tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76280461819781904972024-03-13T04:37:03.521-07:00delectable comestiblesbest enjoyed with laughs and friendssqueedilyspoochhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06003947032456902593noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7628046181978190497.post-9533896204305605822010-10-24T12:59:00.000-07:002010-10-24T12:59:36.214-07:00Denver Eats - Shish Kabob Grill<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Well what do we have here?! I had 3 drafted posts that I have not completed from way back in March when I was finishing up my Denver Eats posts. It is now almost the end of October. Yes my friends, it has been that long. I have since then changed my life course, but one thing remains the same. I love food and eating and since I now have down time to finish things up, I shall be trying my best to be consistently updating this blog. Hopefully it works out or I will be on another hiatus, which no one would be surprised about. Well then, let the posting begin!</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Day 2, dinner at the Shish Kabob Grill.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><a href="http://www.shishkabobgrill.com/">Shish Kabob Grill</a></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>1503 Grant St. (at Colfax Ave.)</strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>Denver, CO 80203</strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>Phone: 303-837-8800</strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>Fax: 303-837-8805</strong></div><br />
So, after going to the Denver Aquarium and walking around, we went to grab dinner and we decided on Greek/Mediterranean and stopped here.<br />
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</div>Alright, I know it has been a while since I have actually eaten here, but I do remember what was in it and if I liked it or not, so here goes.<br />
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<strong>The Look:</strong> Mixed greens (like the mixed greens you can buy at Costco)<br />
<strong>The Taste:</strong> For me, usually what makes or breaks a salad is the dressing and sadly I have to say that the dressing broke this salad and I did not like it. Why? Maybe because the dressing was VERY vinegary. I love vinegar on my dumplings and vinaigrette dressings on my salads, but my goodness... it was more vinegar than dressing and that is just something that I am not that used to. It was like malt vinegar and salt for fries (which I do enjoy once in a while), only on a bed of greens. Like the Charlie Brown's salad, it was not my favorite.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgazvV_D86wkfRyTB60JI__6D1_EkFxXpCaVJ6vW3wQrFj_o4XLnP8qx2qnxAyz_NqXYKPL8Sc6_TziAslU8vGb_AkQFjW4jmHKwhsZBZQixlfX7k7u5acVG2rV5mCyl4Qq30lN_SK8F-JL/s1600/hummus.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" nx="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgazvV_D86wkfRyTB60JI__6D1_EkFxXpCaVJ6vW3wQrFj_o4XLnP8qx2qnxAyz_NqXYKPL8Sc6_TziAslU8vGb_AkQFjW4jmHKwhsZBZQixlfX7k7u5acVG2rV5mCyl4Qq30lN_SK8F-JL/s1600/hummus.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><em>Hummus</em></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<strong>The Look:</strong> A little mashed up blobby mound on a plate drizzled with olive oil and topped with a bit of tomato and parsley to garnish served with a small basket of warmed flat bread. <br />
<strong>The Taste:</strong> I have yet to have really bad hummus or pita. I don't think you can every go wrong with this...unless they add a lot of tahini in it, in which case it wouldn't be too tasty because it would be a bit bitter. For those that do not know what <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tahini">tahini</a> is, it is just a sesame paste (yes like the sesame paste used in Asian cooking). It is quite delicious, but I think a little goes a long way with this stuff. I think any type of carbohydrate with spread is delicious. <br />
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<strong>The Look: </strong>Little fried crispy balls with salad and hummus. Presentation wise, it could have been plated a little better because that hummus was smeared like a little well, and it looked like there was a lot, but the bottom was a very thin layer; a little deceptive. <br />
<strong>The Taste: </strong>If you have not had a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falafel">falafel</a>, it is a crispy and delicious fried mashed chickpea ball with seasonings. I find that some places have super dry falafels, but this one was pretty moist. Good with the hummus and pita and salad. It was like a little wrap. I still like the ones from <a href="http://www.falafelsdrivein.com/">Falafel Drive In</a> more, (I have yet to blog about that probably after all these Denver posts), but these ones were better than some other ones I have had.<br />
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<strong>The Look:</strong> Chicken over rice served with some yogurt sauce.<br />
<strong>The Taste:</strong> Like chopped up chicken kabobs over long grained rice. We ordered this because I wanted falafels and rice and I think my friend wanted the hummus and was willing to eat the chicken. I will admit, I love grilled meat with a bit of the char on it. It is deliciously carcinogenic and this chicken had that nice seasoned charred meat taste. I also really like long grained rice (I eat a lot of short grain sushi rice usually, so when I get this rice, it is like a treat). Honestly, I think chicken and rice at almost any restaurant is usually a pretty safe thing to order.<br />
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And to the last thing that was ordered:<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><strong>The Look: </strong>Middle Eastern burrito.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><strong>The Taste: </strong>The same chopped up chicken kabobs that were on the rice, but wrapped in a pita. This was like the chicken and rice dish, but like a to go version of it. I really like these food on the go types of things and my friends seemed to like it a lot, so I am thinking it was as good as the rice dish.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I know my thoughts on the food from this restaurant are vague and not too detailed, but really the memory I have of this place is NOT the food. It is the restroom. You see, in Denver, I had a hard time with the altitude and I had more bloody noses there than I have had in my entire lifetime. So, after dinner, I believed I was having a case of the sniffles. NOPE. It ended up being a bloody nose and I rushed off to the restroom (I honestly dislike public restrooms, but I swear I visited EVERY PUBLIC RESTROOM on this trip), which was very clean inside. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I was in there for about 10 minutes before my friends decided to check up on me because they thought I might have passed out in there. I, sadly was very much alive and had to listen to my friend talking to the staff about my incident. Some more time passed, I was still in there, got check on again another time or two. Not the best of nights for me. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Needless to say, I was terribly embarrassed, but it eventually stopped and I shamefully opened the door trying not to be noticed. Everyone that worked there was SUPER nice though, and they asked how I was doing and were really REALLY friendly. I liked their friendly customer service which made a bigger impression on me than maybe the food, but I was still very embarrassed. What a great memory right? Good food AND nice service, who could ask for more?</div>squeedilyspoochhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06003947032456902593noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7628046181978190497.post-31087294616636376992010-03-21T13:13:00.000-07:002010-03-22T23:54:49.087-07:00Denver Eats - Good Times BurgersSo, before dinner (day 2), we decided to grab a little snack of frozen custard and sliders at:<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-IfNdQBgwEU6atr9yyuZj55ydefXHnTzjHFdnRHgf__zRZuUq1C01LF3EZQvEEwchNllIK2MAxheCCeez4ocAItCVBZLodqzpZGcR-Bqvz5zJU0zyzq0x84OitMqfLWAVSLBdD_c7ZBnQ/s1600-h/good+times.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-IfNdQBgwEU6atr9yyuZj55ydefXHnTzjHFdnRHgf__zRZuUq1C01LF3EZQvEEwchNllIK2MAxheCCeez4ocAItCVBZLodqzpZGcR-Bqvz5zJU0zyzq0x84OitMqfLWAVSLBdD_c7ZBnQ/s320/good+times.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451355229695902242" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;" class="street-address">Good Times</span><br /><span class="street-address">951 16th St., Suite 104</span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="locality">Denver</span>, <span class="region">CO</span> <span class="postal-code">80238</span><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span id="bizPhone" class="tel">(303) 825-2160<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;">We passed this place the first night we were in Denver, but they were closing shop. Everyone wanted to try the frozen custard. What is frozen custard? To me, frozen custard is like ice cream, but it is more airy, kind of like soft serve. It is made out of cream, sugar, and egg yolks. If you want to read about the process, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frozen_custard">click here</a>. <br /><br />So, on to the food. We ordered a pack of 5 sliders/mini burgers, fries, and frozen custard.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1yPsB-NKmZw-LCqC7qblTq0nc5K_9_qtq9xbY5DocPDhEva2YfBXOdBENCqUhi8jfT9nx3ExG5CcJwn2EDe7tOz1sCzfUvRUGqnJwyafM-ebyMINNgEtOej6bkWteBX-HMmmhLmxpeweo/s1600-h/IMG_0525.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1yPsB-NKmZw-LCqC7qblTq0nc5K_9_qtq9xbY5DocPDhEva2YfBXOdBENCqUhi8jfT9nx3ExG5CcJwn2EDe7tOz1sCzfUvRUGqnJwyafM-ebyMINNgEtOej6bkWteBX-HMmmhLmxpeweo/s320/IMG_0525.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451183807523159010" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Our tray of food and a cone</span><br /></div><br />I will start on the frozen custard first. My friend ordered vanilla in a cup, my other friend got mint and chip in a cone, and I got mint and chip in a cup.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-dWk39n7Nqk1ayaffaqQ2wh1nW8xbg6GVqasceBlNu8jHz0TOslcTB3jJpw443Eiff9W5OYQKzg7qWYPndHewyfrTwsjel2B7xuJCQc-TO-ft9hYg7mFmu39fwlKJ28eVZUFD7BzbMRzx/s1600-h/IMG_0527.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-dWk39n7Nqk1ayaffaqQ2wh1nW8xbg6GVqasceBlNu8jHz0TOslcTB3jJpw443Eiff9W5OYQKzg7qWYPndHewyfrTwsjel2B7xuJCQc-TO-ft9hYg7mFmu39fwlKJ28eVZUFD7BzbMRzx/s320/IMG_0527.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451183819562374434" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Vanilla</span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLno1_OenXaL2-I4XRx-u-rfhO_mgU4JZhERRGXcAilubj1qhMIwAsJN5QR2wr-M1ucznbQ6W9DIUx12nExYizIDKhhcs0yovKXi0ECmkN6Y6RaRp0i_JIaxOvD8Ugt__nWF8aZgntd11l/s1600-h/IMG_0528.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLno1_OenXaL2-I4XRx-u-rfhO_mgU4JZhERRGXcAilubj1qhMIwAsJN5QR2wr-M1ucznbQ6W9DIUx12nExYizIDKhhcs0yovKXi0ECmkN6Y6RaRp0i_JIaxOvD8Ugt__nWF8aZgntd11l/s320/IMG_0528.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451183826763049250" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Mint and Chip</span><br /></div><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Texture:</span> Creamy like ice cream, but airy and soft like soft serve. I liked that it was not so difficult to scoop like some ice creams (Dreyers). I really enjoyed the creaminess and it seemed to really coat your mouth when you ate it (maybe because of the egg yolks). <br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Taste:</span> The vanilla flavor was good; better than a lot of the other vanilla flavored ice creams I have eaten recently. The mint and chip was good, but I do have one complaint about it. I did not like how large the chocolate chunks were and how they were not really incorporated into the frozen custard. The chocolate pieces just seemed like an after thought or a topping rather than really eating them as a whole. <br /><br />Sadly, I only ate a few bites and I was done, due to the fact that I cannot eat that much ice cream in general (sad). I really did like the minty custard though and it could stand alone as its own flavor, but I think other people associate it is with the chocolate and maybe it sells better that way. <br /><br />And now the mini burgers and fries!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU9ycDtqNan_WJTKSYT3oPZGrJp3hlmcDuKBbaeujShhhN542mf8RHhO4LCEVShd6hyAj1Uh1-3hf_0MSyOY8_TzwAT9PyLeb1lq9-M0hBuSDjumkdTPsO5EV8zqo0EWy_0aYxKlDpLapP/s1600-h/IMG_0526.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU9ycDtqNan_WJTKSYT3oPZGrJp3hlmcDuKBbaeujShhhN542mf8RHhO4LCEVShd6hyAj1Uh1-3hf_0MSyOY8_TzwAT9PyLeb1lq9-M0hBuSDjumkdTPsO5EV8zqo0EWy_0aYxKlDpLapP/s320/IMG_0526.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451183816275128898" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">mini burger/sliders - Pack of 5<br /></span>Split amongst 4 people<span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"><br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCwES5b4ki0bAyNoV4sWuRRZxM0S_Wy9Vv2qQcJ8jVKt1IjwBY2cwCek3WtUlfNPITwRHhXp81B33qoZB_a-EJIBJ5jSgQJKArhH5FN3iHMwpxxSs9qHWQzqvy1B180fvGcOMmvCkfZwjA/s1600-h/IMG_0532.