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Taiwanese lunch at Pine & Crane in DTLA. Beef noodle soup 台灣牛肉麵, Dan Dan noodles 擔擔麵, pork belly buns gua割包, and some sticky rice, seaweed and peanuts. I think Pine and Crane has a pretty good grasp of traditional and quite authentic Taiwanese food. Though I thought the beef noodle soup’s soup, could have been a little more hearty. But that’s more of personal preference. . . . . . . .
And lastly, had the dumplings. Too bad they were out of the chicken dumplings by 11am. I bet they didn’t even have that day. The pork was good. The beef was unmemorable. The veggie was ok. Their cooking style is quite traditional. Except I would have liked a more crispy skin. I think the unique fillings and wrapper colors were the big draw. I’d order again, just to try the chicken. . . . . . .
Lunch. Yes I know this is a dessert. It is one of my favorite Taiwanese desserts. Shaved ice with soft boiled peanuts with sweet condensed milk. Made the peanuts from a package from ranch 99 and then pressure cooked it. It was yummy!! . . . . .
Korean BBQ at Genwa. Really good offering banchan. Beef was also good with the marbling. Wish they didn’t cook it for us since it was cooked so fast. Regardless I’d recommend and visit again. Make sure you have soju with your meal. . . . . . .
Tacos from Guisados. Fish tacos - grilled not fried. I love these tacos. Not a fan of fried fish tacos. Also got the 6 mini taco sampler for $8.50 - great deal. I forgot about this place. I think they are probably the best taco joint in DTLA, could go up against guerrilla tacos. . . . . .
BBQ in Chinatown. LA Brisket. We ordered the OG bowl with Beef Brisket. But it was a little too dry. And the brisket slices were unexpectedly thin. Not sure about the accompanying green salsa sauce. Reminded me of salsa verde. The slaw was really good and sour - just the way I like it. The pork ribs, seemed like small portion. They taste well and had good flavor and texture (that’s the CBJ in me). The loaded fries with brisket was quite hearty, yet seemed to lack enough fries, strangely. I liked the fries a lot. The single Texas toast was good, wish they gave us another slice. Not sure if I recommend, yet. But I’d return just to try others. Brisket 7 for taste, 8 for tenderness, 7 for appearance. Pork ribs 8 taste, 8 for tenderness, and 8 for appearance. . . . . . . .chinatown
Taiwanese food at Accomplice. Nice little neighborhood bar with Taiwanese food. Only tried fried tofu and the scallion pancakes. But I think the sauce is more Shanghainese with the sweetness. I am more used to a spicier and less sweet sauce for tifu. And the scallion pancakes, not sure of the vinegar sauce dipping sauce. I think this is more of a china flavor. Plus I think the scallion pancakes seems deep fried rather than the traditional pan fried. I get that this catering more to an American palate. Perhaps the chef is from china, instead of Taiwan. Next time I want to the other dishes. Regardless this is a cool car with a good selection of whiskeys. Almost had the full selection of Nikki whiskeys, they were missing the takesuru and days. I had a glass of the buffalo trace bourbon. They also had a really good green cocktail that was spicy. That was really good. . . . . . .