tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24685971705064044382024-02-18T22:09:57.243-08:00Eat East Eat WestI just want to share my dining experience,either they are Good, Bad or In-Between.Uke-Mochihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15263657313754979885noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2468597170506404438.post-75838757590336568062011-10-12T18:17:00.000-07:002011-10-12T18:19:36.307-07:00The Bazaar By José Andrés<span style="color: orange; font-size: large;"><em><u><strong>Traditional, Modern; Single and Sharable </strong></u></em></span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><h1 style="margin: auto 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: small; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">I heard about The Bazaar by José Andrés at Hotel SLS for a while, a trendy and upscale Spanish tapas restaurant. I checked their website but I got a bit confused; Rojo y Blanca, Saam, Patisserie and so on, more than one restaurant? Fine, I used Open Table to make a reservation for two and they called me for confirmation, still nobody mentioned which restaurant. I knew it’s expensive and I’d pick up the bill for my bff VL’s birthday. </span></h1><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">We were escorted to a dining room (now I know it’s Rojo). Hosts and hostesses had a nice and trendy appearance; they’re very friendly too. There’s an open kitchen at one end of the room, and a butcher table at the other end. It didn’t have a luxury décor; wooden tables were not covered with tablecloth and matched with some comfy country-look chairs. It had a relaxing, causal, trendy and European-like ambiance.<br />
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Our waiter who looked like an aspiring actor explained the menu to us; from traditional to modern, single serving and sharable tapas. He advised us to have a few rounds, started from light and refreshing, to meat and fulfilling. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">We took his advice and ordered three cold tapas as starters. <span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Garamond;">Jacama Wrapped Guacamole came with thin-</span>sliced jacama filled with guacamole in a cup shape. Crispy jacama mixed with light guacamole was refreshing. Not Your Everyday Caprese had peeled <span style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">cherry tomatoes, liquid mozzarella balls, pesto, mint leaves and balsamic vinegar</span>. I finally understood why there’re two spoons after I poked one liquid mozzarella balls. I then put one cherry tomato, one liquid mozzarella ball and some juice on the spoon; and ate it at one shot. Mozzarella melted and mixed with tomato and sauce, all I could say was wonderful. I guessed we shouldn’t have ordered Tuna Avocado after we had guacamole. Avocado was too strong and other ingredients were being ignored.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">We moved to our second round. <span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Garamond;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Jamón Serrano Fermin</span> was nicely served on a stone plate. Jamón was tasty but not salty, and it went so well with the toasted bread covered with fine-diced tomato. I didn’t like American Caviar Cone, lack of flavor and kind of fishy. Be honest, I never cared for caviar anyway; but VL said she liked it. Cotton Candy Foie Gras caught us with a surprise; a small bite of foie gras was covered with cotton candy on a stick, very cute. Foie gras was very delicious with some sweet taste.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Ok, it’s time for dessert. I now saw the layout of the whole restaurant while being escorted to Patisserie; Blanca was next to Rojo, then Bar Centro and Patisserie. The Patisserie was completely different then the Rojo room, it had a soft and pinkish tone, also an appearance of an English tea room. We were seated at a nice antique looking couch. We visited the open kitchen and found many kinds of charming sweet goodies. We settled with decaf coffee and a dessert, Nitro Coconut Floating Island. It had banana, passion fruit cream and top with a scoop of coconut foam which was frozen by liquid nitrogen. Coconut foam was light and foamy; passion fruit cream was not too sweet. I’d think banana was not the best fruit to pair with because banana’s strong taste was overpowering at times. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Food: ****</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Service: *****</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Ambiance: *****</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Location: ****</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Parking: *** (valet parking for $12)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Bang for the Bucks: ****</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Average Price/Person: $100 - $120</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Reservation: Required</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Types: Tapas, Fusion, Dessert</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">If I tell you the best Hot and Sour Soup in the Greater Los Angeles is found in a small Chinese restaurant in Burbank, I won't be surprised that you don't believe me. Please trust me.