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    A food concept from B.J. Novak that treats chain restaurants as source material rather than punchlines, Chain landed its first permanent home inside a mall food court, which feels exactly right. Four chefs each riff on a fast-food classic: a Cantonese fish sandwich, a spicy chicken number, a teriyaki bowl, a mapo wagyu wrap. The nostalgia is the point, and the execution is the twist.

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    • Cantonese fish sandwich

      “Calvin Eng will serve a Filet-o-Fish-inspired Cantonese fish sandwich”

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    • Teriyaki chicken bowl

      “Roy Choi will draw on mall food court nostalgia with a teriyaki chicken bowl”

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    • Mapo wagyu wrap

      “Mei Lin will channel Taco Bell with a mapo wagyu wrap filled, fittingly, with chile crisp queso”

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    Topanga Canyon Boulevard, Canoga Park, California · Canoga Park
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    Open now, until 8 PM

    • Monday Noon to 8 PM
    • Tuesday Today Noon to 8 PM
    • Wednesday Noon to 8 PM
    • Thursday Noon to 8 PM
    • Friday Noon to 8 PM
    • Saturday Noon to 8 PM
    • Sunday 11 AM to 7 PM

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