Archive for the ‘01: San Gabriel’ Category

April 18, 2008 2

Yungui Garden (Monterey Park)

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We went back for more Yunnan rice noodles (old entry). We got the right item this time. The delicious Cold Noodle. It taste very strong with bold, vinegary sauce, pickled cabbages and salted grounded meat. Their signature Across the Bridge Rice Noodle. Too bad the ingredients were mixed in the soup by the waitress before […]

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March 19, 2008 2

Luscious Dumpling (San Gabriel)

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Both Freda and I are busy at work these days, sorry for the slow update. I heard about the delicious Xiao lun bao-like soup dumplings at this small family owned restaurant that specialized in dumplings. The dumplings are handmade and sold out fast. So we made an effort to wake up early on the weekend […]

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March 4, 2008 4

SinBala (Arcadia)

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Sinbala is an insanely popular Taiwanese joint at Arcadia covering standard Taiwanese food, snack, tea, shaved ice and desserts (hence the line never stops for the entire day). Taiwanese Sausage with Leeks, less fatty and oily and more clean tasting than traditional Chinese. They have many sauce/sides to go with, from the more conventional garlic, […]

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February 13, 2008 2

Saigon Flavor (San Gabriel)

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When I couldn’t deal with the impossible lines at Golden Deli, I go to the less crowded sister restaurant Saigon Flavor at Alhambra. The menu and quality is similar, even the fabric inside is the same. Banh Beo Bi $4.75 Hard to eat because of the crumbs of fried shallot, dried minced shrimp, shredded pork, […]

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February 10, 2008 2

Yungui Garden (Monterey Park)

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Craving a bowl of delicious spicy noodle, we went to this joint at Monterey park specialized in Yunnan and Szechuan Province cuisine. From the 3 for $3.50 deli section: pickled cucumber and various spicy pork and beef tendon. Yunnan style Ja Jiang Mien. This is the noodle I always get (instead of the famous “Across […]

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