Hong Kong Cafe Food Finally Comes to LA’s Westside

Ever so gradually the Westside of Los Angeles has turned from a wasteland for Chinese food into one with a decent number of Chinese food options. Where San Gabriel Valley quality food on the Westside was a pipe dream over 30 years ago, actual San Gabriel Valley operations like Din Tai Fung, Haidilao, Northern Cafe and Sichuan Impression among others are now in the neighborhood.

Of course there are lots of gaps. I don’t ever recall a Hong Kong style cafe serving western dishes. I do remember Little Hong Kong Cafe on Sawtelle but I believe it was straight up Cantonese. But this void has just been filled by JM 9 Kitchen in the Colony Kitchen Food Court on Santa Monica Bl. near by Sawtelle Japantown.

 

This tomato pork chop on fried rice is as good as you would find in the San Gabriel Valley.

 

 

Likewise the chicken cutlet with pepper sauce.

 

 

And the fried sole with tartar sauce.

And there are many other similar choices on the menu.

 

Meanwhile there are more traditional Hong Kong cafe dishes for the locals which are excellent too.

 

Salt and pepper chicken wings.

 

Wonton noodles as good as anything in the SGV.

Frankly given the community kitchen venue I’m shocked by how good the quality is here.