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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!
By Evan Kleiman • • 1 min readThis 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.
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