People rave about the soup dumplings 小籠包 at Mama Lu’s Dumpling House 一口福 in Monterey Park, but I recommend getting that elsewhere and instead focusing on their green onion pancake 蔥油餅. It comes very crispy and flaky, reminding me of the Malaysian roti canai but a little denser with more to chew. I also really [...]
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Just wanted to post up the rest of the few pictures I took of my day trip to Monterey Bay with my cousin Anne and brother Jimson. We started out in Downtown Carmel and went straight to lunch at Carmel Belle. We walked through the shops and towards Carmel Beach, then back and straight to [...]
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The roasted Peking duck at Duck House (aka Lu Jing Di) is hands down one of the best I’ve had. The duck is deboned, the meat is lean yet juicy, and the crispy, golden brown skin has been stripped away of all fat as well. This shows that you don’t need fat to make a [...]
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Craving traditional Taiwanese breakfast – soybean milk and Chinese donut (豆漿+油條/doujiang youtiao)? Get it at Huge Tree Pastry in Monterey Park. The milk is fresh, and the donut comes hot and crunchy. And grab some egg pancake (蛋餅/danbing) while you’re at it. 423 N Atlantic Blvd Ste 106 Monterey Park, CA 91754 (626) 458-8689
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No more waiting an hour in line to get a hot bowl of ramen at Daikokuya anymore, at least not at their Monterey Park location. The wait for me was around 15 minutes. I haven’t been to the original location in a while, but the ramen here is how I remember it at the original [...]
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Everyone has been raving about Huge Tree Pastry (大樹豆漿點心坊) so I had to check it out, and it’s true, it really is a solid spot for all the Taiwanese breakfast foods you can think of. Actually, I already knew that I would like Huge Tree Pastry after I heard that it was just the new [...]
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I did the unthinkable. I always get the regular pudding boba milk and Half and Half Tea House, but this time I thought I’d be adventurous and get something different – the strawberry version. Well, I can’t say I hated it, but when it comes to this drink, regular is still my favorite. But if [...]
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I can’t get enough of Dean Sin World. It’s one of those restaurants that I always have to return to when I visit Monterey Park. They’re well-made, juicy, not greasy, and cheap! 306 N Garfield Ave #2 Monterey Park, CA 91754 (626) 571-0636
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Word on the street is that the owners of Half and Half Tea House in San Gabriel divorced, thereby causing an opening of a second Half and Half Tea House in Monterey Park. Now it truly is “half and half”. Half and Half is my favorite place for drinks in the whole San Gabriel Valley. [...]
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It’s been a year since I last visited Dean Sin World in Monterey Park and a lot has changed. The place has renovated – it expanded the dining area, forcing the area where the old ladies would wrap dumplings to be moved to the kitchen. That’s a bit of a bummer, but on the bright, [...]
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