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCwES5b4ki0bAyNoV4sWuRRZxM0S_Wy9Vv2qQcJ8jVKt1IjwBY2cwCek3WtUlfNPITwRHhXp81B33qoZB_a-EJIBJ5jSgQJKArhH5FN3iHMwpxxSs9qHWQzqvy1B180fvGcOMmvCkfZwjA/s320/IMG_0532.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451186874651100386" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Can you see how mini this burger is? Bite size</span><br />Greasy, delicious, and mini. Great little snackers. I could have done with some veggies in it though, but that is just me.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZyoiBYNVlHv5mHSkZdd1klg5IWEOv9EPck1sRU_FCu4LFDmVny5AqRnFBBQkOM5kxCKtUWTSlliDVz_pyPn0PdyG5URalI-5OU__P5XWrhBZcKqsXzRxNGmJCShe0zIGvAS65W3I26-Tk/s1600-h/IMG_0530.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZyoiBYNVlHv5mHSkZdd1klg5IWEOv9EPck1sRU_FCu4LFDmVny5AqRnFBBQkOM5kxCKtUWTSlliDVz_pyPn0PdyG5URalI-5OU__P5XWrhBZcKqsXzRxNGmJCShe0zIGvAS65W3I26-Tk/s320/IMG_0530.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451183838790805698" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></span>Fries<br /></span><div style="text-align: center;">Crispy and oily, like how fries should be.<span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"> </span><span style="font-style: italic;"></span> I don't remember eating many of these actually but I remember burning my mouth because they were just that fresh<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA3MViz-3l5iYVVn8brLYujnIJv83cApoIfAit1b4HNVtH0Ue5cHrTobabI2gQ3_mJ-vaaIWDCAxXBJ6usKHqyIy1D0as-fOmRkhNyEj3b-sCfj7_9vNcBzC8JZlfLAlbpNuCD_Xw33HYo/s1600-h/IMG_0533.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA3MViz-3l5iYVVn8brLYujnIJv83cApoIfAit1b4HNVtH0Ue5cHrTobabI2gQ3_mJ-vaaIWDCAxXBJ6usKHqyIy1D0as-fOmRkhNyEj3b-sCfj7_9vNcBzC8JZlfLAlbpNuCD_Xw33HYo/s320/IMG_0533.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451186882807560594" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Double the flavor, double the fun with choco-mint burger</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Overall, I liked Good Times and I wish that there were a few spread around California. Guess I will just have to wait. <br /></div></div></div></div>squeedilyspoochhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06003947032456902593noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7628046181978190497.post-72132395190763764042010-03-21T12:16:00.000-07:002010-03-21T13:53:39.374-07:00Denver Eats - Ink! CoffeeOkay, so walking to Denver's Millennium Bridge and we saw INK! coffee shop and decided to stop in to get something.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYG7I6yeia9fm07tmPS5Eoaii3FPsdfpera2ixRNpvioUB9xGc8sA7t4VZr7R5PSJZsYlVSIPv1_XTpEIVLlcC2zQ2KGatPrx6rL07p1aoYF4o7W8q_bS92d8mHGYKHqE-v0PgQFQ35pNP/s1600-h/IMG_0479.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYG7I6yeia9fm07tmPS5Eoaii3FPsdfpera2ixRNpvioUB9xGc8sA7t4VZr7R5PSJZsYlVSIPv1_XTpEIVLlcC2zQ2KGatPrx6rL07p1aoYF4o7W8q_bS92d8mHGYKHqE-v0PgQFQ35pNP/s320/IMG_0479.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451169634040745858" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">1590 Little Raven St., Suite #180<br />Denver, CO 80202<br />Phone #: (720) 214-1111<br />Hours: Monday - Friday: 6am - 6pm. Saturday - Sunday 7am - 6pm<br /></div><br />I thought the look was pretty and they had a cool little outside sitting area. It was cold and windy and I wanted something warm to drink.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvw6MIXrcCwhWJXhZ0Skot8vyw9DJd-sfp_IT5E6cywCBclr5tj-n5XGmdci-5ZDfOVifqUkykblOUmpBbv6EOpXUWTKCI-QEAB2faOslUH3pSnIhAk3AcsfdxHePpV3MdjNQQVOsONKba/s1600-h/IMG_0480.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvw6MIXrcCwhWJXhZ0Skot8vyw9DJd-sfp_IT5E6cywCBclr5tj-n5XGmdci-5ZDfOVifqUkykblOUmpBbv6EOpXUWTKCI-QEAB2faOslUH3pSnIhAk3AcsfdxHePpV3MdjNQQVOsONKba/s320/IMG_0480.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451169643875183826" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Outside seating area</span><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br />So, I decided to get a hot chocolate and my friend got some blended coffee. The thing I liked best about INK! was the cup holder. Why you ask? Well let's take a look, shall we?<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipw6YwhNTtIKZVLSjB9Tt8OegMfP_Y6b4R5vlDo7b-el9_qZtXDc49WGfy5uj3jzxCgYpwPqa9h4qgOKj26H0L5cabouiDZI7faJakwn3B-mi24OcIYLAS7unH1SGk_iReh7XjfMk-3CL5/s1600-h/IMG_0481.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipw6YwhNTtIKZVLSjB9Tt8OegMfP_Y6b4R5vlDo7b-el9_qZtXDc49WGfy5uj3jzxCgYpwPqa9h4qgOKj26H0L5cabouiDZI7faJakwn3B-mi24OcIYLAS7unH1SGk_iReh7XjfMk-3CL5/s320/IMG_0481.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451169651504658962" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">DON'T THROW THE COFFEE</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx82vdtS9BTnBUVhI7hD6o9Ckg6PTKv4dfzBNKxjxUZxl7eZB2Fm3W2ackfBEcfGY270YwOzLhRPGvbPIrdruWWQuIiyl9VzIu63GdyAxjHGUCeymBZ7IJD9odSGp0x0Y9ssbej1MR4-sL/s1600-h/IMG_0482.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx82vdtS9BTnBUVhI7hD6o9Ckg6PTKv4dfzBNKxjxUZxl7eZB2Fm3W2ackfBEcfGY270YwOzLhRPGvbPIrdruWWQuIiyl9VzIu63GdyAxjHGUCeymBZ7IJD9odSGp0x0Y9ssbej1MR4-sL/s320/IMG_0482.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451169659085173922" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">DON'T PUT YOUR HAND IN THE COFFEE</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">I found this really very amusing, but the sad thing is, if the warning is there, then someone must have done these things and that is why the warnings are there. I should have kept the holder, but I forgot and tossed it. So sad.<br /><br />On to the coffee. Well, since I only had hot chocolate, I don't really know how the coffee was, but my friend who is an avid coffee drinker was very disappointed because she said it did not taste good. I too, was disappointed with my hot chocolate because it was a little powdery and thick at the same time. I found it a little difficult to drink, but I drank it because it was cold. It almost reminded me of thinned out chocolate pudding and the powder mix was not fully dissolved. I was not too impressed, but it warmed me up, so I will give it points for that.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPlrRVQ7gNBF3xpi76H3ZLucxYbrt471tfNdsRWNbgCIMZejlqgjSbRO1TyTnD7LcuovBb2zG2JCMs-Wtz5w2CpFquzGge8omZ42MigXersQnvznDGWgWhqiEjOqj2aYUvqoaXJpkMuKwp/s1600-h/IMG_0485.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPlrRVQ7gNBF3xpi76H3ZLucxYbrt471tfNdsRWNbgCIMZejlqgjSbRO1TyTnD7LcuovBb2zG2JCMs-Wtz5w2CpFquzGge8omZ42MigXersQnvznDGWgWhqiEjOqj2aYUvqoaXJpkMuKwp/s320/IMG_0485.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451169667971573666" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Me enjoying the view and not so much my hot chocolate</span><br /></div></div></div></div><br /></div>squeedilyspoochhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06003947032456902593noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7628046181978190497.post-77054780356370631382010-03-19T18:45:00.000-07:002010-03-21T13:12:37.047-07:00Denver Eats - Spicy PickleDay 2 of my Denver trip and we had lunch at:<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMxLJz_q8Qj5hPxwmiDbzD0KGulqkoXtSUW24si8ZcDvmzMse15TKdf2l7N6782s27jQRu0KH0NmWG00jRA6pCEuc0qWjAf47xIuMtc98MArOnZNGuLY59zWglzDvFtXlxdFe_1zPubrcP/s1600-h/IMG_0151.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMxLJz_q8Qj5hPxwmiDbzD0KGulqkoXtSUW24si8ZcDvmzMse15TKdf2l7N6782s27jQRu0KH0NmWG00jRA6pCEuc0qWjAf47xIuMtc98MArOnZNGuLY59zWglzDvFtXlxdFe_1zPubrcP/s320/IMG_0151.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450527304396819330" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.spicypickle.com/">Spicy Pickle</a><br /><span class="homecopy">988 Lincoln St.</span><br /><span class="homecopy"> Denver, CO 80203-2712</span><br /><span class="homecopy"> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">ph</span>: 303.860.0730</span><br /><span class="homecopy"> fax: 303.860.0704</span><br /><span class="homecopy"> Mon-Thu: 10:30am-7pm</span><br /><span class="homecopy"> Fri: 10:30am-6pm</span><br /><span class="homecopy"> Sat-Sun: 11am-6pm</span><br /><span class="homecopy"></span></div><span class="homecopy"><br />The place was small, but nice. They had one table in the shape of a pickle, which I found amusing, but I think the people in there did not like us taking pictures in their store, so I just got these 2.<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZWYZW37hfL8ECzJOp3hxLeEkvqOqDg7qhhs49geA3G-TsNWGO5TgTWYN5WuGtOTbE8PXSeewKW6yOz5etDl_thltyPK68gVtLlqEUUzle4n8Pl2swCe7PSwGHBpcrqqOwGo2gqu8mm8Dl/s1600-h/IMG_0149.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZWYZW37hfL8ECzJOp3hxLeEkvqOqDg7qhhs49geA3G-TsNWGO5TgTWYN5WuGtOTbE8PXSeewKW6yOz5etDl_thltyPK68gVtLlqEUUzle4n8Pl2swCe7PSwGHBpcrqqOwGo2gqu8mm8Dl/s320/IMG_0149.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450527289434853058" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Meats and Cheeses</span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG-WUiKdSxUhNpDt0wmRQYHfg4CPQ4AG989FUC7Ddtie-nlZ95MEMWVEjBdg_oYgKJb4b5X_MVZDJsMBlEMNmmdOHGoGUUTQAoXNOou5dzWaFqAE7kPWyQoqSP3hkEExhg-CNJztQMR8Z3/s1600-h/IMG_0148.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG-WUiKdSxUhNpDt0wmRQYHfg4CPQ4AG989FUC7Ddtie-nlZ95MEMWVEjBdg_oYgKJb4b5X_MVZDJsMBlEMNmmdOHGoGUUTQAoXNOou5dzWaFqAE7kPWyQoqSP3hkEExhg-CNJztQMR8Z3/s320/IMG_0148.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450527282578393026" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Asians looking at some bottled juices</span><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br />So, on to the food!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnSFhUOPMnbjHp-ccTKxPlyehh3IGjDm-4WobpYR7Q7PipPIbe8Dc7GlHs3YUeRkal_7hkvSpP5hkae5-7OxZhPHtX-QoQ_YBQzPgAw6ixcN3yenb-C33ehrE3JgwXQcSvfelxfRGXd0cU/s1600-h/IMG_0158.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnSFhUOPMnbjHp-ccTKxPlyehh3IGjDm-4WobpYR7Q7PipPIbe8Dc7GlHs3YUeRkal_7hkvSpP5hkae5-7OxZhPHtX-QoQ_YBQzPgAw6ixcN3yenb-C33ehrE3JgwXQcSvfelxfRGXd0cU/s320/IMG_0158.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450527311000935554" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">My Receipt</span><br /><br /></div>I got the Double Dilly-yo, a half sandwich and soup or salad combo. I decided on the 1/2 Bastille and a small Chili Bisque. What's in the Bastille? "<span class="homecopy"><strong></strong></span><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Portobello</span> mushrooms, roasted red peppers, smoked mozzarella, red onions, tomatoes, alfalfa sprouts and sun dried tomato mayo." Sounds delicious, right? Well, I thought it did. I have to say a lot of the sandwiches sounded really tasty, but after eating that burger the night before, I figured a veggie sandwich might balance everything out. At least I told myself that to make myself feel a little better.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivexvEfn1Jc12M1oTbulVya7cZ0g1ThwxeeLt-JyylspezFAbzDKK7nz5mRHdojV4NhpTaO_aSkGYxMmwdC_VXWWxkJvOzdm0nx8ojucC35IeBM-MUhMPpfXXHFl6ZhWS_EfU5Yv5UXt9Y/s1600-h/IMG_0159.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivexvEfn1Jc12M1oTbulVya7cZ0g1ThwxeeLt-JyylspezFAbzDKK7nz5mRHdojV4NhpTaO_aSkGYxMmwdC_VXWWxkJvOzdm0nx8ojucC35IeBM-MUhMPpfXXHFl6ZhWS_EfU5Yv5UXt9Y/s320/IMG_0159.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450527327437122178" border="0" /></a>It came packaged like this. I was surprised when I opened it because there was...<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzhnAAmVrbfBrM7dfwq8RY59lDhhBTA28v62-rlO23uD9IUmCabW-bW0_XhmRAig_h0H4gpTH8HbBQTeS24xu89A2S3yiKqFV7xiGWNYBOqzcjN2lPkwvH1iTiijwUfXbb3uMzQ5CqsTwL/s1600-h/IMG_0161.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzhnAAmVrbfBrM7dfwq8RY59lDhhBTA28v62-rlO23uD9IUmCabW-bW0_XhmRAig_h0H4gpTH8HbBQTeS24xu89A2S3yiKqFV7xiGWNYBOqzcjN2lPkwvH1iTiijwUfXbb3uMzQ5CqsTwL/s320/IMG_0161.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450528599551115922" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">The unveiling of my lunch</span><br /><br />A PICKLE! Oh, I was not expecting it at all. I have to say though, it made everything a bit messier than I would have liked, but that pickle had a kick to it! It was actually a spicy pickle! I know that is the name of the restaurant and I should have known, but it still surprised me.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC_IbOSMUQFMZqg28G697K9VtpuMrrgiM2u3J8X1s4ykfYPcclGhRm82ACB1MLdvZLpX4eOXWkpbEOreOmnkE1CuFC2Um_oFSbLz4q1Iqj284ajk_SDqBlOxY-ftapTIIdlTSRFTFFB1jS/s1600-h/IMG_0162.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC_IbOSMUQFMZqg28G697K9VtpuMrrgiM2u3J8X1s4ykfYPcclGhRm82ACB1MLdvZLpX4eOXWkpbEOreOmnkE1CuFC2Um_oFSbLz4q1Iqj284ajk_SDqBlOxY-ftapTIIdlTSRFTFFB1jS/s320/IMG_0162.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450528608379404866" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">The Bastille</span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">And here is my grilled Bastille <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Panini</span>. The grill marks were so pretty and it made it nice and crispy. I was a little worried about the sprouts because I have had some bitter ones before, but it really worked with the sandwich and the sun dried tomato mayonnaise really complimented the rest of the sandwich.