Black Pork Verified listing

Nothing makes me happier than celebrating Westside or North Long Beach food. And with Black Pork, this Westside joint has quickly built up a name for itself as it fuses Latin American flavors with barbecue.

Husband-and-wife team Luis and Verónica Lopez run a tight ship as they save up for a much-needed beer and wine license—and it is that tight ship that even makes the lack of beer with their braised short ribs worth it. Their guacamole con puerco, where slabs of braised’n’fried pork belly are used as chips to dip? It is a savory bomb worth every calorie.

A burger stacked with both melted cheese and fried cheese. Decadent? Yes. Then it’s just for the ‘Gram? Not really, because it works. As does their eclectic menu, where empanadas and nachos sit next to Korean barbecue plates and porchetta.