Plan

Adolf Dulan's soul food counter on Crenshaw, where you move along a steam table picking three sides against smothered chicken, oxtails or short ribs. The cornbread comes with the plate and the greens are cooked down properly. It has been a Crenshaw institution for decades and the line at one in the afternoon is a line that moves.

Tue to Fri, 11am to 8pm. Sat and Sun, 10am to 8pm. Closed Mon

A barbecue counter on Slauson that has been smoking ribs and hot links for South Los Angeles since 1975, with sauce hot enough that the mild is a real choice. You order through a window into a small waiting area and most of the trade is takeout. The sandwiches are heavy and the rib tips come by the pound.

Mon to Thu and Sun, 11am to 9pm. Fri and Sat, 11am to 10pm