The Brief
- Eater has revealed its list of top 14 best new restaurants in America.
- Budonoki in Los Angeles and Fikscue in the Bay Area were mentioned.
- Restaurants in New Orleans, Seattle, and Pittsburgh also made the list.
LOS ANGELES – Eater just revealed its list of top 14 best new restaurants in America and two California eateries made the cut.
Budonoki in the Virgil Village neighborhood of Los Angeles was included in the list for its “playful menu” which includes bar bites like grilled pork jowl dressed with crying tiger sauce, and tteokbokki-inspired Budo-gnocchi.
“The playful menu from chef Dan Rabilwongse marries his Japanese culinary training with his Thai heritage and LA upbringing to create something that’s far more than the sum of its parts,” one of Eater’s editors wrote.…