Even before winning multiple James Beard Awards, State Bird attracted lines for 5:30pm seatings not seen since the Dead played neighboring Fillmore Auditorium. Carts arrive tableside laden with California-inspired, dim-sum-sized "provisions" like jerk octopus and pastrami pancakes. Progress to larger but equally esoteric seasonal signatures, from kimchi-spiced Dungeness crab with bottarga to parmesan-feathered California state bird (quail) atop slow-cooked onions. Book ahead.
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