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Chinese Food Los Angeles

Mr. Fish Szechuan Bistro Steamed Eggs with Clams [CLOSED]

Despite the fact that I cover restaurants for a living, my in-laws have always shown less confidence in my ability to find good food than anybody else in my life. I’m apparently more reliable...
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Chinese Food Los Angeles

Legendary Boiled Fish with Pickled Cabbage + Chile [CLOSED]

The San Gabriel Valley has become a hotbed for Sichuan cuisine. Now offerings have diversified to the point that Chinese restaurant menus can feel pretty far from similar. Legendary Restaurant is a Sichuan restaurant...
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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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Chinese Food Los Angeles

Huolala Pork Chop with Hot Peppers [CLOSED]

When one chile falls, another rises. This sounds like a bad movie tagline, but it’s also the story of the San Gabriel Valley, where Sichuan cuisine has exploded in popularity in the past couple...
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Chinese Food Los Angeles

Chengdu Taste Shrimp and Potato

Local publications have heaped so much praise on Chengdu Taste since the Sichuan-style restaurant opened in 2013 that I could barely see the front wall beneath the sea of framed write-ups. I understand why,...
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Restaurant San Diego

Spicy City: Slow Burn in San Diego’s Kearny Mesa

San Diego struggles to find a gastronomic identity beyond the gastropub, but a good place to start your culinary journey in Ron Burgundy’s backyard remains Kearny Mesa. The neighborhood houses more than a mile...
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