Archive for the ‘01: San Gabriel’ Category

August 3, 2012 Off

Dai Ho (Temple city)

By in 01: San Gabriel, Favorite Food Entries

Back from hiatus! We have so many food entries back up for months and have been quite overwhelmed with updating them all. So let me take the first step now and get back right into it. These days, more and more Japanese ramen shops are popping up faster than I have time to go try […]

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April 12, 2011 1

Noodle Boy (San Gabriel)

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I was very saddened when my favorite wonton noodle joint Wonton Times closed years ago. Years later, the people who owned it has opened a new jointed called Noodle Boy. It was very crowded on the opening day, and they were very slow in serving the customers. The experiences I heard were mixed: most people […]

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February 24, 2011 Off

Omar’s Xinjiang Halal Restaurant

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This Chinese new year we switched it up a bit, instead of the usual dim sum or seafood restaurants, we went to a Uyghurs restaurant! A group of us went to Omar’s Xinjiang Halal Restaurant, a hole in the wall recommended by Jon’s friend who lived in Beijing for awhile, and he swears by its […]

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January 20, 2011 2

Shanghai Bamboo House (Monrovia)

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Long time ago I blogged about this neighborhood Shanghai restaurant at Temple City called Lulu (here and here). They revamped themselves under a new name called Bamboo House. The food is still good and it’s been a regular favorite of mine. However it got forced out later by a bank who wanted their location, I […]

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October 1, 2009 5

Newport Tan Cang Seafood Restaurant (San Gabriel)

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Newport Tan Cang Seafood Restaurant is a very popular Chinese/Vietnamese seafood restaurant that used to be located in the same plaza as the famous Golden Deli. They moved to a new location recently at a bigger space with a brand new look as well as a nice website. I was quite shocked to see how […]

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