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Starry Kitchen
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350 S. Grand Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90071

213-617-3474 

http://www.starrykitchen.com  

350 S. Grand Ave. Los Angeles CA 90071

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  • Pan-Asian
    Mon-Fri 11am-3pm, Thu-Fri 6pm-9:30pm
    $$ $$
  • All Major Credit Cards
    Dinner, Lunch
    None
  • Not Accepted
    Street
Description

If you keep up with the online food world in Los Angeles, you have probably at one point stumbled across Starry Kitchen, the pan-Asian proto-restaurant of Nguyen and "Kitchen Ninja'' Thi Tran, which popped in and out of existence in the couple's literal backyard. Now Starry Kitchen has walls, doors and a big plate-glass window - and a location in a downtown food court, cheek-by-jowl with the chains and across the courtyard from Casa. A hungry office worker, attracted to the place by its deranged-star logo and its cheerful lunch-joint interior, might have no idea of the restaurant's underground origins. What you eat at Starry Kitchen changes with the week, but there might be deep-fried, glutinous rice-wrapped tofu balls, Malaysian chicken curry or curried Angus meatballs - sometimes even pork belly - which the kitchen will lay across a Cobb salad, put into a wrap, serve atop rice or fashion into a Vietnamese-style banh mi sandwich, among other options. It's simple, it tastes good, it's cheap and it's lunch. And they validate parking, too. Will the menu expand when dinner starts next week? We'll see.








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Main Menu
Pick Your Protein
 
Free-range Lemongrass Chicken
origin : vietnam it's tender, juicy, incredibly aromatic (waft it) and flavorful (yummers) and free-range this is probably our most accessible dish of all, and always a consistent fave
 
Sk Kalbi-licious" Angus Beef
origin : korea even though(quality) short ribs are hella expensive, that doesn't stop us from taking the traditional (and fuckin' delicious) korean bbq marinade recipe and use it on a tender, juicy angus beef chuck and top it w/ some green apple fruit-tasticness for a lil crunch
 
Spicy "crack" Krab Cake
served with a delightful, charming wasabi mayo the name says it all, but it is our version made with an imitation krab meat that's flaky like real crab.and instead of celery for crunch, we put in jalapenos and leave all the seeds for a lil bit of spice in your life
 
Jalapeno Green Curry Tofu
origin : thai the name says it all but take one of the creamiest and smoothest curries known to man kind (aka thai green curry), marry it with a barely that spicy green chili(aka, jalapenos) and throw in some bell peppers with a lightly fried tofu to take in all the flavor
Pick Your Vessel
$7.50
Sk Wrap
choice of one side
$7.50
Banh Mi Sandwich
choice of one side
$7.95
Sk Chopped Salad
an sk original chopped concoction chopped romaine with cucumbers, tomatoes, bell peppers, shallots and yummy springroll crispies dressed with lime vinaigrette, ginger peanut sauce
$8.95
Thai Cobb Salad
classic cobb with asian reinvention romaine tossed with cucumbers, tomatoes, avocados, bacon, hard boiled egg and mild bleu cheese
$8.95
Sk Lunch Plate
sk protein combo over your choice of rice(white or brown) comes with the daily side, spicy vietnamese salad add $1 for daily fried rice
$8.95
Seared Tuna Salad
(aka the sk adopted "red headed step child") it's a seared 8 spice tuna over baby greens, julienned bell peppers and cucumbers shavings dressed with a citrus mango vinaigrette
The Sides
"kinda" Veggie-friendly : D
Ala Carta Side $2.00
Japanese Garlic Noodles
Ala Carta Side $2.00
Spicy Vietnamese Salad
aka "goi"
Ala Carta Side $2.00
Sk Fried Rice
xo fried rice
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