Tasting Notes: This Filipino café is now feeding neighbors in need

Critic Patricia Escárcega checks in on Bebot Filipino Soul Food in Long Beach.
Patricia Escárcega • Los Angeles Times • April 25, 2020
My first restaurant review of the year was about Bebot Filipino Soul Food, the sunny counter-service café that opened at the edge of Long Beach’s 4th Street Corridor about six months ago. Bebot is also where I had my first restaurant meal of 2020,...
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