LA’s Cheapest Michelin Star Meal is Served in a Food Court | On The Line | Bon Appétit

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  • @kevinfry1850
    @kevinfry1850 3 місяці тому +472

    I’ve been in the industry for 15 years managing, cooking, bartending, seeving. This is my definition of a true chef. There is a lot going on in that kitchen for a casual place and they’re doing volume. Well done.

    • @josephgee2515
      @josephgee2515 2 місяці тому +4

      And how his team is treated behind-the-scenes working hard long hours for low pay with dedication.

    • @ifmjams1316
      @ifmjams1316 24 дні тому

      1000%

  • @Kungpowbeats
    @Kungpowbeats 3 місяці тому +284

    Love how quiet it is in there. Sign of an organised team.

    • @LbB-e8j
      @LbB-e8j 2 місяці тому

      they cant speak english thats why

  • @JuanLopez-i5z8u
    @JuanLopez-i5z8u 3 місяці тому +162

    I remember going in 2019 after the worth it video dropped (they won) and I was in the area so i decided to give it a try. Haven’t stopped going and never miss a birthday there. Without a doubt the best seafood you’ll ever find in Los Angeles.

    • @rbryson07
      @rbryson07 2 місяці тому

      Totally different and nearly $1k but also try providence

  • @franciscosepulveda
    @franciscosepulveda 3 місяці тому +78

    Discovered this placed about a year ago by accident while on my way to a Lakers game. Was looking for a “somewhat” fast serving food place for a quick bite, to my surprise this place was plagued with multiple Michelline star awards and the prices were reasonable. This has become my wife’s and my best Mexican seafood spot!!! 😊 🌟 ❤

  • @g4mmer
    @g4mmer 3 місяці тому +152

    This is what I call a restaurant business owner, not only his owner, but he’s also a leader, helping out his fellow employees and friends

  • @ozzyojay
    @ozzyojay 3 місяці тому +36

    Can I just say all the chefs on Bon Appetit are some of the most down to earth, service driven and team-loving people you'll ever meet.

  • @ardy3936
    @ardy3936 3 місяці тому +85

    Been going since they opened. Well deserved on the recognition

  • @musicsoul2327
    @musicsoul2327 3 місяці тому +559

    With such fair prices, they should be filled to the brim every day.

    • @doit2win
      @doit2win 3 місяці тому

      Put your money where your mouth is

    • @arcticredpanda4598
      @arcticredpanda4598 3 місяці тому +37

      600 person line

    • @Upsidedownpopsicle
      @Upsidedownpopsicle 3 місяці тому +9

      Not with this administration. Who can afford anything let alone going out. Most Americans live paycheck to paycheck

    • @JohnXina69420
      @JohnXina69420 3 місяці тому +93

      @@Upsidedownpopsicle no one asked

    • @PerfectPrinceX1
      @PerfectPrinceX1 3 місяці тому +50

      @@Upsidedownpopsicle no theyre not lol. just because youre broke doesnt mean everyone else. just because you cant afford a house doesnt mean no one else cant lol. the stock market is at all time highs. get some assets lil bub

  • @MikeDuffy-t1g
    @MikeDuffy-t1g 3 місяці тому +36

    Holbox is genuinely one of my favorite restaurants in LA. Bravo for the recognition!

  • @Shichman
    @Shichman 3 місяці тому +22

    Went here twice my last time in LA. Best fish tacos I've ever had. Incredible, affordable, and friendly. Wow.

  • @believensee8621
    @believensee8621 3 місяці тому +8

    Love a chef that feeds the team before the rush. Great job!

  • @killertaco26
    @killertaco26 3 місяці тому +102

    I used to pass Mercado de Paloma every day and had no clue there was a food court in there

    • @NT-wg1fg
      @NT-wg1fg 3 місяці тому +11

      Let alone a Michelin starred restaurant. Not rated, but a star is incredible. Never judge a book by its cover 😂

  • @LightWarriors4Life
    @LightWarriors4Life 3 місяці тому +150

    A Michelin star restaurant in a food court 😳 who would have thunk? 🤔🧐
    Food looks delicious 🤗

    • @RealJesusChrist1
      @RealJesusChrist1 3 місяці тому +9

      'thunk' is wild

    • @Wombat4214
      @Wombat4214 3 місяці тому +5

      *thunked*

    • @kyle896
      @kyle896 3 місяці тому +2

      I wanna thunk you

    • @vunesa14
      @vunesa14 3 місяці тому +2

      Singapore lol 😜

    • @shortandcut
      @shortandcut 3 місяці тому +4

      Well in case you didn't know there is a street food that has a Michelin star LOL.

