Angry Egret Dinette (CLOSED)

Chef Wes Avila's café in Chinatown's Mandarin Plaza offers a little bit of everything: The tortas, tacos and burritos that comprise the regular menu are stellar, but the daily specials really allow the founding chef of Guerrilla Tacos to play. You might find duck ramen one day, or an eggy Spanish tortilla topped with razor-clam conservas another. You could catch roasted bone marrow—meant to be scraped onto a tuna tostada—or you could pop by the casual walk-up window and see the daily menu features caldo de siete mares, a stew brimming with clams, mussels, prawns and more. What we're saying is: Order the tortas and tacos and burritos and the tamal, but always, always check the daily specials here.