Altadena’s Sticky Rice Open at Grand Central Market

Another feather has been placed in Altadena’s toque—chef hat—as now has an eatery at Downtown LA’s Grand Central Market.

The market is getting a revamp consulted by none other than

Sticky Rice is owned by Soi 7’s David Tewasart and run by Chef Johnny Lee of Tewasart’s Spirit House and formerly Flying Pig and Rivera.

Tewasart notes that Sticky Rice will be the first Los Angeles restaurant to feature “Thai comfort food” that is “completely authentic.”

The eatery is also “dedicated to using organic, free-range and locally sourced ingredients to celebrate the vibrant flavors of authentic Thai regional cooking,” so its menu will change frequently.

The current spring menu includes khao mun gai, a Thai version of Hainan chicken rice; gai yang grilled chicken served with Thai bbq sauce; five-spice pork belly stew, and a changing selection of curries and signature Thai salads made to order in a large pok pok mortar in the open kitchen, the eatery shared.

Now in its soft opening phase, Sticky Rice has its official grand opening Downtown April 30.

Sticky Rice kicks off a year of monthly restaurant openings at the historic market that began in 1917.

The Altadena Farmers’ Market is every Wednesday from 3-7 p.m. at Loma Alta Park.

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