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    A J-shaped yellow bar and a handful of stools are the entire dining room at this takeout-only shack in San Rafael, and most people just grab their box and go. The menu changes constantly, sometimes the morning of, and things sell out. The chef pulls from various Asian cuisines and California seasonality, so one week it's pork in black vinegar caramel over rice, the next it's ceviche salad. Call ahead or arrive early, and arrive with no fixed idea of what you want.

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    • Chilled noodles with chicken

      “One week, there might be chilled noodles with chicken, only to vanish and be replaced by a ceviche salad, then melty, pork in black vinegar caramel over perfectly cooked rice.”

      San Francisco Chronicle
    • Ceviche salad

      “One week, there might be chilled noodles with chicken, only to vanish and be replaced by a ceviche salad, then melty, pork in black vinegar caramel over perfectly cooked rice.”

      San Francisco Chronicle
    • Pork in black vinegar caramel

      “One week, there might be chilled noodles with chicken, only to vanish and be replaced by a ceviche salad, then melty, pork in black vinegar caramel over perfectly cooked rice.”

      San Francisco Chronicle

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