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 […]
Archive for the ‘Food: Los Angeles’ Category
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 13, 2008
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Vermont with guest chef Laurent Quenioux (ex-Bistro K)
By Joan in 04: Los FelizRemember the wonderful Bistro K which Laurent Quenioux used to be the chef (old entries: 1 and 2)? It was a pity he left and since then he doesn’t have a permanent based. The only way to taste his food is when he guest chef at Vermont restaurant from time to time (see old entry). […]
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
