At Hip Hot in Monterey Park, the crab is stir-fried with ungodly amounts of chiles

Jonathan Gold reviews Hip Hot in Monterey Park, another addition to the new wave of Sichuan restaurants in the San Gabriel Valley.
Jonathan Gold • Los Angeles Times • July 7, 2017
The Dungeness crab at Hip Hot, Tiantian Qiu’s Monterey Park Sichuan seafood restaurant, is stir-fried with ungodly amounts of chiles and Sichuan peppercorn, tossed with potatoes and vegetables, and served in a gleaming heap. It has been expertly...
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