Phillips in Leimert Park

Where's the best BBQ in LA? That's a hard one. Everyone's got their favorite. I'm still bitter about the closing of Leo's BBQ, which was on Crenshaw off of Adams. Oh well, don't get me started. Anyway, if your out sampling the LA BBQ landscape, certainly Phillips would have to be on your list. Now there are several locations. There's the classic one on Centinela with the fried fish place in the back, there's the location that used to be my beloved Leo's and there's the one on Leimert in Leimert Park.
Phillips Bar-B-Que (323) 292-7613 4307 Leimert Blvd, Leimert Park, CA 90008. There's a bullet proof window in this short hallway, no where to eat and a kind of "secret" like feel about the place. Everyone's cool and the food is outstanding. I got the Pork BBQ dinner. Couldn't finish it. There was enough leftovers for a second meal. Tender BBQ where the meat just falls off. The sauce is not too sweet and smoky.