hoopLA - Los Angeles Weekly Roundup
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hoopLA - Los Angeles Weekly Roundup

Encanto Restaurant & Bar has arrived in Los Feliz and will soon be your new go-to spot for dinner, late-night, and brunch. The new space has a chic-finished interior, a new patio, and a fantastic menu.

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SoCal Pulse Newsletter - Weekend Roundup: Summer on 7th ✨,  Meteora 🐟 , Lady Gaga at Dodgers Stadium 🎶
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SoCal Pulse Newsletter - Weekend Roundup: Summer on 7th ✨,  Meteora 🐟 , Lady Gaga at Dodgers Stadium 🎶

On Sept. 8, In the works for over four years, Encanto Restaurant & Bar opens its doors in Los Feliz. This sleek, sultry restaurant with Cal-Mex-inspired flavors and agave spirit cocktails showcases dishes like roasted tomatillo salsa with guacamole, gordo frijoles with burnt black garlic purée, and churro bites made with fried ricotta dough. Times vary. 2121 Hillhurst Avenue, Los Feliz. encantola.com

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Eater LA - A Beloved 50-Year Chinese Restaurant Has Closed Forever in Chinatown
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Eater LA - A Beloved 50-Year Chinese Restaurant Has Closed Forever in Chinatown

Los Feliz Mexican restaurant has been quietly churning along for half a year, tinkering with its design, menu, and even staffing for much of that time. Now the corner restaurant is ready for a bigger reveal, with plans for a grand opening party on Thursday, September 8 to show off the fully realized food-and-drink menu and the finished dining room.

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The Infatuation - Exactly the kind of place Los Feliz needs.
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The Infatuation - Exactly the kind of place Los Feliz needs.

Encanto is a new Mexican restaurant in Los Feliz that feels like a secret basement party. Although only in their soft launch phase, when we stopped here on a random Friday, the dining room was buzzing, mezcal was flowing, and a whole giant fish found its way to our table. Encanto manages to walk the line between lots of energy, and enough room to feel comfortable—they have a huge indoor space on Hillhurst, but leave a ton of space between tables so you never feel too close to anyone.

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