A famous two story shopping center in the heart of Chinatown Los Angeles, the Far East Plaza is close to the Metro station and houses mostly Asian focused dining establishments. It's most famous tenant continues to be Howlin Ray's. My wife and I came during a Sunday late morning, and found it to be quite busy with most customers milling around for Howlin Ray's, Lasita, and Thien Huong Vietnamese. They have a parking garage, but like many places in LA, don't accept validation. read more

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A shopping mall plaza along North Broadway! It was a nice walk and checking out all sidewalk vendors along the way. Needed coffee and stopped by this plaza. Most of eateries and kiosks were closed. Some retailers and restaurants are: KIM CHUY RESTAURANT ENDORFFEINE MARY's BEAUTY SALON DBEST Financial Serviceds EAST WEST SHOP BAKERS BENCH TEN REN's TEA TIME read more

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Chinatown is a traffic nightmare. Drivers and pedestrians are very rude. Don't care how good the food is, no worth the hassle.

The plaza has numerous merchants, with a public parking garage attached to it. There are restaurant, gourmet shops, herb groceries etc., very old establishment and facilities. read more

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I love Far East Plaza, they have great tenants and management. Love how the management and the security guards work together to keep this place a safe enviornment. Today dined at the famous Amboy Burgers. Love this burger spot, the outdoor dining was clean and the burgers were fantastic. I even met the chef he was so nice and friendly and even asked me how I liked it! I love this plaza for the great tenants such as Amboy, Howlin Rays, Bakers Bench, Now Serving, Kim Chuy, Scoops, and more. This plaza is: Great Exceptional Openness Recommend Genuine Excellent read more

Yelp Reviews: Quarantine Edition #25 The best place to eat in Los Angeles during COVID-19. Yes, I know this may seem to be a ballsy assertion, but after traveling across the county over the last few months, I can definitively say that the perfect balance of safety, convenience, and deliciousness finds its epicenter in Chinatown on Broadway between Alpine and Ord. Ever since Roy Choi's Chego first landed in Far East Plaza back in 2013, it was the beginning of a seismic shift not only for Chinatown but the whole of Los Angeles itself. While Andy Ricker's Pok Pok, Eddie Huang's Baohaus, and even Chego are no longer in the plaza, they all helped lay the groundwork for the chef-driven food revolution people all over Southern California now associate with FEP. Current favorites include Johnny Lee's Pearl River Deli, Alvin Cailan's burger palace Amboy, Chad and Chase Valencia's award-winning LASA, Jack Benchakul's Endorffeine, and of course, the world renowned phenomenon Howlin' Ray's by the incomparable Johnny Ray Zone... regardless of whether it's fried chicken or cold brew, you're bound to find something not just tasty but often PHENOMENALLY DELICIOUS in the middle of Chinatown. Rest assured, the cutting-edge locus when it comes to food in LA County is not found in the Art's District, Beverly Hills, West Hollywood, Santa Monica or Silverlake... it's Far East Plaza in Chinatown! Of course, I'd be remiss not to recognize places like Qin West Noodle, Scoops Ice Cream, and the legendary Kim Chuy Restaurant whose connection and history in FEP far exceeds many of the new tenants... Still, why can't we have both the classics AND the new school? Chinatown is surely big enough for all of these players in the LA food scene and once things settle down I hope even more amazing places start to open up! Coming from OC, it's comparably difficult to find safe, socially distanced "al fresco dining" in an area with a lot of options... without breaking the bank, a la Melrose and Santa Monica Boulevard. In Chinatown, however, you can partake of Los Angeles' past, present, and future eating culture with great bang for buck... all at Far East Plaza! read more

Far East Plaza - Food from LASA and Amboy, two of my favorite businesses in Far East Plaza - Shopping Centers Near Me - Los Angeles, California

