"Tin Roof is a bustling and cozy takeout-style restaurant sandwiched between a payday loan shop and a small gallery in a strip mall. It's not pretty, but the food, from James Beard Award-nominated Top Chef finalist Sheldon Simeon, is glorious—just ask the dozens of people waiting in line. Order the Kau Kau Tins, layered Hawaiian rice bowls. You can't go wrong with any of them, but the Mochiko chicken (chicken thighs marinated in ginger-sake shoyu, battered, and then double-fried) and the pork belly bowl are so good they'll haunt you." - Juliana Shallcross, Kris Fordham
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