken, has been sold to an investment group for somewhere in the neighborhood of $1 billion, according to LAist. Investors like Drake and Samuel L. Jackson came on board over the years, and the chain now has over 300 locations across the country, plus outlets in the Middle East and Europe.

A ‘White Lotus’-Inspired Coastal Italian Stunner Opens Inside the Thompson Palm Springs

2025-06-06T16:15:00-07:00

Bar Issi. | Jakob Layman

Bar Issi is now open for brunch, dinner, and drinks at the Thompson Palm Springs from Marissa and Matt Hermer of Olivetta and Chez Mia

Celebrity-drawing restaurateurs Marissa and Matt Hermer open their next restaurant, Bar Issi on June 6 inside the Thompson Hotel in Palm Springs, their first expansion outside of Los Angeles. With a similar color palette of Italian reds, blues, greens, and earth tones, Bar Issi’s maximalist style, courtesy of Tom Parker of Fettle Design, is poised to become a beloved part of Palm Springs’ dining scene. According to Marissa Hermer, the look and feel were inspired by the wildly popular Season 2 of HBO’s the White Lotus, which took place on a luxe Sicilian resort, as well as San Luis Obispo’s iconic overdesigned Madonna Inn with its floor-to-ceiling patterns and textures.

Bar Issi’s original inspiration comes from the short-lived Issima that opened as an indoor-outdoor ground-floor restaurant inside the West Hollywood La Peer hotel, serving chic pastas, pizza, and wood-fired seasonal produce. In October 2024, the Hermers also opened French Mediterranean restaurant Chez Mia in the old Ago space on Melrose, cementing their status in West Hollywood (Olivetta is undergoing renovations, while their first restaurant, the Draycott, closed at the end of 2024). Issima eventually morphed into Charbel Hayek’s Ladyhawk, and the Hermers brought the Issima concept over to the desert, where it somehow feels more lived in. The 180-seat space joins the eastern Mediterranean-inflected Lola Rose Grand Mezze and Hall Napa Valley Tasting Room on the Thompson property.

Catherine Dzilenski

Radiatori.

Catherine Dzilenski

Spread of dishes at Bar Issi.

Marissa says she always prefers to serve the “kind of food I like to eat,” with old money coastal Italian fare intersected with Californian sensibility. Everything is shareable, unfussy, and tasty — never too challenging but also a few steps beyond the basic. Hamachi carpaccio comes with truffle, yuzu, and ponzu, while a Sun Gold tomato gazpacho arrives just in time for Palm Springs’ sweltering months. Squash blossoms filled with feta cheese and ricotta provide a warm appetizer while shrimp linguini with Calabrian chile gets a bright spritz of lemon. Wood-fired pizza ranges classic pepperoni with 24-month Parmesan and roasted mushrooms with fontina, taleggio, and thyme. Easy mains include lamb chops, roasted salmon with peas and yogurt, or citrus-marinated skirt steak.

Given it’s the second time the Hermers have occupied a hotel space, Bar Issi’s versatile menu and fun-first approach should play well with its key location in Downtown Palm Springs, which already boasts a vibrant nightlife scene. Though located nowhere near an actual coastline, Bar Issi’s escapist ambience and party-like atmosphere fit the bill for the Thompson Hotel.

Bar Issi is open 4:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. Monday to Thursday, 4:30 p.m. to 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Sunday 4:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. for dinner. Friday to Sunday, it’ll serve brunch from 11 a.m. to 2:30 a.m. with bar happy hour in between brunch and dinner. It’ll be located inside the Thompson Hotel Palm Springs at 410 N. Palm Canyon Drive, Palm Springs, CA, 92262. Reservations are available on Resy.

Jakob Layman.

Bar Issi’s dining room in the daytime.

Catherine Dzilenski

Puccia bread.

Catherine Dzilenski

Crispy octopus.

Catherine Dzilenski

Steak, fries, and a martini.

Catherine Dzilenski

Marinara pizza.

Catherine Dzilenski

Pepperoni pizza.

