The Taiwanese cafe at the hearts of Alhambra is a popular hang out spot for Asian kids, as it’s the only late night spot for them to hang out legally. What made the loud and cheesy Chinese pop music being blasted here tolerable is the Snowflakes: shaved condensed milk (iced). The texture is soft like […]
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November 16, 2008
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818 JN Kitchen (San Gabriel)
By Freda in 01: San GabrielWe drove out to San Gabriel for some Xinjiang skewers. This place 818 JN Kitchen has a banner outside that saids “LA’s Authentic Xinjiang BBQ Skewers” in chinese. The place is very tiny and the front tables are rather close to the skewers grill. There was no AC so it was very hot (try getting […]
Tags: Chinese
November 7, 2008
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Otafuku (Gardena)
By Freda in 17: South Bay, Favorite Food EntriesBack to LA. We went back to that wonderful Soba/Udon place Otafuku (see old post). If they could make common dish like Oyakodon so delicious, I’m willing to give another item a try — the other common Japanese dish that I don’t usually like: cutlet. Katsudon – Juicy Pork Cutlet Bowl Thinly pounded pork (Borkshire) […]
October 19, 2008
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Raku (Little Tokyo)
By Freda in 06: Downtown LAStunned and sad, I found out (too late) that the Little Tokyo’s Japanese-French restaurant Grill Lyon had closed down. The space was replaced by a Korean Japanese izakaya chain called Raku (the original is at Westside). The interior is slick and aimed for trendy crowd…ironically that is how izakaya is known as in LA now. The […]
Tags: Izakaya, Japanese, Okonomiyaki
October 19, 2008
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Gloria’s Cafe (Culver City)
By Freda in 13: Culver CityGloria Cafe may look like a bar from the outside with its neon sign and dark interior, but it’s actually a Salvadorian/Mexican restaurant operate by friendly owner Gloria and her family. There’s a sign saids Pupusa outside highlighting their specialty. The rest of the menu offers a variety of meat and seafood dishes. A table […]
Tags: Mexican, Salvadorian
