Thien Hong

This Northeast Sandy Boulevard long-timer makes waaay better versions of the pan-Asian grub you've been ordering for years. Sinus-clearing wonton soup ($1.75), surprisingly fresh stir-fried snow-pea shoots ($8), bubbling clay pots packed with pork spareribs or bean curd ($8.50)—they're all here. Just point to what the gridlock of Asian families in the midcentury-tacky pink-and-blue dining room is grubbing on and the staff will take care of you. If there's a whole fried fish to be had, order it. Even better, this place is a to-go order pro: They actually pack their addictive pepper-salted calamari ($9.25) in a takeout box with the lid open, so the just-fried squidlets never arrive home a soggy disappointment. (KC)

WWeek 2015