Firstborn in Chinatown is one of L.A.’s most exciting new Chinese restaurants

Firstborn in Chinatown is one of L.A.’s most exciting new Chinese restaurants

In Chinatown’s newest restaurant, mapo tofu inspires steak tartare, pillowy gnudi are made with tofu (not ricotta) and medallions of table-side-sauced lamb saddle evoke Sichuan’s cumin-spiced lamb skewers. Firstborn fills the long-empty former Pok Pok space in Mandarin Plaza with subtle Chinese touches, including jade-green tiles and a window to the kitchen reminiscent of what…

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