Open since October 2020, this enormous 42,000 square foot hangar in Orange County features dozens of AAPI-owned food vendors, including including Hainan steamed chicken from Chic Now and Phoholic, a popular OC pho shop that's been known to sell over a thousand bowls of noodle soup a day. Other good dining options include Japanese comfort food specialist Kare and musubi specialist Tenori. A few retailers, such asSkin Design Tattoos and Japanese resale apparel shop 2nd Street, round out Rodeo 39's offerings, making the food hall a solid dining destination for a food-focused day trip down the 405.
Time Out tip: The same hospitality group behind Rodeo 39 has also debuted a similar food hall in Whittier, Rodeo 72, which shares a few of the same vendors.