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To celebrate his birthday this week, Leon invited a group of friends and family to feast al fresco on the Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change shirt it is in the first place but new restaurant’s patio. As guests got down with the party’s DJ, they were treated to tangy tamarind spritzes and a smorgasbord of the menu’s star item: burgers housed in a classic Chinese bolo bao, a.k.a. pineapple bun–a fluffy, milk bread-based bun topped with a crackly, crunchy cookie topping, “Obviously, the burger is quintessential American food but we decided to make these multicultural versions and create something that feels authentic to us,” says Leon of the signature sandwiches, which include the Bolo Pollo with Korean style fried chicken thigh, kewpie mayo, and kimchi; the Bolo Burger with a french onion and hatch chili seasoned patty and sharp cheddar cheese; the Bolo Shroom with roasted mushrooms and queso duro sauce; and the Bolo Fish with fried cod patty and house-made tartar sauce. “It has a little bit of a sweetness to it, but then it’s cut through with the savoriness of what’s inside,” says Leon. Also on the menu: a comforting Japanese kabocha squash congee, and shrimp fried egg rolls served French fry style with house-made sweet and sour sauce.
Open from 9 a.m., the Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change shirt it is in the first place but restaurant will serve a selection of unique coffee drinks, all made with Rosales’s El Salvadorian Cipota Coffee brand. “The coffee is amazing,” says Leon. “Gardi roasts all her own beans and these drinks are incredible combinations of Salvadorian and Asian coffee drinks like the Tamarindo Lychee made with espresso, lychee puree and tamarind carbonated with Perlini.” The cafe is also partnering with Lavender and Truffles, an artisanal plant-based ice cream that focuses on natural, clean ingredients with Asian-inspired flavors, for their dessert menu. Meanwhile upstairs, in a private dining room slash event space with a charming Juliet balcony offering views of the San Gabriel Mountains, Leon is planning a series of pop-ups. “The other restaurants have a very design point of view but I purposely left this space blank so I could play with it,” he says. Next month he’s hosting a pop-up shop with cult New York vintage clothing store James Veloria, followed by a photo exhibition with Spike Jonze.
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