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This place is literally a foodie haven. Feeling hungry but not sure what to eat and where? Just do yourself a favor and come in here because this place has everything that will satisfy that hunger. Although this building is located in the heart of Chinatown, it houses not only Chinese restaurants but a wide variety of international cuisines, drinks, and desserts. Here you will find new restaurants creating a lot of buzz in the foodie culture. The list includes Howling Ray's, Chego, Baohaus, Ramen Champ, Lao Tao. For a more relaxed, sit down dining experience, head to LASA where they serve Filipino food. Feeling old school, you have a choice between two of the original establishments here, Thien Huong and J&K. Craving for some Chinese food? Choices are Kim Chuy, Qin, Fortune. For dessert, get an ice cream from Scoops. For your caffeine fix, go to Endorffeine. For exquisite teas, go to Ten Ren. read more

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The Far East Plaza has been around since the late '70s and is a food mall in Chinatown. You can find coffee, ice cream, fried chicken, Asian/fusion rice bowls, etc. in this 2-story space. Vendors include Baohaus, Chego!, Endorffeine, Howlin' Ray's, J&K Hong Kong Cuisine, Kim Chuy, Lao Tao, Lasa, Qin West, Ramen Champ, Scoops, and, Thien Huong. I came here to check out a fried chicken place, and while there were some limited metered parking along the street, there is also an underground parking garage. While the staff members here are not friendly by any means, it's a convenient way to park your car and get it validated (up to 4 hours) from the eateries in the hall. +underground garage available +parking validation offered by eateries +unfriendly employees in garage read more

Whenever I go there ,there is always this guy who keeps bothering people . I was charging my phone for a few minutes while eating and he didn't not allowed me to use the outlet. The worst place ever !! read more

This is a cool plaza in the heart of Chinatown. There are a lot of delusions food spots just within the plaza and vicinity. Parking is great and validation makes it free. It's like any Chinatown structure and brings back childhood cultural memories. As a tourist a local, I recommend stopping by since there are so many options for eating, shopping, and playing in the area. Come by and check out what it has to offer! read more

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Is this the place where the Chinatown revival happens? A mix of old and new, retail, eateries, and gems of randomness. Roy Choi, Andy Ricker and the Eggslut team have made new homes here and Ten Ren, Kim Chuy and Wing Hop carry the tradition. Looking forward to the continued development and more places to come and eat read more

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Go enjoy the restaurants. Just avoid the creepy underground parking structure if you don't want to be extorted for payment. I went to the plaza this morning (2/4) at 8:30 AM to grab a bowl of noodles at Kim Chuy. Since the stanchion was up, I just drove into the parking structure and parked my car. I double-checked to see whether there was an attendant around, but didn't see anyone, so I headed upstairs. When I came back at around 9AM, an attendant had put down all the barriers, and demanded that I pay for parking before she would let me out. The exit ramp is steep and narrow, and I couldn't pull my car in reverse, so I grudgingly paid the amount she asked for because I didn't feel like I had a choice. The attendee was rude, combative, and incredibly defensive. It made me wonder whether she was late for work, and wanted me to help her cover up. Well then, good luck with the other 30 cars parked in the structure, waiting for Howlin' Ray's to open. I don't have a problem with paying for parking. I live in LA, and I understand this is par for the course. But it was unfair that the plaza would leave the parking structure wide open and unattended, then randomly show up and extort its customers for payment before they would let you out. All I'm asking is that the plaza do its due diligence and either hire an attendee who would be available when the plaza is open, install automatic parking payment, or simply close the underground structure until you have an attendant. This was a frustrating incident that could have easily been avoided. read more

Home of the many good eats right in the middle of Chinatown! This plaza is home to a viet noodle house, Lao Tao, dumpling, Bao Haus, and of course Howlin Rays!! Although the floors and walls are kinda dirty this place has all the best joints of old china town. read more

