NakedSushi

When I picture a restaurant named Bon Mar Che Bistro, I picture a small cafe with cozy tables covered with white tablecloth where I can order a charcuterie plate, a glass of wine, and relax with a good book.  That’s absolutely *not* what Bon Marche Bistro is about.
Instead, it’s a small, family-owned restaurant tucked behind [...]

One Sunday afternoon, I found myself wandering around a plaza in Rowland Heights.  The BF and I were planning on going to No. 1 Noodle King, but they were until 5pm and we still had an hour or two to spare before they would re-open.  As I walked into the plaza, something tickled my nose.  [...]

While we were in New York, the BF and I walked by a small window display full of old, vintage soda bottles which caught my eye.  When we examined it further, a friend who was with us told us it was a vegan ice cream shop.  Unfortunately, it was closed at the late hour we [...]

Even though the BF claimed that anywhere in New York would have better pizza than what I could get in LA, we still trekked all the out to Brooklyn for some famous New York style pizza.
After what amounted to a practically all-day pizza expedition in New York, I ended up waiting in line for two [...]

Pa Ord was my destination on one of those work from home days. It’s a somewhat new Thai noodle restaurant in Thai town, but its owner is definitely not a novice to the area, having previously run Ord a few blocks away before selling it to someone else.

If you haven’t tried Thai sausage before [...]

Vien Dong is a Vietnamese restaurant different than the ones in the SGV I usually eat at. Instead of just concentrating on dishes like pho and bun, Vien Dong has more of a northern Vietnamese focus.  I chose to go to this restaurant because I wanted to taste what the difference between the north and [...]

Yunnan 168 seems to be the newest restaurant in the San Gabriel Valley to realize that there’s something about spicy Chinese food that keeps people coming back for more. Maybe it’s masochism and maybe it’s a way to show off one’s masculinity, but all I know is that when I get the craving for something [...]