Glassell Park, Los Angeles · restaurant
The mămăligă alone justifies the trip, a Romanian cornmeal dish with sour cream sharing menu space with chilaquiles verdes and Turkish eggs topped with seared salmon. Planchitas arrive stuffed with feta and dill or bacon and cheddar, and the pastry case makes leaving quickly nearly impossible.
Eggs poached in spiced tomato with dill yogurt and house flatbread — a sleeper hit
Housemade flatbreads stuffed with feta and dill or bacon and cheddar, baked to order
Romanian-style cornmeal porridge with sour cream and toppings, the must-order