The 25 Best Restaurants In The San Fernando Valley

"Your refrigerator broke, your muffler is doing that thing again, and all your new headshots look like they were taken in the dark. It’s been a rough week and you need comfort. Go to Mofongos. At this family-run Puerto Rican restaurant in North Hollywood, every meal needs to start with the appetizer platter that comes with beef-filled potato balls and yucca fritters, and then end with the carne guisada mofongo. It’s a mountain of deep-fried green plantains topped with a savory beef stew that’ll make your leaky freezer feel like an afterthought." - brant cox, sylvio martins