Catherine Dzilenski

Shrimp linguini.

Catherine Dzilenski

Spaghetti cacio e pepe.

Catherine Dzilenski

Agnolotti.

Catherine Dzilenski

Lamb chops.

Catherine Dzilenski

Madeleines.

Catherine Dzilenski

Pizza for take-out.

Catherine Dzilenski

Bone-in rib-eye steak, roasted chicken, and more.

Jakob Layman

Detailed bar stools.

Jakob Layman

Bar Issi in the evening.

Jakob Layman

Daytime at Bar Issi.

Jakob Layman

Outdoor patio.

Fine Dining Chef Josh Skenes Opens a Spicy Fried Chicken Restaurant in Arts District

2025-06-06T12:58:00-07:00

Happies Hand Made. | Andrea d’Agosto

Happies Hand Made opens on June 6 next to Tatsu Ramen with fried chicken tenders, soft serve, tallow fries, and fruity drinks galore

One of the world’s most acclaimed chefs is getting into the fried chicken business. Joshua Skenes, the founding chef of Saison and Angler in San Francisco (and part of Angler LA at opening), is opening a fast-casual restaurant on June 6 called Happies Hand Made in the Arts District in the space adjacent to Tatsu Ramen. Skenes, who opened Leopardo in mid-2024 and temporarily closed it in early 2025 to work on Happies, is serving thick, spicy, Sichuan-inflected fried chicken tenders with fruit and tea drinks; heavily seasoned beef tallow fries; soft serve topped with passion fruit and strawberry; and frozen cocktails. The tenders will be served atop crispy waffles, milk bread slices, or a pile of dressed salad greens.

The surprise debut comes after months of speculation about the fate of Leopardo, Skenes’ Italian American pizza and seafood restaurant that opened in 2024 along La Brea Avenue. Leopardo had garnered some local and national recognition for its pizza and was included in the California Michelin Guide. The restaurant quietly closed in early 2025 and has yet to set a reopening date, but promises a renovated interior design. Prior to Leopardo, Skenes founded Saison, which reached three Michelin stars (it’s currently at two after his departure), and Angler, which still has a single Michelin star. Angler in Los Angeles operated at the Beverly Center from 2019 to 2023. His only previous foray into casual dining was with Fat Noodle, a venture with Umami Burger founder Adam Fleischman that never fully opened.

Andrea d’Agosto

Chicken tender from Happies Hand Made.

In the meantime, Skenes’ Happies Hand Made restaurant opens its doors today at noon with limited hours of operation from Friday to Sunday. The fried chicken tenders are possibly the biggest in the city, encrusted with a crispy Southern-style exterior and dressed with a mildly spicy Sichuan-style chile sauce (the preparation certainly has a resemblance to Pecking House, which popped up in Sawtelle Japantown in 2023). A gentle smokiness comes through with each bite, which distinguishes these tenders from other versions around town. Craggy fries are coated in black pepper and heavy seasoning, resembling Chinese and Korean snacks; they’re fried in beef tallow for good measure. Skenes has always excelled in soft serve ice cream, with compelling renditions at Angler and Leopardo. Here, soft serve swirls are topped with strawberry sauce, passion fruit, or whole honeycomb. Prices are fairly reasonable, with fried tender combos at $26 for two tenders, a choice of crispy “liquid” waffle, milk bread, or salad, and a housemade soda. Fries are $5, and soft serve is $8.

To round out the menu, Skenes has a huge array of beverages, like fruit sodas; lemon mint, honey oolong, and hojicha tea, cold brew coffee with a whole doughnut on top; boozy slushies flavored with coconut or kyoho grape; and a few other fruity cocktails. The wood-lined space conjures a retro diner, with a slatted divider barely separating the rest of the high-ceiling industrial space from the next-door Tatsu Ramen. Still, a few wall counter stools and plush booth seating make for decent on-premise dining. The restaurant is currently dine-in only, with take-out and delivery forthcoming.

Happies Hand Made is open Friday to Sunday, 12 p.m. to 8 p.m. and is located at 427 S. Hewitt Street, Los Angeles, CA, 90013.