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I have been going to Great Wok for lunch with my colleagues for years, it serves the best Chinese food in Burbank. More than 20 special lunch dishes are below $10; soup (Hot and Sour or Egg Flower), eggroll or salad included. Brown rice is available for $1 extra. A basket of crispy wonton chips with sweet and sour sauce is always on the table. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">My favorite special lunch is Baby Bok-Choy with Tofu and Chicken, I could eat it everyday. It has light white sauce, and it is not oily or salty; a very healthy dish. Hot and Sour Soup has the right consistency which is the key factor, it has tiny tofu, shredded mushroom, black fungus and pork. It's ok to add some white pepper powder for a more spicy taste. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Shrimp Fried Rice with Tofu and Kung-Pao Chicken are my other favorite dishes. I usually order them when I have a tough working day. You know, comfort food can ease a poor soul!</span><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Last night, I went there for dinner with a friend. We had Hot and Sour Soup with Shrimp (ala carte version), Shrimp Fried Rice and Garlic Spinach. We're so satisfied. Garlic Spinach was sauteed with plenty of garlic, and it's not oily at all.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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<span class="adr"><span class="street-address">101 N Victory Blvd</span><br />
<span class="locality">Burbank</span>, <span class="region">CA</span> <span style="color: black;">91502</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><u>0-5 Star Rating:</u></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Food: ****</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Service: ****</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Ambiance: **</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Location: ***</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Parking: **** (adjacent parking lot)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Bang for the Bucks: *****</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Average Price/Person (lunch): $10 - $12</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Average Price/Person (dinner): $15 - $20</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Reservation: No</span><br />
<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Types: Chinese</span></div><br />
<a href="http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/5/66495/restaurant/LA/Great-Wok-Burbank"><img alt="Great Wok on Urbanspoon" src="http://www.urbanspoon.com/b/link/66495/biglink.gif" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; height: 146px; width: 200px;" /></a>Uke-Mochihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15263657313754979885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2468597170506404438.post-70948688379001215002011-08-24T00:14:00.000-07:002011-08-24T13:27:57.400-07:00Crane Sushi<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-size: large;"><em><u>Should Say No?</u></em></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia", "serif";"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I met with two friends for lunch last Sunday. It's difficult to pick a place as usual; location is always the main concern. Restaurants I suggested were either too far or having an early recess. Since one of my friends finished her church service in Alhambra so they picked Crane Sushi. I didn't have any good experience with Crane Sushi in the past, but I felt I shouldn't object other people's suggestion and always picked the restaurant of my choice. I won't be surprised that some of you might have the same dilemma. Crane Sushi? ok! </span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia", "serif";"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I found the menu was still inexpensive. $7.99 for a lunch set, included two items, salad and California rolls. I took BBQ Ribs, Fried Soft-shell Crab as my items. Miso Soup came first but the taste was kind of unusual, our consent was "how come it is sweet?”. BBQ Ribs from my lunch set was too sweet, and the meat was too dry. Soft Shell Crab had very thick batter and crab was hardly found, batter was so soggy and oily. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia", "serif";"><span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">My friends picked BBQ Ribs and Fried Oysters; Grilled Salmon and Mixed Tempura. They complained about their food: Salmon was dry, Tempura was soggy, and batter of Fried Oysters was too hard and oysters were not fresh. Salad and California Rolls were the only acceptable items. We agreed everything was too sweet, also the smell and taste reminded us of food from food-court. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia", "serif";"><span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">After we chit-chatted for a while, we had Mochi Green Tea Ice-cream to get rid of some bad aftertaste. Ok, only $7.99, but we still deserved decent food.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia", "serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: small;">Service was not that bad from what I read, but I agreed service was slow. Our waitress was friendly and cheerful</span>.</span></span><br />
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<div class="rest-info"><u><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><b><span style="color: #0144a7;">Alhambra</span></b></span></u><br />
