You know that saying, “It’s all about who you know”? It’s not just a statement for the job seekers, business whores, and budding actors/musicians/artists of this world. For the last few years, I have been to some nice restaurants for FREE because I roll with King Arthur and his entourage. It’s a difficult status to…
Tag: chinese
Feng Mao Mutton Kebab
Who knew there were Chinese people in Ktown?! I surely did not, but slowly I have come across a few native Koreans who grew up in China or vice versa. I’ve had my fare share of Chinese-Korean food, mostly in the form of jja jiang myun at Dragon Restaurant. For some reason, another popular Chinese-Korean…
J&J
For all of those tired of the updates about Thailand, this one’s for you… The San Gabriel Valley has no shortage of dumplings. In my experience, most of the dumplings are just OK, never really achieving that yum-inspiring lip-smacking deliciousness of Luscious Dumpling, which I am convinced has to use MSG. Most taste like something…
A&J
Even though Irvine is packed with Chinese people, the Chinese food is still inferior to that in the San Gabriel Valley. The SGV is more like bleeding Chinese people, so that probably explains the difference. This was my first time at A&J which is a Taiwanese restaurant, I think. They serve dumplings, noodles, small cold dishes,…
Luscious Dumpling
I have a love-hate relationship with Luscious Dumpling. I LOVE the dumplings, and HATE almost everything else about the place. Ok that last part may be an exaggeration. I mean, the place is small, but clean, the service is typical for FOB Asian, the prices are cheap, but on par with most everything else in…
Sea Harbour Seafood
I was fortunate enough to work with a family medicine physician in the San Gabriel Valley back in the day. It was great, because I went home at noon everyday and on some days I got to taste some of the best food in the SGV at the expense of some pharm reps. Sea Harbour Seafood…
Beijing Hot Pot
What do you crave on a cold rainy day? Usually something hot and soupy right? I turned to my trusty Yelp to find something that would hit the spot on this cold rainy Portland night. I came up with 2 hot pot spots, one all you can eat (AYCE) and one traditional pay as you…
I Want Mee Sum Pastry!
Get it?? I usually don’t get lame or corny on the blog, but I could not resist with that title. Today I just saw a Chinese restaurant called Hung Far Low. I was cracking up. Sometimes you wonder if the naming is a deliberate process. Dumpling Man says Mee Sum doesn’t mean anything in Chinese,…
Mama’s Lu Dumplings (That’s NOT a Typo!)
We are always in search of new dumpling places. I stumbled across this place on yelp a while ago, but there weren’t that many ratings at that time so I was not willing to take a risk on a potentially crappy restaurant. Since then, this place has amassed a good following for being good and…
Dumpling 10053
The dumpling man and I have spent the last 3 years searching for the best dumplings in the SGV. Our favorites, in no particular order, are Din Tai Fung, Luscious Dumpling, and Dumpling 10053. The latter is probably my favorite. Conveniently named after its address 10053 Valley Blvd. Those China ppl, soooo creative! Haha, jk. This place has…
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