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Have I told you that I like Dim Sum? Grand Harbot hasn’t been open that long, but is one of the finer Dim Sum restaurants in SGV. They also have a good Cantonese Roasted Meat 燒臘 shop next door, which is take out only. What I like best there is their roasted pork. They consistently have the best in SGV. . . . . . .real.mike.gin
Sichuan food 川菜 at Xiang La Hui 香辣汇. We had Spicy Roasted Fish with Red Peppers 香辣风味烤鱼, which was super spicy. The square caldron of fire had a simmering oily broth of goodness with cauliflower, potatoes, peanuts, a fish, and of course spicy and mouth numbing Sichuan peppercorns called Hua Jiao 花椒. Out mouths were in a constant state of fire. But with the fish and hua Jiao, it numbed our tongues to allow us to eat more. Not sure if that is a good thing. Later on, I realized that we needed to have the plum juice 酸梅湯, which is a sweet and sour juice. This juice, a typical Chinese drink, is offered at hot pot joints as well as Sichuan restaurants, really hits the spot and soothes your overly excited taste buds and neutralizes that spicy mouth fire tingly sensation, just so you can eat more. I’m sure you’ll pay for it later, if you know what I mean 🚽. We also had House Special Pork Belly 梅菜扣肉, which isn’t a Sichuan dish, but it was perfect for us. The sliced pork was overly salty which had its place for our taste buds, since we had spicy, sweet, sour, and now salty. We each had a bowl of rice to make sure we were full. I recommend this place, but I caution those who might not be ready for a full tongue sensory overload. . . . . .
Gamjatang and Bo-Ssam. The Gamjatang, pork neck with potatoes had good flavor and texture. But it was a challenge to pick and eat the meat. The Bo-Ssam, the boiled pork belly, was messy but yummy with the cabbage wraps and sauces. . . . . . . ❤️❤️❤️
Happy Hour at Wolf & Crane in DTLA Little Tokyo. Cool spot that got crowded fast. Luckily we got there early to get a table. . . . . .
Dim Sum at Chef Tony. Squid ink shrimp Shu mai with gold leaf and shrimp and pork dumpling har gow with black truffle were the unique dim sum dishes. . . . .
Soltani Kabob and Fesenjoon. Soltani is filet mignon and ground beef and fesenjoon is stewed chicken breast unground walnut, grilled onion, and pomegranate sauce. The fragrant saffron basmati rice was yummy. The fesenjoon had a flavor and taste that I have never had before. It was unique. I dig it. . . . . . .
Alicha Beef Wot on the Beef and Veggie Platter at GS Cafe. Great flavors and different experience having Ethiopian cuisine. Haven’t had it in years. Had the Tej, the sweet honey wine, like mead. I really liked taste and the interesting bottle. Using and eating with Injera was fun and unique. Too bad they were out of the doro wat, a spicy butter chicken. Next time we need to call ahead to order. Would recommend and try again. . . . . .
Panda tofu drink - black sesame tofu milk and sweet tofu with black sesame dessert. The slightly sweet tofu drink was refreshing. The tofu dessert, which needs to be mixed, ended up being a a little too sweet. Really cool cars outside. Toyota Trueno, Nissan Skyline, and Mazda RX-7. Pretty cool looking cars. . . . . . . . .tofu.cafe
Barbecue Day at Moo’s Craft Barbecue. Beef brisket, pork ribs, pulled pork, pork belly burnt ends, sides of corn, Mac and cheese, and slaw. Yummy. Too bad they were out of beef ribs. I heard that not a lot of people are ordering beef ribs. Heck, took beef ribs off the menu. Moo told me that it isn’t that popular. People just don’t know. Smoked Beef Ribs are king if they are done right. . . . . . . . .
Texas BBQ at Slab. Had brisket, of course, pulled pork, pork ribs, collard greens, Mac and cheese and corn bread. Too bad we didn’t come on the weekends for beef ribs. The the pulled pork and pork spare ribs were tender but needed sauce. The collard greens were a bit too salty, but I still like it. The Mac and cheese was slightly too runny. The cornbread with the honey butter was nice and moist, as it should be. The brisket was great. Love brisket. Make sure you ask for white bread to eat with the brisket. Enjoyed slab. Wondered why there weren’t more people there on a Friday night. I guess it is more of a day time thing. Regardless, I’m glad there weren’t any lines. . . . . .
smoked beef ribs. I smoked this for 7 hours last night. Yummy. Salt, pepper, and garlic dry rub. Used my Webber Smokey mountain. Costco ribs . . . . .