<span class="adr"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span class="street-address">17 W Main St</span><br />
<span class="locality">Alhambra</span>, <span class="region">CA</span> <span style="color: black;">91801</span></span></span></div><div class="rest-info"><span class="adr"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">(626) 458-0388</span></span></div><div class="rest-info"><br />
<u><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: small;">0-5 Star Rating:</span></u><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: small;">Food: *</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: small;">Service: ***</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: small;">Ambiance: **</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: small;">Location: ***</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: small;">Parking: *** (free valet parking, public parking lots)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: small;">Bang for the Bucks: *</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: small;">Average Price/Person (lunch): $12 - $15</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: small;">Reservation: No</span></div><br />
<a href="http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/5/1416018/restaurant/LA/Crane-Sushi-Alhambra"><img alt="Crane Sushi on Urbanspoon" src="http://www.urbanspoon.com/b/link/1416018/biglink.gif" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; height: 146px; width: 200px;" /></a>Uke-Mochihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15263657313754979885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2468597170506404438.post-57686906931377664612011-08-20T23:58:00.000-07:002011-08-26T10:47:05.109-07:00Singapore's Banana Leaf<span style="color: orange; font-size: large;"><u><em>Laksa? Did I order the wrong food?</em></u></span><br />
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<span style="color: black;">Singapore's Banana Leaf at Farmers Market (Fairfax at 3rd Street) was on my wishlist for a couple years. Finally I went there today after my visit to Los Angeles County Museum of Arts to see Zodiac Heads by Ai Weiwei. </span><br />
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<span style="color: black;">Parking at Farmers Market is always a problem. So I did some shopping at Whole Foods Market and left my car there, then walked a short distance to Farmers Market.</span><br />
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<span style="color: black;">I never had a complete bowl of Laksa by myself, so I decided to have one tonight. They had two kinds of Laksa, regular or chicken. Cashier told me Regular Laksa ($9.45) had fishballs only, and Chicken Laksa ($9.95) of course had chicken only. I always thought Laksa would contain different ingredients.</span><br />
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<span style="color: black;">Other than a few fishballs, I also found a few pieces of tofu, some raw bean sprouts, one leaf of spinach, and round rice noodles from my bowl of Regular Laksa. All the above ingredients didn't have any flavor and they needed a good tasty soup base to go with; however the curry soup was unbelievable bland. Why bland? Curry does not have flavors unless combined with other spices. Fishballs had a good texture but rice noodles were stiff. Needless to say, this Laksa didn't stimulate my taste-buds.</span><br />
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<span style="color: black;">I always think having a bad meal is pityful, do you agree?</span><br />
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<span style="color: black;"><strong>Mid-City West</strong><span class="adr"><span class="street-address"> </span></span></span><br />
<span class="adr"><span class="street-address">6333 W 3rd St (Farmers Market)</span><br />
<span class="locality"></span></span><span class="locality">Los Angeles</span>, <span class="region">CA</span> <span style="color: black;">90036</span><br />
(323)933-4627<br />
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<u><span style="color: black;">0-5 Star Rating:</span></u><br />
<span style="color: black;">Food: zero star</span><br />
<span style="color: black;">Service: n/a (self-served)</span><br />
<span style="color: black;">Ambience: **</span><br />
<span style="color: black;">Location: ***</span><br />
<span style="color: black;">Parking: ** (adjacent parking lot, spaces are hard to find)</span><br />
<span style="color: black;">Bang for the Bucks: *</span><br />
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<span style="color: black;">Average Price/Person: $12 - $15</span><br />
<span style="color: black;">Reservation: No</span><br />
Types: Asian, Food-court<br />
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Uke-Mochihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15263657313754979885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2468597170506404438.post-31864347265984245542011-08-19T10:27:00.000-07:002011-08-25T10:10:08.656-07:00Desert Rose<span style="color: black;">All of a sudden, I became a regular at Desert Rose; I rather think City Rose is more applicable since it is located in the middle of the City of Los Angeles. I go there with friends, family and colleagues.</span><br />