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyK4JBsCrmwR4PZQGFr5_wy3MPyE4V_A7vtjhMzUhKq20hd9nxZymBcrFF3ONn4eSWTWnDQ8-0bhZS4di-LuET8TxhaYTlLHbJhZCdxjRVxHt8GzmmAvMkcFtLdCdXM7Rz7O__Q4QmlJf7/s1600-h/IMG_0163.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyK4JBsCrmwR4PZQGFr5_wy3MPyE4V_A7vtjhMzUhKq20hd9nxZymBcrFF3ONn4eSWTWnDQ8-0bhZS4di-LuET8TxhaYTlLHbJhZCdxjRVxHt8GzmmAvMkcFtLdCdXM7Rz7O__Q4QmlJf7/s320/IMG_0163.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450528620213646258" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Here's is what it looks like on the inside...</span><br />I thought this sandwich was delicious. I was sad that I did not buy a whole <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">panini</span>.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">And now on to the soup!<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvV0_BOPoYTAsOL1cbA_vZE3y_v2xTZl4llryUj-JGMiTerQKXuoPYemahFZ4i-cNT5Ilbrpz4py1oc5Rx6MkAvRoq_7NHgRCiL6uRNBwRjMqMzkVzNf0Ro2p5ROx_N4azs3ASyKiT8CiY/s1600-h/IMG_0160.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvV0_BOPoYTAsOL1cbA_vZE3y_v2xTZl4llryUj-JGMiTerQKXuoPYemahFZ4i-cNT5Ilbrpz4py1oc5Rx6MkAvRoq_7NHgRCiL6uRNBwRjMqMzkVzNf0Ro2p5ROx_N4azs3ASyKiT8CiY/s320/IMG_0160.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450528589316526642" border="0" /></a><strong style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">corn & green chili bisque</strong><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"> "Southwest spices team up with plump corn kernels, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">jalapeños</span>, mild green chilies and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">tomatillos</span> in a golden vegetarian <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">velouté</span> scented with garlic and cilantro"</span><br /></div></div><br />The Soup was somewhat <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">harty</span> with the bits of corn, but I think it was a little thinner than how a bisque should be. It was almost like a chili <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">consistancy</span> with less chunks. Taste wise, it reminded me of chicken tortilla soup without the tortilla chips. I did enjoy the soup, but the name <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">didn't</span> quite seem to match what I was eating.<br /><br />And here is my friend's Italian <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">Panini</span>:<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1zWPsQZ8coZANXZ8qmZTAHtPTJNxovezz-XfzoxWE0Z6pgmW51cs6vKA5cGJ2QyJgpWWoAbXDwVItztwfXHtGyz82Y-kqNRW6_bgDYbVrvTS5K0cZn0wMuWPzoEp33B0ljFeoPXgO39cY/s1600-h/IMG_0164.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1zWPsQZ8coZANXZ8qmZTAHtPTJNxovezz-XfzoxWE0Z6pgmW51cs6vKA5cGJ2QyJgpWWoAbXDwVItztwfXHtGyz82Y-kqNRW6_bgDYbVrvTS5K0cZn0wMuWPzoEp33B0ljFeoPXgO39cY/s320/IMG_0164.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450528628542485650" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;" class="homecopy"><strong>Italian <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">Panini</span></strong></span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"> "<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">Mortadella</span>, hard salami, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">capocolla</span>, red onions, lettuce, tomatoes, provolone and basil mayo"</span><br /><br /></div>Overall, I really liked this sandwich shop and I wish there was one closer to me in California. San Diego and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">Temecula</span> are too far, but if I were in San Diego, I think I would make a special trip out just to get a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15">panini</span>.<br /><br /></div></div><span class="homecopy">Check out the <a href="http://www.spicypickle.com/menus/menu_den_988lincoln.html">menu</a><br /></span>squeedilyspoochhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06003947032456902593noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7628046181978190497.post-30801363425401587612010-03-18T22:41:00.000-07:002010-03-19T19:17:23.237-07:00Denver Eats - Tony's MarketSo, before we went to Charlie Brown's for dinner, my friends and I were walking around looking for a market to buy some water and we stopped by here:<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinVR05aQVlJJANntogcbVayGL-e0nH8gzm8A6arjhwQqd7PQsRJxDExe3Kso8dPEpFHaTWMkwYnn3TyMzVEdQOCciLiwOyRoDM9cOK4PAHaC-B2gz-wUzldniNCrgxITVGmr5Aj0vFzgP1/s1600-h/tony's+market.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 256px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinVR05aQVlJJANntogcbVayGL-e0nH8gzm8A6arjhwQqd7PQsRJxDExe3Kso8dPEpFHaTWMkwYnn3TyMzVEdQOCciLiwOyRoDM9cOK4PAHaC-B2gz-wUzldniNCrgxITVGmr5Aj0vFzgP1/s320/tony's+market.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450230255087459570" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Tony's Market (Picture from the </span><a style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;" href="http://www.tonysmarket.com/">site</a>)<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Tony's Market<br />950 Broadway<br />Denver, CO 80203<br /><strong>Phone:</strong> 720-880-4501<br /> <strong>Fax:</strong> 720-880-4496<br /><em> </em> </div><p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Store & Bistro</strong><br /> Sun: 9:00 am - 7:00 pm<br /> Mon - Thurs: 7:00 am - 8:00 pm<br /> Fri - Sat: 7:00 am - 9:00 pm<br /> </p><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="style2">Live Music at the Bistro!</span></b><br /> Friday Nights<strong> - </strong>6:00 - 9:00 PM</p>Tony's Market. It reminded me a bit of Whole Foods and Trader Joe's, but slightly more market like because it had a deli and things like that. They had a lot of specialty items that regular markets would not normally carry, which was neat, but I have to say I believe that we were all drawn to the pastries. They had a very large selection and I am bummed that I did not take a picture of their display, but since we were looking for bottled water and they did not carry just regular water, we decided to go get the water elsewhere and come back to get the desserts.<br /><br />So the people from Tony's said that there was a 7-11 up the street that sold water, so we walked there and as we arrived to our destination...we were at a liquor store. Luckily they sold gallon water bottles, so we bought 2 and walked back to Tony's for our desserts.<br /><br />Before getting the desserts, we walked around some more and I saw this:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHll4i1Cr6R5JDhAeTEXPqIO18lNEH1VOHzRwnDG7QzbSthbnFdGVl1lLXZRL17glUQuLzQGyLsQB9BfmutSTjxh0Lal3Tj3N89lzxVxpVUViXZuu_O2-uwadInOOLUPckyzJRAmKARZeV/s1600-h/IMG_0126.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHll4i1Cr6R5JDhAeTEXPqIO18lNEH1VOHzRwnDG7QzbSthbnFdGVl1lLXZRL17glUQuLzQGyLsQB9BfmutSTjxh0Lal3Tj3N89lzxVxpVUViXZuu_O2-uwadInOOLUPckyzJRAmKARZeV/s320/IMG_0126.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450218264416255266" border="0" /></a>Oh my goodness! I love popcorn and I love smoked Gouda, so I had to buy this to try. The guy at the deli department said that it was good and then asked if we came in earlier and left. I guess a group of Asians walking in and leaving and coming back does not escape unnoticed. We chit-chatted about the water we were looking for and he told us that they carried $18 bedazzled water, and here it is:<div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiubzTLyMoGlei6wkTu2rhvo-yoJJkGpYnUMQATFg1rglhL1CeE2drVq-U8At78zwBRbYznA4pJ_6FjANjLbLypu-p_j6oS6fh6mSC7L88HOum3bYAHg-fmv2IRdDY83HxV-JeCFyZOpqrK/s1600-h/IMG_5845.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiubzTLyMoGlei6wkTu2rhvo-yoJJkGpYnUMQATFg1rglhL1CeE2drVq-U8At78zwBRbYznA4pJ_6FjANjLbLypu-p_j6oS6fh6mSC7L88HOum3bYAHg-fmv2IRdDY83HxV-JeCFyZOpqrK/s320/IMG_5845.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450218251990300530" border="0" /></a>This water is manufactured in Beverley Hills. The price is inflated due to the packaging obviously, but I think he said that maybe one person had bought it...or maybe he said he had never seen one person buy it...I can't remember, but this water seems pretty ridiculous.<br /><br />So after all of that, we choose our desserts and they wrap them up and we went back to the hotel. After dinner at Charlie Brown's, we cracked them open to try.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3IjVkUFncb2gk31PsFCbdzY6K2OAHrjuhG3IE1ztEPJBMru2c6lFxKCTubIZtesc5PrLCEVT7kwLYiLF_qp107bdDqMiqRvgi7jybKliJtsUz3MxJttlZF5-YaNnFkFkayzsWuJP8Fq5_/s1600-h/IMG_0136.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3IjVkUFncb2gk31PsFCbdzY6K2OAHrjuhG3IE1ztEPJBMru2c6lFxKCTubIZtesc5PrLCEVT7kwLYiLF_qp107bdDqMiqRvgi7jybKliJtsUz3MxJttlZF5-YaNnFkFkayzsWuJP8Fq5_/s320/IMG_0136.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450216539475771058" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Boxed up desserts ~yay!~</span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHSM7ffz9qpmnT-YhRbRFhawO8ByY8L_V-8MSPvDgXynM5WURbuxUTOa2mzq45TXl6QGYKV2XsbYv8_r0EWRn8oGBg-f-WU9I04U1zSiB-TyfWb8Rdy0yX0Lft9KjGWp8-uTU5Ce5kUYyj/s1600-h/IMG_0137.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHSM7ffz9qpmnT-YhRbRFhawO8ByY8L_V-8MSPvDgXynM5WURbuxUTOa2mzq45TXl6QGYKV2XsbYv8_r0EWRn8oGBg-f-WU9I04U1zSiB-TyfWb8Rdy0yX0Lft9KjGWp8-uTU5Ce5kUYyj/s320/IMG_0137.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450217489871487554" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Creme Brulee Cheesecake</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Taste: I thought this cheesecake was pretty sweet, but then again I am not big on desserts unless it is a fruit tart (or something with fresh fruit in it) or tiramisu. This flavored cheesecake was the closest to creme brulee flavored anything that I have tried (and the last thing I tried was Ben and Jerry's Creme Brulee ice cream, which I did not particularly like because it reminded me of dulce de leche), other than the real thing. Very creamy and rich, like cheesecake should be. I could not eat more than 3 bites from it. It was a bit much for me.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1gnMqAtu_UJY2D1nsAlst_TztwJO-bNWABCDtCwBViO5OpA7SUp3eKBSiaY9h5_VtKYhTYpaYP4Rt-uxA4F3BNLzeoF9LL0urzjDJiDnFmVAu9HiDHIgKY1tBtkf8DnclnbVazqOqaxjQ/s1600-h/IMG_0140.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1gnMqAtu_UJY2D1nsAlst_TztwJO-bNWABCDtCwBViO5OpA7SUp3eKBSiaY9h5_VtKYhTYpaYP4Rt-uxA4F3BNLzeoF9LL0urzjDJiDnFmVAu9HiDHIgKY1tBtkf8DnclnbVazqOqaxjQ/s320/IMG_0140.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450216565237112754" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Apple Cake</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I picked out this apple cake and everyone agreed to try it. I have to say, I was a little disappointed because I was hoping that there were going to be apple bits in the cake, but alas, there were none. The layers of icing were a bit overwhelming for me as well, but it was really good because it was a cream cheese frosting. I think that the cinnamon dusting on the top was a little excessive and it would have worked out better if it was infused into the cake itself. Overall, it was a pretty moist cake, albeit sponge cake from the Asian bakeries are much more moist, and pretty tasty. I did prefer this over the cheesecake, maybe because there were apple slices on it.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">And now on to the popcorn:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKkvs43fouQ02v2U2DWCUZ91VVcQ1LReOmE0PwDqhJc-abz6knRd0OsIjO2EMerKU5tF-jO3GgcQDfiqchgXtufjVjtgb0EUtvkbF2QJVsHnQvhmk9jRhl86mhQUI680-9mC4LdvB2sojJ/s1600-h/IMG_0128.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKkvs43fouQ02v2U2DWCUZ91VVcQ1LReOmE0PwDqhJc-abz6knRd0OsIjO2EMerKU5tF-jO3GgcQDfiqchgXtufjVjtgb0EUtvkbF2QJVsHnQvhmk9jRhl86mhQUI680-9mC4LdvB2sojJ/s320/IMG_0128.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450218273328202114" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Smoked Gouda Cheese Flavored Popcorn from the packag</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">e</span></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">The look: </span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Cheese popcorn, like the ones you used to buy in elementary school on Friday's from the PTA, just not as yellow.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">The Smell: </span> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Cheesy Smoked Gouda. I love that smokey ham like smell...anything smoked. YUM!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">The Taste: </span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Smoked Gouda flavored popcorn. The taste was very close to that of smoked Gouda, just in powdered form. It was a bit salty, but I think a lot of these cheese snacks are like that because each little popcorn morsel is coated in a layer of cheese. MMMmmm...delicious</div><div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAPRZCg5_8gdZtHSiMB3U1rUK0C0IbHVe1zzgnGdgw1YcXXgWEKAoyP0vQ-Z2Ds9H604sqRHYPuHo8_kkdkBVOiKjL8fVJzCG8-VG2bH_vTURSlM9UTt3RWroHdYGWwUrVyUUwz5o7lyCo/s1600-h/IMG_0130.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAPRZCg5_8gdZtHSiMB3U1rUK0C0IbHVe1zzgnGdgw1YcXXgWEKAoyP0vQ-Z2Ds9H604sqRHYPuHo8_kkdkBVOiKjL8fVJzCG8-VG2bH_vTURSlM9UTt3RWroHdYGWwUrVyUUwz5o7lyCo/s320/IMG_0130.