Chef Josef Centeno (ex Meson G, Opus) reemerges at Lot 1, an intimate (nine tables, plus three on the sidewalk) New American in increasingly gentrified Echo Park; the color scheme is black and tan, the soundtrack is jazz and the moderately priced fare exhibits a quirky modern sensibility, as in gazpacho made with beets and chicharrónes.
1533 Sunset Blvd.; 213-481-8400