  • @jasonspencer9188
    @jasonspencer9188 3 місяці тому +28

    One of the best episodes I've seen.great job👍👍👍👍

  • @MsMaiko007
    @MsMaiko007 3 місяці тому +10

    料理の国境を超えて絶賛して美味しかったです。作る側の気持ちがメッチャ伝わってきました。❤

  • @rhettdownen6873
    @rhettdownen6873 2 дні тому

    I’m in love with this chef and his team. A quiet kitchen is a happy kitchen.

  • @gloriyahboregah6384
    @gloriyahboregah6384 15 днів тому +1

    I remember seeing this guy on Worth It way back in the day. Even then you could tell he was in a league of his own

  • @mikeh2520
    @mikeh2520 3 місяці тому +20

    Wow, I'd love to try this tasting menu. I'm far away now but will remember this.

  • @amitzyraizy7774
    @amitzyraizy7774 3 місяці тому +11

    I just love these series. Need make moreeee

  • @GrandPrizeFitnesAJAY
    @GrandPrizeFitnesAJAY 3 місяці тому +3

    Five minutes in, and I'm learning how to properly store fish for cooking. Thanks!!!!

  • @davidh9823
    @davidh9823 3 місяці тому +9

    Another restaurant to add to my travel list. Very nice!

  • @ilford6x6
    @ilford6x6 2 місяці тому +1

    Been here multiple times and also before their Michelin star. Always a phenomenal meal every time. Staff is super nice as well.
    Highly recommend

  • @user-jc5lf6sf7g
    @user-jc5lf6sf7g 2 місяці тому +1

    This guys love and passion for the food and what he does makes him more than deserving of that Michelin star

  • @coltonvanessa5096
    @coltonvanessa5096 3 місяці тому +6

    Amazing to be turning out food of that quality at that price point

  • @eyeballs306
    @eyeballs306 3 місяці тому +3

    Went when Holbox was featured on Worth It and was great. So glad they continued to be great and earned their star! Congrats!

  • @alexis1156
    @alexis1156 2 місяці тому +7

    It's legit impressive that they have a Michelin star with those kind of numbers

  • @blucaller1
    @blucaller1 3 місяці тому +1

    Went just a few days before this vid posted. Still got the Kanpachi & Uni Tostada on my mind 🤤

  • @kelseysmess
    @kelseysmess 3 місяці тому +23

    Holbox is AMAZING love eating here!!! worth visiting for sure

  • @willchen90
    @willchen90 Місяць тому +1

    Just visited - extremely delicious!

  • @lisad56
    @lisad56 2 місяці тому +1

    I’ve been eating there for years. Since they open the Itza restaurant.
    Everyone should try the different restaurants in the food court.

  • @allisonle8596
    @allisonle8596 3 місяці тому +2

    Quality and expertise. I’ll be eating here soon.

  • @viewerrrrrA
    @viewerrrrrA 6 днів тому

    i like the way the owner explains, like he really knows the food he is selling :o

  • @honeybadger.o
    @honeybadger.o 3 місяці тому +1

    special shoutout to the scallop taco, top 3 best i’ve ever had !!

  • @zainhouri4812
    @zainhouri4812 3 місяці тому +1

    I went before it got its Michelin star and it was phenomenal the tacos and the ceviche were so fresh and tasty the type of meal you eat with a smile on your face

  • @rwrightson1
    @rwrightson1 9 днів тому

    As an LAFC season ticket holder, Holbox is a pre-game staple. Love this place.

  • @angelbanuelos3689
    @angelbanuelos3689 3 місяці тому +2

    Chef seems like a cool guy ✅

  • @edjack1993
    @edjack1993 3 місяці тому +1

    This place looks fantastic. Love the care taken regarding the food.