Wonho Frank Lee

Dining room.

Wonho Frank Lee

Counter seating at Happies Hand Made.

Wonho Frank Lee

Menu board.

Wonho Frank Lee

Happies Hand Made in the Arts District.

4 Restaurants to Try This Weekend in Los Angeles: June 6

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For a great pizza (practically) anywhere in LA: Prime Pizza. | Prime Pizza

Your handy guide on where to eat from the editors at Eater LA

Every Friday, our editors compile a trusty list of recommendations to answer the most pressing of questions: “Where should I eat?“ Here now are four places to check out this weekend in Los Angeles. And if you need some ideas on where to drink, here’s our list of the hottest places to get cocktails in town.

For a great pizza (practically) anywhere in LA: Prime Pizza

Prime Pizza

For a great pizza (practically) anywhere in LA: Prime Pizza.

Los Angeles’s pizza scene has grown substantially in recent years, with shops around town serving New York-style slices, square pies, New Haven-style pizza, and practically every other style under the sun. Many of the city’s best shops have only a single location, making them more of a neighborhood destination than a widely accessible option for pizza night takeout or delivery. Prime is among those outstanding pizza parlors in Los Angeles but has locations across the city, making it easy to grab a slice no matter what part of town one is in. The vodka pizza is a standout among the round pies, topped with mozzarella, basil, and Parmesan. Square pies consist of a simple grandma pie, a Sicilian, a spicy pepperoni, and a meat lover’s. Prime even offers gluten-free crusts for those avoiding wheat. 1900 Allen Avenue, Altadena, CA 91001. — Rebecca Roland, editor, Southern California/Southwest

For an Italian patio vibe in the middle of residential Mar Vista: Beethoven Market

Matthew Kang

For a gorgeous Italian patio vibe in the middle of residential Mar Vista: Beethoven Market.

One of the loveliest dinners I’ve had in recent memory, at least in terms of pure ambience, was at Beethoven Market, a neighborhood gem right in Mar Vista’s residential expanse. Restaurateur Jeremy Adler has made a name overseeing some of the Westside’s busiest spots, like Santa Monica’s Cobi’s, working for years to transform this former bodega into a community destination. On this front, Beethoven is overwhelmingly successful, perhaps to the chagrin of some neighbors who were happy to park their cars in our spots when we left. But the benefit of a breezy, casual hangout like this must surely compensate for the traffic. Chef Michael Leonard serves a familiar California Italian menu of fried squash blossoms, blimp-shaped arancini, personal-sized pizzas, and pastas. Evan Funke fans will find a lot of similar dishes here, such as grilled prawns in salsa verde, linguine al limone, burrata panzanella, and pesto-laden foglie d’Ulivo. Beethoven does venture in a different direction with the pizzas, which sport pillowy soft New York-esque crusts that offer a sweet fragrance; the grilled sea bass over an herbaceous Sicilian tarragon sauce doesn’t have a tangle of shredded fennel slices like at Mother Wolf. For dessert, be sure to share the excellent homemade gelati. Most people coming to Beethoven probably won’t mind the similarities, and there’s something to be said about the very reasonable pricing here (pastas are all under $20, pizzas max out at $23, a good meal can be had for under $75 a person before drinks). And Los Angeles has never been a city to ever tire of California-Italian food. 12904 Palms Boulevard, Mar Vista, CA, 90066. — Matthew Kang, lead editor, Eater Southern California/Southwest

For an easy breakfast in Virgil Village: Virgil Cafe

Rebecca Roland

For an easy breakfast in Virgil Village: Virgil Cafe.

