 E&O Asian Kitchen Restaurant Review: An extensive remodeling project transformed this Asian-fusion mainstay --- mere steps away from one of the city's main shopping and hotel hubs --- into a high-ceilinged, bamboo-accented, glam-casual getaway where the flavors of India (tamarind-glazed chicken wings, naan, crudo on Himalayan salt blocks) meet those of China (wood-roasted char siu black cod, coffee-and-hoisin-glazed spare ribs, five-spice oxtail dumplings, tea eggs), Indonesia (beef rendang, nasi goreng), Thailand (green papaya salad), Vietnam (duck imperial rolls) and beyond, with buzzworthy local ingredients such as Meyer lemons, free-range chickens and Duroc pork. Chef Sharon Nahm, a veteran of Stars, Kuleto's and Lark Creek Walnut Creek, brings memories of her own Korean-American childhood to such standouts as zingy house-made kimchi and delightfully sticky, seductively sweet beef toppoki. Meat and seafood dominate E&O's menu, but vegetarians can revel in juicy, earthy Indonesian corn fritters, satay portobello mushrooms and creamy roasted eggplant. Mixologist Carlos Yturria offers an exotic array of classic and signature cocktails; the Black Pearl with Matusalem rum, coconut water, Velvet Falernum and crème de violet is a popular knockout.
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