Bone Kettle

"For $25, Pasadena restaurant Bone Kettle is offering a two-course lunch menu with the choice of a char siu beet salad, lumpia, or papaya salad to start, followed by a fried chicken adobo sandwich, bone broth noodles, or nasi goreng. The entire table has to order from the Dine LA menu to be eligible for the deal." - Rebecca Roland

"Dish: Bone Broth Maybe it’s because it’s in a sleepy part of Pasadena, but people don’t talk about Bone Kettle nearly enough. This innovative Southeast Asian spot opened in 2017, and there’s a lot to love about their menu–Malaysian char kway teow (stir-fried noodles), Pinoy crispy pork belly sisig–but their eponymous bone broth soup is very special. To make it, they simmer beef, onions, garlic, and ginger for 36 hours to create a thick, aromatic stock that we’d drink by itself. They then load it with a protein of your choice (which should be the brisket or the oxtails) and tender wheat noodles. Don’t leave without an order of their fried oxtail tips, either." - brant cox, kat hong, nikko duren, sylvio martins

"Before trekking to the Rose Bowl, down a bowl of ramen made with a 36-hour bone broth and topped with herbs, gingery chicken, and a soft-poached egg. This Old Town restaurant opened in 2017 and continues to excel at reimagining Southeast Asian fare served with flavorful cocktails in a relaxed dining room." - Mona Holmes

"Applies an automatic service charge to provide team with a livable wage, indicating that additional tips are welcomed but not required." - Mona Holmes

"Bone Kettle is operated by Eric and Erwin Tjahyadi, co-founders of the now-closed Komodo." - Matthew Kang