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Jonathan Gold eats at a Vietnamese izakaya in Little Tokyo

This week, our favorite food critic, Jonathan Gold, is eating at Simbal , a Vietnamese izakaya in Little Tokyo. He suggests you try the absinthe cocktail chased with a few jellybeans, the pomelo and shrimp salad, the raw prime hanger steak with sesame seed roti, the bone marrow and Chinese donuts. Wow. Better come hungry!

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By Evan Kleiman • May 20, 2016 • 1 min read

This week, our favorite food critic, Jonathan Gold, is eating at Simbal, a Vietnamese izakaya in Little Tokyo. He suggests you try the absinthe cocktail chased with a few jellybeans, the pomelo and shrimp salad, the raw prime hanger steak with sesame seed roti, the bone marrow and Chinese donuts. Wow. Better come hungry!

Simbal

120 South San Pedro Street

Los Angeles, CA 90012

213-626-0244

Here's Gold's LA Times piece on Simbal. Check out how these dishes look on the plate on the Good Food blog.

Music: "Can I Kick It" by A Tribe Called Quest

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