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 […]
In 2013, Barilla, the makers of the dried pasta and canned sauces opened a fast-casual restaurant in New York City, near Radio City Music Hall. In November 2017, they opened a west coast location in South Coast Plaza, on the ground level below the popular Din Tai Fung. […]
After 6 years, I said goodbye to my Jeep and hello to a 2018 Volkswagen Tiguan, which I was told was a mash between a Tiger and Iguana. My car needed the windows tinted, so after looking at yelp reviews, I came across the Window Tinting, located in […]
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 […]
Happy 55th Anniversary to the beloved attraction, The enchanted Tiki Room. On Saturday, June 23rd, to commemorate the anniversary, Disney was selling a park exclusive Tiki Room Funko at both Disneyland and Disney World. My friend Chrissy was going to be out of town, and really wanted one, so I woke […]
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 […]
The event is free, but it’s also one of the hardest ticket in town to get. It’s our 3rd year of attending but we were really lucky. I almost gave up on getting tickets. I forgot to log on when it came out in March, but fortunately the Wednesday prior to […]
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 […]
