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 [...]
I was craving a comforting bowl of rice noodle soup but didn’t want to drive all the way to the SGV, which was how I ended up at Mien Nghia in Chinatown. The place has been around for a long time and is known for their noodle soups, but surprisingly, I’d never gone until this [...]
The city of Wenzhou may not be known for their cuisine like other parts of China, but I was still excited to learn about a restaurant which supposedly has dishes from Wenzhou. Ding’s Garden is also known as Savory Garden and also known as 大合卤味 — it all depends on which sign and menu [...]
Just a quick post about lunch at JTYH a few weeks ago. The BF got the mao er duo (cat ear noodle) vegetarian style. Our dining companion got a dao xiao preserved vegetables and pork soup. I got the lamb noodle soup and some pan-fried dumplings.
Everything was good as always. I just wish the vegetables [...]
Liang’s Kitchen (also known as Mama Liang’s House if you go by the Chinese characters in the window) was a place I’ve been to once before. I got take out that time and the food did not travel well, so it wasn’t fair to write them up. I got a chance to visit it again [...]
Tipped off by this post on Sinosoul, I was eager to try the new and confusingly named JTYH. (The seemingly random acronym may be easier to remember if you, like me, just think of it as Just the Young Hos.) I was sad to hear when the original Heavy Noodling on Garvey ws closed, so [...]
Perhaps Tasty Noodle House is a slight misnomer. It’s not that their noodles aren’t tasty. They are quite tasty. But their baos are even more tasty, which the owner will not hesitate to point out to you as soon as you enter the small restaurant a few doors down from the legendary Golden Deli.
We started [...]
