At Sam’s Place in Highland Park, the low-lighted bar and restaurant serves a pared-down menu of classics such as steak, salad, roasted sweet potatoes and Marcona almonds. Sam’s Place Dimly lighted and mysterious, the new Highland Park hot spot Sam’s Place from Hermosillo wine bar vets Scotty Cantino and Ben Jones has no social media, no website and no phone …
The tinted glass entrance to Budonoki, which faces the intersection of Melrose and Virgil avenues, doesn’t so much mirror its surroundings as stare back blankly. As the pupils dilate enough to take in the room’s major details — a bar angled along the left wall, paper lanterns across the ceiling, fluorescent purple and reddish-pink lighting that more recalls the curated …
Szechuan Mountain House, with dishes such as Swing Pork Belly, is now open in L.A. “Our main goal is to bring the most authentic Sichuan dishes to the West Coast and let consumers experience Chinese culture from the moment they step into our restaurant.” Szechuan Mountain House is open 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and 5 to 10 p.m. Sunday …
Yojimbo A collaborative new Fairfax restaurant is serving donburi and Japanese American fare from two veteran L.A. chefs. 426 N. Fairfax Ave., Los Angeles, 782-8331, toasttab.com/yojimbo Rumba Kitchen The team behind the Triple Threat food truck is opening a bricks-and-mortar Boricua restaurant in Little Tokyo. Rumba Kitchen, set to open Aug. 28 in Weller Court, will feature some of owners …