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- Thread starter clearacell
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Thumbs up for this - great hike
Not owner but chef/cook of it.
All you can eat or no? For AYCE go Road to Seoul.
For a la carte quality go Park's.
Too late for Father's Day but I second Road to Seoul. If you're in Rowland Heights I like Korea House. If you're in Orange County there is Cham Sut Gol in Garden Grove (which comes with ice cream at the end of the meal!)...
Canters.
I ate there for dinner with a friend once. The pork belly bowl is pretty good.
I think the best place these guys run is the A-Frame. Beer can chicken and a smoked porter ice cream sandwich nom nom nom.
Also I finally tried Umami at the new Umamicatessen downtown. Good burger but super soggy bun.
Check out the aforementioned A-Frame.
Too bad they only serve a limited lunch menu.
I've admittedly only ever been for dinner so I didn't know this.
Chan Dara
A bit late but, unless you are interested in avant garde art, or experiencing the concept of the maid cafe as commentary on the normative juxaposed the extreme in Japanese culture, there's really nothing to note. The food is expensive yet mediocre, atmosphere spartan, and worst of all, the 'maids' don't even wear French maid outfits.
ahh thanks lol.
we ended up not even going anywhere =P my mom was sick and my dad had work.
o well. @_@
yeay Cham Sut Gol!! I live hella close to there,
which means tho that my mom n dad live hella far... they dont even visit me lol.
if they ever came tho yup I kno the spot!!
also sum1 mentioned A-Frame... I wanna go there!!
went to Chego once... bleh!
Been to their Studio City location, the pork is good but nowhere near Tsujita but they have an amazing chicken based ramen! One of the few excellent chicken based broths in this city which is currently obessed with pork.
Also if anyone is into beer we are having an event, Bootleggers is taking over some of our taps and introducing a new beer at our bar. Did I mention there may be some free beer as well?
http://www.ratebeer.com/event/17806/spirit-house-tap-takeover-bootleggers-brewery/
I want to go back again too.. but none of my friends are foodies =(
beat
Member
Pick somewhere near work. I do not understand people who drive an hour or more each way, every day, to work.
This is part of my problem. I would be working from home but often driving to see customers who are all over LA. I've got customers in Studio City, Burbank, Culver, West Hills and Downtown LA.
I'd say try West LA? Culver City or the Pico Robertson?
let's hit up these SGV joints
http://asiasociety.org/blog/asia/best-chinese-restaurants-america-are-they-all-california
http://asiasociety.org/blog/asia/best-chinese-restaurants-america-are-they-all-california
let's hit up these SGV joints
http://asiasociety.org/blog/asia/best-chinese-restaurants-america-are-they-all-california
Are you volunteering to spearhead the next meetup?
I still haven't made it to Zyzyxxz's bar, I'd be down for a meetup there if nothing else
Alhambra or South Pasadena
Are you volunteering to spearhead the next meetup?
I still haven't made it to Zyzyxxz's bar, I'd be down for a meetup there if nothing else
Well unfortunately the only meetup I could attend would be if it were for lunch or for a Sunday or Monday night since those are the only nights I get off.
Otherwise our bar has been picking up good weekend business. Rather slow weekdays though but the crowd is mostly Asian if you are into that n'aww mean?
Hope you had a good night. Will try to catch you later.
clearacell
Member
I live in Alhambra 5 of these places are within a 10 minute drive of where I live, but I've only ate at one (Noodle express). When people say they have some pretty good asian cuisine where they live I'm always first to reply they ain't seen nothing yet until they come around here
5 of these places are within a 10 minute drive of where I live, but I've only ate at one (Noodle express). When people say they have some pretty good asian cuisine where they live I'm always first to reply they ain't seen nothing yet until they come around here Maybe dim sum would be a good meet up?
I live in Alhambra
Yeah when I hear people say go to Chinatown for good Chinese I'm like... WTF. The concentration of Chinese here surpasses anything else in America.
I'd recommend anyone considering coming tonight to not bother coming at all. We're going to have some big ass birthday party full of Latinos who probably don't give a shit about our craft beers (we're going to stock Tecate and Dos Equis just for tonight which we normally don't serve). 120-150+ people and I'm by myself in kitchen.... fun times.
ThatCrazyGuy
Member
Hey guys, does anybody have recommendations for spots that have good, mexican carnitas, made the "traditional" way? In the copper pan or whatever, cooked in the pork fat, then with the milk mixed in later and the other seasonings.
I have just realized, I don't think I have had any made that way.
I have just realized, I don't think I have had any made that way.
TheKaeptain
Banned
So yeah I got into CSU Northridge.
Yeah, part of it was me figuring there would be a ton of people there.
I'll give you a heads up when I think I can swing by.
