"Housed in the sweeping former Grandview Market space on Venice Boulevard, Kuo’s 5,000-square-foot Fatty Mart opened in May as part market, part pizzeria, and part quick-service counter; it stocks harder-to-find potato chip flavors, Kuo’s pre-packaged orange chicken, and bottles of natural wine, serves thin-crust slices topped with mapo tofu and mole negro developed with Slow Rise’s Noel Brohner, and offers lemongrass chicken bánh mìs — already functioning as a community hub and a convenient coffee stop and cheerful lunch spot for the neighborhood’s Sunday farmers’ market." - Karen Palmer