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

"Opened May 28 on a busy stretch of Fairfax from owner Sam Jordan with Jamaica-born Adrian Forte as executive chef; Forte’s résumé includes competing on Top Chef Canada, private-chef work for Virgil Abloh, Drake, and Alicia Keys, and authoring the Afro-Caribbean cookbook Yawd. The menu filters dishes from across the Caribbean and African diaspora through Jordan’s travels, Los Angeles dining culture, and Forte’s experience: a Jamaican patty is stuffed with spiced wagyu beef tucked between flaky yellow pastry layers; a vegan ceviche substitutes fish for lychee with a light sorrel sauce and a rice-paper cracker; the menu also includes fried saltfish and fig croquettes, Trini Mac Pie, loaded rice and peas, and fried chicken." - Mona Holmes