Archive for the ‘01: San Gabriel’ Category

December 29, 2008 3

A&J Restaurant (Alhambra)

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It’s holiday time so we’re very behind in update. A&J Noodle is known to have very good Taiwanese Beef Noodle. We tried to come here in the past but it was closed (on a Wednesday). Appertizers: Pickled Cucumber, Seaweed. The Pull Pancake is hot and fluffy. Chinese Beef Burger is juicy and quite heavy. I […]

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November 16, 2008 5

Cha House (San Gabriel)

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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 2

818 JN Kitchen (San Gabriel)

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We 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 […]

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October 2, 2008 5

Shin-Sen-Gumi Yakitori & Shabu Shabu (Monterey Park)

By in 01: San Gabriel, Favorite Food Entries

This Los Angeles chain opened a Yakitori + Shabu-Shabu branch at Monterey Park a year ago. Last week they celebrated their first year anniversary with 50% off on all yakitori. My friend and I had to line up for more than an hour. The appetizers menu is surprising big. Baked Yam with Butter. Golden and […]

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September 18, 2008 6

King Hua (Alhambra)

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Rumor has it that chefs from Sea Harbor (another popular Dim Sum place) had jumped ship to this place, so we came here for a try. There is no wait as we arrived early enough at 11. Big banquet style dining room. Creamy Chicken Pineapple bun. Pineapple is just a name for the type of […]

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