Kato

The lauded self-taught Jon Yao blends his Taiwanese and Angeleno roots to create a tasting menu that's something new entirely: Pan-Asian comfort food reimagined as intricate and modern dishes almost too pretty to eat. The menu rotates constantly in this strip-mall spot, but expect artful takes on classics like grilled short rib, crab porridge and Taiwanese fried chicken that all strike a nostalgic chord.