It’s not exactly the same as in Taiwan, but the noodle soup, mian xian (麵線), at Ay-Chung Flour-Rice Noodle (阿宗麵線) in San Gabriel is pretty close in taste. The Ay-Chung restaurants in California are actual restaurants with seats and other items on the menu, rather than just a stand that serves only mian xian. Their [...]
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Shaved snow (雪花冰) outside of Taiwan is rare. Actually, even in Taiwan it’s rare. Anyway, my favorite place outside of Taiwan is at Class 302 in Rowland Heights. Just look at it! I don’t know if I’ve just gotten used to ordering either their green tea shaved snow with red beans and mochi or their [...]
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I haven’t been to Yi Mei Deli Co in Rowland Heights in a while, and I’m glad I got to go again this time. It’s my most favorite place for Taiwanese breakfast. The things the have here remind me so much of Taiwan. Not as cheap, but some of their items are just as good.
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One of my favorite Taiwanese dishes is pork chop rice (排骨飯). I ordered it at Old Country Cafe in Alhambra and it was pretty good. I think it must be in the batter. The pork chop came with some pickled vegetables (雪菜) as well as some boiled vegetables, a tea egg (茶葉蛋), and some ground [...]
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Gone are the days of following Korean taco trucks on Twitter and waiting an hour in line to order. Red Hot Kitchen is pretty much in the middle of nowhere, but at least it’ll always be there, and I actually think their tacos are a lot more worth it. My favorite was their daily special, [...]
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One of my favorite foods is the porchetta sandwich, and every time I find out of a new place that serves it, I make it a point to try it. This time, I tried it at Forage, a fairly new restaurant in the Silver Lake area. The pork belly had a nice mix of meat, [...]
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We had a small bite and some tea at Bricks and Scones. Their rose champagne tea was my favorite. They use tea from Lupicia, a Japanese tea boutique. Their scones were also well-made. I’d pass on the cupcake next time. That red velvet cupcake had nice flavor but was too dry.
Neighborhood: Mid Wilshire
403 N Larchmont [...]
I’m a huge maple bacon donut fan. I went to try out the one at Nickel Diner since it’s very popular there. Maybe I’ve just been spoiled by the original at Voodoo Donuts in Portland, or maybe I’ve just been spoiled by the fresh, organic ones at Dynamo Donut & Coffee, but the one at [...]
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I took Phil to grab some curry at Muracci’s Japanese Curry & Grill. I normally wouldn’t come here because of its insane wait, not to mention the food coma I always get after eating their curry, but since Phil was in town and hasn’t had it, plus it’s another item he can mark off the [...]
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We celebrated Jack’s birthday with some seven course beef (bo bay mon) at Pagolac. Their seven course of beef is actually in 7×7’s 100 Things to Try Before You Die. I’ve only had seven course beef one other time before at San Jose’s Saigon Kitchen and they offered a better value for similar food, i.e., [...]
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