Definitely on my list! Thanks!
I haven’t been there in years, but yes, so good.
If you like spice do the Nasi goreng Jagger at simpang, delicious and out of this world although quite spicy.
The crab fried rice at Ruen Pair is the only fried rice I’ve had in this town that tempts me to stray from my general diet.
One general comment I would make is that fried rice in most of LA sans SGV and some restaurants in thai town lack the wok hei that takes fried rice over the top of a housemade dish that I could make myself at home. Sadly, most places just mix together ingredients on a hot pan.
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Kimchi fried rice at Baroo.
I love kimchi. And I love fried rice.
But I just don’t love kimchi and fried rice at Baroo.
Anyone had Sapp’s Fermented Pork(Nem) Fried Rice
aka Thai Spam?
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Where can I get good shrimp fried rice?
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Din Tai Fung!
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Venice Ramen has incredible shrimp fried rice - lots of wok breath
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you’re telling me a shrimp fried this rice?
i’m not big on Daikokuya’s ramen, but their fried rice slaps. they use the same fat as in the ramen to fry–really luxurious mouthfeel like any good Chinese fried rice that starts with lard.
nasi goreng jagger at Simpang is worth any regrets the next day.
one of the Northern Cafe’s in Westwood used to serve a challenging spicy fried rice before the chef left to go home to China, and they revamped their menu into all mediocre things
(btw if anyone has spicy fried rice suggestions please let me know)
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If we talkin’ all comers in the L.A. fried rice category (not just shrimp fried rice), then an additional shout-out must go also to Ikkousha Ramen (with locations in Torrance, Little Tokyo, and Costa Mesa) for their Gold Chahan, with lots of wok hei.
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Daedo has great fried rice. Not similar to any I’ve had elsewhere.
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I love jagger but I always pay for it lol
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the crab fried rice at luv2eat thai is the best rice i’ve ever had
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My favorite fried rice is carrots, peas, and conpoy (dried scallop). Anyone have a local favorite in this style?
Arroz chaufa de camaron at Mario’s Peruvian.
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It’s hard to compare different types of fried rice, but Ho Kee Cafe’s dried scallop with egg white fried rice always hits the spot for me, especially when I add a little bit of fried garlic from salt and pepper fried fish.
This kind of kimchi fried rice (nurungji bottom because the rice is cooked in a thin layer) was pretty famous in LA at Dong Il Jang (1979-2020). It’s around if you look, even in Fullerton, Diamond Bar, etc so not just an LA Koreatown thing.
Korean duck bbq specialist Sun Ha Jang in LA Koreatown has a similar style with purple rice. But Dong Il Jang’s was perhaps the most highly regarded as far as kimchi bokkeumbap goes.
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I was thinking of going to luv2eat.
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