My original plan was to eat next door, but I got there too late in the afternoon and they were closed, so I checked out Hui Tou Xiang Noodles House instead. It was definitely a good find. They make awesome pan-fried dumplings; awesome for two reasons: the top and bottoms are crispy while the inside [...]
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Honey toast served at Milk & Honey Cafe, and it’s good! Not too sweet, huge, as expected, and each piece inside nicely toasted. The custard was nice, and it came with two scoops of ice cream – vanilla and chocolate. I didn’t sense much honey, though, but it was still good. Drinks are good. Snacks [...]
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Every time I’m in the SGV I always make sure to visit at least one of my favorite Taiwanese breakfast spots. This time, it was Four Sea Restaurant 四海早點‧滷味‧麵點 in San Gabriel. My favorite dish of theirs is their fried turnip cake 蘿蔔糕. Unlike HK/Cantonese dim sum restaurants, theirs is fried to a crisp around [...]
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There was a time when I could just walk into Factory Tea Bar and get seated right away. My last few attempts haven’t been successful here, but this time, I decided to just come while all the kids were still at school and all the adults were still at work. This really is one of [...]
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In an attempt to find the best iced milk with pudding and boba, I checked out a favorite cafe of mine, Oh My Pan Bakery & Tea. Their’s is different from the norm. No fat cups here – just plain, regular lidded cups that fits into cup holders, each drink carefully made. My favorite part [...]
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When it comes to the boba milk tea basics, Factory Tea Bar wins. The tea flavor is strong and the pearls taste fresh. The pearls were perfect – warm, chewy, and sweetened. Make sure to request less sweet since the pearls themselves are already sweet. If you have a sweet tooth, then the “FTB Thick [...]
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Every time I visit the SGV, there’s something new. (Well, a lotta things.) My new favorite bakery in San Gabriel is Oh My Pan Bakery & Tea. It’s so good I had to go twice during the weekend. Japanese style with Chinese ingredients is how the owner described the bakery, so they have pastries like [...]
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This is my new Taiwanese breakfast joint outside of Taiwan. Si Hai Restaurant (四海早點‧滷味‧麵點) serves soy milk/dou jiang (豆漿) in every combo – hot, cold, sweet, salty. The only other place that I’ve ever really enjoyed salty soy milk was in Taiwan. My favorite dish of theirs, however, is their turnip cake/luo bo gao (蘿蔔糕), [...]
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Tea Spots wins the award for cheapest shaved snow (雪花冰), or what they call cotton shaved ice. For less than $5, you get a big bowl of fluffy flavored snow – your choice of green tea, taro, mango, milk, and there was one more – and three free toppings. Not bad, eh? Everything else here, [...]
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I know I’m late in the game since I haven’t been venturing into the San Gabriel Valley as much lately, but Pa Pa Walk finally has shaved snow (雪花冰/xue hua bing)! No more having to drive all the way to Rowland Height’s Class 302. Green tea flavored snow topped with red beans and a side [...]
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