mangú (mashed plantains), and fried salami. Garcia’s regulars come from the growing Dominican community in Los Angeles. “I’m here almost every day,” says José Manuel Alcantara ...

At Yarumba, fried cheese, fried Dominican “salami,” eggs and avocado are added as side dishes. If you have a hangover, are cold, have a cold, your spouse just left you, dog passed away ...

and red snapper — and Montes de Oca’s famous Dominican fried chicken. The chicken is legendary. The spice blend for that chicken hasn’t changed, and Montes de Oca guards the recipe with ...