Tacos, charbroiled chicken or perhaps a plate of steak frites
Classic sensibility
The Shelby is now open on West 3rd Street with chef Sascha Lyon, the Balthazar/Pastis vet who helped open La Brea’s Commerson in 2016, in the kitchen. Salads, dry-aged steaks and oysters on the half shell with craft beer vinegar mignonette share a menu with classic and original cocktails.
The Shelby: 8445 W. 3rd St., Los Angeles, (323) 424-3230, facebook.com/theshelbyla
A stand in Highland Park
Tacos Yuvi is a new Highland Park taco stand serving tacos, burritos, quesadillas and mulitas outside El Diablo Moto Shop on Wednesday through Sunday starting at 4:30 p.m. Spit-roasted al pastor and charcoal-grilled asada are on offer, plus buche,
suadero, cabeza and tripas.
Tacos Yuvi: corner of York Boulevard and Nolden Street, Los Angeles, instagram.com/tacos_yuvi
Peru by way of Koreatown
Rikas Peruvian Cuisine is a new Koreatown option for ceviche, chaufa and pollo a la brasa, along with rotisserie ribs and tallarín, stir-fried noodles made with seafood, chicken and beef. Vegetarian dishes are also available, as is a lomo saltado made with chicken instead of beef.
Rika Peruvian Cuisine: 3553 W. 3rd St., Los Angeles, (213) 263-2134, facebook.com/peruvncuisine
French in Culver City
On Jan. 7, Simonette, a French all-day bistro, opened at Palihotel Culver City, a new boutique hotel from the group behind the Palihouse properties. Expect croissants with Wexler’s Deli smoked salmon in the morning, moules and steak frites at lunch, and whole trout almondine with cider, cocktails and French wine in the evening.
Simonette: 3927 Van Buren Place, Culver City, (424) 321-7000, simonetterestau rant.com
Alive and Kick’n
A charbroiled chicken restaurant named Big Daddy’s Kick’n Chicken recently reopened in Inglewood after a 2005 fire at its flagship led to the closure of all four locations. After a successful April pop-up and with an ongoing GoFundMe campaign, owner Ronald McCan is resuscitating the concept amid demands from fans, as reported by Eater LA.
Big Daddy’s Kick’n Chicken: 214 E. Nutwood St., Inglewood, (424) 309-9008, instagram.com/bigdaddyskickinchicken
Happy hour at Alta Adams
Alta Adams launched a happy hour this week with $8 cocktails, $7 glasses of wine and lower priced beers Mondays through Fridays, 5 to 6:30 p.m. Chef Keith Corbin is behind an accompanying menu of snacks such as Tajin-spiced nuts, oxtail tacos and a BBQ hotlink sandwich.
Alta Adams: 5359 W. Adams Blvd., Los Angeles, (323) 571-4999, altaadams.com
Closings
Sunset Junction Coffee Shop will end its six-year run in Silver Lake on Jan. 27, with a new, yet-to-be-announced business acquiring the building’s lease.
Citizen is now closed in Beverly Hills, more than two years after the restaurant took over the Spago-adjacent Canon Drive address previously occupied by Spaghettini & the Dave Koz Lounge.