How to review a restaurant in the time of COVID-19?

It’s been over two months since sit-down service at restaurants was put on hold due to coronavirus. Restaurant critics Patricia Escárcega and Bill Addison of the Los Angeles Times review some takeout options.

Escárcega recommends:

• Patita and coco jack salad at

  Spoon & Pork

  in Silver Lake

• House dumplings at

  Sichuan Impression

  in Alhambra

• Tripas tacos at

  Zingo Tacos al Carbon

  in Los Angeles

• Lamb pies from

  Beijing Pie House

  in Alhambra

Addison’s picks include:

• FEW For All/Table 60

  is a new startup by three restaurant pros. They make pastas, sauces, and bake-at-home treats. Portions of sales fund donations to the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank. On Fridays, they deliver a three-course meal kit they've dubbed the Table 60 Projects — ever-changing themed menus with restaurant-evoking touches like a candle and a Spotify playlist.

• Pearl River Deli

  in Chinatown's Far East Plaza is Johnny Lee's small Cantonese restaurant. Try the Macau-style pork chop bun, char siu pork, and shrimp chow fun.

• Gish Bac

  specializes in Oaxacan dishes, including beautiful tlayudas as well as two kinds of barbacoa: goat stewed in chile guajillo and cumin-scented lamb.