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450218280770461666" border="0" /></a></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">NOM NOM NOM</span><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br />OH! and I forgot we bought some drinks there!<br /><br /></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgws1fuDJMZuGObuLVdwE4GRD4WA7JZ4F-bvoJGiEAqmZKU6g2J7OgzQ0-nPRD-aPMhPoz9PkYMh3xdC85GcNqX1cfmAkQKtEgFIWEcUY5JViUnVlzxPl-dTEjadY6zBtOv_cwA8BrYFDoC/s1600-h/IMG_0123.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgws1fuDJMZuGObuLVdwE4GRD4WA7JZ4F-bvoJGiEAqmZKU6g2J7OgzQ0-nPRD-aPMhPoz9PkYMh3xdC85GcNqX1cfmAkQKtEgFIWEcUY5JViUnVlzxPl-dTEjadY6zBtOv_cwA8BrYFDoC/s320/IMG_0123.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450530179353499538" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">What a pretty bottle...</span><br /><br /></div>My friend bought this Sparkling French Berry beverage that has this really awesome top that I could not figure out for the life of me. I want to say that this was about $12, but you are really buying it for the bottle. The drink itself was pretty good. Fizzy like apple cider, but with a berry taste. I tend to think most berry flavored things taste like medicine, but this one was not so bad.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnp0JkotqesCg_JJh0m28fPnuYNO5cfi_dRoAIKn9U8gMF8WiXBBKOYMacOpfDhCZjbhlG83cnWPFysIYb8T81xTNiuIsmf1vfo9e90R7D1gVh05segCBlBvu4yZAHVhJgrvaBRd83O9j2/s1600-h/IMG_0124.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnp0JkotqesCg_JJh0m28fPnuYNO5cfi_dRoAIKn9U8gMF8WiXBBKOYMacOpfDhCZjbhlG83cnWPFysIYb8T81xTNiuIsmf1vfo9e90R7D1gVh05segCBlBvu4yZAHVhJgrvaBRd83O9j2/s320/IMG_0124.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450530185037642802" border="0" /></a><br />Then there were these 2. The watermelon one tasted like fake watermelon flavored things, so needless to say, I did not care for it all that much, but the Sarsaparilla I liked because it is like root beer. I guess people who don't like root beer won't like that drink.<br /></div></div></div>squeedilyspoochhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06003947032456902593noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7628046181978190497.post-55039995898600673802010-03-18T20:41:00.000-07:002010-03-19T22:30:57.215-07:00Denver Eats - Charlie Brown's Bar and GrilleSo, I am very backlogged with blogging and I am determined to get all of my Denver eats out of the way by next week, but we will see how that goes.<br /><br />Day 1 in Denver and our late night pick was...<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipob4DhTxqdILIAEz1MT4hNi19yPwdhoGustLQcaNeDcWTVFHtJsEa8CG9c6XwqWs_GeQ5Amp1lTg3pjym6kNJxZL0iWooM94Igjfh1ufgUj0aINyTimHlz7x_ZW7FQvKmftvMMzcYbmfK/s1600-h/6a00e54f9787cc88330112791702b928a4-450wi.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 307px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipob4DhTxqdILIAEz1MT4hNi19yPwdhoGustLQcaNeDcWTVFHtJsEa8CG9c6XwqWs_GeQ5Amp1lTg3pjym6kNJxZL0iWooM94Igjfh1ufgUj0aINyTimHlz7x_ZW7FQvKmftvMMzcYbmfK/s320/6a00e54f9787cc88330112791702b928a4-450wi.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450194891941425586" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">I forgot to take a picture of the place, but luckily I found one online XD</span> <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Hopefully this is the same place attached to the Colburn Hotel</span><br /></div><br />Charlie Brown's Bar and Grille<br />980 Grant St.<br />Denver, CO 80203<br />(303) 860-1655<br /><br />We chose to eat here because it was the closest to the Burnsley All-Suite Hotel, where we were staying, and supposedly they had really good fried zucchini.<br /><br />So we get there and the place is pretty busy. A typical semi late-night bar scene. The one thing that really got to me was how dim it was in there. I found it a bit difficult to see and it was really noticeable when I was taking pictures of the food because all you could see was this big bright flash. It was unwanted attention and then the waiter came back and asked why I was taking pictures of the food...DARN IT! And here I was hoping to escape unnoticed.<br /><br />The food:<br /><br />Starters: fried mushrooms, fried zucchini, and calamari, which I sadly forgot to take pictures of. They looked like typical fried foods. Though I am really sad that I did not take a picture. I must have been really hungry at that moment in time...really REALLY hungry.<br /><br />Meals:<br /><br />I will start with my friend's grilled ham and cheese with potato salad.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK6ujVRbGqF8hcVCDbpBoZKWDyP00Go5QszSUwsxAl4eCXh1VEM_C-d9VKtChosC_0AvY2HIX_UnHwe4-bhYXxul5ZeUEi-3xTjh8JfNyg0Q45n-Y2j4dQcu-CbDJT6MFRtnQ8YM_z5rgR/s1600-h/IMG_0132.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK6ujVRbGqF8hcVCDbpBoZKWDyP00Go5QszSUwsxAl4eCXh1VEM_C-d9VKtChosC_0AvY2HIX_UnHwe4-bhYXxul5ZeUEi-3xTjh8JfNyg0Q45n-Y2j4dQcu-CbDJT6MFRtnQ8YM_z5rgR/s320/IMG_0132.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450187021863089906" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Grilled ham and cheese with potato salad</span><br /><br /></div>She seemed to enjoy the sandwich, but she did not care for the potato salad because it had a very noticeable mustard taste, which I am fine with, but if you dislike mustard as much as she does, then maybe this salad is not for you.<br /><br />Next, the Mediterranean/Greek Salad served with pita and tzatziki.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkn8lfD8ZKpwZpEryMWpRpB5qB4YxM_CGIs6zPU2MBkTOpzL78L_8PBoqfVSe8sJIdxHbBADoK10Ya6H40fmCOFr44jd-_dBMsQF4l2rqip1dtuOtU-F6-vSslKGBnYLAsxAQcb3mTU4TE/s1600-h/IMG_0134.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkn8lfD8ZKpwZpEryMWpRpB5qB4YxM_CGIs6zPU2MBkTOpzL78L_8PBoqfVSe8sJIdxHbBADoK10Ya6H40fmCOFr44jd-_dBMsQF4l2rqip1dtuOtU-F6-vSslKGBnYLAsxAQcb3mTU4TE/s320/IMG_0134.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450187042952843426" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Mediterranean/Greek Salad with an egg...</span><br /><br /></div>Okay, so the first out of place thing that you might notice is the egg. I have never seen a Greek/Mediterranean Salad served with an egg. It reminds me of the scene in "The Birdcage" when Robin Williams serves the soup that Hank Azaria's character (Agadore Spartacus) makes to cover up the bowls with the "little Greek boys" and he starts talking about the juevos in the soup. It just seems out of place just like the egg in this salad, but I digress...<br /><br />When eating the salad, the taste of the vinaigrette overwhelms your taste buds because all you can taste is the sourness of the vinegar and nothing else. Now, I have to say, I really love vinegar and usually the sour taste does not bother me, but this was really strong, even for me. My friend's think it might be due to the altitude difference because people in Canada also like things vinegary. I am not sure what the reason is, but I know that this salad was a very difficult to eat.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-RMLfng6NYgy5KrMuugRtjrmV0NW5UtzJkeNhyphenhyphenDqsnGzSzaTz7XxHv62CckK4iuRpRa4FeO9sBup_b4PJzJwlURGIOPRrfkDlXcMGgWxOjeg8hzBGHw2g9yuBeNcpfSA1mo_v56z5HK7u/s1600-h/IMG_0133.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-RMLfng6NYgy5KrMuugRtjrmV0NW5UtzJkeNhyphenhyphenDqsnGzSzaTz7XxHv62CckK4iuRpRa4FeO9sBup_b4PJzJwlURGIOPRrfkDlXcMGgWxOjeg8hzBGHw2g9yuBeNcpfSA1mo_v56z5HK7u/s320/IMG_0133.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450187035002228290" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Pita bread and yogurt dip </span><br /><br /></div>And now, to the side. Pita bread and Tzatziki dip. The pita was pretty soft and fluffy and was almost the same texture as naan bread. The tzatziki dip was mostly just yogurt with little or no cucumbers. It was okay, but I did like the bread.<br /><br />Onto my dish! A regular hamburger with sauteed mushroooms and swill cheese, served with a side of onion rings.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKPsV3ahr7MNLhb4mSY7Ik3faHQwXdfgKTpw68GARnFDjZ1D1d4G0LanOqHGJ2zQ36uqtyhPRatAdU1agOSSK9Ze_1CPOy7EhzBnfO0__6eum01pzRjhfDCIV-D6NQgG-u9ZTTiLa5d-Pc/s1600-h/IMG_0131.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKPsV3ahr7MNLhb4mSY7Ik3faHQwXdfgKTpw68GARnFDjZ1D1d4G0LanOqHGJ2zQ36uqtyhPRatAdU1agOSSK9Ze_1CPOy7EhzBnfO0__6eum01pzRjhfDCIV-D6NQgG-u9ZTTiLa5d-Pc/s320/IMG_0131.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450187007857643906" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Mushroom Swiss Cheese Burger with Onion Rings</span><br /><br /></div>I have to say, I was expecting my burger to be kind of dry, but it was pretty juicy and greasy and delicious. I topped it off with all those veggies, but was sad to find out I had eaten the last bit of my onion a little more than half way into my burger. Luckily, my other friend did not touch his onions and gave them to me. Oh happy day! The onion rings were really good too, but that is just my opinion. I really love onion rings, but I hardly get to eat them, so when I do, they are almost always delicious...except for those horrible Burger King ones I had ordered one time because I was craving them...those were sadly disgusting.<br /><br />And lastly, a buffalo burger with bacon and guacamole...<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDK3lOgf_j_Fjb1okybjzaPB0QFmkR_X0K57d3mnlubYq7jEHKE8tJuzkGxE66DeJ1NEvIf90TGJ_DXO1OYOKFMjheh1Fmq-xkzOJJ7D_SsvtmUNm77Aq3tN5YuBfsYR8m4N3i5DN35EzN/s1600-h/IMG_0135.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDK3lOgf_j_Fjb1okybjzaPB0QFmkR_X0K57d3mnlubYq7jEHKE8tJuzkGxE66DeJ1NEvIf90TGJ_DXO1OYOKFMjheh1Fmq-xkzOJJ7D_SsvtmUNm77Aq3tN5YuBfsYR8m4N3i5DN35EzN/s320/IMG_0135.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450187056891161458" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Buffalo Burger with Bacon and Guacamole </span><br /><br /></div>It looked like mine but there was that smell of bacon was coming from it. I want to say my friend said it was a little dry, being buffalo is a pretty lean meat, but I can't really remember. I mean he ate it all so it must have been decent at least, right?<br /><br />Overall, the food was pretty good and the atmosphere was pretty neat if you are into the whole bar scene. I have to say this is better than the usual bar food though.squeedilyspoochhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06003947032456902593noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7628046181978190497.post-62919530433482306592010-01-25T21:07:00.000-08:002010-01-29T11:49:20.407-08:00New year, new posts - Denver Eats - Two Fisted Mario's Pizza<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyrYPbBaDbZmfiWW168y-f-wgd68Nr_UqsVB5iif5BBs3qLWu0SdatK56lHsBjxkeeszDXniXn_17KLEH3JujaoyEPeN3avESYBEgS2u2bm_jBu6nQWchyphenhyphenh3Gs0pRcCvDIwXhZ8CGhrafG/s1600-h/IMG_0096.jpg"></a>Oh man, I have not blogged AGES! And since it is the new year, I suppose I shall start up once again with the first trip of the year: DENVER. What exciting eating places did my friends and I encounter there? Well, I shall start with day 1 - late lunch at Two-Fisted Mario's Pizza.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiadGyq4dz9TYxxptHJgTG1wDpb6aNFD_bHPESNPDo33u9eyKLE9CLFtfq-CZGQNVkaAW1cOBj1mFw9Oh5SIWKwxo6dSZ9UxiggdmPwgQk0Biq_u3yB0bgH8rOIrza2IdWCjH0x_zjLiRA/s1600-h/IMG_5841.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiadGyq4dz9TYxxptHJgTG1wDpb6aNFD_bHPESNPDo33u9eyKLE9CLFtfq-CZGQNVkaAW1cOBj1mFw9Oh5SIWKwxo6dSZ9UxiggdmPwgQk0Biq_u3yB0bgH8rOIrza2IdWCjH0x_zjLiRA/s320/IMG_5841.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430915520206530802" border="0" /></a><span class="street-address">1626 Market St</span><br /><span class="locality">Denver</span>, <span class="region">CO</span> <span class="postal-code">80202</span><br /> <span id="bizPhone" class="tel">(303) 623-3523<br /><br />Atmosphere: The place had a hole in the wall feel to it and was decorated sort of like a basement (at least that is the vibe I got from it). There were the retro game tables, which, though novel, I found to be a little confusing because I felt like I should not order food and sit there to eat for I feared spilling liquid on the game table and messing it up...but they seemed to be using them like tables, so I don't know. They placed them right by the booth seats, which was a great spot for our luggage, but (1) our bags took up too much space and (2) the whole eating over electrical tables was quiet worrisome. <br /></span><div><br /></div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEjzx6bICbCeJ7drGS0P0V-Iacv9PGl_-bwFajYxpcvKZg1UEyjDNQAO2QLMJH9kls9dq1MFBvXidT3-Kjb-htQdacRurWEWTLNVbEWW7YEGyIoQyd43UuCNlK15Lg8pTEUFTa1qu_jeyI/s320/IMG_5842.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430915531464590610" border="0" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiadGyq4dz9TYxxptHJgTG1wDpb6aNFD_bHPESNPDo33u9eyKLE9CLFtfq-CZGQNVkaAW1cOBj1mFw9Oh5SIWKwxo6dSZ9UxiggdmPwgQk0Biq_u3yB0bgH8rOIrza2IdWCjH0x_zjLiRA/s1600-h/IMG_5841.jpg"></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiadGyq4dz9TYxxptHJgTG1wDpb6aNFD_bHPESNPDo33u9eyKLE9CLFtfq-CZGQNVkaAW1cOBj1mFw9Oh5SIWKwxo6dSZ9UxiggdmPwgQk0Biq_u3yB0bgH8rOIrza2IdWCjH0x_zjLiRA/s1600-h/IMG_5841.jpg"></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Some people watching the football game on the TV which did not have the best clarity.