Restaurant Openings

Now Open: Indian Gastropub Badmaash in Downtown L.A.

By Christine Chiao Thu., May 16 2013 at 6:00 AM
Categories: Indian Cuisine, Restaurant Openings

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Badmaash
Chicken tikka poutine at Badmaash
To get a sense of what new Indian gastropub Badmaash is all about, look no further than the three samosa options at the top of the menu -- each one encapsulating a characteristic of the restaurant. Owners Nakul Mahendro and his brother Arjun, along with their father (and executive chef) Pawan worked on a menu that would reflect a newer perspective on contemporary Indian cooking.

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Burgers

Eureka! Burger Debuts New Tasting Kitchen Concept at Hawthorne Airport

By Farley Elliott Fri., May 10 2013 at 1:06 PM
Categories: Burgers, Restaurant Openings

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A Eureka! Burger
Hark! There's a new burger place opening up on the horizon! That is, of course, if the horizon is actually just the Hawthorne Airport. Eureka! Burger is the shouty burger lounge concept that's been popping up throughout central and southern California since 2009, and now they're coming to Hawthorne.

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Mexican Cuisine

Now Open: Rocio's Mole de los Dioses in Tarzana + Community Garden Sourcing

By Christine Chiao Fri., May 10 2013 at 7:33 AM
Categories: Mexican Cuisine, Restaurant Openings

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Daina Solomon
mole de los dioses at Rocio's
After a soft-open this past Saturday, Rocio's Mole de los Dioses officially opens in Tarzana to the public today, joining a Sun Valley location in offering moles of various traditions.

"We believe in keeping traditions alive. We focus on moles because it's one of the more traditional dishes that has not been Americanized. It has not been exposed as it should be," says Alonso Arelleno, who co-owns the restaurants with Camacho and his wife, Elsa. "Rocio takes six to eight hours just to create one mole, because she does everything from scratch."

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Seafood

Now Open: David LeFevre's Fishing With Dynamite in Manhattan Beach

By Christine Chiao Fri., May 3 2013 at 7:30 AM
Categories: Restaurant Openings, Seafood

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Rick Poon
The Mothershucker at Fishing With Dynamite
Seafood has been a large part of David LeFevre's life, beginning with childhood summers in Virginia to his repertoire as a chef at Charlie Trotter's in Chicago and Water Grill in downtown L.A. It was such that when he opened Manhattan Beach Post he noticed there was a very definite expectation for it to be a seafood place.

"Everyone was wanting me to open one, but I wanted to do something different," LeFevre says.

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Now Open: Osawa Brings Otsumami, Shabu Shabu and Sushi To Old Town Pasadena

By Besha Rodell Wed., Apr. 24 2013 at 5:38 AM
Categories: Restaurant Openings, Sushi

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Interior of Osawa in Pasadena
At 11 a.m. yesterday, Osawa opened to the public in Pasadena. The restaurant is owned by Sayuri Tachibe, who is the wife of corporate executive chef Shigefumi Tachibe of the Chaya Restaurant Group, though he isn't involved in this project, nor is Chaya. The chef at Osawa is Norio Yoshikawa.

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Now Open: SugarFish in Beverly Hills + Bar Nozawa Coming Soon

By Celia Soudry Fri., Apr. 19 2013 at 1:31 PM
Categories: New Restaurants, Restaurant Openings, Sushi

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C. Soudry
salmon sushi
Adding a sixth location to the growing sushi empire, SugarFish has expanded to Beverly Hills. And, why not? We're pretty sure there are still a few tuna and yellowtail swimming around in the ocean. Also opening in about two weeks is Bar Nozawa, a private dining room tucked into the back of the restaurant, run by chef-owner Kazunori Nozawa.

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Restaurant Openings

Now Open: Pinches Tacos in Larchmont Village

By Besha Rodell Wed., Apr. 17 2013 at 10:23 AM
Categories: Restaurant Openings, Tacos

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Pinches Tacos in Larchmont Village
Pinches Tacos, the taco chain with the dubious tagline "real Mexican made by real Mexicans!" (it's such a problem in L.A., no? All this Mexican food is made by ... Russians or something?) has opened a fifth location in Larchmont Village. The store opened for business yesterday.

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Fishing with Dynamite: David LeFevre's Manhattan Beach Seafood Restaurant Opening Soon

By Besha Rodell Tue., Apr. 16 2013 at 10:55 AM
Categories: Restaurant Openings

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Dana Patrick
Chef David LeFevre
It looks like an April opening date for Fishing with Dynamite, David LeFevre's seafood restaurant in Manhattan Beach. The restaurant hasn't yet given an exact date, but confirms that doors will open by the end of the month.

The diminutive restaurant -- it's 1,100 square feet and will seat only 36 guests -- is meant to evoke the East Coast seafood shacks LeFevre grew up eating at, and the food is an homage to that style of dining as well. But the Manhattan Beach Post chef will be throwing in some of his own creativity as well.

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Barbecue

Roadhouse L.A.: A New BBQ Concept From Umami Restaurant Group

By Besha Rodell Mon., Apr. 8 2013 at 6:00 AM
Categories: Barbecue, Restaurant Openings

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Umami Restaurant Group's Adam Fleischman
Umami Restaurant Group, in partnership with Levity Entertainment Group, this is not a pop-up and chef Robbie Richter, will be opening a new restaurant this year at the Improv in West Hollywood. Roadhouse L.A. ostensibly is a barbecue concept, although the players involved hope to take barbecue to a broader and more international level than we've seen before.

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Pizza

Q & A With David Miscimarra: The Hollywood Pies Owner Talks Deep Pizza + What to Expect at Their New Dine-in Location, Now Open

By Amy T. Shuster Fri., Apr. 5 2013 at 9:00 AM
Categories: Pizza, Restaurant Openings

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"Native Style" Deep Dish Pizza from Hollywood Pies
If you drive by the new Hollywood Pies dine-in location, which officially soft opened this past weekend in West Los Angeles, you just might miss it. Taking up a humble 26-seat residence that fittingly used to house former pizza dive Pizza Mania, the location now sports a modest square sign of their logo protruding out and over the sidewalk on Pico Blvd., subtly announcing their presence. You might even find yourself accidentally walking into the neighboring Vietnamese café by mistake, only to be kindly instructed to go "next-door for pizza."

Since we broke word last Spring about Hollywood Pie's new permanent location, deep dish fans and loyal customers have been eagerly awaiting the opening. Expect extended hours (though now closed Mondays and Tuesdays) and a few new specialty menu items. Though they hadn't been "officially" open for dine-in until this weekend, pie-curious locals have been randomly showing up to the barely-finished space for pick-up orders and a sneak peak of their new neighbor.

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