3 San Gabriel Valley Restaurants Ranked Among 38 Best In LA County

LOS ANGELES, CA — Eater recently released its most recent listing of the 38 best restaurants in Los Angeles County, which includes three eateries in the San Gabriel Valley.

The food publication offers an updated version of its top-38 rundown each quarter — which it terms a list of "essential" restaurants, from fine dining institutions to mom-and-pop gems.

"At its core, the city’s far-flung neighborhoods, cultures, and flavors coalesce into an array of culinary boundary-bending restaurants that make it undeniably the most compelling place to dine in the country," Eater wrote.

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This time around, Eater added 14 restaurants to its countywide list. Of those, three are in the San Gabriel Valley.

Bistro Na’s — Temple City

"While the San Gabriel Valley has plenty of impressive Chinese restaurants specializing in everything from Sichuan cuisine to Cantonese classics, Bistro Na’s is in a category all its own. At the restaurant, chef Tian Yong prepares imperial Manchu cuisine rooted in the Qing dynasty’s (1644 to 1912) royal courts alongside what is probably one of the best Beijing (also referred to as Peking) ducks in the U.S."

Good Alley — Rosemead

"In contrast to the delicate xiao long bao, which can be found across LA and has been further popularized at Din Tai Fung, guan tang bao comes with a thicker wrapper that cradles a mix of minced meat, like pork or chicken, and rich broth. At Good Alley, the signature chicken broth is the key; the broth is simmered for hours to remove impurities and has enough collagen to cool to a gel-like consistency."

Pho Ngoon — San Gabriel

"Pho Ngoon is a paragon of a Vietnamese noodle spot, serving Northern dishes from the city of Hanoi. Without much surprise, the beef pho here is stellar, well-balanced with a choice of more typical thin rice noodles or the wider, more tender Northern noodles. Opt for hulking beef rib bones to channel one’s inner carnivore."

View the complete list of 38 Best Restaurants in Los Angeles on Eater