La Piedra - this rock has 700 steps. Amazing views of the Colombian rural area, about a couple hours away from Medellin. I’m embarrassed to say I only made it half way up. It is not an easy hike. My l
Lunch with Shanghai friends, who now live in Irvine. A good hearty bowl of ramen on a hot summer day! The standard Hakata Ramen. . . . .
Grilled Cheese Sandwich lunch with co-workers at The Melt, Irvine Spectrum. Egg hole grilled cheese.
Japanese "Texan" izakaya Tako sunomono was my favorite - the octopus was more tender than usual Japanese restaurants. The fried rice ball, street corn, soft shell crab, Hot Pocketz (with Gouda cheese
Mexican dining, with local and fresh ingredients Located just steps away from the beach Nice big bar Seafood enchiladas, carnitas, and shrimp ceviche were all excellent They serve an interesting Sunda
Drive-up style restaurant reminiscent of the 1950’s Food is all the same Museum next door at the out door dining area Still sells original fried apple pies Has the old Speedee mascot
Dry Oil Noodles was tasty and reminiscent of noodles from Shanghai Shanghainese cuisine with other Chinese cuisines Water boiled dumplings were pretty good Small restaurant, but is popular with the lo
As long as I can remember, I have always enjoyed eating hamburgers. But whenever I saw a pink color in the meat, I was told it was a “No-No”. Pink meant that it was non fully cooked, and perhaps unsaf
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I’ve never been a big fan of risotto, let alone a take Japanese on risotto. But I must say, Cafe Hiro does it pretty good. Make sure you save room for their Pot de Crème au Chocolat.
This past week, I had to be in Garden Grove for a short meeting, and needed a pre-meeting place to meet & eat. After scouring yelp for breakfast places, I found the Omelette House.
On the suggestion of an Elite Yelper, we decided to make the trek to West Los Angeles to try Bar Food. I know nowadays, that I am a little more pickier from this blog and with the expectations of my f
Breakfast Joint, Duh Highly rated in the area Found it on a whim
On the subject of Ramen . . . I thought I’d talk about a Orochon
1. The Steak Househttp://www.steakhousekobe.com/ – Kobe beef steaks. Omigosh, just take a look at the pictures on their site. 2. Ikko Japanese Restauranthttp://www.yelp.com/biz/ikko-japanese-restauran
Sorry but the picture just does not do the sandwich any justice. Just went surfing at Trestles and by buddy Truc tells me about this killer meatball sandwich place in South O.C. We roll up to this lit