Brunch at the First Los Angeles Area Location of Din Tai Fung 鼎泰豐 in Arcadia, CA After dining at the newest Din Tai Fung location in Century City, I was quite disappointed by the food there. Many of the dishes were prepared well, but there just seemed to be a certain blandness to the food. …
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Dim Sum at Sea Harbour Seafood Restaurant 海港大酒樓 in Rosemead, CA
Dim Sum at Sea Harbour Seafood Restaurant 海港大酒樓 in Rosemead, CA Sea Harbour was always considered as one of the best places to go for dim sum in the Greater Los Angeles area since it opened. However, I did not like the dim sum I had during my last visit in December 2016. Today, a…
Taiwanese Cold Dishes & Noodles at Cindy’s Kitchen 金葫蘆煄醬滷味 in Hacienda Heights, CA
Taiwanese Cold Dishes & Noodles at Cindy’s Kitchen 金葫蘆煄醬滷味 in Hacienda Heights, CA This is the place to go for a great variety of cold appetizers you can choose from, and the appetizers run from $5.00 to $12.00 per order. With most being under $8, it was easy to order a huge variety of dishes…
Knife Cut Noodling at Shanxi Noodle House in City of Industry
Knife Cut Noodling at Shanxi Noodle House in City of Industry In the East San Gabriel Valley, more and more Asian restaurants are popping up all over from La Puente to Walnut, and from Northern Chinese cuisine to Burmese. Shanxi Noodle House isn’t a newcomer. They’ve been in business for over about 2 years now,…
SHUTTERED: Authentic Northern Chinese and Sichuan Food in The Valley (San Fernando Valley)
This family-owned restaurant serves some of the best Chinese food in the San Fernando Valley, if you choose the right dishes. The family is from Henan in Northern China, just east of the Shaanxi province where the ancient capital of China (Xi’an) is located. The mother’s expertise in making dumplings from scratch as well as…
Dim Sum at King Hua Restaurant in Alhambra
It’s been years since I’ve had dim sum here. A couple of friends wanted a dim sum brunch over Veterans Day weekend, so I suggest here. Dim sum was good with some nice variations of traditional dim sum dishes offered, such as the Egg Custard Tarts with Birds Nest (which were lighter and less sweet…
Dim Sum at China Red in Arcadia
China Red is one of the newer dim sum palaces that has opened in the San Gabriel Valley in the last 5 years, where one orders their selection off of a form. They serve up traditional dim sum items such as Har Gow, Siu Mai, Cheung Fun; as well as Northern Chinese items (xiao long…
