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"Inside the Sheraton Los Angeles San Gabriel, I found Opal Chinese Cuisine, a South China–inspired restaurant that began operating July 23 under chef Horace He, who applies a traditional Cantonese approach with some California flair. The menu features items like wildflower honey–glazed barbecue pork, salt-and-pepper squid, a Sichuan Peking Duck air-dried in a special oven, braised abalone, and the rare bird’s nest soup (available with 24 hours' advance notice). Lunch is more casual and family-friendly, there are teas from Yunnan Province plus a full bar, and the 3,000-square-foot dining room is accessible through the hotel lobby; hours are Sunday–Thursday 5:30–10:30 p.m. and Friday–Saturday 6:00–11:00 p.m." - Mona Holmes