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Chinese Food Los Angeles

Tasty Noodle House Shanghai Grilled Pork Buns

Legit sheng jian bao on the Westside? How could this be? These pan-fried, Shanghai-style pork buns are a gift from Johnny Pan, a prolific restaurateur who grew up in Shanghai and Guangzhou and is...
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Chinese Food San Francisco

Kingdom of Dumpling Steamed Pork Bao

On “Game of Thrones,” Westeros consists of seven kingdoms, but The North and The Vale have nothing on San Francisco. That’s where you’ll find Kingdom of Dumpling, a Chinese restaurant from David Li in...
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Chinese Food San Diego

Village Kitchen Bandits in Xiangxi Chicken

Kearny Mesa and neighboring Clairemont in San Diego continue to collect regional Chinese restaurants with such regularity that I no longer feel compelled to consume Chinese food exclusively in my nearby San Gabriel Valley....
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Pork Los Angeles

Henry’s Cuisine Deep Fried Salted Pig Feet

In San Francisco, Chris Cosentino and Mark Pastore committed to producing “tasty salted pig parts” with their Boccalone salumi brand. In Alhambra, on the San Gabriel Valley’s western edge, Henry’s Cuisine takes the concept...
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Sausage Los Angeles

Chengdu Noodle House Sausage

Taking stock of your surroundings is key. The best dishes might require prior knowledge, existing off-menu or listed on handwritten papers taped to walls…in other languages. Chengdu Noodle House, a Sichuan-style restaurant from Helen...
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Dumplings San Francisco

Chili House Beijing Potstickers

San Francisco’s Inner Richmond has far surpassed Chinatown for Chinese culinary treasures at this point. 2012 saw the rise of Chili House, a Sichuan style restaurant from Li Jun Han, who owns spicy sister...
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