Sometimes you just want seafood without all the fancy-schmancy dressing up and tableware. I know I do. Luckily enough, my family and I were at the Newport Beach area and found a really great casual seafood restaurant called The Crab Cooker. It’s been around for over 60 years and was one time rated one of the …
I stopped by UC Irvine today for a quick visit and lunch with some friends. I’ve been to the nearby shopping plaza, University Town Center, many times. Apart from being a place that makes me paranoid for leaving my car parked too long (they tow UCI parkers with no mercy), UTC has been a go-to …
I was in a bit of a dilemma in deciding what to feature for my next Food Spotlight restaurant, since this place offered both amazing food and desserts. On one end of the spectrum you have genuine Taiwanese lunch boxes, and on the other hand you have some of the best shaved snow for the price …
Continuing with the SoCal food adventures. Tonight, I had a hearty home-cooked meal with my family. Afterward, I stopped by a well-known place in Arcadia with my roommate to grab some dessert – I’d heard a bit about the restaurant and wanted to try out the shaved snow there. Called Tasty To Go – this …
I’ve been featuring a lot of breakfast spots lately, so I thought I’d throw a Taiwanese-style breakfast place into the mix. Perfect timing since I’m back at SoCal, the land of the abundant (and tasty) Asian eateries. Yi Mei Deli Co has been around for as long as I can remember. Growing up, my family …
Two things to know about Fluff Ice: (1) They serve blue boba (blue!) and (2) They have an awesome selection of single-serving shaved snow. What exactly is shaved snow, you may ask? Popularized by eateries such as Class 302, shaved snow is basically shaved ice, but instead of just normal slushy ice, it’s fluffy, powdery, …
I’ve had my fair share of tofu soup, and let me tell you, there’s nothing that beats a hearty serving of hot tofu soup, especially on a cold winter day, even in SoCal. A Ri Rang Tofu House is located in the heart of San Gabriel Valley and touts itself as a modern tofu house …
Chicken and waffle sandwiches in a fast casual restaurant setting? When my friend invited me to try this place out, I was immediately sold. First off, I’d never had chicken and waffles, let alone chicken and waffle sandwiches. Plus, there seemed to be a lot of other great selections, so I had to give it …
Visiting the legendary Din Tai Fung is a given for anyone living in or visiting SoCal. Consistently ranked as one of the top Chinese restaurants, this place is famous for its Shanghai-style steamed pork dumplings (xiaolongbao) – the round kinds cooked in bamboo baskets and filled with greasy soup in each bite.
SoCal, the land of amazing Asian food. Pretty much every Asian food hub has a popular AYCE (all-you-can-eat) Korean BBQ restaurant, some as low as $10 for dinner (ridiculously cheap, I know). But to get to the really good stuff, you can’t go wrong with K-Town in LA, where there’s sometimes multiple AYCE Korean BBQ …