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Tasty Dining January 20, 2013

Filed under: Chinese,Dinner,Restaurant — RenRen @ 5:38 am
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I tried the dry hot pot at Tasty Dining in San Gabriel last night with Louise and Will. I think I like how the Wuhan people do their dry hot pot. The food was good and I didn’t smell like my dinner afterwards, but that might be because we had dinner early and there weren’t that many customers yet. Louise and I shared the lamb pot and Will ordered the vegetarian. I know the lamb was supposed to be the main focus in our pot, but I didn’t much care for it. MY MAIN FOCUS was the non-expensive stuff, the potatoes, celery, cauliflower, tofu and wide vermicelli. They soaked up the flavors well and were delicious. I’ll never look at potatoes and celery the same way ever again. Ok maybe that was a little exaggerated.

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Tasty Dining (where that one Lollicup used to be).

301 W. Valley Blvd., Suite 101

San Gabriel, CA 91776

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Manhattan Beach Post (Dinner) September 10, 2012

Filed under: American,Dinner,Restaurant — RenRen @ 4:00 am
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We had a girls day outing today in the South Bay where it was nice and cool. It was great to leave the hot and humid 90 degree weather of the San Gabriel Valley and hang out near (not on) the beach. Dana, Grace, Lena and I watched an afternoon showing of Moonrise Kingdom, which was very good and then had dinner at MB Post. I’ve only had brunch here once so I was excited to finally try their dinner menu.

bacon cheddar buttermilk biscuit (w/maple butter) & fleur de sel pretzel

fee fi fo fum fries

soft shell blue crab lettuce wrap

roasted brussels sprouts (w/emmental, hazelnuts, sage)

asparagus and poached jidori egg

skirt steak w/ grilled broccolini & red chimichurri

vietnamese caramel pork jowl on papaya salad

steamed mussels w/ green curry, Chinese sausage, and rice

I just oh so love the bacon cheddar biscuit. The only thing that I didn’t like was the sausage in the green curry and the papaya salad (too much fish sauce). Actually I’m a little offended that there was Chinese sausage in the green curry. It’s just…wrong.

 

Manhattan Beach Post

1142 Manhattan Ave.

Manhattan Beach, CA 90266

 

 

Chotto Izakaya August 16, 2012

Filed under: Japanese,Restaurant — RenRen @ 5:05 am
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On Saturday, my cousins and I had dinner at Chotto, an izakaya located in the Marina area of San Francisco. I had wanted to try the food here since it opened (was it early or mid last year?). The dishes were on the pricier side compared to the izakayas in LA, but I was dining in the Marina. It shouldn’t have been a surprise. The food was good so I have no complaints. Okay that was a lie. I didn’t particularly care for the insane amount of cabbage that was sitting on the bottom of my bowl of ramen. Oh and was it weird that everyone in my family ordered their own bowl of ramen? I did quite enjoy the bacon mochi and the gyutan (it’s tongue, don’t judge me) though.

The lanterns separating our private room from the rest of the restaurant.

Hakate Sarada

Gyutan

Kushiyaki Sampler (kamo, kyu, negima, tontoro)

Bacon Mochi

Agedashi Tofu

Karamiso Tonkotsu – I added the egg.

I think I’m going to attempt to make the bacon mochi at home. Wish me luck.

Chotto

3317 Steiner St. (btw Chestnut & Lombard)

San Francisco, CA 94123

415-441-2223

 

回頭香麵館 – Hui Tou Xiang Noodle House July 30, 2012

Filed under: Chinese,Dinner,Restaurant — RenRen @ 12:34 am
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Thank you Louise for writing about your dining experience at Hui Tou Xiang and then accompanying me for my first meal there. We ordered a cold dish of marinated squid (小魷魚), pork soup dumplings (小籠包), the Hui Tou pork (回頭豬肉), and a pork and leek pancake (豬肉韭菜盒子). On top of serving good food, the restaurant staff were also very friendly, which is rare in a Chinese restaurant located in the San Gabriel Valley. Is it weird that I didn’t order any noodles? I think so. I’m going to have to go back very soon to try the noodles.

Hui Tou Xiang Noodle House

704 W. Las Tunas Dr. Ste 5

San Gabriel, CA 91776

(626) 281 – 91776

 

Bizarra Capital July 8, 2012

Filed under: Mexican,Restaurant — RenRen @ 5:59 pm
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A few weeks ago, I had dinner at Bizarra Capital with a couple of close friends. According to Jonathan Gold, they have fried huazontle here. We didn’t order it and I don’t remember seeing it on the menu either. I guess I should have read his article in the LA Times before my visit. Oh well, maybe next time. We did have mole fries though. Don’t judge me, but I don’t think I’m much of a mole fries type of girl. It looked and smelled delicious and my friends seem to really like it though. I hope to make it back to Bizarra again soon. There is so much on the menu that I still need to try.

Grace had two glasses. So I’m assuming this drink was good, whatever it was.

If you can’t take spicy food, don’t order this dish. All peppers and nothing else.

The fish tacos were delicious. I’m craving one right now.

 

 
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