The family owned Bosnian place Aroma Cafe (see old post here) is one place I often remember fondly and wanted to come back again and again, not only because of the absolutely delicious and exotic-yet-comforting mediterranean delicacies, but most of all it felt Escape-from-LA in there. Turkish coffee. Rich and velvety, almost Belgian hot chocolate […]
Posts Tagged ‘Dessert’
April 19, 2007
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Macau Street (Monterey Park)
By Freda in 01: San GabrielLike Hong Kong, Macau also has an unique colonial food culture shaped by Cantonese + Portuguese cuisine. Usually you can get some Macau dishes from Hong Kong “Western” cafe (such as Tasty Garden). Macau Street is a similar but with Macaunese centric food. From lunch special: Macau tomato chili sauce noodle, taste like Bolognese but […]
April 4, 2007
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Seafood Village (Temple City)
By Freda in 01: San Gabriel, Favorite Food EntriesPeking duck was nice. But Southern Chinese seafood gourmet is still my favorite kind of Chinese cuisine. The acclaimed Seafood Village (Bei Fung Tong in Chinese) in Monterey Park opened a branch in Temple City. We got there before 6, just early enough to beat the insane crowd. They specialized in Chiu Chow Cuisine (Chiu […]
February 1, 2007
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Canelé (Atwater Village)
By Freda in 05: Silver Lake + Echo ParkWe went with a friend to this newly opened (re-opened?) restaurant Canele at Atwater Village. At 8 on a Friday night, it’s completely full and very very crowded. Looks like a good hang out spot for the local hipsters. Pommes Anna, very oily but also delicious~ My friend is a vegetarian so she ordered the […]
December 21, 2006
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Tasty Garden (Arcadia)
By Freda in 01: San GabrielAnother last week entry before vacation report! This Hong Kong style ‘tea restaurant’ (a type of eclectic mix of Chinese + Western + fast food + snacks + entrees + anything goes cafe, the menu is usually like nouvella size long). in LA recently opened a branch at Arcadia, they advertised The menu features many […]
