Bamboo House, Los Angeles

BBQ pork spareribs marinated overnight with a special blend of Asian spices. A half-duck marinated, steamed, deep-fried, and served alongside honey sauce. A whole deep-fried fish coated with chili-garlic sauce. All of these dishes are made using house recipes put together by the cooks at Bamboo House, who make Thai food infused with bold flavors.

Specialties aside, the culinary team focuses on classic curry, noodle, and vegetarian dishes such as deep-fried tofu smothered in crushed peanuts and plum sauce. Of the meat- and seafood-focused options, there’s the spicy seafood, a pan-fried medley of shrimp, mussels, and imitation crab—a fancy name for mussels with pincers tied to their shells.