The Park's Finest

"Although we love dining at The Park's Finest's Echo Park location, our favorite pre-game tradition is grabbing Park's Worker Wednesday box (only available on Wednesdays) and enjoying it in the Dodger Stadium parking lot. The Filipino/Southern BBQ box is filled with rice, pulled pork, barbecue chicken, hot links, veggies, cornbread, and their heavenly coconut beef (all for only $17.50), meaning that even if the Dodgers lose, you still win." - sylvio martins, nikko duren

"Serving American barbecue classics with a Filipino twist, Park’s Finest in Echo Park sticks out not just on this list, but from pretty much anywhere in the city. The smoked meats, like slow-roasted pulled pork, roasted chicken with a candy-like crust, or longanisa hot links, are all fantastic. But nothing compares to their coconut beef adobo, made from 16-hour smoked chuck stewed in coconut cream and fish sauce until it falls apart. The best way to sample the greatest hits at Park’s Finest is their Worker Plate, a Wednesday special that includes a medley of barbecue and sweet cornbread bibingka for less than $20. It’s such a great deal, we immediately imagined ourselves hanging out here weekly in one of their leather booths watching ESPN on the big screens in the dining room." - nikko duren, garrett snyder

"This Echo Park/Historic Filipinotown joint is the only place in the city where you’ll find Filipino flavors combined with Southern barbecue techniques. You’ll find them in a cozy dining room on Temple St. filled with groups of friends, families, and recent college grads taking advantage of their Worker Wednesday deal (a massive plate filled with their top-selling items). Coconut beef adobo gets smoked for 16 hours, timuay beef tri-tip arrives by the half-pound, and sweet and glutinous cornbread bibingka comes wrapped in a banana leaf. They’re also located next to Thunderbolt, if you want to grab a quick drink after. " - brant cox, sylvio martins

"Serving American barbecue classics with a Filipino twist, The Park’s Finest in Echo Park sticks out not just on this list, but from anywhere else in the city. Smoked meats, like slow-roasted pulled pork, roasted chicken with a candy-like crust, and longanisa hot links sliced in a perfect row, are all fantastic. But nothing compares to their coconut beef adobo, made from 16-hour smoked chuck stewed in coconut cream and fish sauce until it falls apart. Park's offers all four of these excellent options, along with cornbread bibingka and white rice, on a $20 sampler plate every Wednesday. " - nikko duren, brant cox, sylvio martins

"Chef Johneric Concordia has been deeply embedded in the Filipino community for years, preparing grilled dishes for parties and gatherings before venturing into this American barbecue-influenced restaurant in Historic Filipinotown. Expect smoked tri-tip coated in a thick coconut adobo sauce, hot links, chicken manok, and pork spare ribs alongside smoked gouda mac and cheese and cornbread bibinka." - Emily Joy Meneses, Eater Staff