</span></span></div><div><br /></div><div>Also, there was this curtain that separated the restaurant from the other place next door that looked like a bar (I believe it was called Double Daughters)? I didn't take a look, but I thought it looked interesting.</div><div><br /></div><div>But for me, the most interesting part was watching the guy spinning the pizza dough. I cannot say there are a lot of places in LA were I can see that, but then again, I don't go to many pizza joints either.</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYA1VJrxnr9_SZjmdDkibIAb0M-3ErQAizmTiE6V9ojD6FKH8Oc4VHcd85jLE43e90SC-1osTt3IwXf9WgtLwNLjx9qBi4gxNwhyphenhyphenN9XpEv9Osj1ZUYQizXyIS2uaqLiAZlVKPEsR90TyZW/s320/IMG_5844.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430915549399090770" border="0" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div><br /></div><div>Okay, so about the food...</div><div><br /></div><div>The Look: Mushroom and Spinach Pizza (I seriously cannot remember the name the gave it, but that was basically what it was). Looked like a really fresh out of the oven pizza.</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyrYPbBaDbZmfiWW168y-f-wgd68Nr_UqsVB5iif5BBs3qLWu0SdatK56lHsBjxkeeszDXniXn_17KLEH3JujaoyEPeN3avESYBEgS2u2bm_jBu6nQWchyphenhyphenh3Gs0pRcCvDIwXhZ8CGhrafG/s320/IMG_0096.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430915555857486162" border="0" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div>The Smell: I love the small of fresh baked bread and that is the smell that I noticed the most.</div><div><br /></div><div>The Taste: So, I really do just eat pizza for the bread and I have to say it was pretty good. Thin and crisp, but soft on the inside. I did like the fact that there was no corn meal at the bottom of the pizza like some other places have. I don't care for that added texture.</div><div><br /></div><div>Next, the sauce. It was sweet, but the most interesting thing about it was the fact that there were slices of garlic in it. I did not know there was supposed to be garlic in the sauce until my friend said that he got a chunk of garlic in that bite he took. Then later, in one of my bites, I got a chunk of garlic and so did my other friends. I have to say, I really did love the slices of garlic because it gave it some bite, but then again, I really love garlic. It was a nice surprise.</div><div><br /></div><div>And lastly, the toppings. Mozzarella cheese, spinach, and mushrooms. What else can be said about it other than those are basically my favorite toppings. If there were artichoke hearts on it, it would have been like heaven.</div><div><br /></div><div>The only thing I did not really care for was this sign they had up by the pizza cook.</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrDDrMQ7Jl5nOPHoli3_evdAy8xqpTV3iPvMcS0H0kIZv4yS45LqeIT8kj5Q1PgVXbLk8z5iS5EhWnIEn2on9mVDQbNG-rbagvm_3aaANqabxMPZkHJUJkZKXfomOAJAOM1DJxHiYS4rKA/s320/IMG_5843.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430915536679447650" border="0" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Dollar to talk to the cook</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Why not just ask for a tip guys? It is kind of funny, but kind of not at the same time and I am sad to say it, but the tone I got from it was Douchebags.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Don't get my wrong, the pizza was actually pretty good and I am pretty sure I am not just saying that because my friends and I had almost nothing to eat until about 4:30/5:00 pm, but that sign really did bother me. Would it bother me enough to not go there again? If they gave me attitude about it, then maybe. If I go back to Denver, would I eat there again? Maybe not, but that is because I would like to try different places, though Spicy Pickle was pretty impressive, so I think I would eat THERE again.</div>squeedilyspoochhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06003947032456902593noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7628046181978190497.post-64085009773323645402009-07-28T11:17:00.000-07:002009-07-28T18:51:11.379-07:00Noodle Square - Butter Corn Ramen and MORE<a href="http://www.sporq.com/alhambra/noodlesquare/618wmainst">Noodle Square</a><br />618 W Main St.<br />Alhambra, CA 91801<br />(626) 289-8030<br /><br />I know, I know. I know I blogged about Noodle Square before, but I never talked about their agedashi tofu and their butter corn ramen. Oh yes, you heard me. BUTTER CORN RAMEN. Alrighty, to the post.<br /><br />So, on top of the ramen, we got a few little appetizers/snacks. I shall start with those.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitzFiWHjbz1loR1B7FD1yGpoOq0eZ2vagDz9VScAK2MYegiWeHC-Kv3lh-kFImqFXLoERTN0UGjW89aGI0KL8OS7cJHDK8H2_28WxK84NWJ-cw5zYrqfaDSgO9-agCB7wxuDDi5Pv9bm7r/s1600-h/IMG_7748.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitzFiWHjbz1loR1B7FD1yGpoOq0eZ2vagDz9VScAK2MYegiWeHC-Kv3lh-kFImqFXLoERTN0UGjW89aGI0KL8OS7cJHDK8H2_28WxK84NWJ-cw5zYrqfaDSgO9-agCB7wxuDDi5Pv9bm7r/s320/IMG_7748.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363578114380150002" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Meduim spiced popcorn chicken</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Yes, it is regular spicy popcorn chicken that you can get at any little tea joint, but this one has no basil like Tapioca Express. The spice flavors are the same though. This one was medium on the spice level, but it seemed a bit spicier than that.<br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0enH_sfp9NnaxN6iYZpLKMfkr880EKzse4BvlSnl4AOOYjiesLjPnP71zxiM_lfzqiWqdkDTql6SEaJZzUMaeTBy_ofHNEYjbVCAm2WdC8Rp84BpAsapoQLCmhKGqxjnfC1-FjlDV6ufq/s1600-h/IMG_7754.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0enH_sfp9NnaxN6iYZpLKMfkr880EKzse4BvlSnl4AOOYjiesLjPnP71zxiM_lfzqiWqdkDTql6SEaJZzUMaeTBy_ofHNEYjbVCAm2WdC8Rp84BpAsapoQLCmhKGqxjnfC1-FjlDV6ufq/s320/IMG_7754.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363578132133778050" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Takoyaki</span><br />And then, of course, who can pass up takoyaki [<a href="http://delectablecomestibles.blogspot.com/2009/04/takoyaki-and-noodle-square.html">old post here</a>]?! I must say, I do like these ones because the are small and bite sized and easy to eat. The ones at Genki Living are HUGE and MASSIVE balls, though I do want to try the kimchi flavored one. The takoyaki at Noodle Square also have the right amount of toppings and the flavors meld really well together.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4wJG9F6uQlWhFIZZmRa1x3nYcHJZTqgMpC3lu802M2VQSJ0xwwScZgmS_ZLDUB1WsmoQD84KXQP_YsgyZH2ck_u8IHn7ZInzRnE6BJEaodlh2Xra4SJ6574qMByRQExtuN5P5OTEy6XyR/s1600-h/IMG_7759.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4wJG9F6uQlWhFIZZmRa1x3nYcHJZTqgMpC3lu802M2VQSJ0xwwScZgmS_ZLDUB1WsmoQD84KXQP_YsgyZH2ck_u8IHn7ZInzRnE6BJEaodlh2Xra4SJ6574qMByRQExtuN5P5OTEy6XyR/s320/IMG_7759.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363578137479868162" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Me eating a bite-sized takoyaki ball.</span><br /></div><br />And then lastly,<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimiP0WUlUarCyyn4SbCBC0FJqjyRk8c9sy-GvTn7xxAPBp6yjIyoRDarJOTs3X1BNjUQMIwFlzUgesoci4-v-hKbS2CHAUZaam209c2SX-GOP9rwUHcNnlUbhBkyIvDjgxZBn78bbHAHpy/s1600-h/IMG_7745.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimiP0WUlUarCyyn4SbCBC0FJqjyRk8c9sy-GvTn7xxAPBp6yjIyoRDarJOTs3X1BNjUQMIwFlzUgesoci4-v-hKbS2CHAUZaam209c2SX-GOP9rwUHcNnlUbhBkyIvDjgxZBn78bbHAHpy/s320/IMG_7745.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363577383421068402" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">AGEDASHI TOFU! </span><br />Oh my, this was absolutely heavenly. Light and crispy batter. Silky smooth tofu. YUM! And the green onion, bonito flakes, shredded seaweed, grated radish, and sauce?! Man it was so good, we accidentally got a second order!<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlzudkMvngR1ambn44qSc08yapNNaZ82upXf-8HZf73amBVuyd76kZVfeRtuerGjelsQdYpdTf-qpAA1NJciKrRX8RyrgI2dgY6NPceGkZLIHNvcCmLc7BoeyGysCBUh-WcoOjKiLl2Z-P/s1600-h/IMG_7751.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlzudkMvngR1ambn44qSc08yapNNaZ82upXf-8HZf73amBVuyd76kZVfeRtuerGjelsQdYpdTf-qpAA1NJciKrRX8RyrgI2dgY6NPceGkZLIHNvcCmLc7BoeyGysCBUh-WcoOjKiLl2Z-P/s320/IMG_7751.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363578126492525650" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Second order</span><br />And NO, I did not order incorrectly. So here is the story. After eating that first agedashi tofu, my sister decided that she wantedto order the takoyaki, so I placed that order, but at the same time we were talking to the lady saying how good the tofu was. She came out later laughing and said, "I am sorry, you wanted takoyaki, but I accidentally made the tofu. Please eat it and I won't charge you. I will make the takoyaki very quickly." So yes, we got another order.<br /></div><br />And now, the ramen.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivkhNuyBLf4bXWdoDGsMd3cNi-oX-cvQiZJYHdoXWWilZENXVmNOFzVuZTMMT9aJ2HMLolaHmys-DsXFQHC1BU8UcvxRtUeJH7Zb66pk9lwTzpppD3FVIUDWq1bFDtzJsl9DPqCP8oeVjD/s1600-h/IMG_7750.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivkhNuyBLf4bXWdoDGsMd3cNi-oX-cvQiZJYHdoXWWilZENXVmNOFzVuZTMMT9aJ2HMLolaHmys-DsXFQHC1BU8UcvxRtUeJH7Zb66pk9lwTzpppD3FVIUDWq1bFDtzJsl9DPqCP8oeVjD/s320/IMG_7750.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363579931721977458" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Spicy Ramen</span><br />My sister always gets this because she loves it. It is really good, but I decided to get something else. Something different. Something like...<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiFDZKFb20wWZoYFTsf6mHsVTlC6ZtE2F-mVte8gNiQtmpx2FoG0JQ1Od7E3KpAfsXmbtZj3kFQwpSk0UE_PiCo8zDjFtdFxPbvG33_gRDARCX3JYlL8Skt_dfzoCdFmIU27L_OZkrLIO7/s1600-h/IMG_8040.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiFDZKFb20wWZoYFTsf6mHsVTlC6ZtE2F-mVte8gNiQtmpx2FoG0JQ1Od7E3KpAfsXmbtZj3kFQwpSk0UE_PiCo8zDjFtdFxPbvG33_gRDARCX3JYlL8Skt_dfzoCdFmIU27L_OZkrLIO7/s320/IMG_8040.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363579098559780210" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">BUTTER CORN RAMEN!</span><br />Yes, when I saw it on the menu, I thought it deserved a try. When I saw it in front of me, I have to say I was a little scared. I mean, when you see 2 slabs of butter melting in your bowl, it is a little frightening because you are going to eat that. Alright, I have to admit, it tasted exactly like...buttered corn with ramen. The ramen was really good, but I think the butter really took over the taste because it was the soup base (I do believe that was the point though). Was it good? Well, if you love butter, which I don't, you will probably really like this ramen. I, on the other hand, am glad I tried it, but I don't think I will order it again. I might just stick safe and always order the spicy ramen XD<br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br />On a happier note, the green tea ice cream, though not different than other ones I have tried, was served in a very different way that is totally worth mentioning. FROSTED BOWLS<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmq8LDI4w-1iU_KXl2iyxIRjWRXr2iN6_m7MB8As9yWtLQZIpsNC-LF7Zsc1PkOr9PDTpUUb-p-RO6tlUa_iGvq1xUHuNYY8uKar5ZV2DfFiTMnuLH2RMjxJDAYHuOuw44DZXkNxncFzSz/s1600-h/IMG_8045.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmq8LDI4w-1iU_KXl2iyxIRjWRXr2iN6_m7MB8As9yWtLQZIpsNC-LF7Zsc1PkOr9PDTpUUb-p-RO6tlUa_iGvq1xUHuNYY8uKar5ZV2DfFiTMnuLH2RMjxJDAYHuOuw44DZXkNxncFzSz/s320/IMG_8045.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363579108054293714" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Green tea ice cream in a frosted bowl</span><br />Okay, so more like a frozen bowl, but still. You can see the ice crystals on the outside.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtZbilHO1UNj7j8pP_HmA5YfdtLck9eWmFVvi0FAfYPmQYBnEP1oxLNzN-66QyejD-IUpc2XeYuZNztTGKdKan1H2FP6jjlePcOLVtYss65KrFwPaSiiBS8QOpd3RW8exdo8TrKZ_XUNre/s1600-h/IMG_8047.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtZbilHO1UNj7j8pP_HmA5YfdtLck9eWmFVvi0FAfYPmQYBnEP1oxLNzN-66QyejD-IUpc2XeYuZNztTGKdKan1H2FP6jjlePcOLVtYss65KrFwPaSiiBS8QOpd3RW8exdo8TrKZ_XUNre/s320/IMG_8047.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363579099844890130" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Top view of the ice cream</span><br /></div></div></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiggFYBWw_1-kB7xQrb2Lkp7Z7buFZLWPw4X4T0xs6wAM75YWmeIrfq-_HEqjT1rDdcXnD_vWN4iArmnUStSNtdD41I0XDULpYh4PzO48jMdX5kB0a4QmdlhOjNTNcDPNReII9YvWjneAbY/s1600-h/IMG_8049.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiggFYBWw_1-kB7xQrb2Lkp7Z7buFZLWPw4X4T0xs6wAM75YWmeIrfq-_HEqjT1rDdcXnD_vWN4iArmnUStSNtdD41I0XDULpYh4PzO48jMdX5kB0a4QmdlhOjNTNcDPNReII9YvWjneAbY/s320/IMG_8049.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363579112960992754" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Cleaned out bowl</span><br />This was totally ingenious. I mean, the ice cream hardly melted! And it was so easy to eat! None of this melted soupy business at all! I love it. I must do that when I have ice cream at home.