La Cocina del Camaguey in Los Angeles

Bacalao con papas, which is salt cod with potatoes, served with rice and beans and fried plantains. (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)

Customers place orders with owner Ilonka Garcia for food to go. (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)

Desserts are all homemade and include rice pudding, bread pudding and flan. (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)

Ilonka Garcia holds a plate of appetizers from the cuisines of Cuba, Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic. (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)
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El Camaguey Meat Market, where La Cocina del Camaguey is located, is on Venice Boulevard, about five blocks east of Sepulveda, in the Palms neighborhood. (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)