Tiana Gee’s Filipino-soul pop-up SoulPhil has taken over Maydan Market’s Club 104 in West Adams, settling in for a short residency that runs through early March. The menu leans hard into both heritage and comfort, with macapuno cornbread brushed with coco butter, gumbo-collard green lumpia served with spicy suka, crispy Hoppin’ John fried rice, and a coco-nana pudding that nods to banana leche flan. The pop-up lives inside Maydan’s communal food hall, where rotating vendors and a central live-fire hearth set the stage for a casual, counter-service setup built for shared meals.
According to the Los Angeles Daily News, SoulPhil is the latest chef residency in Club 104’s ongoing rotation and is billed as the sixth takeover for the space. The outlet notes that the pop-up’s menu is laid out in detail and that a Persian concept is already queued up to follow in March. The residency was timed to land during Black History Month, and several evenings are expected to be either ticketed dinners or more casual counter-service nights, depending on the schedule.
What’s on the menu
Chef Tee is going big on shared, kamayan-style presentations and bold flavors, folding Southern staples into Filipino traditions across a tight tasting lineup. Menu standouts include adobo short ribs, that macapuno cornbread, gumbo-collard green lumpia, and the coco-nana pudding, according to LAist. Diners can mix quick, snackable counter bites with larger, family-style plates meant to be passed around at the communal tables.
About the chef
Tiana Gee created SoulPhil as a pop-up series to explore, plate by plate, how her Filipino and Black roots intersect. According to Tiana Gee, she has cooked in notable kitchens including Red Rooster in Harlem and has appeared on Food Network shows as well as in national food features. Her resume also includes festival slots such as Pebble Beach Food & Wine, which lists her as a participating chef.
Maydan Market’s model
Maydan Market spans roughly 10,000 square feet and is laid out as a global dining hall built around a roaring live-fire hearth and a constantly rotating lineup of vendors, with an eye toward immigrant-led and local concepts. Eater LA detailed the market’s opening, highlighting the communal seating and stall mix that make short-term residencies like SoulPhil possible. The model gives chefs a relatively low-risk way to test new menus and grow an audience without signing on for a full brick-and-mortar lease.
For current hours, ticket information and the latest vendor lineup, check Maydan Market, which posts reservations and updates for Club 104 residencies. Some evenings run as walk-up counter-service while others are structured as limited-ticket dinners, so availability can shift week to week. Expect the roster to keep evolving through early spring as new residents rotate through the space.