<br /></div>squeedilyspoochhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06003947032456902593noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7628046181978190497.post-59084682061350758222009-07-22T15:07:00.001-07:002009-07-22T15:58:26.957-07:00Hungry Howie's Pizza, CovinaOkay, so I am back from my hiatus more or less and I will start off with this amazing place.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoAWaRYFf_-4NbafxxtP8egOosqemhdtxS-uKGklVGycGfIgKon_wd41SJ3JrZxFjeWU78VlvaFwglSBqA1hI0G7jakDKAG5v_xNbHl-cPdEe-fxUAsSfr4KrjHrteqztEk0aNaVf-nHko/s1600-h/IMG_8023.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoAWaRYFf_-4NbafxxtP8egOosqemhdtxS-uKGklVGycGfIgKon_wd41SJ3JrZxFjeWU78VlvaFwglSBqA1hI0G7jakDKAG5v_xNbHl-cPdEe-fxUAsSfr4KrjHrteqztEk0aNaVf-nHko/s320/IMG_8023.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361411128987752354" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Hungry Howie's Pizza</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />958 E. Badillo<br />Covina, CA 91724<br /><strong style="font-weight: normal;">(626) 966-3333</strong><br /><strong style="font-weight: normal;"></strong></div><strong style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></strong>Surprised? I know I was. As I have said before, I am not a fan of pizza at all, but I have to say that this pizza was pretty amazing. Why? The bread. This pizza crust was really really amazingly fresh and crispy on the outside, but soft and chewy on the inside. I have to say the cheese was really good and stringy too because they use 100% mozzarella cheese.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMIBa3lwy-kFdcyD7OE3VsPsz7vdLaAepS5zbpmQGe1yV79wGuvQzWgoDKgRvlFt9T7_-um2z5O4P7J4R1gW1WVNlJFRTuJ43BdXAV7h6F_EpIvHWEkUrSAtynDY0kzBB5qGkLBIGvr7Sx/s1600-h/IMG_8014.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMIBa3lwy-kFdcyD7OE3VsPsz7vdLaAepS5zbpmQGe1yV79wGuvQzWgoDKgRvlFt9T7_-um2z5O4P7J4R1gW1WVNlJFRTuJ43BdXAV7h6F_EpIvHWEkUrSAtynDY0kzBB5qGkLBIGvr7Sx/s320/IMG_8014.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361410659650401746" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Here what the inside looks like. About 3 2 seater tables and 2 4 seater tables. (not and incredibly large place, but there were many workers delivering pizzas)</span><br /></div><br />The reasons my friends and I tried this place other than the fact that one LOVES pizza...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNdUb4wwKzo_VErjYYEkLLZ-ZfxkatTTti1sP_swE-OxgnzfeqzHNqPU3X19FW71IQfWADg-S33e3Zk_Ro0BZUSIeT2QC7Vk4mGnpAgUM4DVNxv8553Gqpu-W-BaEiMznLr-OAn8iefe79/s1600-h/IMG_8015.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNdUb4wwKzo_VErjYYEkLLZ-ZfxkatTTti1sP_swE-OxgnzfeqzHNqPU3X19FW71IQfWADg-S33e3Zk_Ro0BZUSIeT2QC7Vk4mGnpAgUM4DVNxv8553Gqpu-W-BaEiMznLr-OAn8iefe79/s320/IMG_8015.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361410668022669522" border="0" /></a><br />...why of course it was the COUPONS! AHAH though seeing that mascot made me NOT want to try Hungry Howie's. We got 2 medium pizzas and free bread sticks.<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0BSxB1bpC4nKKHzFHkyrco9FC3oUyElitpZHWOk7MGLudKRDShcyiaGPgB7QL8NWdcIwO0fnOy11QHnXp1GkhaxSfb5TR0jg-GJyBdz97jOa1dhkcPdICKrFUk7E00ThTu4GPN9X_Mi6G/s1600-h/IMG_8020.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0BSxB1bpC4nKKHzFHkyrco9FC3oUyElitpZHWOk7MGLudKRDShcyiaGPgB7QL8NWdcIwO0fnOy11QHnXp1GkhaxSfb5TR0jg-GJyBdz97jOa1dhkcPdICKrFUk7E00ThTu4GPN9X_Mi6G/s320/IMG_8020.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361410689706612994" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Pineapple and mushroom pizza with a garlic herb flavored bread crust.</span><br />I do not like hot pineapples on anything, especially pizza, but I overlooked it because I loved this bread. The bread was awesome and the garlic herb bread crust was pretty amazing too.<br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgBU4nfp6jPNzT0qQieZBAzE7jbLFV7DMHj9V37aYeEAOFzwjqHVQV5N04jXPfmdwWGPZdAXqgOs089rLQFUZZ1mf54kt9aE3lWxQyVKtm1nYGnSQVNZhyCOi03PC1LEHFos1CEGjxLx6F/s1600-h/IMG_8022.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgBU4nfp6jPNzT0qQieZBAzE7jbLFV7DMHj9V37aYeEAOFzwjqHVQV5N04jXPfmdwWGPZdAXqgOs089rLQFUZZ1mf54kt9aE3lWxQyVKtm1nYGnSQVNZhyCOi03PC1LEHFos1CEGjxLx6F/s320/IMG_8022.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361411125959107602" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Me eating my stringy delicious slice of pizza. </span><br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi8fqGNAhW6g6PA8KDuY4UtbQPQyVa9RcOEW2qm5YOTot7__q6Vfzr-04DtG9wJzXddpfZ6bLLjljqzkfrVzNmKqFXPp9o8QjTG1Sz4MHa4tLpTlQqjrKNbwkWUFHElIO7jFpPGrQtVPbc/s1600-h/IMG_8019.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi8fqGNAhW6g6PA8KDuY4UtbQPQyVa9RcOEW2qm5YOTot7__q6Vfzr-04DtG9wJzXddpfZ6bLLjljqzkfrVzNmKqFXPp9o8QjTG1Sz4MHa4tLpTlQqjrKNbwkWUFHElIO7jFpPGrQtVPbc/s320/IMG_8019.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361410678175221218" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Sausage and mushroom with a Cajun bread crust.</span><br />I liked the toppings and the bread and the cheese, but I cannot say that I loved the Cajun seasoning on the crust. It did not seem to go that well together. If it were the garlic herb it would have been awesome though.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV6zhUFtYNj2P9Bhl7hc09hl2XZHEwazCDDBSr_8Cu03LVnZBSlKZ6jS9FYl-wR9untUoNXvjDeBNKKHlo2ZzwJjHTjJvNVOBhHSYAHXKDIdUGtBRjQdge5L-GYOURKmbaPmBnToK-xNch/s1600-h/IMG_8016.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV6zhUFtYNj2P9Bhl7hc09hl2XZHEwazCDDBSr_8Cu03LVnZBSlKZ6jS9FYl-wR9untUoNXvjDeBNKKHlo2ZzwJjHTjJvNVOBhHSYAHXKDIdUGtBRjQdge5L-GYOURKmbaPmBnToK-xNch/s320/IMG_8016.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361410672248852706" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Free garlic butter bread sticks. Yum. Too bad the Parmesan cheese makes it smell so bad. </span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">So how good was this place? Well, for someone that does not really like pizza to eat 4 slices, I have to say it was pretty good. But then again, I really like fresh bread and that was the most enjoyable part of the pizza XD This was really the only pizza I have ever really enjoyed that much.<br /><br />Check out their <a href="http://www.hungryhowies.com/menu/">menu</a> and for a <a href="http://www.hungryhowies.com/locations/">location</a> near you.<br /></div></div>squeedilyspoochhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06003947032456902593noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7628046181978190497.post-73008910976038688762009-06-13T22:26:00.000-07:002009-06-14T23:02:10.208-07:00Naples Ristorante e Pizzeria, AnaheimJune 7<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">th</span>, my family and I ate at <a href="http://disneyland.disney.go.com/disneyland/en_US/moreMagic/downtownDisney/dining/detail?name=NaplesRistoranteePizzeriaDiningPage&bhcp=1">Naples <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Ristorante</span> e Pizzeria</a>, located in Downtown Disney.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6ivmF7AtlERTIEzK7t4iquXm-Z6zq6RmyvfYtkg5ryIUF2_LMAnUDs-sRHeTfn6OQ1bnL31XiUIrrSBIJjbSqeOIMDuhMk8Y27IRC2v-NOBl7RJORTIUuqQnp6H0EzIzszv0D5c58qOYo/s1600-h/IMG_7936.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6ivmF7AtlERTIEzK7t4iquXm-Z6zq6RmyvfYtkg5ryIUF2_LMAnUDs-sRHeTfn6OQ1bnL31XiUIrrSBIJjbSqeOIMDuhMk8Y27IRC2v-NOBl7RJORTIUuqQnp6H0EzIzszv0D5c58qOYo/s320/IMG_7936.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347052402203982530" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Outside of the restaurant and the scary masked pizza maker</span> </div><br />1565 S. Disneyland Dr.<br />Anaheim, Ca 92802<br />(714) 776-6200<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyVTmtLDFXQSHPeil-YBB5bLXt2LFQE2PIIaxsgCad_4MUUJo2yZI-h0R2fx47IfXCEL8YxLfWlPld8K2yRgEkD10W_xmSM6UPF54b6_catrk2qt5jPnJVoVUEL49pvwidJsemEneW9y9i/s1600-h/IMG_7937.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyVTmtLDFXQSHPeil-YBB5bLXt2LFQE2PIIaxsgCad_4MUUJo2yZI-h0R2fx47IfXCEL8YxLfWlPld8K2yRgEkD10W_xmSM6UPF54b6_catrk2qt5jPnJVoVUEL49pvwidJsemEneW9y9i/s320/IMG_7937.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347052406489912226" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Here is the mosaic on the floor in front of the entrance way. I thought this looked pretty cool.</span><br /></div><p class="tel">The reasons why we went here were because:</p><p class="tel">(1) My sister, brother-in-law, nephew, and niece were staying at the California Grand Hotel by Downtown Disney because we went to Disneyland the day before, hence us having lunch in that area.<br /></p><p class="tel">(2) Originally we had chosen the House of Blues, but they had Gospel Sunday Brunch and no one in my family seemed to want to do that.</p><p class="tel">(3) Cheesecake Factory, which was about 5 minutes from Downtown Disney, would have probably been crowded and the wait for a table of 13 would have been quite horrible.<br /></p><p class="tel">(4) Naples <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Ristorante</span> e Pizzeria was basically right next door to the hotel, so it was very convenient for the little ones and everyone else that was going likes Italian food, so that is how we chose this place. </p><p class="tel">Luckily, whenever I go to Downtown Disney or Disneyland, I always walk passed this place so I had a slight recollection of where it was or else my parents, who walked ahead, probably would have had a bit of trouble finding it (it also helped because my sisters pointed it out the day before <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">XD</span>). My other sister and I stayed behind and waited for my aunt and her family to come with my grandma and when they came, we walked together to the restaurant. I think that was good thinking on my part to wait and walk with them since no one in my aunt's family had been to Downtown Disney. It is not like they would not have found the place, but I think it would have taken them a bit.<br /></p><p class="tel"><br /></p> <span class="street-address"> </span><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi55CTARrDFy0IA1xZonoA9jm592WJI_yJEc0leD7WLlEqf7IwZ7H5ucg03k70runyVyw0nONOGBFpGlD3x8gZEJxDh8z8o3Ax2aPVIXgTP7Rhx8PPXcITM-uGd_e7B_QHTBK5C8UjsPYQi/s1600-h/IMG_7938.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi55CTARrDFy0IA1xZonoA9jm592WJI_yJEc0leD7WLlEqf7IwZ7H5ucg03k70runyVyw0nONOGBFpGlD3x8gZEJxDh8z8o3Ax2aPVIXgTP7Rhx8PPXcITM-uGd_e7B_QHTBK5C8UjsPYQi/s320/IMG_7938.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347052410285745554" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Me snapping a picture while walking toward the table.</span><br /></div><br />When we got there, my sister had already ordered a bit of food (Cesar Salad and Minestrone Soup) and placed an order for two pizzas, 2 bowls of mussels, and 2 orders of fried calamari. I got to have the last few bites of my sister's salad and I have to say that I was quite impressed. It was not drowned in dressing like the other salads I have had and it had a lot of garlic flavor, which I like. The bread and flavored oil dip was really good too. The oil had a bit of cheese, spices, and hot pepper flakes to give it a bit of a kick. The only thing that would have made that better would be if the bread was nice and warm, but it was not.<br /><br />Now for the rest of the meal:<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8teM5Vc9bkVlEIH4hKR_0j_jsbBxXLp2jkJh7HLtwpKZ3nOXqWIgosO9ddlK2jphLuUl706UqF2Oe17w5azVqyHXSokqqpfBXllVHXbZ8XppQ9sjlRKGsSGN_ttBKjOerpliv74S6n3tU/s1600-h/IMG_7945.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8teM5Vc9bkVlEIH4hKR_0j_jsbBxXLp2jkJh7HLtwpKZ3nOXqWIgosO9ddlK2jphLuUl706UqF2Oe17w5azVqyHXSokqqpfBXllVHXbZ8XppQ9sjlRKGsSGN_ttBKjOerpliv74S6n3tU/s320/IMG_7945.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347052421616314658" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Mussels in a tomato broth and crispy bread</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Taste: </span>The broth was nice for dipping bread into, but I was not too impressed with the mussels. I think they were a bit over cooked, but then again, I am not really a mussel person, so maybe I just didn't really care for it. My grandma ate a bunch though, so I am sure the mussels were good.<br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUYeqvVCT5Qj6jRUm_oBBu9JJnGFJ-BiuxNR-kxsfZxHAgGmAIYii4P6uXmd3IN0J2ykXmC2p7MLl5u0olYveop5HzoLSzn7IKzsgnC0SGDW-n1Af24OVQczw_wA7ClNbsAI8jw3Dx9Dbc/s1600-h/IMG_7943.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUYeqvVCT5Qj6jRUm_oBBu9JJnGFJ-BiuxNR-kxsfZxHAgGmAIYii4P6uXmd3IN0J2ykXmC2p7MLl5u0olYveop5HzoLSzn7IKzsgnC0SGDW-n1Af24OVQczw_wA7ClNbsAI8jw3Dx9Dbc/s320/IMG_7943.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347052416028212946" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Fried Calamari</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Taste: </span>The batter was light and crispy and the squid was tender. The dipping sauce was really thick though. The white sauce was a bit like mayonnaise, so I am guessing it was like a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">aioli</span>, but I didn't think it was that good with the calamari because it was like a glob on the pieces. My sister really liked that sauce though and she <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">didn't</span> seem to have the same <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">globbing</span> problem as me. The red sauce was a tomato based sauce, but I think they might have added some cream or milk to make it that color (like cream of tomato soup). That one had more flavor, but I still didn't care for that one too much. I just ate it with a little lemon juice drizzled on the pieces.