San Diego’s Popular White Rice Filipino Restaurant Opens in Montebello | Eater LA
"Set in Montebello, this shipping-container food hall opened in 2021 and operates as an incubator where restaurants rotate in and out, deliberately spotlighting newer culinary talent in a historic Latino neighborhood; founder Barney Santos frames it as a creative experience for young families and says a 2023 shift made the rotations and operator choices part of building a standout community spot for Montebello and Southern California. I learned that the space intentionally swaps operators—White Rice replaced the shuttered Burrito Company by the Pez Cantina crew and For The Win moved into the Chicken Koop—and that longtime tenants include Alchemy Craft, Cafe Santo, Los Taquero Mucho, and Vchos." - Mona Holmes