  • @HarZoiD
    @HarZoiD 2 місяці тому

    Shoutout to Holbox. Amazing food

  • @bernovem9385
    @bernovem9385 3 місяці тому +1

    Thanks for sharing this-!! The next time I am around the area, I will try it-!!😉

  • @TomMarch-kq5ug
    @TomMarch-kq5ug 3 місяці тому +2

    I live in Santa Barbara and I go on business trips n LA twice a month and I always cruise thru that part of town and eat there!! La comida esta muy bueno, A mi me Gusta!!!! I'm a white guy raised here in SB with excellent Mexican American people who are great people and excellent cooks...

  • @feendragon
    @feendragon 3 місяці тому +1

    One of the best videos yet

  • @seoulbistro
    @seoulbistro 3 місяці тому +3

    Such an accomplishment!!

  • @cameronbatko
    @cameronbatko 3 місяці тому +20

    Dry aged fish. I haven’t seen that before and that urchin looks great

    • @nocct41724
      @nocct41724 3 місяці тому +3

      You probably have but didn't realize it! Lots of sushi is dry aged. Most, if not all the fish in any edomae omakase will be dry aged. And in LA specifically, many popular places dry age fish - Yang's Kitchen and Providence off the top of my head. The Joint in Sherman Oaks is actually a dry aged fish market.

  • @owenbeharry8478
    @owenbeharry8478 3 місяці тому +1

    i actually want to try this food. The octopus taco=yum

  • @louiehernandez4741
    @louiehernandez4741 2 місяці тому

    Ate here twice in the summer of 2024. Absolutely worth the effort to visit.

  • @monkyebrain
    @monkyebrain 3 місяці тому +2

    The best tacos in the US full stop. You can taste their passion.

  • @nataliamelson9332
    @nataliamelson9332 Місяць тому

    The food of my dreams 🤤🤤

  • @U0EN0
    @U0EN0 3 місяці тому

    Great energy!

  • @DaVinciCosmeticsUSA
    @DaVinciCosmeticsUSA 3 місяці тому +1

    Yummy can wait to go eat some food.

  • @DGerharts
    @DGerharts 3 місяці тому

    This is inspired cooking! Amazing

  • @685squad2
    @685squad2 Місяць тому

    Woooow food look soooo delicious😋😋🩵🩵🩵

  • @lifetimepav
    @lifetimepav 3 місяці тому

    Simply amazing!!!

  • @Nesquik41393
    @Nesquik41393 3 місяці тому

    One of my favorite restaurants in LA ❤

  • @TheHappybunny671
    @TheHappybunny671 3 місяці тому

    This place is awesome I go there all the time

  • @janusconner3710
    @janusconner3710 Місяць тому +1

    AH-MAZINGAH

  • @vetoquinzy8740
    @vetoquinzy8740 3 місяці тому

    Love this video

  • @SattarM-ju3dv
    @SattarM-ju3dv 3 місяці тому +1

    Nice one please continue

  • @armandosanchez4830
    @armandosanchez4830 2 місяці тому

    This look amazing

  • @travishobbs2830
    @travishobbs2830 Місяць тому

    You dry aging fish I’m sold

  • @sasentaiko
    @sasentaiko 3 місяці тому

    Mercado la Paloma is so interesting and yummy! Unfortunately I only go there if I need to go to the DMV. Now I need another excuse!

  • @smores10234
    @smores10234 3 місяці тому +9

    I LOVE YOUR VIDEOS!
    So inspiring❤

  • @arizonachris1011
    @arizonachris1011 3 місяці тому

    It all looks so amazing! Now I'm hungry!

  • @judithdomangue9995
    @judithdomangue9995 3 місяці тому

    Congratulations on your success!

  • @480brad
    @480brad 3 місяці тому

    Love his passion!

  • @meshap.8713
    @meshap.8713 2 місяці тому

    Passed by this placed several times and now asking myself, why have I not stopped by this place?!

  • @damonstewart70
    @damonstewart70 3 місяці тому +2

    He's a great boss

  • @U.s.e.r.3493
    @U.s.e.r.3493 3 місяці тому

    Great episode

  • @thephotocollective6095
    @thephotocollective6095 3 місяці тому +14

    This food looks delicious!!!!

  • @lukey1989
    @lukey1989 3 місяці тому +2

    How do you prep constantly for that🤔😮 even with a separate prep team potentially 😮

  • @stuarthdoblin
    @stuarthdoblin 3 місяці тому +1

    I nominate him and his crew for training the chefs for the US school lunch program.

