OC & LA dining picks
OC’s Calico Fish House is getting raves for its lobster roll and cioppino, while LA’s BCD Tofu House earned praise as one of the best soondubu spots — even drawing a K‑pop star’s endorsement in social posts this week. Local restaurant lists also continue to spotlight Nora’s, Sparrow + Wolf and Le Thai for standout dishes. (x.com) (x.com)
Calico Fish House is the oceanfront concept from chef Andrew Gruel, listed at 16600 Pacific Coast Highway in Huntington Beach. (nrn.com)) The restaurant’s public menu and ordering pages show a Calico Cioppino entry and a Maine lobster boil priced at $49, plus multiple lobster-focused small plates on its current menu. (order.toasttab.com)) BCD Tofu House dates to 1996 when founder Hee Sook Lee opened the first Bukchang-dong-style tofu house in L.A., and the brand now lists roughly a dozen U.S. locations on its official site. (bcdtofuhouse.com)) The Wilshire Boulevard Koreatown location appears in TripAdvisor listings with a multi-hundred-review footprint and an average rating around 4.0, and local coverage has amplified videos of celebrity visits. (tripadvisor.com)) Sparrow + Wolf in Las Vegas is regularly included on city dining roundups and was described by The Infatuation this month as one of the most creative restaurants in town; the restaurant’s Chinatown address is 4480 Spring Mountain Rd. (theinfatuation.com)) Le Thai shows up on multiple Las Vegas dining guides and its downtown site promotes signature items such as the three-color curry that local roundups often single out. (vegasvibin.com)) Nora’s Italian Cuisine in Las Vegas, a family-owned spot that opened in 1992, continues to appear in local “best of” and guide pieces for the city’s neighborhood favorites. (norascuisine.com))