<br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW62C7wikgcQ9apW9QwUEr1HU4Pndedf9JnjJkLN_IYDArSVFMPLEQUr9p6WzL5-iFXYXvVUCOwHZqfT6sXGMIavnynnyZy5kueIHna1OtV3bweZ9W04y6WlSOH8wYNURdaXiIPYH5mdzO/s1600-h/IMG_7947.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW62C7wikgcQ9apW9QwUEr1HU4Pndedf9JnjJkLN_IYDArSVFMPLEQUr9p6WzL5-iFXYXvVUCOwHZqfT6sXGMIavnynnyZy5kueIHna1OtV3bweZ9W04y6WlSOH8wYNURdaXiIPYH5mdzO/s320/IMG_7947.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347053615554832498" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Pizza with olives, pepperoni, sausage, and some veggies.</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Taste: </span>Thin crust pizza with toppings. I am not a huge fan of pizza, so this one was an okay tasting pizza, but I think it was very much the same as a lot of other pizzas I have tried. I did like that thin crust though. </div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMDzzT-oNrlDOQJLH8pGNtakj5-syrq28sTSSxMWEU0zR8zLUx7H4HRwbuVmK78Rwn_CrQLDoQxI6zUdHC5eskpIQDXKXiDqagahxYCD4OWVk163Q0hNIVc5BwAjd3GaENaGTElidvHNBj/s1600-h/IMG_7948.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMDzzT-oNrlDOQJLH8pGNtakj5-syrq28sTSSxMWEU0zR8zLUx7H4HRwbuVmK78Rwn_CrQLDoQxI6zUdHC5eskpIQDXKXiDqagahxYCD4OWVk163Q0hNIVc5BwAjd3GaENaGTElidvHNBj/s320/IMG_7948.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347053618286102578" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Pizza with sausage and roasted peppers</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Taste: </span>Again, not a big fan of pizza, but I liked the flavor of this one a lot more than the other one. The roasted peppers were sweet and with the sausage, cheese and thin pizza crust, it was a very nice mixture. <br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvGbUAUA-rOx3pF7hM45Fm9B58f-eKqSJ2ywsapj74KIp_gD3jYgnzB84O84LKN0Uo0i2A5_gkiSZ6lStPT_cNyQGjZ3bl5kG-ca6ZZtisDdp1oXHFfhhzlV8B51jjHC1CMbi5bSxnM8OL/s1600-h/IMG_7949.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvGbUAUA-rOx3pF7hM45Fm9B58f-eKqSJ2ywsapj74KIp_gD3jYgnzB84O84LKN0Uo0i2A5_gkiSZ6lStPT_cNyQGjZ3bl5kG-ca6ZZtisDdp1oXHFfhhzlV8B51jjHC1CMbi5bSxnM8OL/s320/IMG_7949.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347053618608787250" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">My slice of sausage and roasted pepper pizza that I ate. </span><br /></div><br />As we were getting served all of these dishes, we decided to order more because not everyone wanted pizza (I know I wanted something else). This is what we got:<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhns1nslI_f-WoPiDAkc33TzFQVt333B7XEy4WICDwLtNHt3M-IwOgvMW41fiJy5tfi_pIpCn2C_AUmfRoryRXKa-StZ3i-iDsmxjAo56BZdcfriKQ48Vi4nrJfbZrcd4365Tpk32zRF_uU/s1600-h/IMG_7950.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhns1nslI_f-WoPiDAkc33TzFQVt333B7XEy4WICDwLtNHt3M-IwOgvMW41fiJy5tfi_pIpCn2C_AUmfRoryRXKa-StZ3i-iDsmxjAo56BZdcfriKQ48Vi4nrJfbZrcd4365Tpk32zRF_uU/s320/IMG_7950.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347053625274481090" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Pasta <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Carbonara</span></span><br />My cousins and I decided to split this. I knew I was not going to finish a dish on my own and my cousin wanted to try this and his sister agreed, so we all decided just to share.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Look: </span>The dish looked really interesting because it was served with a poached egg , but we didn't really know what to do with it, so I just mashed it and mixed it in.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Taste: </span>Really heavy in cream and cheese and bacon. All I could taste was bacon. I know that <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">carbonara</span> is a supposed to be like that or something like that, but oh my goodness, none of us could really eat it. It was just too much. Needless to say, I got to take home the left overs and I added more pasta to it and it was better because there were more noodles to spread around in the sauce. That made it better.<br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA2jS2Ni0sHrhnUanlmxKxKb4olFL7XOX_LsIZkd3Sik94y9B0mxpFt1vU9QrWZYTIPsWzKJS5-2Xk15-1C7WQjAuGD9QRNDyH9kdcAvCPt9o1LohK1oTzSE8wZpW39XzBEsbVJkgRxL7V/s1600-h/IMG_7951.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA2jS2Ni0sHrhnUanlmxKxKb4olFL7XOX_LsIZkd3Sik94y9B0mxpFt1vU9QrWZYTIPsWzKJS5-2Xk15-1C7WQjAuGD9QRNDyH9kdcAvCPt9o1LohK1oTzSE8wZpW39XzBEsbVJkgRxL7V/s320/IMG_7951.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347054948832995490" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Pasta pesto with shrimp and heirloom tomatoes</span><br />My sister ordered this.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Taste: </span>Pesto. It was oily, no doubt, but the taste was not really strong and it was actually really good, especially when you ate it with the tomatoes. It gave it a sweet and refreshing taste. I think there should have been a lot more tomatoes in there <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">XD</span><br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1GUROkGaAZMB5_b25QP8W-G2QQ5j2IXfa4hmMxHMcRE8n-Ba00JubqXNkJzKS9uFu1cJm5DxELKR9mh8Khh4HEqtzuW9gnTljBudthxKei6fuGXr_CvCWkBvj4CGh3W1o6mntpmR1EaxG/s1600-h/IMG_7952.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1GUROkGaAZMB5_b25QP8W-G2QQ5j2IXfa4hmMxHMcRE8n-Ba00JubqXNkJzKS9uFu1cJm5DxELKR9mh8Khh4HEqtzuW9gnTljBudthxKei6fuGXr_CvCWkBvj4CGh3W1o6mntpmR1EaxG/s320/IMG_7952.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347054959472884514" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Chicken <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">penne</span> pasta</span><br />My aunt, who is lactose intolerant, ordered this not knowing that there was a lot of cheese in it. Needless to say, she did not eat much of it.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Taste: </span>Cheesy with a creamy tomato sauce. It was very rich, but I think it was not as rich as that Pasta <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">Carbonara</span> dish. The chicken pieces were tender and went well with the pasta. The only thing I think it was missing was having some vegetables in it. Maybe some fresh tomatoes.<br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBRmxXNp-II4uy5js06Sd2P1fFVGFsxSp_K-qY24QF0mmBSn0yFTn0LaBF2zbPyVVUPSEHB1r_JNEJ785NklUimPScInhtdLQ5UNbtIxEACRku2FHXebQNyFAJsAXizu9JFeY2iYLE6In2/s1600-h/IMG_7954.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBRmxXNp-II4uy5js06Sd2P1fFVGFsxSp_K-qY24QF0mmBSn0yFTn0LaBF2zbPyVVUPSEHB1r_JNEJ785NklUimPScInhtdLQ5UNbtIxEACRku2FHXebQNyFAJsAXizu9JFeY2iYLE6In2/s320/IMG_7954.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347054962285914722" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Pork loin </span><span style="font-weight: bold;">over</span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"> roasted green onions with bean and vegetable mash</span><br />My dad and grandmother ordered the same dish.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Look: </span>The loins were cooked to medium...a little too rare for my dear grandmother, so we sent it back to be prepared well done.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Taste: </span>The flavor of the pork loin was really good. The herbs that were rubbed on the outside and the smoky grill taste were melded very well. I did not care for the strange vegetable and meat mixture though. It was not very pretty and though the taste was not bad, starchy beans and slightly crisp vegetables don't really go well together in my opinion. My one year old niece loved it though. I think it was close to the consistency of baby food, but she knew that it was adult food, so she was very excited. The roasted green onions were very tasty as well, but it was a little weird that they were there under the meat since that flavor didn't really for with the pork or those beans.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Overall, the restaurant was pretty nice and the food was pretty good. I would go back for the bread and dipping sauce, Cesar salad, and the pork without all those other things on the plate. The only thing I did not really like was the fact that our waitress did a pretty poor job on checking if we needed anything...like WATER. Not only did she not bring enough glasses, but she never checked if we needed more...and we were sitting outside in the sun. Thanks! It was probably because we had such a large party and she was guaranteed her gratuity, which I don't think she entirely earned. I should have just told her to leave us a bunch of pitchers and not to come back.<br /></div></div>squeedilyspoochhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06003947032456902593noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7628046181978190497.post-46603404246100475722009-06-10T00:49:00.000-07:002009-06-10T01:42:56.897-07:00Meito Air in Choco Taiyaki - Japanese SnackSo, before going on our spring break road trip to Canada, my friends and I went to <a href="http://www.marukai.com/index-e.html">Marukai </a>to pick up some snacks. I saw this little snack and I thought it looked interesting.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPRf46zQFf3M07Q_7Et2GYaVEs_2gcAabSlCRkI0qTP4EIBrKliWn5sLbrlRojh4OT0qn97hMvS2N8cAf0F_ET-VroW-a_Vyukwin9792Oo1oCIYmTlp1Z_Hra0qbxnH1kj_6tnPRqBguE/s1600-h/IMG_5873.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPRf46zQFf3M07Q_7Et2GYaVEs_2gcAabSlCRkI0qTP4EIBrKliWn5sLbrlRojh4OT0qn97hMvS2N8cAf0F_ET-VroW-a_Vyukwin9792Oo1oCIYmTlp1Z_Hra0qbxnH1kj_6tnPRqBguE/s320/IMG_5873.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345604644745356082" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Meito Air in Choco Taiyaki<br /><br /></span></span></div>It is a taiyaki shaped cookie filled with airy chocolate. I love taiyaki, so I had to buy this because it was very novel. For those of you who do not know what taiyaki is, here is a little information.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">What is Taiyaki?: </span>According to wikipedia, taiyaki, which literally means "baked sea bream," is a fish shaped cake that is most commonly filled with sweetened azuki bean paste (red bean paste).<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh812ekCqyxVtc9dRRcBWNULQYval89DZHo-pe8ona9BZd5lMyIwR5lvXyUpttsA6zr6dcdYJaH_NbgcIeST9xl0R29QpUplMHXzAsK_bWK82YzGtP2VMa-VDaSPePJzrN7zS23TkwR-9Jk/s1600-h/Taiyaki.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh812ekCqyxVtc9dRRcBWNULQYval89DZHo-pe8ona9BZd5lMyIwR5lvXyUpttsA6zr6dcdYJaH_NbgcIeST9xl0R29QpUplMHXzAsK_bWK82YzGtP2VMa-VDaSPePJzrN7zS23TkwR-9Jk/s320/Taiyaki.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345609451192846802" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Taiyaki picture found online</span><br /></div><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Fillings:</span> Other than red beans, it can also be filled with custard, chocolate, or cheese. There are salty/savoury versions that are filled with okonomiyaki (savory Japanese pancake), gyoza (dumpling) filling, or sausages. I have never seen these versions, but I would really love to try them.<br /><p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ7Jg4mQZ1ZCFsmnwJ50FjwZzkeTuD8CQITyXSRXUXbXz7g7wXbJgA2Y5yovrSgva7DiQtogr6ohZjpl01BeD8PtbPhopC2TZpkm_YzmkGt3a0SytarJWH9xwYA1ug-Hms0QXThcgowFiq/s1600-h/taiyaki2-272x300.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 272px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ7Jg4mQZ1ZCFsmnwJ50FjwZzkeTuD8CQITyXSRXUXbXz7g7wXbJgA2Y5yovrSgva7DiQtogr6ohZjpl01BeD8PtbPhopC2TZpkm_YzmkGt3a0SytarJWH9xwYA1ug-Hms0QXThcgowFiq/s320/taiyaki2-272x300.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345609459491385250" border="0" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Online picture of a broken open taiyaki - red bean filling</span><br /></p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span> <p><span style="font-weight: bold;">How is it made?: </span>Use a regular pancake or waffle batter, which is poured into a two-sided fish-shaped mold. Place in the filling and close the mold. cook until golden brown. (You know, they make this sound so easy, but I am still afraid to use my taiyaki pan and try making this XD I am not sure why I am so hesitant about trying, but I don't really think it will be THAT easy.)<br /></p><p>OKAY! And with that, I shall go on with talking about the snack.<br /></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikdZHH9bJ-9WUEPr2TSiaEArX6Qm3xDiLZWttEjlwskWm7G87QEpLIpAiIW2XRHEdA-d_U54-3EAo1xAHxuxw0IuD7xm3hEGmMABPnZEuJWyiiSKBbdTE9RJx-x_soBu2pHiXJUh5yL6bq/s1600-h/IMG_5874.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikdZHH9bJ-9WUEPr2TSiaEArX6Qm3xDiLZWttEjlwskWm7G87QEpLIpAiIW2XRHEdA-d_U54-3EAo1xAHxuxw0IuD7xm3hEGmMABPnZEuJWyiiSKBbdTE9RJx-x_soBu2pHiXJUh5yL6bq/s320/IMG_5874.