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Asian

Asian Food Los Angeles

Nouilles Of 3rds House Noodle Soup [CLOSED]

Nouilles of 3rds is a Lomita restaurant with a mystifying name and some standout Cambodian-Chinese comfort food. Chef Vyla Chan, her husband Frank, and Tim Thu opened this airy restaurant in 2015. Nouilles of...
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Pie Orange County

Irenia Ube Brown Sugar Pie [CLOSED]

Downtown Santa Ana is suddenly a hotbed for modern Filipino food. Former Leatherby’s chef Ross Pangilinan runs Mix Mix Kitchen Bar, and Irenia is now thriving in the former home to The North Left...
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Filipino Food Los Angeles

LASA XO Pancit [CLOSED]

The two best meals I’ve eaten in L.A.’s Chinatown are at LASA, the modern Filipino concept from brothers Chase Valencia and Chad Valencia that started as a pop-up and is now fully entrenched in...
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Meatballs Los Angeles

Cassia Pork Meatballs with Cashew Curry

At Cassia, the modern Southeast Asian brasserie from chef Bryant Ng, Kim Luu-Ng, Josh Loeb, and Zoe Nathan in Santa Monica, they ostensibly focus on Singaporean and Vietnamese flavors, but extend their sphere of...
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Dumplings Los Angeles

Bone Kettle Oxtail Dumplings

Komodo, an Asian fusion restaurant from chef Erwin Tjahyadi and business minded brother Eric, has earned a loyal following in Beverlywood and Venice. I’m always happy to eat their mochiko fried chicken, gambas al...
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Filipino Food Los Angeles

Lechon de Manila

At fast casual Filipino restaurants featuring turo-turo (point point) service, it pays to look beyond steam bins and whatever meats are incubating under heat lamps. At Lechon de Manila, a tiny cafeteria-style cafe that...
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