Going to a restaurant five times in three days is a testament in itself. But for this little Filipino counter, Jonathan Gold can’t stop exploring the menu.

Every year, restaurateurs and diners await Los Angeles Times food critic Jonathan Gold’s ‘Best 101 Restaurants’ list. Well, it’s in!

Whether you opt for the Thunderbolt frog or the BBQ pig brains, the Sichuan and Chongqing-style cuisine being served here is creative and spicy.

A traditional Peruvian pisco sour, a plate of ceviche, servers who seem like they’re auditioning for a show on FXX. Jonathan says it’s hard to have a bad time here.

Find out which restaurant Jonathan calls “the most Hong Kong place in the San Gabriel Valley.”