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Reel in great seafood and sushi at Malama Pono in Sherman Oaks

10/22/2022 1:17:00 AM

Reel in great seafood and sushi at Malama Pono in Sherman Oaks

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Reel in great seafood and sushi at Malama Pono in Sherman Oaks The restaurant’s name means “take good care of yourself” in one translation, and they do just that, says food critic Merrill Shindler. UPDATED:October 21, 2022 at 3:16 p.m.Let’s make this clear from the get-go:Malama Ponois not a cliché tourist cuisine Hawaiian restaurant, the sort of place you go to for dishes like loco moco, teriyaki chicken, chicken katsu, plate lunch — and if you’re livin’ large, Spam musubi, so you can tell the neighbors back in Dubuque about how they make sushi with Spam. And, of course, a luau. Which can all be pretty good chow. Don’t get me wrong; I like kalua pork as much as the next guy in baggy shorts and a Hawaiian shirt. But this is not what Malama Pono is about.Malama Pono — the name means “Take good care of yourself” in one translation, but also “to live with a conscious decision to do what is morally right in terms of self, others and the land…” — describes itself as “a seafood-inspired restaurant…featuring regional fusion cuisine with a Pacific influence…” Which is to say, the stuff a lot of us have been eating here in SoCal for a long time, dating back to great destinations like Roy’s and even, on one level, the old Trader Vic’s. We’re on the edge of the Pacific. The culinary influences are many. And they make eating here a lot of fun. Read more:
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