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East Side King:
Pork Belly Meshi & Beet Home Fries

Who said fries need to be made from potatoes? In an inspired move, East Side King bucked convention and chose to reimagine home fries for the modern era. To do so, they selected an oft-unloved root vegetable: beets. The first bite evokes a sweet flavor of the earth that is immediately brightened by the green onion garnish, all of which is blended together through the use of a Japanese mayonnaise dipping sauce. If a savory burst of flavor is insufficient, send taste buds into orbit with pork belly meshi. Roasted low and slow, this pork is paired with pungent kimchi and fresh vegetables before it is laid to rest on a bed of jasmine rice. One bite just won’t be enough. 
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