Orange County-native Shawn Pham, chef and owner of Simbal, had spent four years living and working in Vietnam. One of his takeaways about the food culture there? "People aren't really concerned ...

This week Besha Rodell gives her take on Simbal, chef and owner Shawn Pham's "modern American fine dining meets casual Asian street food" concept tucked away in a hidden corner of Little Tokyo ...

Name of restaurant: Simbal, which opened in early June. This is Vietnamese cooking crossed with modern small plates cuisine. Which means lots of dishes with lots of flavors, from a banh mi salad ...