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<span style="color: black;">I got to know this place from buying a Groupon. I had hesitated to go because I read about parking was a problem, but I had to use my groupon before it expired. Finally I went there with my mom and my out-of-town cousin for lunch on a Friday. I had no problem to find a street-parking space. The oustside and inside dining areas were equally nice and impressive. Outside area was covered by so many canopy umbrellas, I was so eager to sit there; but my mom insisted to sit inside. </span><br />
<span style="color: black;">I ordered a Grilled Chicken with Pesto Panini. Panini was toasted and spreaded with pesto, warm grilled chicken and sliced tomato inside. I enjoyed my sandwish. My mom's Lamb Chop came with rice and hummus, lamb chops were grilled to medium well but still very tender and jucy; rice was too soft. My cousin's Ahi-Tuna Salad came with plenty garishes, tuna also grilled to the right setting. Both of my guests liked their entrees. We shared a Warm Chocolate Lava Cake to finish our meal. Chocolate syrup was melted inside with warm chocolate cake outside; perfectly to go with blueberries and ice-cream.</span><br />
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<span style="color: black;">They offer special lunch for $10, with sandwich or salad to choose from, plus a beverage. There won't be any better deal elsewhere. My two colleagues and I chosed the same sandwich, BBQ Chicken Ciabatta, it included mixed green salad with house dressing, and no problem to substitute french fries with sweet-potato fries. A small amount of BBQ sauce was spreaded on the bread with a piece of melted cheese, grilled chicken was juicy and bread was soft. Perfect sandwich!! We shared a piece of Cheesecake to finish our lunch. I used a Yelp check-in coupon to get 15% off, we paid only $14 each for a delightful lunch. It was a very relaxing lunch at the outside area in a mid-summer afternoon.</span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><span style="color: black;">I came back again on a Thursday night for dinner with my college friend, who can resist a 25% discount just being their Facebook fan? We were sitting in the outside area, now all the canopy umbrellas were gone and some heater lamps were up.</span><br />
<span style="color: black;">We had an order of Hummus and Pita for appetizer, hummus was not too sour and its texture was just right but pita bread was not warm enough. My entree was Beef Kabob, it came with some crispy pita, rice, garlic sauce and tabouli. Four beef kabobs were grilled to medium, they're flavorful but not too strong. I ate one garlic clove mistakenly thought it was a small onion. My friend's entree was Vegetable Kabob. Finally Warm Lava Cake with Ice-cream shined again.</span><br />
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<span style="color: black;">Servers are warm and attentive. Decor and ambiance are one of a kind. Watch for Facebook or Yelp discount before you go.</span><br />
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<div class="rest-info"><u><b><span style="color: #0144a7;">Los Feliz</span></b></u><br />
<span class="adr"><span style="color: black;"><span class="street-address">1700 Hillhurst Ave</span><br />
<span class="locality">Los Angeles</span>, <span class="region">CA</span> 90027</span></span><br />
<span style="color: black;"><span class="phone tel"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">(323) 666-1166</span></span> </span></div><span class="adr"></span><a class="url" href="http://www.desertroserestaurant.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0144a7;">www.desertroserestaurant.com</span></a> <br />
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<u><span style="color: black;">0-5 Star Rating:</span></u><br />
<span style="color: black;">Food: ****</span><br />
<span style="color: black;">Service: ****</span><br />
<span style="color: black;">Ambiance: ****</span><br />
<span style="color: black;">Location: ***</span><br />
<span style="color: black;">Parking: ** (valet parking / street parking)</span><br />
<span style="color: black;">Bang for the Bucks: ****</span><br />
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<span style="color: black;">Average Price/Person (Lunch): $15 - $25</span><br />
<span style="color: black;">Average Price/Person (Dinner): $25 - $35</span><br />
<span style="color: black;">Reservation: No</span><br />
Types: Mediterranean, California<br />
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<div><div class="rest-info"></div></div>Uke-Mochihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15263657313754979885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2468597170506404438.post-76339963934725676872011-08-09T16:51:00.000-07:002011-08-25T10:04:31.429-07:00U2 Cafe<u><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"></span></u><br />
