Bleu Bird LA Inc

The Biggest Los Angeles Restaurant Openings in August 2025 | Eater LA

"Unveiled August 16 beside the storied Florence and Normandie intersection, this project from the Court Cafe crew—Bleu Kitchen’s Calvin Johnson, Taco Mell’s Jermelle Henderson, and Mr. Fries Man’s Craig Batiste—was a madhouse on opening weekend, with a line around the block. The draw is deep-fried Korean-style chicken sandwiches, fried chicken plates with the house hot sauce, and two-, three-, and four-piece meals with sides like gumbo, greens flecked with chicken andouille sausage and smoked turkey, macaroni and cheese, and smashed fried okra; savvy diners add cream-cheese frosting to the sweet potato biscuit." - Mona Holmes