Cherry Picking @ Northside

One of my favorite things about the end of spring and the beginning of summer is the abundance of cherries. And what better place to get delicious cherries than right off the tree?

Last weekend, I went cherry picking. I was afraid that it was going to be too late in the season for good cherries, [...]

Mandarin Deli (Monterey Park)

One doesn’t go to Mandarin Deli for the ambiance. One goes for the simple, comforting, food. Just be warned, the place is small and serves stinky tofu. If you’re unlucky, you might be stuck sitting next to a table that ordered a plate.

I had the mala (spicy) beef noodle soup. The [...]

Green Village

The family and I went to Green Village for dinner over the weekend. The place was fancy compared to most of the Chinese restaurants we go to and the prices certainly reflect slightly more upscale decor.

We started off with a cold plate of koufu (vegan). It’s a famous Shanghainese dish made out of [...]

Chinese Breakfast Showdown II

It’s time for Chinese Breakfast Showdown Part 2. Part 2? Where and what is Part 1? It’s Yi Mei vs. Yung Ho. This time, I will compare Yi Mei Monterey Park (review) to Four Sea in Hacienda Heights.

First and foremost is the savory dou jiang (soy milk). There was a bit [...]

AOC wine and tapas restaurant

To celebrate our anniversary, the BF treated me out to a wine and tapas restaurant called AOC. The food is roughly mediterranean and comes out in small dishes to be shared with the whole table. The space itself is sleek and modern while still being cozy and warm. We were seated upstairs in [...]

Benser - tasty?

I’m not really sure what the English name for this restaurant is, but it’s on the corner of Life Plaza. It initially was just a dessert place specializing in Chinese desserts like mango pudding and shaved ice, but now it’s on the hand-shaved (dao xiao) bandwagon.

The BF ordered the house special vegetarian noodle soup. [...]

Ichimiann Bamboo Garden

Sitting in part of an unassuming building next to a Foster’s Freeze was the most delicious bowl of soba I have ever had in my life. It may be a hyperbole, but the soba I had at Ichimiann Bamboo garden was life changing soba; I will never look at these buckwheat noodles the same [...]

Vin Loi Tofu (Reseda)

Vin Loi Tofu sells a lot more than just plain old tofu. The small humble-looking restaurant has some of the best veggie pho I’ve ever had and that’s saying a lot coming from someone who grew up on the pho in the SGV.

On the counter were some of these strange looking dumplings wrapped in [...]