The Park's Finest

"Serving American barbecue classics with a Filipino twist, The Park’s Finest in Echo Park sticks out not just on this list, but from anywhere else in the city. Smoked meats, like slow-roasted pulled pork, roasted chicken with a candy-like crust, and longanisa hot links sliced in a perfect row, are all fantastic. But nothing compares to their coconut beef adobo, made from 16-hour smoked chuck stewed in coconut cream and fish sauce until it falls apart. Park's offers all four of these excellent options, along with cornbread bibingka and white rice, on a $20 sampler plate every Wednesday." - brant cox, sylvio martins, nikko duren

"Although we love dining at The Park's Finest's Echo Park location, our favorite pre-game tradition is grabbing Park's Worker Wednesday box (only available on Wednesdays) and enjoying it in the Dodger Stadium parking lot. The Filipino/Southern BBQ box is filled with rice, pulled pork, barbecue chicken, hot links, veggies, cornbread, and their heavenly coconut beef (all for only $17.50), meaning that even if the Dodgers lose, you still win." - sylvio martins, nikko duren

"Serving American barbecue classics with a Filipino twist, Park’s Finest in Echo Park sticks out not just on this list, but from pretty much anywhere in the city. The smoked meats, like slow-roasted pulled pork, roasted chicken with a candy-like crust, or longanisa hot links, are all fantastic. But nothing compares to their coconut beef adobo, made from 16-hour smoked chuck stewed in coconut cream and fish sauce until it falls apart. The best way to sample the greatest hits at Park’s Finest is their Worker Plate, a Wednesday special that includes a medley of barbecue and sweet cornbread bibingka for less than $20. It’s such a great deal, we immediately imagined ourselves hanging out here weekly in one of their leather booths watching ESPN on the big screens in the dining room." - nikko duren, garrett snyder

"This Echo Park/Historic Filipinotown joint is the only place in the city where you’ll find Filipino flavors combined with Southern barbecue techniques. You’ll find them in a cozy dining room on Temple St. filled with groups of friends, families, and recent college grads taking advantage of their Worker Wednesday deal (a massive plate filled with their top-selling items). Coconut beef adobo gets smoked for 16 hours, timuay beef tri-tip arrives by the half-pound, and sweet and glutinous cornbread bibingka comes wrapped in a banana leaf. They’re also located next to Thunderbolt, if you want to grab a quick drink after. " - brant cox, sylvio martins

"Chef Johneric Concordia has been deeply embedded in the Filipino community for years, preparing grilled dishes for parties and gatherings before venturing into this American barbecue-influenced restaurant in Historic Filipinotown. Expect smoked tri-tip coated in a thick coconut adobo sauce, hot links, chicken manok, and pork spare ribs alongside smoked gouda mac and cheese and cornbread bibinka." - Emily Joy Meneses, Eater Staff