The Park's Finest
Filipino restaurant · Greater Echo Park Elysian ·
Filipino-inspired BBQ with coconut beef, cornbread bibingka, craft beer
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Filipino-inspired BBQ with coconut beef, cornbread bibingka, craft beer
"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
"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." - garrett snyder, cathy park
"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
"This Historic Filipinotown favorite has launched the Feed The Frontliners Project to deliver food to healthcare workers and emergency responders. For more information, or to make a donation, visit their GoFundMe. The Park’s Finest is also available for delivery through most platforms." - team infatuation
"In one of the most ambitious crossovers of all time (second only to when LeVar Burton visited Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood), The Park’s Finest marries the flavors of the Philippines with the BBQ techniques of the American South. Previously a backyard catering company in Echo Park, this comfy spot on Beverly Blvd., now serves dishes you can’t get anywhere else in Los Angeles, such as smoked beef top-round that comes stewed in a coconut-cream sauce and infused with vinegar, and their cornbread which is baked on banana leaves and incorporates elements of Filipino bibingka, or traditional rice cake. Plus they’ve got the best deal in town - once a week, for just $13, you can order the “Worker’s Wednesday” meal, a loaded box filled with pulled pork, BBQ chicken, hot links, coconut beef, veggies, and cornbread, all served over a bed of rice." - kat hong