Lukshon, Culver City - Good Night and Good...

As Lukshon — or in our case, friends with a reservation — would have it...

raw: Malpeque Oysters

Malpeque oysters from Prince Edward Island, sudachi long pepper mignonette [$15/$30]. Oysters were very deliciously "oyster-y." Drank sauce straight.

raw: Deer Island Scallops

with water chestnut cucumber relish and prawn salt [$17]. Very sweet.

raw: Spanish Mackerel - WIN!

with coconut vinegar, jalapeno, lemongrass, and green papaya [$14] Weird, but in a good way.

wine: Brokenwood Semillon Hunter Valley (Australia)

with raw oysters, scallops, and Spanish mackerel, selection by Eduardo "singing somm" Porto Carreiro

small: Shrimp Toast

rock shrimp with cilantro, chiles and tiny crouton [$14]

small: Chicken Pops - WIN!

Shelton Farms drumettes, garlic, kecap manis, spicy sichuan salt [$14]. Kind of want to order an entire tray for a party. Or just myself.

wine: Lambrusco

"shimmery sweet"

small: Pickled Cauliflower

accompaniment to roti canai

small: Lamb Sausage Roti Canai - WIN!

chana dal, cumin, mint, pickled cauliflower [$15]. All pizza should be on crisp, flaky roti.

big: Prince Edward Island Mussels

green chile rempah, coconut, tapioca, thai basil, lime [$19]. "Is that roe?! Ew..." "It's tapioca." "Oh. Oh! *slurp*"

big: Short Rib Rendang

malay spices, red chile lemongrass rempah, coconut cream [$32]

noodles: Dandan Noodles - WIN!

kurobota pork, sesame, preserved mustard greens, sichuan peppercorns, peanuts [$13] like jia jiang myun. but browner. and heavier. and spicier. so actually, no, not like jia jiang myun.

rice: Heirloom Black Rice

lap cheong, onion, roasted garlic, fried egg [$11]

rice: XO Rice

jasmine rice, housemade xo sauce, long beans, egg [$10] skip this. weird, in a weird way.

sides: Yu Choy Sum

with aged ham, shaoxing wine, garlic. $8

endings: Vietnamese Iced Coffee

endings: Dessert Plate

pine nut cake with Asian pear sorbet, mandarin sorbet with pomegranate, coconut boba

endings: Boba from Dessert Plate