The call
This page is kept as part of the dated record. The order notes below describe the place as Roger recommended it, not as it operates today.
What to order
- 72-hour braised short rib
Best for
- A slow-cooked main
New American
Temp
A Third Avenue restaurant whose 72-hour braised short rib earned five stars from Roger.
Closed
Temp is listed as closed. The short rib lives on only in the record.
Yelp — Temp Restaurant listed as closed (checked 2026-09-16) (2026-09-16) ↗Source-backed notes
Visit history
2018year precision · inferred
“72-hour braised short rib! Melts in yo mouth type of goodness!”
Five stars, with the braised short rib as the whole review.
2017-10-19day precision · source explicit
“We don't make our way down to the South Bay too often but had to”
Roger noted he doesn't make it down to the South Bay too often but had to for this visit, with the reason cut off mid-sentence. (From an unpublished Yelp draft review, never posted publicly.)
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- From the order notes
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- Go for
- A big appetite · Beer with dinner
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- From the order notes
- Red or white bean mochi
- Go for
- A mochi/sweet tooth run in the South Bay
Latest recorded visit2014-03-08
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- From the order notes
- Pork chop · Whiskey cocktails
- Go for
- Dinner and drinks · A polished night out
Latest recordRecommended 2022
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- From the order notes
- Barrel-aged mezcal or whiskey cocktails
- Go for
- Cocktail-led dinners · Dinner and drinks
Latest recordRecommended 2022