Al-ibn Kermit
Junior Member
Just got back from a SoCal trip visiting family in LA and doing some touristy things. My brother also drove around the areas near USC in East LA to look for apartments. I thought LA was supposed to be super spread out, but it seems like you can drive a few blocks and go from a pretty clean area to somewhere totally ghetto. I think taht I myself would actually like living in such a culturally different area but it does seem a bit scary if you're the only non-hispanic person in a 100% latino neighborhood, plus you have to learn Spanish since every single shop sign and billboard was in Spanish (not exaggerating).
I think that LA has parts that are really cool, fake, or scary but the worst thing is the constant hazy weather due to the smog. It makes a clear day look overcast. I'm so glad to be back in the Bay Area but I may have to go back for a wedding in a couple months since I am Iranian and therefore obligated to go to at least one obscene wedding every Summer.
I think that LA has parts that are really cool, fake, or scary but the worst thing is the constant hazy weather due to the smog. It makes a clear day look overcast. I'm so glad to be back in the Bay Area but I may have to go back for a wedding in a couple months since I am Iranian and therefore obligated to go to at least one obscene wedding every Summer.
Just had a troubling call from my oldest brother. He's been the family fuck up to put it simply, and due to some trouble he got into where I live now (San Jose, CA), we had to send him away to some family in LA where he could get drug treatment and be separated from people who wanted to harm.
Anyways, we haven't heard from him since he failed to make it down to Santa Cruz for my college graduation last Saturday, doing God knows what with the $100+ greyhound ticket my dad purchased for him to make it. I got an apology call from him earlier today, and then he went on to explain his living situation which doesn't sound too good.
My brother is known to exaggerate things, but I do know areas in Los Angeles can be pretty fucking bad, so I was wondering if anyone knew anything about Hyde Park? He lives on Brynhurst Ave specifically.
Anyways, we haven't heard from him since he failed to make it down to Santa Cruz for my college graduation last Saturday, doing God knows what with the $100+ greyhound ticket my dad purchased for him to make it. I got an apology call from him earlier today, and then he went on to explain his living situation which doesn't sound too good.
My brother is known to exaggerate things, but I do know areas in Los Angeles can be pretty fucking bad, so I was wondering if anyone knew anything about Hyde Park? He lives on Brynhurst Ave specifically.
beat
Member
Dude, I come from Vancouver, so...I live in Alhambra
Just because signs are in spanish doesn't mean they won't understand you in english. Go inside and see for yourself next time.
Also, since you're persian, I think you'd mix well with my fellow hispanics especially persian women...I've met/befriended some persian women in college who have that hispanic female look (I mean it in a good attractive way) to them and can easily pass off as mexican/hispanic women in the general public.
Has anyone ever been to Galco's Soda Pop Stop?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPbh6Ru7VVM
I just stumbled upon it via Yelp and it looks fucking awesome.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPbh6Ru7VVM
I just stumbled upon it via Yelp and it looks fucking awesome.
Yes. I live nearby. If you like soda or beer it is pretty amazing.
beat
Member
Yeah, that looks amazing. I'll have to add it to my list of places to go some time.
Al-ibn Kermit
Junior Member
Just because signs are in spanish doesn't mean they won't understand you in english. Go inside and see for yourself next time.
Also, since you're persian, I think you'd mix well with my fellow hispanics especially persian women...I've met/befriended some persian women in college who have that hispanic female look (I mean it in a good attractive way) to them and can easily pass off as mexican/hispanic women in the general public.
I could easily pass off as hispanic, which makes learning fluent Spanish an even better idea. I guess scary was a bad word choice, but I would be worried about being isolated or lonely.
http://www.yelp.com/biz/los-cinco-puntos-los-angeles
Not sure if they are made that way but they are considered one of the best tacos in America by Seriouseats.
Only at night bro.
I've been hearing a lot of talk about 5 puntos lately...gonna go there sometime next week and get me some tacos de asada.
That's June Gloom. It's a weather phenomenon specific to this time of year.
ThatCrazyGuy
Member
Thanks. I'll check this place out. Reading the yelp reviews is making me hungry, haha.
Nintendoll
Member
This place is so legit. The tamales are exceptional, especially the chile verde and sweet corn ones.
Tacos are on par with ones I used to enjoy in Mexico. Fresh, hand-made tortillas, and everything from buche to tripas to lengua and everything in between.
Place does tend to get hella packed but it's worth the wait and worth it for the experience.
Truly a piece of California's gold. [/huelhowser]
MonkeyKing
Member
Grabbed some carne asada and marinated chicken from Larios Meat Market today. Its in West Covina at the corner of Barranca and Arrow Highway. Its as good as advertised. Their guacamole is no joke, either.
Altadena here, by the way.
Altadena here, by the way.
Fidelis Hodie
Infidelis Cras
Damn, I would kill for some guacamole right now. I think I may do just that.
ai chingados! thats what I wanted to hear...thanx for your insight, nintendoll!
ps...sabes si venden los tacos con chile separado o les ponen chile a los tacos despues de ordenarlos..o que...
TheKaeptain
Banned
Any of you guys live near CSU Northridge? I was wondering what it is like around that area?