Chef Kanate Ungkasrithongkul and his wife, Anita Lin, opened their first restaurant in Tustin in 2023 to much acclaim. Their new spot, which will open at Irvine Spectrum Center this month, manages to be beautiful, cheery and endearing – starting with the “Wall-E” figurine and framed yellow rubber duckies at the entrance. We talked to the chef about the restaurant.
Why the ducks and a movie figurine?
The rubber duckies were a tradition where I used to work. They make me smile! “Wall-E” is the only Disney movie that’s happy from beginning to end…