TLT Food

After a triumphant win on the Food Network’s The Great Food Truck Race, owner Daniel Shemtob drops anchor in Westwood Village—open as of November 1—with a brick and mortar of his eponymous truck. The menu is "California crisp" featuring fresh, local and organic ingredients in inventive dishes like ahi tuna poke nachos with edamame hummus and pickled daikon and carrots and PBAT sandwich, with Parmesan-crusted bread, pork belly, arugula and tomato. Order at the counter and sit at one of the long picnic tables or bar overlooking the open kitchen to watch cooks whip up your order. Pair the famous carnitas fries ($9)—speckled with fresh guacamole, corn, sour cream and honey-chipotle coleslaw ($9)—with caramelized corn on the cob, coated in their signature honey-chipotle aioli and sprinkled with Cotija cheese ($2). The upbeat spot also offers a rotation of local, seasonal beers, low-priced wines and, for the non-boozers, homemade limeades that change daily.