Kurrypinch

Dinner at Kurrypinch, a cute Sri Lankan spot on East Hollywood’s main drag, is not without the occasional hiccup. Dishes tend to land all at once, and if you and a date show up without a reservation, there might be some scrambling at the host stand. But all will be forgiven when the stir-fried kotti roti and sizzling deviled chicken hit the table. The menu is a mix of traditional dishes and more interpretative “chef’s signatures,” with the highlight of the latter being a curried mahi mahi and fried onions over a lush coconut cream risotto that could moonlight as congee. Mostly, we're just thrilled some of the fiery Sri Lankan food in the SFV has trickled down the 101. And plan on keeping Kurrypinch’s tamarind michelada nearby—they don’t play around with spice.