I’ll take the jerky at Sophy’s over your Wagyu steak anyplace else At Long Beach’s Cambodia Town Food & Music, crusty edges on the beef jerky pull away like string cheese.

If store-bought jerky prices are getting you down but you don't have the kitchen space for a dehydrator, there is another option available to you.

I tried 10 beef jerky brands, including Trader Joe's, Krave, Jack Link's, Country Archer, Tillamook and more, and my favorite type was the softest of the bunch.

Jenn Harris reviews Sophy's: Cambodia Town Food & Music, a decades-old Long Beach restaurant where the sauces are pungently addictive on the Cheesecake Factory-long menu and beef jerky is the star.