The most decadent sandwich in Los Angeles may be the warm lobster roll from Saltie Girl.
This week’s recommendations are shining examples of why I’ll never tire of eating around Los Angeles. The first is a buzzy transplant from Boston, and the second is a neighborhood Mexican restaurant in South Gate, where the huaraches and chile relleno are powerfully good.The most decadent sandwich in Los Angeles may be the warm lobster roll from Saltie Girl, the Boston seafood restaurant that recently opened on Sunset Boulevard. This is not a town known for its seafood sandwiches.
A warm lobster roll with house made salt and vinegar chips is on the menu at Saltie Girl on Sunset Boulevard in West Hollywood.This week’s recommendations include what might be the best chicken wings in L.A., and a drive to Simi Valley for BBQ. The sandwich conjures an instant seaside breeze on your cheeks and the smell of the ocean. The particular combination of lobster, butter and bread defies geography. But as soon as you wipe the last of the melted butter from your lips, the illusion is gone. You are in the old Wahlburgers space on Sunset Boulevard where Mark Wahlberg and his two brothers once opened a burger restaurant. Halfway through dinner an Oscar-winning actress walked through the door.
Stuffed with beans then flattened into a quarter-inch thick disc, the masa is cooked on both sides until it’s almost crisp, like a giant sope topped with any protein you like. I prefer the chicharron, with lots of diced onion and cilantro and dredged in enough salsa to transform the pork into something that more resembles crumbles of soft chorizo. It’s finished with plenty of queso fresco and both a fiery red and a green salsa so piquant it’s almost electric.