SG came to visit and we ate our way across a couple of counties. this is not a list for the faint of heart:
- tres leches cupcake @ hotcakes
- beef tongue sandwich + ash-e-joe @ attari
- burger + beer @ father’s office
- doughnuts @ rustic canyon
- short rib taco, spicy pork taco, chicken taco and kim chi quesadilla @ kogi bbq truck
- one sesame ball split 3 ways @ dim sum truck
- pollo a la brasa
- sweet potato latte @
cafe loftcafe loft - skewers and curry goodness @
soi56soi56 - juicy pork, juicy pork + veggies, and fish dumplings @ din tai fung
- beef noodle @ 101 noodle express
- shoyu, ten-shin and fake tonkatsu ramen @ foo foo tei
- goat milk gelato + others @ bulgarini gelato
- 9 course omakase @ kiyokawa
- appetizers @ sunnin lebanese cafe – i like the rekakat + fried cauliflower
- appetizers and rice and chicken koobideh (awesome!) @ shamshiri
- saffron + pistachio ice cream @ rose + saffron
- pain au chocolat @ bite bar and bakery
- gobs and gobs of southern thai @ jitlada
- kanom krok @ street vendor in
thailand plazathailand plaza parking lot - crab stew @ on dal 2
- ceviche @ mariscos chente – we were supposed to have grilled snook and cockroach shrimp – the green sauce here is awesome!
- spudnuts
- burundi coffee @ conservatory for coffee and tea
- octopus tacos, shrimp tacos, al pastor taco @ la playita and al pastor @ the la oaxaquena truck on lincoln just south of rose. saw 2 other trucks out and about on lincoln – yay!
can’t forget pollo a la brasa: 764 s western ave 90005 213.382.4090 (just in case we want to go back…)
thanks to SG, i have the english and thai names of all the dishes (and pictures, but you’ll have to find him on picasa for that): Spicy mango coconut shrimp cashew salad [yam som muang “Pak Nang”], Spicy green mussel soup, Spicy green curry with zucchini, bamboo and salted egg-yolk-stuffed fish balls [kaeng khĩaw-wãan khài “Mang-kon”], Spicy beef in turmeric sauce [khûa klíng “Phat Lung”], Spicy stir-fried eel with kombucha squash [plaa-lai nam tao], Spicy pickled crab salad with mango, chili and red onion [yam prîaw dâwng], Spicy fish kidney curry with minced shrimp [kaeng phûung plaa kûng sàp], Spicy curry with frog legs and sontol fruit [kaeng kòp sôm tháwn], Spicy shrimp with sator beans, Lamb with spicy southern curry [kaeng tai kae], Deep-fried sea bass with dry curry sauce and crispy kaffir lime leaves [pla thawt krueng kaeng]
din tai fung 1088 s baldwin ave arcadia ca 91007 626.574.7068
foo foo tei 15018 clark ave hacienda heights ca 626.937.6585 (this place is literally out in the middle of nowhere. i should’ve taken a picture of the tumbleweeds blowing by. and i’m kind of surprised it’s in the 626 area code – seems like it should be somewhere else)
on dal 2 4566 w washington blvd la ca 90016 323.933.3228
mariscos el chente 4532 s centinela ave la ca 90066