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The Best Dishes Eater Editors Ate This Week: August 11 | Eater LA

"Summer is in full swing at this Chinatown restaurant, with a menu rife with warm‑weather produce like juicy tomatoes, nectarines, and peaches. Going down the menu during dinner, I made the most of the season with heirloom tomatoes with nectarine and jasmine, steamed egg topped with tomato and nori, and a corn congee dotted with tender bits of pork belly. While year‑round dishes like the Chongqing chicken and barbecue cabbage were still absolute hits, the summer dishes were unparalleled. Instead of obscuring the produce, Wang made it the star, building flavors around the corn kernels in the congee and those ripe nectarines. Days later, I still wish I had a pot of corn congee in my fridge, or fresh tomatoes to top my steamed eggs. If headed over for dinner, consider sitting at the bar to watch bar manager Kenzo Han work their magic; the dining room is gorgeous, but grabbing a seat at the mortadella‑colored stone counter, sipping a savory martini between bites of chile‑inflected fried chicken, might be the best way to do dinner here." - Eater Staff