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Darling

West Hollywood · Modern Southern This week #2

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At a glance

Critic consensus

Covered by LA Times · on Eater LA. Summarized from our linked sources only — we don’t invent reviews or scores.

Bill Addison’s LA Times review (Oct 22) praises Sean Brock’s return to his Southern roots: rich Southern cooking, plus arguably the best dry-aged steak burger in L.A. Darling also landed at No. 26 on the LA Times 101 Best (Oct 23), and Eater LA’s Oct 23 intel flagged the review.

Buzz history

WeekRankBuzzRelative
Oct 26, 2026#20.80
Oct 24, 2026#10.87

Weeks appeared

Sources cited

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