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Masamitsu Japanese Cuisine (San Marino, CA)
Masamitsu Sushi 2026 Huntington Dr, San Marino, CA 91108 626-281-9292www.instagram.com/masamitsu.la/ Wed 01/08/2025, 07:20p-12:10a In the 20-plus years of writing this blog, I'd never reported on a...
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Sampa (Los Angeles, CA)
Sampa Restaurant 449 S Hewitt St, Los Angeles, CA 90013 213-935-8119www.wearesampa.com Fri 01/10/2025, 08:15p-10:15p Ever since the debut of LASA back in 2016, I've had a hankering for more modern...
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Somni (West Hollywood, CA) [2]
Somni Restaurant 9045 Nemo St, West Hollywood, CA 90069www.somnirestaurant.com Sat 01/11/2025, 07:30p-11:00p Back in July 2018, I enjoyed a stellar dinner at Somni, a "secret" tasting counter tucked...
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Vin Folk (Hermosa Beach, CA)
VinFolk Restaurant 1501 Hermosa Ave, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254 424-473-5909www.vin-folk.com Thu 01/16/2025, 07:30p-11:05p You might recall that I had a great meal over at the new incarnation of Somni...
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Amour (West Hollywood, CA)
Amour WeHo 8715 Beverly Blvd, West Hollywood, CA 90048 424-431-6717www.amourweho.love Sat 01/18/2025, 08:10p-10:50p I was just in West Hollywood for Somni, but returned recently to check out Amour, a...
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KyungBokKung (Buena Park, CA) [2]
Kyung Bok Kung Korean BBQ Restaurant 7801 Beach Blvd, Buena Park, CA 90620 714-888-4948www.kyungbokkungusa.com Sun 01/19/2025, 07:00p-09:20p Back in 2018, I reported on my experience at KyungBokKung...
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Yakitori Nishi (Lomita, CA)
Yakitori Nishi 2040 Pacific Coast Hwy, Lomita, CA 90717 424-263-5053www.instagram.com/yakitori_nishi/ Sun 01/26/2025, 07:15p-10:25p Regular readers will probably know that I have a bit of a weakness...
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Izakaya Tonchinkan (Arcadia, CA) [2]
Izakaya Ton Chin Kan 713 W Duarte Rd, Arcadia, CA 91007 626-461-5078tonchinkan.izakaya.la Fri 01/31/2025, 08:00p-12:30a Ever since my first visit a few years back, Izakaya Tonchinkan (居酒屋 とんちんかん), also...
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Seline (Santa Monica, CA)
Seline Restaurant 3110 Main St, Santa Monica, CA 90401 424-744-8811www.selinerestaurant.com Sat 02/08/2025, 08:25p-11:20p Back at the start of 2024, I visited Pasjoli and wrote that Chef Dave Beran was...
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Sumibiyakitori Kidori (Arcadia, CA)
Sumibi Yakitori Kidori 1108 S Baldwin Ave, Arcadia, CA 91007 626-702-0011www.instagram.com/sumibiyakitori_kidori/ Wed 02/12/2025, 07:45p-10:00p Given my penchant for yakitori, a recent opening that...
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Bar Chelou (Pasadena, CA) [2]
Bar Chelou 37 S El Molino Ave, Pasadena, CA 91101 626-808-4976www.barchelou.com Fri 02/14/2025, 08:10p-10:15p I reported on Bar Chelou back in April 2023, not long after the restaurant had opened at...
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Woon (Pasadena, CA)
Woon Kitchen 1392 E Washington Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91104www.woonkitchen.com Mon 02/17/2025, 08:00p-09:50p You might recall that, back in 2020, I ordered takeout from HiFi's Woon (碗) and was largely...
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Damian (Los Angeles, CA) [2]
Damian Restaurant 2132 E 7th Pl, Los Angeles, CA 90021 213-270-0178www.damiandtla.com Sun 03/02/2025, 06:15p-08:45p One of LA's biggest pandemic-era openings was undoubtedly that of Damian, which...
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n/soto (Los Angeles, CA) [2]
n/soto Restaurant 4566 W Washington Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90016 323-879-9455www.n-soto.com Wed 03/05/2025, 07:50p-10:25p Niki Nakayama and Carole Iida's n/soto (えんそと) began life as a pandemic-era...
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Majordomo (Los Angeles, CA) [4]
Majordōmo Restaurant 1725 Naud St, Los Angeles, CA 90012 323-545-4880www.majordomo.la Thu 03/06/2025, 07:45p-10:10p Since opening in January 2018, David Chang's Majordomo has become a Chinatown dining...
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Alain Giraud: A Retrospective at Meteora (Los Angeles, CA)
Alain Giraud: A Retrospective at Meteora 6703 Melrose Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90038 323-402-4311www.meteora.la Tue 03/11/2025, 08:10p-10:30p The last time I reported on Alain Giraud was all the way back...
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Alinea × Seline (Santa Monica, CA)
Alinea | Seline 3110 Main St, Santa Monica, CA 90401 424-744-8811www.selinerestaurant.com / www.alinearestaurant.com Wed 03/12/2025, 08:00p-11:10p I often refer to my first meal at Grant Achatz's...
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Sushi Yamamoto (Beverly Hills, CA)
Sushi Yamamoto 218 N Rodeo Dr, Beverly Hills, CA 90210 424-204-9584www.sushiyamamoto-beverlyhills.com Sat 03/15/2025, 05:30p-07:30p Old school readers will know that I was a fan of Urasawa back in the...
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Restaurant Ki (Los Angeles, CA)
Ki Restaurant 111 San Pedro St, Los Angeles, CA 90012 213-786-3154restaurantki.com Sat 03/22/2025, 06:30p-12:00a The last time I reported on Chef Ki Kim (김기용, or Kim Ki-yong) was back at the start of...
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Dunsmoor (Los Angeles, CA) [2]
Dunsmoor Restaurant 3501 Eagle Rock Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90065 323-686-6027www.dunsmoor.la Mon 03/24/2025, 08:00p-10:30p I last reported on Brian Dunsmoor's eponymous restaurant back at the start of...
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Bistro 1968 (San Gabriel, CA)
Bistro 1968 402 S San Gabriel Blvd, San Gabriel, CA 91776 626-766-1968 / 626-766-1698www.bistro1968.site Wed 03/26/2025, 06:35p-08:30p A friend from my early food blogging career was recently back in...
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Sushi Yuen (City of Industry, CA)
Sushi Yuen 18558 Gale Ave, City of Industry, CA 91748 626-295-2283www.sushiyuen.com Sat 04/12/2025, 05:00p-07:20p My first exposure to Sushi Yuen (寿司 ゆうえん or 寿司 遊園) was in May 2020, the early days of...
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Wagyu Butcher (Torrance, CA)
Wagyu Butcher 2104 Artesia Blvd, Torrance, CA 90504 310-483-1530www.instagram.com/wagyu_butcher_la/ Sun 04/20/2025, 07:30p-10:10p I'm always on the lookout for new yakiniku-ya, and a recent entrant...
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Rasarumah (Los Angeles, CA)
Rasa Rumah Restaurant 3107 Beverly Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90026 213-567-3547www.rasarumah.com Sat 04/26/2025, 06:05p-08:15p The last time I reported on Johnny Lee was back in February 2023, shortly...
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