Best Dishes Eater LA Editors Ate This Week: March 3 | Eater LA

"Ricardo Zarate’s irreverent ceviche shack on the corner of Berkeley and North Alvarado in Echo Park has become an IYKYK locals' favorite that even draws Westside regulars for its lip-puckering ceviches, Nikkei-style hand rolls, and aji-spiked risotto de mariscos. On a date night the menu paired well with purple corn iced tea and THC-infused seltzers (the restaurant, for now, doesn’t serve its own alcoholic beverages). The scallop aguachile "enraptured us early on, its tart aji base flavor tempered by a dusting of sandy black pepper 'ash,'" a dish that "opens the palate and simultaneously refreshes it; a perfect starter on a menu seemingly filled with perfect starters." In the dark, narrow dining room splashed with pink neon light, the reviewer says they "found the nirvana its namesake represents." — Nicole Adlman, Eater cities manager" - Eater Staff