Far East Plaza
Shopping mall · Chinatown ·
Filipino, Taiwanese, Southern, and hot chicken cuisines served.
Filipino, Taiwanese, Southern, and hot chicken cuisines served.
"Far East Plaza food mall, built in 1976, played a significant role in revitalizing Chinatown around 2015. It houses various eateries, including Howlin' Ray's Hot Chicken, Endorffeine coffee shop, Filipino Lasa, Chinese comfort food Qin West Chinatown, Vietnamese Thien Huong, and Cambodian-inspired Kim Chuy." - Travel + Leisure Editors
"There's a massive bake sale upstairs from Now Serving at Chinatown’s Far East Plaza on March 12, with all proceeds going to UNICEF’s UK Ukraine Appeal." - Farley Elliott
"Far East Plaza’s busy breezeway is the kiosk home for Bakers Bench and sits at the center of ongoing neighborhood change in Chinatown: the plaza has been a focal point for conversations about gentrification since Roy Choi opened Chego there in 2013 and has since attracted high-profile tenants such as the cookbook store Now Serving, the coffee shop Endorffeine, and Scoops ice cream, even as longtime, lower-income residents and older businesses navigate rising commercial development." - Cathy Chaplin
"An almost four-year-old evening dinner spot located in Chinatown’s Far East Plaza known for elevated Filipino fare and a moody, mellow atmosphere; it had been regarded as one of the city’s best destinations not just for Filipino food but for an entire meal period. The operation was co-founded by Chase and Chad Valencia with Nico de Leon as chef de cuisine, and the team ultimately reconfigured the concept during the pandemic, marking a bittersweet transition that combined professional continuity with a sense of loss for what the original dinner experience represented." - Farley Elliott
"Lao Tao will be open for dinner today at Far East Plaza in Chinatown, but they won’t be focusing on Taiwanese street delicacies. Instead expect a pop-up from the Burmese Please team, with curries, noodles, salads and more available from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m." - Farley Elliott
