Kebabs on the Sidewalk

Walk south along Eagle Rock Boulevard, past York, around sunset, and you will see smoke rising into the sky—or floating across the street—from a barbecue on the sidewalk. Towering in the background will be a large sign inviting passersby to the Fiesta Sa Barrio Filipino Restaurant, which serves authentic food from the Philippines in a laid-back, romantic setting.

Dinner at the eatery hadn't quite begun when at 6 p.m.—and the barbecuing didn't appear to be visible to most motorists driving north on Eagle Rock Boulevard at the time because a DWP crew was busy paving the road following repairs on a ruptured water pipe.

Nearby, a Rambo's Tacos food truck waited for customers as well—and further up the boulevard, near the York crossing, about two-dozen customers lined up along the sidewalk to place orders at yet another food truck.