Considered by some to be one of the best chefs cooking in 2016, owner Shawn Pham says that the tough decision to close didn’t come lightly. He sends along the following note: With much sadness we are ...

Matthew Kang is a correspondent for Eater. Previously, he was the lead editor of Eater’s Southern California/Southwest region. He has covered dining, restaurants, food culture, and nightlife in Los ...

In 2015, Shawn Pham and his family took out a lease on a 3,200-square-foot space and invested over $1 million to open a restaurant in Little Tokyo. Simbal served a Southeast Asian-inspired menu to ...

Upon entering Simbal, diners immediately know they’ve walked into something special. Located in a hidden enclave of an otherwise saturated and bustling plaza in Little Tokyo, the restaurant is the ...

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 with ...