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    Jonathan Gold dines at Chengdu Impression

    LA Times food critic Jonathan Gold heads east to the San Gabriel Valley for more than just ma la at Chengdu Impression in Arcadia.

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    By Jonathan Gold (1960-2018) • Jun 2, 2017 • 3m Listen

    There’s no shortage of Sichuan restaurants in the San Gabriel Valley, where a new host of trendy hotspots offers more options to adventurous eaters than just the tongue-numbing, ma la sensation found at places like Chengdu Taste or Szechuan Impression. This week, LA Times food critic Jonathan Gold sits down to a 9-course tasting tour at Chengdu Impression, the newest outpost of a Chinese restaurant group based in Sichuan’s capital city. Read his full LA Times review here.

    Chengdu Impression: 21 East Huntington Drive, Arcadia, CA 91006 | (626) 462-9999

    All photos courtesy of Chengdu Impression.

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