Lines at Courage and Sqirl may never truly die down, but Virgil Village now has another option for a more easygoing breakfast or brunch. Virgil Cafe is an unassuming breakfast spot near the intersection of Virgil and Melrose, serving all the classics, like French toast, pancakes, and eggs, alongside huevos rancheros, chilaquiles, and breakfast burritos. The interior is no-frills, but service is warm and quick, and the portion sizes are very generous. Fresh-pressed juices and smoothies are also available, like a green juice and a peanut butter and banana smoothie. During the daytime, Virgil Cafe serves more lunch-y dishes, including a tlayuda, mushroom burger, and fajitas. 709 Virgil Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90029. — Rebecca Roland, editor, Southern California/Southwest

For killer arroz chaufa and a la brasa chicken: Rosty Peruvian

Mona Holmes

For killer arroz chaufa and a la brasa chicken: Rosty Peruvian.

Rosty Peruvian owner Maritza Gomez hails from Peruvian restaurant royalty. Gomez’s mother, Alis Reañ, owned two notable Lima restaurants called Listo de Pollo. Listo de Pollo opened in 1969 and closed permanently in 1993, while a young Gomez and her sisters (Carmen and Flor Bermudez also operate Rosty) learned the inner workings of a restaurant. The family debuted their Highland Park restaurant in 2018, which has some of the best Peruvian food in the city. It’s a casual and friendly spot that serves lunch through dinner with an incredible arroz chaufa, a Peruvian fried rice that takes fairly uninteresting vegetables and makes them sing in a saucy mixture of herbs, tomatoes, and a healthy dose of onions. The addition of chicken makes it an incredibly filling meal, but it is absolutely stunning, even without protein. Traditional la brasa rotisserie chicken is available, but go beyond and try everything, especially the fried yucca, lomo saltado, and incredible ceviche that packs heat. The pescado frito is a filet that’s deep-fried and served simply with salsa criolla, rice, and plantains. The best strategy is to go with a group to share the full spread. 5511 N. Figueroa Street, Los Angeles, CA. — Mona Holmes, editor, Eater Southern California/Southwest

Los Angeles’s First Women’s Sports Bar Is Opening in Silver Lake

2025-06-06T09:50:00-07:00

Untamed Spirits. | Untamed Spirits

Plus, Mini Kabob debuts a chicken Caesar wrap, a Margarita event in Playa Vista, and more

A new bar showing all of the best women’s sports games is opening in Silver Lake. Untamed Spirits debuts along Hyperion Avenue in the former second-story Trophy Wife space on June 7, coinciding with Pride month. Although bars across the country, like Portland's Sports Bra and Long Beach’s Watch Me, focus on showcasing women’s sports, this is the first of its kind in Los Angeles.

The bar is owned by wives Stephanie and Janie Ellingwood, with a menu from chef Jude Shin. The bar will serve Asian-influenced snacks like kimchi bokkeumbap alongside cocktails inspired by the Ellingwoods’ Vietnamese American heritage and Shin’s Korean American heritage. To celebrate the bar’s debut, Untamed Spirits is hosting an opening party starting at 10 a.m. on Saturday, June 7, and running until midnight.

A new chicken Caesar wrap comes to town

Glendale’s Mini Kabob has announced a summer special — a chicken thigh Caesar wrap available starting June 18. Rolled in a Mejorado tortilla, the wrap comes with chicken thigh kebab, romaine lettuce, and falafel croutons. The wrap will only be available on Wednesdays and Thursdays.

Margheritas and margaritas in Playa Vista

Superfine Playa will hold a special book event for Eater LA contributor Caroline Pardilla’s new cocktail book, Margarita Time, on Thursday, June 12. From 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m., Pardilla will host a book signing and Q&A that will include a margarita, a slice of margherita pizza, and a copy of the book for $25. Pick up tickets here.

Brunch at Birdie G’s

Santa Monica restaurant Birdie G’s is kicking off brunch just in time for summer on June 21. Look forward to a menu featuring matzo ball soup, Hangtown Brei, bruleed brioche, and the Birdie G’s newer burger with fries.

A limited-edition doughnut at Helms

Helms Bakery is partnering with See’s Candy this weekend to serve a limited-edition toffee cream-filled doughnut topped with See’s Toffee-ettes. The doughnut will be available from June 6 to June 8.

Helms Bakery

See’s Candies and Helms Bakery collab cream-filled doughnut.