no animal. no compatible.
Bavel
Bestia
Broken Spanish
Centenoplex
Church & State
The Exchange
Grand Central Market
Guerrilla Tacos
Howlin’ Ray’s
Lasa
Majordomo
NoMad
Officine Brera
Otium
Q
Redbird
Rossoblu
Shibumi
Sonoratown
Guisados
Hippo
Mariscos Jalisco
Chengdu Taste
Chong Qing Special Noodles
Colonia Publica
Longo Seafood
Osawa
Sea Harbour
Sichuan Impression
Chichen Itza / Holbox
El Coraloense
La Casita Mexicana
Post & Beam
Coni’Seafood
Little Sister
Manhattan Beach Post
Cassia
Destroyer
Dialogue
Felix
Gjelina
Gjusta
Kato
Killer Noodle
Lukshon
Mayura
Mélisse
n/naka
Native
Rustic Canyon
Shunji
Tsujita
Vespertine
189 by Dominique Ansel
A.O.C.
Angelini Osteria
Badmaash
Connie and Ted’s
Cut
Jon & Vinny’s
Lucques
Meals by Genet
Night + Market
Odys + Penelope
République
Rosaliné
Shiki
Somni / The Bazaar
Sotto
Spago
Adana
Asanebo
Scratch Bar & Kitchen
APL
Freedman’s
Gwen
The Hearth & Hound
Jitlada
Kali
Kismet
Ma’am Sir
Mozzaplex
Petit Trois
Providence
Sapp Coffee Shop
Sqirl
Triniti
Trois Mec
Tsubaki
Guelaguetza
Langer’s
Le Comptoir
Park’s BBQ
Porridge + Puffs
Soban
Sun Nong Dan
Brodard Chateau
Marché Moderne
Taco María
Carnitas El Momo
Kogi BBQ
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How much should we trust this list? We’ve had reports here that 189, APL, and NoMad are less than ideal. I think it’s rather dumb for Chateau Brodard to also be on this list…while the rolls are good, the execution of the rest of the menu is just okay.
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J_L
December 4, 2018, 8:03am
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Q makes the list but Mori doesn’t?!
This list is not essential.
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Totally agree @J_L . It’s like they took J. Gold’s list (and his constant oversight / ignoring of Mori Sushi (ridiculous)) and just tacked on a few new things to make it “current.”
(And they put Tsubaki on the list, but not Aburiya Raku?! WTH? That’s so far out of the realm of possibility that Tsubaki is anywhere close to Raku’s level, it’s ridiculous.)
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PaulF
December 4, 2018, 6:12pm
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I’m not going to comment on the quality of the list overall … but I am very happy that Post and Beam made it.
I’ve been meaning to write a P&B post but haven’t gotten around to it. We go there once in a while and should go more.
robert
December 4, 2018, 6:17pm
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They’re honest about having updated Jonathan Gold’s list. Next year they’ll have new critics.
Every list like that has arbitrary omissions, but Jitlada over Luv2Eat?
CiaoBob
December 4, 2018, 6:35pm
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Did anyone go?
And not this Snow Crab plate (with Fish Consume in the Tea Cup). The mixture in the yellow bowl was roe of some kind with crab “brain” I think.
Ns1
December 4, 2018, 6:35pm
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robert:
Jitlada over Luv2Eat?
Clearly you have not tried the $15 pad thai at Jitlada.
Caviar on Sweet Shrimp over Tofu Puree
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robert
December 4, 2018, 6:57pm
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I think Luv2Eat does a better job with the dishes that put Jitlada on the map. That’s not to say you can’t eat well at Jitlada.
The LA Times has never reviewed Luv2Eat. Seems like a major omission to me.
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Perhaps leave a comment to the article about how they chose the restaurants for the list this year, and suggest that they should review it. A little nudge wouldn’t hurt.
robert
December 4, 2018, 8:17pm
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I’m just going to get in touch with the new critics directly.
Is Luv2Eat still consistent, now that they have three places?
How many places on the list have you all tried?
robert
December 13, 2018, 10:41pm
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I’ve been to 33 of the places on Jonathan Gold’s list from last year, though at three of them I had a drink at the bar while reading the menu and decided not to eat there.
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