Vagabond Inn Glendale

"Chifa" is a term referring to a delicious mashup of Peruvian and Chinese cuisines. If the green velvet chairs and zebra-print walls aren't enough of a clue, look to the team who isn't shy about anything.The succinct menu pulls from family recipes and childhood memories to pack in flavor at every turn. Start easy with Japanese sea bream soaking in an orange and lime sauce, before moving on to char siu, starring pork cheek finished on a wood-fire grill—it's the stuff of barbecue dreams. Your visit would be incomplete without the lomo saltado, featuring tender chunks of filet mignon and sauteed

With embers glowing, flames snapping and smoke billowing, two ferocious ovens serve as the twin hearts and hearths of this Glassell Park hot spot. Much of the Southern-inspired menu must pass through them — oysters, cornbread, rib eyes and pork chops. Nearly everything here offers some kind of hearty, no-nonsense kind of comfort. Highlights include the excellent pork and green chili stew; grilled quail with pepper jelly; and braised greens that bubble away by the coals all evening. Long communal tables set with flickering wax candles hold the center of the room while prized counter seats offer

CASA LEO, from Chef/owner Joshua Whigham, is a Spanish-inspired restaurant offering a variety of tapas-style plates, easy to order alone or as a variety to share with the table. Start with "shots" of bay scallop ceviche with tender scallops in a vibrant leche de tigre, served atop halved lime wedges. Choose between a variety of their Iberian flatbreads, including the lardons coca with caramelized onion puree, queso picon and a drizzle of fresh passionfruit topping. Proteins like their rabo de toro are a must; a decadent, tender wine-braised oxtail stew, topped with house-made potato chips for

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