"LA Rose Cafe has served as a meeting space and celebration venue for LA’s Filipino community for almost 40 years. Their boodle menu is available for parties of six or more, is takeout-only, and the only one on this list that includes empanadas, which we highly recommend - they’re generously stuffed with chicken, pork, or vegetables. The feast also includes chicken inasal (grilled chicken), inihaw na bangus (grilled milkfish), pork tocino (Filipino cured pork), a large steamed shrimp, grilled beef tapa (dried cured beef), roasted vegetables, and pancit bihon (Filipino rice noodle). But maybe most importantly, it comes with a choice of dessert: a refreshing buko pandan (coconut and pandan custard) or cassava cake. Go with the buko pandan if it’s available." - kaila yu
