When I was a kid, I ate in Alhambra fairly frequently. There was one restaurant in particular that I went to. I can’t recall the name of it or how the food was. I really only remember it because it was an art deco building, which stood out for that area. [...]
This is going to be my most obscure entry, but believe me - this little take out place is worth seeking out. About 5 years ago or so, I was at a party. The hostess didn’t want to deal with the food issue much, so she ordered “train box meals” for all the [...]
I’m usually one who likes exploring new restaurants. I drag friends and family out to try new places with me. Thus I was more than happy to accompany my mother to a dim sum restaurant she wanted to try. I was rewarded - this was the first time in a very long [...]
I love ramen. I mean, I really love ramen. So I was eager to finally make it out to Shen Sen Gumi after hearing from so many people how great this place is. It turns out that there are multiple branches. I went to the Shen Sen Gumi Hakata Ramen in [...]
There has been a lot of buzz lately about a fairly new player in San Gabriel dim sum scene, The Kitchen. The Los Angeles Times has featured this place twice - once in March, then again just one month later. As a huge dim sum fan, I just had to go see for [...]
Arcadia is full of good Chinese restaurants, but surprisingly, it has a pretty good Korean one, too. Young Dong Garden is hardly a hole in the wall, but located on busy Huntington Drive, many miss this place. You know you found a good Korean restaurant when as you walk from the parking lot to the [...]
I went on a diet, swore off drinking and heavy eating, and in fourteen days I lost two weeks. — Joe E. Lewis
Mako Sushi
503 East Live Oak Ave. (at Lenore Ave.), Arcadia 91006
(626) 447-6150
$30-$40 per person
Lunch: 11:30 am - 2:00 pm
Dinner: 5:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Bottom Line: What a find — affordable sushi that takes [...]
Señor Fish
618 Mission Street, South Pasadena 91030
Locations in Eagle Rock (Señor Fresh), Alhambra, and Downtown
(626) 403-0145
Under $10 per person
Daily 11:00 am – 9:00 pm
Bottom Line: If you’re jones’n for fish tacos, there is no other choice.
“Always fresh, never fishy,� is a mantra more commonly associated with your favorite sushi joint than your corner taco [...]