Opening Alert: Northern Cafe Beverly Center

[Bigmouth]

@hungryhungryhippos

I didn’t know they lose flavor quickly. Thanks for the tip, I’ll stop pregrinding them.

I mean, I do it too. It’s just too much of a PITA to pick out the berries every time. But yeah, if you do a test, I think you’ll find a much more pronounced metallic flavor with the freshly toasted and ground batch.

BTW, I don’t know if you say my updated review of the Westwood location, but you were right. I definitely tasted some Sichuan peppercorn in my recent meal there.

[hungryhungryhippos]

Yeah it’s pretty faint in most of their dishes. Maybe they are trying to cater to more westernized palettes:thinking:

I’ll definitely have to try your trick of bringing some spices along next time lol

[ipsedixit]

@ipsedixit

The sign is already up.

They are on Fig and 28th (I think). Right next to that Panda Express on Fig.

Looks like they’d be open in a week or so.

@Mattapoisett_in_LA

Ok we went down Fig on our way home. It’s in the old Wokano space on the east side of the street. The sign is up and the interior is in good shape. I think it’ll be more than a week but still very soon.

It’s open.

Been open since Sept. 9.

[skramzlife]

Hit Beverly last night for second time… really love the eggplant there.

Got the pork/crab dumplings as well, can’t stop eating their dumplings!

[ipsedixit]

@ipsedixit

@ipsedixit

The sign is already up.

They are on Fig and 28th (I think). Right next to that Panda Express on Fig.

Looks like they’d be open in a week or so.

@Mattapoisett_in_LA

Ok we went down Fig on our way home. It’s in the old Wokano space on the east side of the street. The sign is up and the interior is in good shape. I think it’ll be more than a week but still very soon.

It’s open.

Been open since Sept. 9.

So when did this happen?

A Northern Cafe just opened up in Temple City.

Leave town for a couple of weeks and Northern Cafe takes over the world.

[Mattapoisett_in_LA]

If only their noodles did not have the taste and texture of overcooked Barilla pasta, i’d like them a lot more.

[paranoidgarliclover]

There’s a Northern Cafe that just opened on Wilshire near Brockton in Brentwood/WLA where the formerly (disgusting) Big Catch used to be. Anyone know if this is related to the other Northern Cafes? This could totally be a game changer for me…

Edit: never mind, found it → Northern Cafe Opens in Brentwood With Soup Dumplings and More - Eater LA

[CiaoBob]

It is one and the same.

[Gr8pimpin]

I just noticed it today, ( I only drive down Wilshire two times a day and never noticed it) and was going to post about the same thing. Glad I did a search first.