Experiences · Worth Fighting Traffic For
True LA barbecue still means a map and a cooler. These are the smoke programs—Texas-leaning craft pits, South Pas family ribs, Century City terrace trays—worth rearranging a Saturday for. Arrive hungry; leave smelling like oak.
Our smoke picks start with Kitchen’s Craft Barbecue in Paramount, with 14-hour oak-smoked brisket, and Moo’s Craft Barbecue in Lincoln Heights, a Texas-style craft pit on Broadway. Gus’s BBQ in South Pasadena rounds out the ribs-and-brisket run.
8320 Alondra Blvd, Paramount, CA 90723
Paramount brick-and-mortar from the Kitchen's Corner truck: 14-hour oak-smoked brisket, glazed pork ribs, sweet potato cornbread with collards.
Photo · Kitchen's Craft Barbecue official website
2118 N Broadway, Los Angeles, CA 90031
Lincoln Heights Texas-style craft BBQ on Broadway—serious brisket and sides with patio smoke.
Photo · Official site
808 Fair Oaks Ave, South Pasadena, CA 91030
South Pasadena Fair Oaks house for ribs, brisket, and classic sides in a long-running dining room.
Photo · Official site
“South Pasadena Fair Oaks house for ribs, brisket, and classic sides in a long-running dining room.”
On Gus's BBQ
10250 Santa Monica Blvd, Level 2, Los Angeles, CA 90067
Century City Westfield terrace BBQ from Cedric the Entertainer and Anthony Anderson—St. Louis ribs in Burt's sauce and the Husky & Handsome platter.
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5706 Santa Monica Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90038
Korean BBQ-over-rice bowls (bulgogi, spicy chicken, galbi) at East Hollywood and West LA counters.
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6333 W 3rd St #618, Los Angeles, CA 90036
Farmers Market Brazilian churrasco by weight—pit-carved picanha as a grilled-meat pilgrimage cousin.
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6732 Crenshaw Blvd, Kitchen 11, Los Angeles, CA 90043
Crenshaw Boulevard kitchen-stall takeout—fried catfish, lemon-pepper wings, mac and greens.
Photo · Official site
“Crenshaw Boulevard kitchen-stall takeout—fried catfish, lemon-pepper wings, mac and greens.”
On Southern Soul LA
1714 W Century Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90047
Century Blvd / Inglewood soul trays of fried chicken, oxtails, and greens on a smoke-and-comfort itinerary.
Photo · Official Toast menu (Dulan's brand)