Far east plaza is a mixed bag. That is not to say that there are good and bad spots, but more like great authentic spots and newer hipster fusion spots. An example, you can hit up Qin, a guilin noodles restaurant on the first floor, for the most amazing guilin noodles style dishes this side of the San Gabriel Valley and you can get a bbq pork bao there for around $3, in a no frills atmosphere. Or you can walk two stores down to a new "bao" restaurant where the exact same product will cost you 2-3 times the price, with worse quality. You pay for the loud music and eclectic decor I suppose. Howlin Rays had a giant line, which doesn't make any sense to me at all when there are so many other better options here. You can get what I would describe as the fried rice I make with all the leftovers in my fridge at Chego. If that is your sort of thing. Upstairs is a decent Ramen place and Lao Tao, making good taiwanese street food, but at sit down prices. They have scoops ice cream, although its flavors tend to be slightly less inspiring than the LA Community College location, and Ten Ren for Boba and good tea. read more

If you travel to China town in the Los Angeles area be sure to check out East garden it's a restaurant in Chinatown that you will not regret going to the staff is very friendly and polite their food is amazing and very authentic and delicious is worth taking the trip to Chinatown to eat at this restaurant they have a wide variety of Chinese food to choose from 1st they start you out with an authentic egg drop soup That is very good I ordered an appetizer of the crispy fried Wonton It comes with crab in it they were very delicious for my entree I ordered the Hawaiian barbecue mix with rice it was to die for the meat was very well marinated very tender and delicious I highly recommend it for dessert they gave me a Hong-Kong waffle It taste like at Very fresh fortune cookie It is worth the trip and travel time to eat at this restaurant please tell your friends in your family to go check it out trust me you will not be disappointed! read more

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Went on a Saturday night. Howling Rays & Bao House were closed (their hours are from 11am - 4pm) Decided to eat at Lao Tao. There's quite a few spaces that are still vacant or they close early. I was there at about 6:30pm. Anyways I'll be back to try Howlin Rays but this review is primarily for the parking situation. There is an underground garage that you can enter from Hill St. You take a ticket and self park, there's a parking attendant when you leave but it is CASH ONLY!!! There are no signs that say that. I was there for maybe an hour & a half and parking was $3.50. Thankfully I was able to scrounge that much change from my cup holders. I think the maximum rate is $10. I would've been screwed if I stayed longer. Anyways I spent a lot of time in Chinatown growing up so Far East plaza still has the same gritty feel. read more

The Fung bros brought me here! It wasn't hard to find either. There's a lot of food restraints inside this plaza. The most popular and insane wait for this place was The chicken place lol I'm not sure how to spell it but it's howlin rays? But my oh my! There's already a long line forming before it even opened. So it must be good but I didn't try it because the line was crazy long! You'd have at least 1-2 hour wait. I went into this Vietnamese pho place and got noodles! It was good but just a small size is so big! I couldn't finish it. I also tried the bau haus which was located in the plaza. It was good and so was the taro fries. It was worth the visit and thanks to fung bros for their YouTube videos on places to eat around LA. read more

For anyone who works in DTLA and is in need of monthly parking, DO NOT use the far east plaza underground parking. It is a rip off. The gates don't open at a consistent time in the morning and you won't be able to get in some days. If you have to be at work by a specific time in the morning, you'll be left with no choice but to park elsewhere and pay out of pocket ON TOP of the money that is already taken for monthly parking at the plaza. You're going to to end up paying double because of these people. I had asked the attendants several times what time the gates are supposed to open in the morning and I got a different answer each time. I took my chances for one more month and by the 4th day, it happened again. Enough was enough. I asked for a refund so I could park elsewhere and they wouldn't give me my full refund even though I have receipts for days I've parked elsewhere and photos with dates and times when I've arrived and the gates were down. I should have asked for refunds for all of those days but I was reasonable and just asked for a refund for this month of April and the managers were so rude and unreasonable. I was a loyal customer for months. No more. Just warning anyone who is considering this lot. You'll have better luck with any of the open lots next door or across the street. Save yourself the trouble. read more