Fortunes are about to vary in Inglewood. As first reported by the Scene in April, Chad Newton and Gracie Nguyen, co-owners of You Are Right here Hospitality, are opening Golden Prawn #3, a traditional Chinese language takeout joint in Riverside Village.
Over the previous few weeks, the Kraft paper has come off the home windows on the McGavock Pike constructing, revealing a shiny, white inside, cheeky wallpaper and neon signage surrounding a sizzling bar line virtually able to serve the general public. YAHH plans to open Golden Prawn #3 on Wednesday, Dec. 3. As soon as that occurs, the restaurant shall be open seven days every week for each lunch and dinner.
The restaurant has just a few sit-down counter spots however is basically a takeout-only spot situated within the former dwelling of Castrillo’s Pizza. They’ll supply restricted hours for the new line and the complete menu all day. On-line ordering shall be obtainable.
Inside Golden Prawn #3
“We have been cooking nonstop, and it’s completely different testing recipes if you end up not in the true house,” Newton says. As soon as they have been capable of get into their new kitchen, they have been capable of alter the recipes to the wok. They’ve been providing dishes to family and friends, the media and the employees of different eating places round city, testing out the classics — together with orange hen, Mongolian beef and hot-and-sour soup.
A purple neon signal glows inside, studying “wok hei,” which interprets to “breath of the wok.” Newton explains that the highly regarded wok is how cooks get the flavors that diners have come to like in Americanized Chinese language meals. “All these BTUs provide you with these lovely, charred flavors.”
Golden Prawn #3 menu
The menu at Golden Prawn #3 is retro, a nod to the takeout Chinese language meals Newton ate a number of instances every week rising up in California. YAHH desires to make costs reasonably priced for households who wish to do the identical. A two-item hot-line plate is $12.49, and features a facet of fried rice, chow mein or a combo. The group got here up with 14 completely different fortunes for contained in the traditional fortune cookies, together with soliciting concepts from the general public in a contest and likewise sneaking just a few coupon-type gives in there.
Keep in mind that the #3 within the restaurant’s identify is tongue-in-cheek (a minimum of for now). There aren’t two different places (but).
It’d look like Golden Prawn #3 is getting quite a lot of consideration for a small takeout restaurant in a metropolis with a dynamic meals scene like Nashville’s. However Music Metropolis is brief on takeout Chinese language, significantly on the East Facet. That, mixed with YAHH’s good will (the group additionally operates East Facet Banh Mi, East Facet Pho, Sweeza and Fly Pelican Fly), is making Golden Prawn #3 as extremely anticipated as ready for meals supply on a wet night time.
