Los Angeles has a lot of fantastic food, from pretty much all over the world. One of the things we don't have a lot of are "non Hispanic meat filled dough" places...we can get some fantastic empanada's at pretty much any local market, but blimey, what about a good English meat pie!
Well, fear not my friends for I have found a place where you can get just that! Its been around since I was a kid and I have passed it a thousand times, always telling myself "you know, I should stop and check this place out". Well it only took 30 yrs, but I went to the Pasty Kitchen the other day and here is the scoop!
The Pasty Kitchen uses the rule, "if it ain't broke don't fix it" because this place looks pretty much the same as I imagine it did when it opened all those years ago. To my surprise, the prices look the same as well.
The Pasty kitchen sells meat pies and fruit turnovers, that's it. The meat pies are made with beef, chicken breast or veggie and come with potatoes and carrots on the inside of flaky yet dense dough. The handmade dough is made into a little pockets then baked, that way you can just eat it on the go, no fork or knife needed. I got a side of gravy to try over the top, because well, I like gravy.
They are not messy or spicy, in fact they are a bit bland, but lets be honest , these are BRITISH meat pies...and food in the United Kingdom is not exactly known for its spice. What the Pasties do, is fill you up with some tasty pasty goodness on the cheap. The large meat pasty is $4.60 and the small is $2.30, gravy will set you back 35 cents!
If you have never tried British style meat pies or are in the mood for something easy to eat and bit different, check out the Pasty Kitchen in Los Alamitos, for under 5 bucks, you can't go wrong, and as Austin Powers would say "Yea Baby Yea"!
The Pasty Kitchen
3641 Katella Ave
Los Alamitos, Ca 90720
562-431-9747
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