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TeaBites
Stopped by for a quick dinner. There's not much seating outside (I think it's meant as a to-go spot) so that's perfect for eating in my car lolol. They have combo meals (entree and drink) for $10. Such a great deal. The girl taking my order let me pick the Japanese roasted coffee in lieu of the green/black tea for an additional $2, which was awesome. I got the fish shumai, fish katsu side, and a Japanese curry entree with the coffee. Everything was great, especially for the price. Katsu was CRISP, and the coffee was well roasted. I'd come back to try their other items for sure.
People are really friendly, when we ask for recommendations. They told us curry are non-spicy and our kids love it. The drinks are big size and we share among our family. Price are super good, $10 meal comes with a drink is a rare find these day.
Wah Sing Dim Sum
This was my first time at Wah Sing Dim Sum. I wanted a quick bite and saw this place had good reviews. And those reviews were right! I'm not a pork eater, so I was a little limited, but the Har Gow, a classic, was spot on! Well seasoned, fresh, good size/portion. The shrimp and chive dumplings, also delicious! I also got the chicken buns and shrimp rice noodle which were delicious. The only thing was the shrimp egg rolls, I think I may have gotten the wrong thing, because they looked to be filled with ground meat (not sure if it was pork) and not shrimp. But I was told they were good too! They do have a few tables and chairs inside to eat there. But it looked like everyone was getting takeout. You just walk in, fill out a sheet with your order, pay and wait for a very short time for your food. Very quick and easy, no nonsense kinda place. Which I very much appreciated! I will definitely be back to Wah Sing Dim Sum when I'm in the area. It was great!
Service was good and most importantly, almost all dim sum was great! It's one of my favorite places in San Gaberial Valley!
Tasty Choice
A time capsule from the 2010s Chinese cafe. Smoking and non-smoking, open late, open generous parking, old school coffee/tea prep in the dining area. Pros and cons associated with all that. Smokes spill inside from the patio, thick tea you could taste from just the air. Service during my late visit was good. The food was split. The acid test of a dry fried beef rice noodle was pretty good while the other prep made Hainan chicken was not so much. It was late so I didn't get any drinks and that was a good decision since soon I was swimming in smoke from the outside. If you could do order tea or something because the tap water should have its brand named because there was a distinct taste to it and it wasn't something I would purposely order. Parking lot is big and shared what appeared to be a member only pool hall. In the worst case park on San Gabriel. All the waiters are bilingual speak Chinese. This shop has steaks, fried rice, noodle soup, all the usual hallmarks of a Chinese cafe from the golden cafe era. The posters, signs, some areas could use a refresher. Prices $15 and up. Didn't see any lunch specials but I visited when most other shops were about to close. If you don't like smoke, pick a seat away from the front.
Average prices for the area. Good food. Good seating quantity. Good seating quality. Lots of tables available, inside can be packed. Covered outdoor seating available. Decent service; it felt like wait staff in the old days where waiters actually waited around to service you, or like how some restaurants in China have people wait around to service you. Outside can experience less service than inside but not bad at all. Overall: Okay place to get food. I would recommend trying them after my 1st visit.
Oriental Express Cafe
Quick note - Didn't eat here (thank goodness). Review covers the service and atmosphere, but I guess you can say the place left a bad taste in my mouth. I asked a simple question about a business next door to the female staff closing up the restaurant. She had a terrible attitude all without any provocation - practically shouted me out the door. Who would want to try any food from such a vile personality?
Authentic and CHEAP! It's pretty close to authentic Chinese as it gets no general tsos here. And did I mention cheap?! Holy moly 4 items plus rice plus tea plus soup for like 7 something what?! The portions are huge too!!! Check em out. Bring a Chinese friend lol
The Bund 8 外滩8号
Came during lunch, the food is really good, authentic Shanghai dishes. Steam chicken scallion is very flavorful. Tofu skin in tofu skin mung beans is very soft. Fried shrimp is also good. Crab meet noodle you can taste the sea. 佛跳墙 is very nice, ingredients used are what you expected, taste great. Service is excellent, server checked in on us constantly, made sure we got everything, and add water to tea pot without us asking. Plenty of parking in parking lot
We went to this location before, but in a different restaurant name. The Bund 8 is Chinese cuisine specializing Shanghai style dishes. All dishes are very authentic n tasty. We have 8 people, and we ordered 2 appetizers n 6 dishes. Food is plenty. We ordered their specialized steam chicken soup n sweet n sour fish: the top expensive dishes in the menu, but they are worth trying. Go before 6, cuz they will be all busy after that.
Indian, The Tavern
Nice place to come for drinks and some Taiwanese dishes that I can't find elsewhere. Food is flavorful and the servers are cute and friendly. A lot of families come in here for dinner and later in the night it becomes more of a cool place to drink with your friends while eating a wide variety of dishes. The squid lips are the best! Unfortunately, not always available.
The restaurant changed its name a while ago (not sure if the owner changes), but the recipes stay! Have been here many times since I was still a student 10 years ago; the taste is still the same. I love the place even though some dishes may be too salty or too much MSG (not everyone’s favorite), but I love the place!