<div style="text-align: left;"><u><span style="font-size: large;">Hong Kong-Style Cafe and more</span></u></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">The difference of U2 Cafe and other Hong Kong-style cafes in San Gabriel Valley is U2 Cafe also serves Cantonese BBQ items, such as BBQ Pork, Roasted Duck, Roasted Pig and more. BBQ items are from the adjacent U2 BBQ.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">I have been to U2 Cafe a few times, so I have tried different dishes. Hong Kong-style iced-tea alway comes with syrup and it is very strong, and I have to specify "no sugar" to the server. I usually add water to dilute it if I want to sleep at night.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHx5IJcEMluRjQsqDvpm2p-qxrQ6spzImmkxCCDXVQlg5pRC9I4IFCHn8Gb5Un1IiPeQex3tZCVQyF4u2x1QwwfvK5KTMJ15tVAGjc2O5woYV56w07pe2R_GjD5YZ4iS8fRVdLL7pvEDw/s1600/u2-icetea2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxvypPysUkbV2-XZyRkkVAcOqnRZRjCg3O67DJyoR2KVYjVKXkLXCjRUz_OJMvrU9NMx6RYjbS7SBbqCBX9DdyL98927ZNB4SQ1F6MohIZ4eN0IZ2Ni0PMM8vlMSA-VrdyiZ9YvGI0dF8/s1600/u2-icetea1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="cssfloat: left; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="316" qaa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxvypPysUkbV2-XZyRkkVAcOqnRZRjCg3O67DJyoR2KVYjVKXkLXCjRUz_OJMvrU9NMx6RYjbS7SBbqCBX9DdyL98927ZNB4SQ1F6MohIZ4eN0IZ2Ni0PMM8vlMSA-VrdyiZ9YvGI0dF8/s320/u2-icetea1.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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Coffee comes with creamer and condensed milk to choose from. <br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">They have rice plates with BBQ items. BBQ items are not the best you can find, but decent enough. They add some special soysauce on the rice, along some vegetable to make a rice plate a meal itself.</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">BBQ Pork on Rice</td></tr>
</tbody></table> I don't like Squid and Preserved Vegetable Chow-Mein (yelllow tiny noodles). Gravy is too thick. Beef Chow-Fun (white flat rice noodles) would be a better choice.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Squid and Preserved Vegetable Chow-Mein<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Beef Chow-Fun</td></tr>
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</tbody></table>Porridge and Rice Roll are always a good pair. I'd say U2 Cafe has very good Rice Roll stuffed with Fried Cruller, rice roll is thin and cruller is crispy and it is made-to-order. Sauce is served on the side is a big plus.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rice Roll Stuffed with Freid Cruller</td></tr>
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</tbody></table>Service is fine by SGV's standard. Decor and ambience are basic, cleanliness is acceptable.<br />
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<div class="rest-info"><u><b><span style="color: #0144a7;">Alhambra</span></b></u><br />
<span class="adr"><span class="street-address">1200 E Valley Blvd</span><br />
<span class="locality">Alhambra</span>, <span class="region">CA</span> <span style="color: black;">91801</span></span></div><div class="rest-info"><span class="adr">(626)282-1800</span><br />
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</div><u>0-5 Star Rating:</u><br />
Food: ***<br />
Service: **<br />
Ambiance: **<br />
Location: ***<br />
Parking: *** (adjacent parking lot)<br />
Bang for the Bucks: ****<br />
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Average Price/Person: $10 - $15<br />
Reservation: No<br />
Types: Chinese, Asian<br />
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</div></div>Uke-Mochihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15263657313754979885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2468597170506404438.post-51109602719254070152011-08-05T18:27:00.000-07:002011-08-25T10:01:16.643-07:00Cafe Beaujolais<div class="com-body"><span style="font-size: large;"><em><u>Everything French, but the Attitude</u></em></span><br />
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Forget all those pretend French restaurants, you must try Cafe Beaujolais. Their motto is "Everything French, but the Attitude.", I certainly agree!! I dined there two times in a month. Cafe Beaujolais is truly a hidden gem in Glendale/Eagle Rock area.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqoRMm13iW9ydGTDMuMsaW3-TSUqXGyRBq-qeF7V6Q7E1LAugfMFudkXj0kTE_tHw_9VIXbwuJhiHYZBR8W40DoNvgPItV2EZoC90BcGYFXnsnDl26y5nQcdJIspXcJUNqnWGF534SsCA/s1600/cb-door.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" qaa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqoRMm13iW9ydGTDMuMsaW3-TSUqXGyRBq-qeF7V6Q7E1LAugfMFudkXj0kTE_tHw_9VIXbwuJhiHYZBR8W40DoNvgPItV2EZoC90BcGYFXnsnDl26y5nQcdJIspXcJUNqnWGF534SsCA/s320/cb-door.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></div></div><div style="height: 5px;"></div><div class="com-body">We started with Escargots as appetizer, it was loaded with garlic butter; it went so good with bread. Followed by an other appetizer, Baked Bay Shrimp & Scallops with Creamy Potato (Bechamel). Top of the creamy meshed potatoes was baked to golden brown; mixed with small shrimps and scallops. We didn't let go until the plates were literally shining clean.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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I made a special item off the menu, Grilled and Sautéed Vegetables with Chicken, mixed vegetables came with sun-dried tomato and potato cake. I found exceed oil on the plate and the waiter ensured me it was cooked with olive oil. Chicken was a bit well-done.<br />
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1712 Colorado Blvd<br />
Los Angeles, CA 90041</span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">(323) 255-5111 </span></div><br />
<u>0-5 Star Rating:</u><br />
Food: ****<br />
Service: ****<br />
Ambiance: ****<br />
Location: ***<br />
Parking: * (Street parking only)<br />
Bang for the Bucks: ****<br />
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Average Price/Person (dinner): $35 - $50<br />
Reservation: Recommended<br />
Types: French<br />
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