{"id":196924,"date":"2026-02-27T19:48:10","date_gmt":"2026-02-27T19:48:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/196924\/"},"modified":"2026-02-27T19:48:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T19:48:10","slug":"4-restaurants-to-try-this-weekend-in-los-angeles-february-27","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/196924\/","title":{"rendered":"4 Restaurants to Try This Weekend in Los Angeles: February 27"},"content":{"rendered":"

Every Friday, our editors compile a trusty list of recommendations to answer the most pressing of questions: \u201cWhere should I eat?\u201c Here are four places to check out this weekend in Los Angeles. And if you need some ideas on where to drink, here\u2019s our list of the hottest places to get cocktails<\/a> in town.<\/p>\n

For fresh-squeezed juice and sliced fruit: Rico Tejuino Los Reyes in Lincoln Heights<\/p>\n

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Sliced fruit from Rico Tejuino Los Reyes. Rebecca Roland<\/p>\n

Los Angeles seems to be getting a summer weekend to close out February. As temperatures soar to over 80 degrees, head to Lincoln Heights for smoothies, fresh-sliced fruit dusted with chile, and more at Rico Tejuino Los Reyes. Tuck into the tight shop right off Broadway to be greeted by freezer cases of ice cream in flavors like pistachio, strawberry, pecan, and coconut. Or opt for the fruit salad with sliced coconut, watermelon, and cucumber, or a mangoneada with shaved ice, mango ice cream, chopped mango, and chamoy. 2707 1\/2 N. Broadway, Los Angeles, CA 90031. \u2014 Rebecca Roland, deputy editor, Eater Southern California\/Southwest<\/p>\n

For impossibly fluffy pizza crust in Orange County: Folks Pizzeria in Costa Mesa<\/p>\n

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Pizza from Folks Pizzeria. Kat Thompson<\/p>\n

It\u2019s going to be a beautiful weekend in the Southland, with temperatures in the 80s, and what better way to spend it than by sitting outside with a glass of natural wine and a pizza so fluffy it resembles a whoopee cushion? Folks Pizzeria in Costa Mesa is worth the weekend adventure into Orange County; you can\u2019t really go wrong when scanning their concise menu, but make sure to get one white pie and one red. Although the toppings are all cohesive, the main draw, to me, is the crust \u2014 chewy, light, and masterfully executed. Pair it with Folks\u2019 homemade ranch for the full experience. 2937 Bristol Street, Costa Mesa, CA 92626. \u2014 Kat Thompson, audience editor, Eater Southern California\/Southwest<\/p>\n

For a raucous Italian-ish feast in West Hollywood: Sal\u2019s Place<\/p>\n

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Lobster linguine at Sal\u2019s Place. Matthew Kang<\/p>\n

It\u2019s not every day that a restaurant picks up its operation and moves to the other coast for half the year, but that\u2019s the approach of Provincetown, Massachusetts legend Sal\u2019s Place, which \u201cwinters\u201d in West Hollywood from January to June. The east-west situation began in January 2024<\/a>, and this winter marks the third season they\u2019re on the Best Coast. Owner Siobhan Carew, the third proprietor of the business since 1962, handles the phone reservations line and host stand in the energetic, almost raging, covered patio space of the former Il Piccolino on Robertson. The kitchen doles out fine plates of cheesy Caesar salad, plump, buttery shrimp scampi, and pine nut-dotted tuna crudo before heaping bowls of lobster claw-covered linguine alla vodka and spot-on linguine vongole. Filet mignon covered with black pepper and shrouded with a pile of salty fries works as a shareable entree before an excellent loaf of tiramisu serves as dessert. As the night progresses, the place gets so loud you can barely hear yourself, so order another martini and just contribute to the mayhem. Sal\u2019s Place is raucous, cozy, and just plain fun, and it\u2019s here until the weather gets warm in P-Town. (Reservations are highly recommended and only available by calling (508) 487-1279<\/a>.) 350 N. Robertson Boulevard, West Hollywood, CA 90048. \u2014 Matthew Kang, correspondent, Eater<\/p>\n

For four elegant, revamped, and inspired courses: Firstborn in Chinatown<\/p>\n

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Fried Chongqing chicken from Firstborn. Wonho Frank Lee<\/p>\n

In March, chef Anthony Wang and his modern Chinese restaurant, Firstborn<\/a>, will celebrate one year in Chinatown\u2019s Mandarin Plaza. At the restaurant, Wang\u2019s childhood memories come to life across the menu, with dazzling cocktails by Kenzo Han, delightful pastry by Jaime Craten, and a tight-knit crew working from a photogenic room with solid service. Firstborn has switched things up in recent weeks with a new $68 four course prix fixe menu. Wang\u2019s first course includes a choice of chilled artichokes in mushroom dashi, while the second can be a succulent duck sausage or a flavorful short rib with black garlic, cabbage and leek terrine, yuxiang, and a pepper jus. Supplemental fare options include mapo tofu, duck fat rice, or fried chicken, while Craten\u2019s ginger cookie or lime leaf curd takes the stage for dessert. Han\u2019s Paloma is one of the best in Los Angeles. And if to-go is in order, nab a Jidori Chongqing chicken bucket and call it a glorious night. 978 N. Broadway, Chinatown, CA, 90012. \u2014 Mona Holmes, editor, Eater Southern California\/Southwest<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Every Friday, our editors compile a trusty list of recommendations to answer the most pressing of questions: \u201cWhere…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":196925,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[9662,48,52,51,47,50,49],"class_list":{"0":"post-196924","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-los-angeles","8":"tag-dining-out-in-la","9":"tag-la","10":"tag-la-headlines","11":"tag-la-news","12":"tag-los-angeles","13":"tag-los-angeles-headlines","14":"tag-los-angeles-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/196924","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=196924"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/196924\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/196925"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=196924"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=196924"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=196924"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}