LOQUI

"At this point, you could probably set your alarm around your next local poké shop opening, but Da Kikokiko rises above the rest for several reasons. For one, its Playa Vista location is ideal for all the techies looking for a healthy break and secondly, the poké itself is actually great. They have their own signature bowls, but our move is to build-your-own (with hamachi and seaweed noodle salad base). The place is well-run and efficient, and that shaved ice situation is not to be missed - just don’t think about the calories at that point." - jess basser sanders, brant cox

"Playa Vista’s bright new Free Market complex has arrived, and with it a collection of places to eat, shop, and generally hang out. There’s the brand new Jeni’s Ice Cream for dessert, but the real star of the show on the dining side is Loqui, the popular flour tortilla favorite that first opened at the Platform development in Culver City back in 2016. The restaurant, founded by Cameron Wallace and Ari Ampudia, began as a pop-up out of San Francisco’s Tartine years ago, before heading south and eventually expanding into the Arts District as well. Now they’ve landed in Playa Vista, not far from the temporarily-closed fellow flour tortilla makers HomeState. The new Loqui will offer patio seating for tacos and Mexican craft beer, as well as a takeaway menu that includes family-style meals and packaged flour tortillas. The restaurant formally opens today, April 15, and will keep hours from Wednesday through Sunday, noon to 8 p.m." - Farley Elliott

"Loqui's tacos, particularly the mushroom taco, are highly recommended for their handmade flour tortillas and savory ingredients." - Eater Staff