Where Can I Find Magic Wok’ish Filipino Food in L.A.?
Sorry Little Ongpin… you just don’t cut it.
I’m a huge fan of the Manila Machine, but they’re kind of limited by being a food truck- and sometimes even I don’t feel like chasing down your lunch on twitter. Plus MM doesn’t completely satisfy my craving for down home Filipino food. (For one thing, their sisig is made from only cheeks!) Sadly, there doesn’t seem to be a good brick and mortar Filipino place between Downtown and Santa Monica, a fact that was reinforced by a recent out of bounds lunchtime visit to The Magic Wok in Artesia. I don’t normally have the time to travel that far for lunch, but when I heard they were the best Filipino restaurant in Southern California I felt compelled to go the extra mile(s). And I was rewarded with two of the best pork dishes I’ve ever had in my life.
Warning: If you like crispy pork clicking the jump will make you want to drive to Artesia for lunch.
Posted at 11:00 am, January 26th, 2011 under Filipino, Out of Bounds.
