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Press picks, until locals rank their own Top 5s. Sourced from the local food press. As seen in The Infatuation. Updated August 2026.
Dulan's On Crenshaw · View Park-Windsor Hills
A revered South LA sit-down spot: golden, juicy fried chicken, weekend braised oxtails, and complimentary cornbread muffins.
Roscoe's Chicken & Waffles · Hollywood
The LA institution that introduced the West Coast to crispy chicken and buttery waffles: pink neon, big booths, cinnamon syrup.
Fixins Soul Kitchen · Downtown LA
Magic Johnson's downtown soul food room: shrimp and grits and pork chops in roux-brown gravy with pickled onions.
Pann's Restaurant · Ladera Heights
A 1950s Googie-architecture diner landmark doing chicken and waffles and fried pork chops.
The Serving Spoon · Inglewood
An Inglewood breakfast institution: buttery grits, crisp bacon and syrup-coated waffles on the weekend.