la dishes that are no yolk
A perfect runny yolk can really set a dish above the rest, and these particular eggy items in LA show just how important that glistening bright yellow circle can be.
bucatini carbonara at gusto
beverly grove
Owner/Chef Vic Casanova is doing fresh pastas daily, and at this point, Gusto would not be Gusto without its Bucatini Carbonara. More traditional Carbonara dishes have the egg already tempered into the pasta, but at Gusto, the ribbons of bucatini create a nest for that one, shiny egg yolk, which is mixed in tableside. The hot pasta and fatty pancetta combined with the yolk create a silky, creamy texture, and you just won’t be able to stop eating it.
basil eggs benedict at sidecar doughnuts
santa monica
Donuts have never really been my thing, that is, until the Basil Eggs Benedict from Sidecar came into my life. The savory donut is a Malasada (a Portuguese fried donut) filled with Benton’s ham, basil hollandaise and a poached egg that’s somehow still perfectly runny after being inside of fried dough. I don’t know how Sidecar does it, but they’re geniuses. Make sure to get there early – they run out quick!
kimchi fried rice at republique
mid-city
A runny yolk + rice might be one of my most favorite things ever, and at Republique, their kimchi fried rice involves tender short rib, pickled radish, sesame seeds and soft poached eggs. Give everything a good mix and have a blast.
kai-kata at otus
west hollywood
My old work wife introduced me to this adorable little café in West Hollywood serving up some really great Thai breakfast dishes. The Kai-Kata is served in a small metal skillet with sweet sausage, ground chicken green onions, Chinese broccoli, a Thai-style fried egg and a crispy baguette. The move here is to pierce those yolks with the sharp end of the baguette and get to work. It comes with fresh OJ or Vietnamese coffee, so, total win-win there.
potato shakshuka at hasiba
pico-robertson
Shakshuka is an obvious winner in the yolky department, but this potato-based shakshuka with sweet chili, garlic, jalapeño and farm-fresh eggs step it up a notch. It doesn’t hurt that the house-made pita at Hasiba is insanely good, so if you know what you’re doing, break the yolks, give everything a good mix and get to dipping.
b’fast burger at cassell’s
koreatown & dtla
A breakfast burger, while delicious, is nothing special, but a breakfast burger on a hash brown bun? Game changer. Once that yolk of the fried egg is broken, the hash brown is there to sop up all its glory.
original tendon bowl at hannosuke
santa monica & torrance
Located inside the food court of Japanese grocery store, Mitsuwa, Hannosuke is dishing out tempura rice bowls stacked to the brim with crispy tempura straight from the fryer. This bowl comes with white fish, shrimp, seaweed, shishito pepper, pumpkin, broccoli, and of course, the soft-boiled egg, all of which are battered and deep fried. If you haven’t had a tempura egg yet, you’re in for a real treat. Find it at the Santa Monica and Torrance stores!