    • @VB-fo1oc
      @VB-fo1oc 3 місяці тому

      What chefs 🤨

    • @stuarthdoblin
      @stuarthdoblin 3 місяці тому

      @@VB-fo1oc Those who prepare food for school lunch programs.

    • @VB-fo1oc
      @VB-fo1oc 3 місяці тому

      @@stuarthdoblin I understand that but there are no chefs in most schools

  • @heafie
    @heafie 2 місяці тому

    😊
    Another chef that could have his own TV series...
    And I don't even like seafood that much

  • @MEGAGPU
    @MEGAGPU 3 місяці тому

    I missed my days at USC

  • @Federico-ms5pn
    @Federico-ms5pn 3 місяці тому +1

    I’ll have one of everything 😂

  • @carp6448
    @carp6448 3 місяці тому +5

    Cooking = science. Love it. 😍

  • @zombi3907
    @zombi3907 3 місяці тому +1

    I uave eaten here and it's awesome. I think he used to sous at Demian

    • @Sacksamus81
      @Sacksamus81 3 місяці тому +2

      One of his sous chefs did, she just opened her own spot called Komal at the Mercado La Paloma.

  • @leighgray8537
    @leighgray8537 3 місяці тому

    Rikku's Godhand has gillionaire, Mimic's in Omega ruins or add ability/stats to armor/accessories and sell them, these are the 2 best ways I found to get loads of gil & I mean millions of gil.

  • @brandonfong8019
    @brandonfong8019 3 місяці тому

    Just went first time: best ceviche all time

  • @Wrecktoid
    @Wrecktoid 3 місяці тому

    I need to get there!

  • @smallnumbers36
    @smallnumbers36 3 місяці тому

    Beautiful food ✨

  • @kundalinikowboy
    @kundalinikowboy 24 дні тому

    Oh holbox fire

  • @UwU-hp9lq
    @UwU-hp9lq 3 місяці тому

    probably the only place on this channel that I've been to XD

  • @kinglydone6785
    @kinglydone6785 2 місяці тому

    I’ll have to eat here

  • @scottyplug
    @scottyplug 3 місяці тому

    I've eaten here. It's worth the hype.

  • @lcglazer
    @lcglazer 3 місяці тому

    by USC, of course. where else will a Mexican food court find that kind of dough. I used to eat there a lot and this wasnt there so must be new.

  • @ditackett
    @ditackett Місяць тому

    Wow. 600-700 people they serve on a day? That’s amazing.

  • @BalazarsBrain
    @BalazarsBrain 3 місяці тому

    Din Tai Fung is pretty cheap (I guess it's their Hong Kong Branch w the star) but the LA branch seems identical to me.

  • @kiwee4577
    @kiwee4577 2 місяці тому

    What about the duck restaurant in Taiwan that was covered by A Great Big Story? That's still $1.50 no?

  • @malkov0001
    @malkov0001 3 місяці тому

    Great food at reasonable prices. I hate fine dining!

  • @ArielK1987
    @ArielK1987 3 місяці тому +9

    Dry aging is one of the best things since slice bread.

  • @hedytorres2068
    @hedytorres2068 3 місяці тому

    The best of the best --

  • @CodyWhitman
    @CodyWhitman 2 місяці тому

    Holbox is the truth!

  • @erichanners8502
    @erichanners8502 3 місяці тому

    Drive by here all the time. Im stopping next time solid......

  • @Pyroific
    @Pyroific 3 місяці тому +16

    5:03 i should call her

  • @quentin7249
    @quentin7249 3 місяці тому

    santa maria style

  • @MatthewPhoto
    @MatthewPhoto 3 місяці тому

    what's the brand of the lump charcoal?

  • @loo0oop
    @loo0oop 3 місяці тому

    Address? And what do i order for the Michelin meal? Being serious. lol

  • @el5495
    @el5495 3 місяці тому +1

    Blue fin tuna is about to go extinct

  • @JuliesWorldXoXo
    @JuliesWorldXoXo 3 місяці тому +1

    LOVE this! 👏 awesome! ✨✨🐟 🐙 🐠 🦞 🦐✨✨🔥

  • @frozty189
    @frozty189 2 місяці тому

    Great video but i must say.. cooking is why i cook

  • @sympatyk8906
    @sympatyk8906 2 місяці тому +1

    👍