Bistro 1968
Was definitely a bit suspicious about all you can eat dim sum, but was pleasantly surprised overall. Everything came out super quickly and was piping hot, and the quality was a baseline solid. Har gow, shu mai, Cheung fun were nothing to write home about but were tasty and it is unlimited, so I can't complain too much. The pork ribs and egg tarts were great too. Note that the tea costs an extra $2 per person, and there is a limit of 90 minutes.
Organized. Short wait to sit down as well getting the order dishes. Only took 5 minutes between order and 1st dishes but the remaining came quickly after. Food was delicious. Recommend only ordering what can handle so maybe about 10-15 items are plenty. Anything more than that may put you in OD zone. Overall, dim sum affordable. Veggies fantastic. If ordered separately elsewhere, then likely more than $25+ per person. Tight parking spots limited. Thanks!
东北菜馆Sheng Yuan Restaurant 东北串儿
I had a terrible experience at Sheng Yuan Restaurant. After dining there yesterday, I ended up with severe food poisoning—vomiting three times and having diarrhea. The food was incredibly disappointing. The Guo Bao Rou (sweet and sour pork) was overwhelmingly sour, and the Salted Egg Yolk Fried Chicken Wings had an extremely fishy taste. I had to literally wash the Guo Bao Rou in the salty sauce of the Tomato Egg Drop Noodles just to make it somewhat edible. My friend only took one bite of the pork and chicken wings before refusing to eat any more. They ended up ordering noodles from another restaurant. The only dish that was somewhat tolerable was the Tomato Egg Drop Noodles, but even that wasn’t great—it was just edible, nothing more. When we complained to the staff, they just brushed it off, claiming it was impossible. It was an awful experience, and I will definitely not be returning.
東北人 have a negative stereotype that whatever they do, it's without care for quality, and things just come out looking janky. Not the case here with these folks! The food is pretty good, and you can tell the clientele here have good relations with the owners. My party and I kept calling back to make changes to the reservations, and they didn't say a word. Did their best to accommodate. Plus, compared to other regional Chinese cuisines, Northeastern Chinese food tends to be the best bang for the buck. Last but not least, if there is a positive stereotype 東北人 are known for, it's being 爽快. Not pretentious at all, and to the point. Gotta' love that about them!
Kim Ky Noodle House
Fast Service Noodle #1, combination meats, the egg small noodle is good (chewy texture) soup is tasty (most definitely have MSG) overall is above average but not WOW Satay Chow Fun - is OK. Not that bad but definitely will not order again (if I can still remember when re visiting) House chile - Good tasted but not spicy enough CASH ONLY
Cash only so YOU KNOW it's 🔥 Noodles are great and I recommend the filet mignon with red rice. There can be a wait and you may be asked to share a table with others -- make friends! It slowed down after 1pm on a Saturday FYI
Heji Guilin Rice Noodles
AVOID IT AT ALL COST! Hair came out of the noodles. The waitress did not apologize for anything and making my day ruined. The hygiene of this place is deplorable will never go back again!
BEST PLACE EVER! Come every week. Amazing service. Amazing food!
Shenyang Restaurant
The food is very delicious and authentic, and the portion is generous regarding the price. The service is fast, and the staff are friendly. Many dishes here are rarely found in other northern restaurants, so I will come back again.
This place serves very authentic north eastern Chinese food. It tastes just like home. During the hush winter, the crispy and sweet 糖葫芦 (hawthorn candy) will always give me fond memories. We ate here twice already from our visit to LA. The portion is pretty big and price is even better. In this inflation age, their prices seem still stuck from several years ago. The food came out really fast so our table of six was able to enjoy our hot crispy pork within 10 minutes. My wife is from ShenYang and we believe the owner came from Shenyang as well. She loves their cold noodles and it has special sweetness different from South Korean restaurant. The soup has more flavor. We also ordered their Fried Sweet & Sour pork. (锅包肉)They cooked this to perfection. It is crispy, sweet and juicy. We order this dish every time we come here. We will definitely come back if we visit LA in the future.
Yum Cha Cafe
If you’re not wanting to deal with the long lines at sit down dimsum places and don’t care for the occasional rush hour lines, this is your spot for TO-GO dimsum. Well it’s mine :) Some of the staff is friendly and some can be just very matter of fact. So don’t take it personal. You can pay via cash or credit card. You order at the start of the line and make your way from the pan fried stuff to the steamed stuff to finally the baked stuff. Most of the items have 3-4 items in one order. Prices are decent from all under $6, but everything has gone up in price this year. The food is OK, not gonna lie. It’s average and edible but not like amazing. But if you’re hungry and you want more, it’s good pretty good variety of basic stuff. They also have roasted pork and BBQ right next door in case you wanna take some to go. If you are hungry and want to eat there, they have plenty of tables that not very many people sit at right in front of the cafe, next to the supermarket. They do close on Wednesdays. There’s also plenty of parking in the shared lot.
The cashier is very bad service. They changed me wrong. Add a duck on my bill but I don't order and receive it. When I ask for why, the cashier who keep yelling at me in public and kept saying I took the duck. I am looking for a problem solution not the yelling without doing any checking. Very bad service and don't understand how this person can survive in her workplace and service to customer directly