![]() ![]() We walked through a small passageway occupied by Nancy Silverton’s famous Triple Beam Pizza and Go Get Em Tiger Coffee, which also serves pastries and breakfast. The restaurant is hidden from the street. ![]() ![]() Cal-Med cuisine was supposedly a trend in the 1980s, but since I didn’t have enough money to go out to dinner in that decade, I don’t remember it. Although there are many pasta dishes, Molina calls his cuisine Cal-Med, which sounds like the nearby Urgent Care facility I frequent however, it really stands for California Mediterranean. With that pedigree behind the restaurant, hopes were high Hippo would be a resounding success, and from what we’ve tasted on our multiple visits, it is just that. It was back in 2012 that Molina won the coveted James Beard award for Best Chef: West for his work at L.A.’s Osteria Mozza, co-owned by the chef, baker, and author Nancy Silverton. That’s because the restaurant was going to be helmed by James Beard award-winning chef Matt Molina (along with Silverlake Wine partners Joe Capella and Randy Clement). Hippo had already created quite a buzz even before it opened in the summer of 2018. We only knew of its existence from a subscriber, Garrett, who has recommended many terrific restaurants over the years, including Mai Tai Tom’s 2018 Restaurant of the Year, Dama. We have tried many of their dishes but had never had the off-menu rib eye steak. Hippo had been in the running since we first dined here in February. With the voting so close, we returned to Hippo this autumn to try a few more menu options before making our final decision. In the closest vote in history, Highland Park’s Hippo takes home the title! Hippo had fierce competition from two of Pasadena’s relatively new restaurants Entre Nous and The Arbour, and also from Bavel in DTLA’s Art District. The votes have been tabulated, and Mai Tai Tom’s 2019 Restaurant of the Yearis now ready to be unveiled. Mai Tai Tom’s 2019 Restaurant Of The Year! ![]()
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