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Where Jonathan Gold Thinks You Should Eat This Weekend in Los Angeles: Hai Di Lao

Jonathan Gold reviews the first U.S. outpost of a China-based hot pot chain Hai Di Lao in the SGV.

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KCRW placeholderBy Caroline Chamberlain • Jun 13, 2014 • 1 min read

Courtesy of Hai Di Lao

Jonathan Gold is the Pulitzer Prize-winning food writer for the Los Angeles Times, and this week he reviews a the first US outpost of a China-based hot pot chain Hai Di Laoin the San Gabriel Valley.

Jonathan recommends the pickle broth, but the restaurant is also known for the spicy Sichuan broth and a tomato broth (which Jonathan says can taste a bit like Campbell’s Soup).

Hai Di Lao

400 South Baldwin Ave.

Ste 2015

Arcadia

(626) 445-7232

Find all of Jonathan’s restaurant recommendations on the Good Food Restaurant Map.

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    Caroline Chamberlain

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