Although James Beard Award winner Justin Yu shuttered Oxheart in 2017 his cooking remains innovative and exciting in its current form at Theodore Rex. Located just off the highway in a converted building with minimal adornment Yu's food is aggressive yet accessible and exotic despite its roots in local produce. Small, with a smart staff, the Tomato Toast is famous for a reason but both pastas were amongst the best I've had stateside in a while.

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