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December 15, 2009 Off

Pho 99 (West LA)

By in 11: West LA

Finally find a better alternative to Le Saigon for Vietnamese food on the west side. The family chain Pho 99 is a family chain that has other locations at Torrance, City of Industry and OC. My co-worker said their egg rolls tasted like how her Vietnamese grandmother made them. Grilled Beef and Egg Roll Bun. […]

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December 10, 2009 4

El Rincon Criollo (Culver City)

By in 13: Culver City

My friends were craving oxtail, so we came to El Rincon Criollo, the other Cuban restaurant on the westside that’s rival to the more well known Versailles. I heard that they have pretty good oxtail here. The interior is lovely! It is small, bright and merry~ The bread taste so Cuban, it is not sticky, […]

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December 9, 2009 2

Gon Jiam (Koreatown)

By in 07: Mid-Wilshire

My foodie friend recommended me this hole-in-the-wall joint Gon Jiam that served what he described as hidden Korean food. Even though the place is small and mom n’ pop shop feeling, it has an user friendly English + Photo menu on the wall. Yummy homemade condiment and side dishes. Pork Belly Bosam $18.23. I’ve had […]

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December 5, 2009 1

Coolhaus Ice Cream Truck

By in 21: Food truck

Another food truck post! This time it’s ice cream sandwiches from Coolhaus. They came for a company party with their gourmet cookies and homemade ice cream. I got the Balsamic Fig Ice cream with Chocolate Cookie in Edible wrapper. The flavor taste more normal than it sound. Sadly my cookie broke apart and made it […]

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November 25, 2009 5

Mackie Kitchen (Hong Kong: Causeway Bay)

By in 09: Hong Kong

This is the last of the Hong Kong entries. Before leaving we check out Mackie Kitchen, an extension of the upstair bookshop Mackie Study that was sadly closed down earlier this year. Indie, art, cultural places like this are extremely rare in this finance-centric city, where only chichi/business-chic/high end place are valued. The space is also […]

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