Little Fatty

Tucked just off Venice Boulevard in the laid-back Mar Vista neighborhood, Little Fatty is the kind of spot that feels like home from the moment you walk in. This casual Taiwanese restaurant doubles as a genuine neighborhood hangout—somewhere you can show up in sweats for a quick weeknight meal or bring a date for something more relaxed. Connected to Accomplice, an excellent cocktail bar next door, you can sip on craft cocktails while enjoying your meal, blurring the line between dinner and drinks in the best way possible.

The menu showcases modern riffs on Taiwanese-American comfort food, and while nothing here screams cutting-edge innovation, everything delivers on flavor. Start with the scallion pancake—impossibly crispy and loaded with onion—before moving on to those eye-catching squid ink xiao long bao. The black wrappers are pure drama, but what’s inside is the real show: juicy pork filling and that signature soup dumpling burst. The General Tso’s cauliflower might be the sleeper hit—sweet, glazed, and far better than you’d expect fried cauliflower to be.

Little Fatty is perfect for those evenings when you want to eat well without overthinking it. If you’re the type who usually cross-references twenty tabs before choosing a dinner spot, consider this your permission to relax. The vibe is unpretentious, the food is consistently satisfying, and the bar next door means you can extend the evening without going anywhere.

For Mar Vista locals especially, this place is poised to become your go-to—the restaurant equivalent of that reliable outfit you reach for again and again. Whether you’re grabbing takeout for a cozy night in or settling into a booth for a casual catch-up with friends, Little Fatty delivers exactly what you need.