About Lasita
Lasita is Chase Valencia's Filipino rotisserie restaurant in Far East Plaza, and it represents the clearest statement yet that Filipino cuisine is one of the most exciting in Los Angeles. The whole lechon — pork roasted over a spit until the skin shatters like lacquered glass and the meat inside collapses — is the kind of dish that builds restaurants' reputations. The rotisserie chicken, marinated in a garlic-calamansi brine and finished with pickled green papaya atchara, is the everyday order. The wine program tilts natural and low-intervention in a way that complements the rich, fatty main proteins. Counter service in the best tradition of Far East Plaza, which has been one of the most interesting dining environments in Chinatown for decades.