DESI is a term for the people, cultures, and products of the Indian subcontinent or South Asia and their diaspora, derived from the Ancient Sanskrit देश (deśá or deshi), meaning country. DESI nations include India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, Burma, Nepal and the Maldives. The Koreatown area of Los Angeles has a notable Desi population, especially from Bangladesh.
Health score as of December 2014: red C South Asian restaurant serving Bangladeshi, Indian, and Pakistani food. A source of halal goods in North Koreatown by Little Bangladesh. Business hours: Monday to Sunday, 10 am to 10 pm. Ocha Classic Restaurant: 3rd StreetGuatemalteca Bakery & RestaurantNakwon Restaurant – ClosedHam-Hung Restaurant
Indie-Mexican and Indo-Chinese Fusion Food
Kasturi is a family-run Halal Meat And Grocery Store + Restaurant serving the Little Bangladesh community in North Koreatown. The small cafeteria serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. On the menu: chicken biryani South Asian: Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi Email: kasturiinc [@] yahoo.com Usually open until 11:00 pm.
Four-block stretch of 3rd Street between Alexandria Avenue and New Hampshire Avenue in what is popularly considered the northern part of Koreatown
100% Halal Indian-Pakistani restaurant
Small restaurant that serves halal Indian, Pakistani, and Bangladeshi food… 3rd & New Hampshire…
Temporarily closed by the County Health Department on 07/19/2016.
Bangladeshi restaurant and grocery store. The word Swadesh means “one’s own country.” SWADESH RESTAURANT 01/09/2013 93 Restaurant SWADESH RESTAURANT/MARKET 01/09/2013 94 Retail Food Market Health rating in 2014: B