I needed a restaurant that was near the La Mirada AMC 7, and this Peruvian place popped up. It’s located off Imperial and Santa Gertrudes, next door to a Mike’s burger, across the street from a Grocery Outlet strip mall. Upon walking in, the place is dark. We […]
What a hidden gem!! You really do need to know it’s here, as it’s tucked in the back of a strip mall, near a Jack in the Box and sandwiched between a WaBa fast food and Pilates place. On the outside, it looks like a fast food joint, […]
On Wednesday, it was #NationalBaoDay! So, what’s a Bao? If you google it, you’ll probably get the Pixar animated short “Bao”, about a Chinese woman suffering from empty nest syndrome, and brings to life a little dumpling to represent her son. In food, they are steamed buns called baozi, […]
I’ve had Cali Tacos bookmarked for the longest time, but hesitate on going because the one on Chapman had the reputation of having poor parking and crowded. Then, this location at 1631 17th Street opened up, and I took advantage that not too many people knew it was […]
I wanted to take my friend, Roger, out for his birthday, and he wanted to come to Home Kitchen, a mom n pop, hole in the wall, tiny little restaurant in Gardena. There’s plenty of different things on the menu, and they even have a Bento box of […]
Happy Birthday to Stephen! For his birthday, I decided to splurge and make reservations at the River Belle Terrace for the Fantasmic Preferred Viewing Dining at 8:00 pm. Our day started off at 9:am with breakfast at Carnation Café, and used our Disney Max Pass to get on attractions […]
Mrs. Bean (or @mrsbeanjianbing on social media) is a Chinese noodle place, located at the Main Place mall in Santa Ana. Karen and I was supposed to meet up at Boudins, but noticed this new Chinese noodle place was having their soft opening. The 20% off enticed us […]
Menya Ultra ramen is an award winning ramen place in Japan. In February 2017, they opened up a store in the outskirts of San Diego and was an instant hit. I have been following them on Instagram since their opening, and finally decided to drive down to try this […]
National Fried Chicken day was Friday, July 6th but Disneyland Resort took it a step further and had the Fried Chicken Festival for the entire weekend. There was no additional perk or discount, but if you purchased a fried chicken dinner, you would get a commemorative button at […]
Happy 4th of July! This year America’s birthday landed on a Wednesday, so unless I took the Monday and Tuesday prior, or the Thursday and Friday after, I only had one day off. Stephen and I decided to spend it at Disneyland (despite the 90 degree heat!). We […]
In January 2018, Disney California Adventured closed the Paradise Pier section of the park to give it a rebranding called Pixar Pier, where everything is themed with characters from the Pixar movies. Last weekend, the pier reopened, and in the rebranding was the Lamplight Lounge, formerly the Cove […]
Established in 1948 (in Japan), this tiny restaurant is tucked away next to Shout, a karaoke place, in a non descript strip mall with a huge parking lot. I discovered this place on yelp when I was craving udon noodles. Don’t expect this place to have the speediest […]
I was going to the Brea Mall and wasn’t really craving the food court for dinner. I went on the mall’s website, and saw that they had a Shabu restaurant. Nestled between the Macy’s Mens and Home Store and the Red Robin restaurant is HaiDiLao Fusion Shabu restaurant. In […]
Cajun seafood in a bag… this seems to be “the” way to eat the garlicky crawfish, shrimp and other crustaceans. The Crab Shack is trying to make a name for itself, and they have 3 stores: 2 in Gardena, and 1 in Carson. Roger and I decided to meet up […]
Huzzah!! A Hainan Chicken place that’s not only legit, but saves me from driving to LA for my fix. This tiny restaurant is located in the Rowland Heights area, in a shopping plaza to the right of the 168 Supermarket. If you can’t wait for one of the […]
The Pizza Press in Fullerton is another “build your own” pizza place, but this place also serves craft beer.. the bonus in coming here versus Pieology located around the corner. It’s a little hard to find, as there’s no real big sign off the street. They’re located on […]
I was in South County and hankering for some Tallarin Saltado… not the green pesto version, just the “normal” one with chicken or beef. This place popped up on Yelp with decent reviews. It wasn’t easy to find because it’s tucked in a non descript strip mall, behind a Walgreens. The […]
