Jonathan Gold rounds up the best fried balls in LA: arancini (rice, mozzarella, and tomato) at Evan Kleiman's Angeli Caffe; fried pig-foot balls at Osteria Mozza; falafel at Marouch (Jonathan's favorite Lebanese restaurant); Cantonese fried balls, stuffed with pork and scallions at Elite; k'bbeh (minced meat with bulgar wheat) at Alcazar; and takoyaki, fried octopus balls at GaJa.
Angeli Caffe
7274 Melrose Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90046
323-936-9086
Osteria Mozza
6602 Melrose Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90038
323-297-0100
Marouch
4905 Santa Monica Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90029
323-662-9325
Elite Restaurant
700 S Atlantic Blvd
Monterey Park, CA 91754
626-282-9998
Alcazar
17239 Ventura Blvd
Encino, CA 91316
818-789-0991
GaJa
2383 Lomita Blvd, Suite 102
Lomita, CA 90717
310-534-0153