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345604655642330050" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Here is a side view of the package</span><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br />I have to say, I was really excited about opening this package because I wasn't really sure what to expect other than a cookie filled with chocolate.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx8Zg6C53jm7KpbErzbOf5NqvVE80bxkb5-cUch2qGX-yJFEHFDEynM7M7mY_5ACnR6nqJB1JnbX8YWKWfJIjFIl8BWGW5Tq_UySHBHYPPZVreFMQPQKwz5fNF679gQavS2D9y4uU3iTNJ/s1600-h/IMG_5876.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx8Zg6C53jm7KpbErzbOf5NqvVE80bxkb5-cUch2qGX-yJFEHFDEynM7M7mY_5ACnR6nqJB1JnbX8YWKWfJIjFIl8BWGW5Tq_UySHBHYPPZVreFMQPQKwz5fNF679gQavS2D9y4uU3iTNJ/s320/IMG_5876.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345604659222427346" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Taiyaki cookie</span><br /></div><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Feel: </span>Light, almost like a foam cup.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Look:</span> A fish...a buggy-eye'd fish.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Smell:</span> Asian wafer cookie<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL_Mqf2WuBnPMnL52E9u8y7nncLEHp9ilpTuj1RWWuv4LoxW0fm3wzLu1YQn9bN-bybMBoE7kRk6ib9_KRTvr4rra2x7DKGW9weSdQ1yUpDx7KtAxnI_NdYeoW-s_5O5Q6fcBFUDJ_hlkF/s1600-h/IMG_5890.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL_Mqf2WuBnPMnL52E9u8y7nncLEHp9ilpTuj1RWWuv4LoxW0fm3wzLu1YQn9bN-bybMBoE7kRk6ib9_KRTvr4rra2x7DKGW9weSdQ1yUpDx7KtAxnI_NdYeoW-s_5O5Q6fcBFUDJ_hlkF/s320/IMG_5890.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345604661941903778" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">ARGH! MY FACE!</span><br />Poor, delicious fishie<br /></div><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Taste: </span>The outer cookie tasted like a wafer, thin and light. The chocolate inside was literally airy. when you bit into it and looked and the chocolate, it looked like there were little craters in it. It was like the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aero_%28chocolate%29">AERO</a> bars in Canada. Very tasty and light for a pretty obvious unhealthy snack XD<br /><br />Overall, this was a nice little sweet snack. It is not real taiyaki, but it is still just as fun to eat (a eat the head first). The only thing I did not care for were the wafer crumbs left behind when I was biting it. Just seemed messy. If I ever saw this again, I would buy it.<br /></div></div>squeedilyspoochhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06003947032456902593noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7628046181978190497.post-38449269787974467172009-06-08T20:00:00.000-07:002009-06-09T00:55:52.897-07:00Ichima, PasadenaIchima<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9lGXxQbpck14AOiovZeUofYyiULBr0t9bCCQo7k83erfeWYboyoP4mC9FnmO_LbFl9qJe5td-R0BERmsat3bTgZHWm-bXxOMdPU2a2zPBDIs_2dAkL8BDquQY87KZhWtWn3wVxwzG3IXg/s1600-h/IMG_7682.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9lGXxQbpck14AOiovZeUofYyiULBr0t9bCCQo7k83erfeWYboyoP4mC9FnmO_LbFl9qJe5td-R0BERmsat3bTgZHWm-bXxOMdPU2a2zPBDIs_2dAkL8BDquQY87KZhWtWn3wVxwzG3IXg/s320/IMG_7682.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345159606595621378" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">The sign inside the little waiting room</span><br /></div><br />325 N. Rosemead Blvd.<br />Pasadena, Ca. 91107<br />(626) 351-0560<br /><br />Went to Ichima Japanese Restaurant in Pasadena June 2nd with my sister for dinner. I was craving rolls. We got there about 7:30 PM and there was about a 15 minute wait period, so I took some pictures.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm-bwthgTBMhvpKsXi619vz7E-fZlF_ACKhM4BBGY-LMc3r9qiLX1YmyEpC1evKrwdSoIFI4gGrcTq7JSMsWiwsWVc5pEoK1F3j9zYrCVLdkbh9fRA2QQaJhnvntRgYHdAPdX7DpZwhBYP/s1600-h/IMG_7680.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm-bwthgTBMhvpKsXi619vz7E-fZlF_ACKhM4BBGY-LMc3r9qiLX1YmyEpC1evKrwdSoIFI4gGrcTq7JSMsWiwsWVc5pEoK1F3j9zYrCVLdkbh9fRA2QQaJhnvntRgYHdAPdX7DpZwhBYP/s320/IMG_7680.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345159599607376258" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Wall decorations - cherry blossoms and a fake rice paper window</span> </div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdJI7MplEWBRgpL1AxlrGZ-tjjAzydi936J8yB_e5z3kgcaEpMIJ2J0vjVWZIsC8iJPynNMRfS0P5IMiJ-DXFRYvYfvN0BgpRxK0PXgHsFd_Uti6F_iP_blSlTaedWjFt1o0hFs0Ee2FEl/s1600-h/IMG_7683.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdJI7MplEWBRgpL1AxlrGZ-tjjAzydi936J8yB_e5z3kgcaEpMIJ2J0vjVWZIsC8iJPynNMRfS0P5IMiJ-DXFRYvYfvN0BgpRxK0PXgHsFd_Uti6F_iP_blSlTaedWjFt1o0hFs0Ee2FEl/s320/IMG_7683.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345159608382118114" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Oh look! I can see the sushi chefs from the waiting room</span><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br />After, we were seated and I took more pictures.<br /><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcVGJwJ2LRriUrD-a6VlU9UfZr5A7_QiJSKVQCHGvxH5IEHaKkbWeXVeMOGOzBbKlH3L0uuvbdC-I0EAA5IjZvccPRmDjWFuVKnKGWiGMWgQCK-ZWrxGnAk-oq0hxGJNvGqAU1Jnggrx2t/s1600-h/IMG_7690.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcVGJwJ2LRriUrD-a6VlU9UfZr5A7_QiJSKVQCHGvxH5IEHaKkbWeXVeMOGOzBbKlH3L0uuvbdC-I0EAA5IjZvccPRmDjWFuVKnKGWiGMWgQCK-ZWrxGnAk-oq0hxGJNvGqAU1Jnggrx2t/s320/IMG_7690.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345159618504466546" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Place setting</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj0GyxlD_MUlwqAAx1Rn0tQGPXAKMI7wxBV-Vh4kSloGclI-WXeU1g2RBLFY3Z9FU0wu1g17WfAC-wGdJdahd8s_Q8BYhwPq9b0TmWXIBC2bA86_8AJWGAJ6EGL2BMRExWM_DVI3KNtU7-/s1600-h/IMG_7689.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj0GyxlD_MUlwqAAx1Rn0tQGPXAKMI7wxBV-Vh4kSloGclI-WXeU1g2RBLFY3Z9FU0wu1g17WfAC-wGdJdahd8s_Q8BYhwPq9b0TmWXIBC2bA86_8AJWGAJ6EGL2BMRExWM_DVI3KNtU7-/s320/IMG_7689.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345159614670362450" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Sushi menu</span><br /></div><br />I then ordered 4 rolls and sesame chicken. Then my sister said she wanted to try their agedashi tofu, so I ordered that as well. The waitress took our order and then asked if we wanted miso soup, which we accepted.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3IcSULBf-uIiKtkR-GKOmDzYOIVkdV3-ZtshrQLx14yhW-zZTqzogLj4p_TVBF5WbQhRCHcOAR8whixKlTIHEOP4COBBB8cwCEplw9cW4NrrmVN3s1zYR_Zl_yTLTIGRAVAwlVu5y4c5f/s1600-h/IMG_7691.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3IcSULBf-uIiKtkR-GKOmDzYOIVkdV3-ZtshrQLx14yhW-zZTqzogLj4p_TVBF5WbQhRCHcOAR8whixKlTIHEOP4COBBB8cwCEplw9cW4NrrmVN3s1zYR_Zl_yTLTIGRAVAwlVu5y4c5f/s320/IMG_7691.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345163108429675714" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Complimentary miso soup</span><br /><div style="text-align: center;">My sister thought it was salty, but I thought it was fine. I mean it is miso soup and miso is salty, so, I thought it was fine. All it was missing were the little cubes of tofu.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">After, we sat around and chatted and then the food came.<br /></div></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp2uLywLQwq_e7jeA3Kh-AwiNQbYBixF8s-2eStRx37H7ygo29GA85AiiDdh4yMA_UytiV8aU7NS7DPYZpRDRPG83LdvJrNjhtBkQn_128maypZRR8Q4s5LZX9IMd1VRLaajJI-MSwlzsn/s1600-h/IMG_7692.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp2uLywLQwq_e7jeA3Kh-AwiNQbYBixF8s-2eStRx37H7ygo29GA85AiiDdh4yMA_UytiV8aU7NS7DPYZpRDRPG83LdvJrNjhtBkQn_128maypZRR8Q4s5LZX9IMd1VRLaajJI-MSwlzsn/s320/IMG_7692.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345163109784304018" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Agedashi Tofu</span><br />Okay, I have to say this is NOT the best agedashi tofu, but we paid for it, so I ate it. The batter was like tempura batter and it was not that crispy. It was served on leaves of lettuce and all the sauce ran under it, causing the tofu to not have sauce. They topped it with a little shredded bonito and sliced onions, but they were missing the grated dikon and ginger. It was quite disappointing.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLrtO_k2lMoiRXkn58G0VAztY6uIrZODIP7b-yQbyJBHpD3_QPbhp2u9VuKmZY3JRSYqmfvhVyYLHOALidssPFM7Uiuw85F6BlF3QrNOlKMHFGBtzkfo-mrXGBZaD2lwihUYW1qkWsNSqM/s1600-h/IMG_7696.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLrtO_k2lMoiRXkn58G0VAztY6uIrZODIP7b-yQbyJBHpD3_QPbhp2u9VuKmZY3JRSYqmfvhVyYLHOALidssPFM7Uiuw85F6BlF3QrNOlKMHFGBtzkfo-mrXGBZaD2lwihUYW1qkWsNSqM/s320/IMG_7696.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345163122293746690" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Me eating agedashi tofu</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSe9q82ubze2aThn0K_FiBW4lqRCDACNEPvG3XoSA0-zA7HM6VcwK1jnctFRgS0w4Zs3e1cLb7hLL0LbQFlSEzRVFfradk3zgyciE83JCHxB6xLmlJ74kbkA4tnTVxIbYhF0DLNs8_xwxh/s1600-h/IMG_7694.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSe9q82ubze2aThn0K_FiBW4lqRCDACNEPvG3XoSA0-zA7HM6VcwK1jnctFRgS0w4Zs3e1cLb7hLL0LbQFlSEzRVFfradk3zgyciE83JCHxB6xLmlJ74kbkA4tnTVxIbYhF0DLNs8_xwxh/s320/IMG_7694.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345163115494752818" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Sesame Chicken</span><br />This is one of the best tasting sesame chickens I have ever eaten, but I think that this batch could have been crispier. The dipping sauce was that sweet chili sauce you can buy at the Asian markets. Could have used a different sauce though. I did not really think it matched too well with this flavored chicken.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr3H0GdDRB9BPGG0qpi0oBb4zNb5dquV3fNm3JQeTXQBbY28pIS4K8rrea6TZdn5fgaMtmCnjDda7G4SVMRovVDqpxZ07v5EJIXOlcpQAjgHyB1pgLbAZ0fWXnuwTVCPt12RYuM1_nlff_/s1600-h/chili.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 280px; height: 280px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr3H0GdDRB9BPGG0qpi0oBb4zNb5dquV3fNm3JQeTXQBbY28pIS4K8rrea6TZdn5fgaMtmCnjDda7G4SVMRovVDqpxZ07v5EJIXOlcpQAjgHyB1pgLbAZ0fWXnuwTVCPt12RYuM1_nlff_/s320/chili.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345196682191153842" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Asian Sweet Chili Sauce</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnvB9_oC-DAgGSVhHcL8sh1gzlfLcQpEQUTHG-t3db5ctGQEBIsFzd4uv0zQmzDYIe_gZnTDClSTgO5LC2bhnUuhYYx66XscRzPAeeVET4loDZUZ8AQKSU1686GRtQ-6D023JyOHNgC_ft/s1600-h/IMG_7697.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnvB9_oC-DAgGSVhHcL8sh1gzlfLcQpEQUTHG-t3db5ctGQEBIsFzd4uv0zQmzDYIe_gZnTDClSTgO5LC2bhnUuhYYx66XscRzPAeeVET4loDZUZ8AQKSU1686GRtQ-6D023JyOHNgC_ft/s320/IMG_7697.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345165702219342130" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Salmon Lover's Roll</span><br />Shrimp tempura roll topped with fresh salmon.<br />The salmon was really good that day. Very fresh.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUME1eG0gj4L6HCy_QXbHfIO0Ah5s_u2wGeN6oQaL_Q2KvK9KRP9qm0TEQDsIMCBw5iFat3c43kVj17h4gwWfC2GdLpURZkUeAuxVRB8i0iMcosFJLyrHkUIZbMSPePqC4tK0x0CvUJc94/s1600-h/IMG_7702.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUME1eG0gj4L6HCy_QXbHfIO0Ah5s_u2wGeN6oQaL_Q2KvK9KRP9qm0TEQDsIMCBw5iFat3c43kVj17h4gwWfC2GdLpURZkUeAuxVRB8i0iMcosFJLyrHkUIZbMSPePqC4tK0x0CvUJc94/s320/IMG_7702.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345164418092089746" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Single Salmon Lover's Roll</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY-ex39UPh7DIVbvHxweZWLRJni8gQ2kLGnMCadP-fjo9EGVuhYJG4P-KFt7GVXnxSF6o9JfK6QSpFc_ci_OfNF3aNT_Tx5FzOX0mjQ9xCkjcymFfZkgcZnEYtrM-i-a-uCLTTBS4QEEhC/s1600-h/IMG_7706.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY-ex39UPh7DIVbvHxweZWLRJni8gQ2kLGnMCadP-fjo9EGVuhYJG4P-KFt7GVXnxSF6o9JfK6QSpFc_ci_OfNF3aNT_Tx5FzOX0mjQ9xCkjcymFfZkgcZnEYtrM-i-a-uCLTTBS4QEEhC/s320/IMG_7706.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345164418910197810" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Hawaiian Poke Roll</span><br />California roll topped with tuna and seasoned seaweed salad.<br />I really do like this roll because I like the seaweed salad. The sauce was like ponzu (a citrus soy sauce). I was a little disappointed this time with the taste of tuna and seaweed though. Not that it was not fresh, but I think it could have been better.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1SzyQkb-6YweMAvV44UGQESMS58lGnm87Jr1GFhtRYjODA0OnPgFtBA2Q1DLZrRTv8ybTOZ3V3SmzjJnTBtGWqWIHStF3KyvFTuKa3uaYXHYpUYc8ctZMI_bAP28Exwkhu3XlHWCPOpVc/s1600-h/IMG_7709.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1SzyQkb-6YweMAvV44UGQESMS58lGnm87Jr1GFhtRYjODA0OnPgFtBA2Q1DLZrRTv8ybTOZ3V3SmzjJnTBtGWqWIHStF3KyvFTuKa3uaYXHYpUYc8ctZMI_bAP28Exwkhu3XlHWCPOpVc/s320/IMG_7709.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345164426072251970" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Taheati Roll</span><br />Spicy tuna roll topped with seared ahi tuna, fried onions, and siracha.<br />I love this roll for the fired onions and the ahi. The spicy tuna roll was good, but this time, it was overly stuffed with the spicy tuna, so I thought it was a bit too much and that was all I could taste. Other than that, I really like this roll.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVDQ8igZs884cZIrOmUV1S1zzAHgZHS6NMvMvCxde4L9QmHDcCD1Xai6GBhmEt5HxwRTjq2l37u8n3VF3gcK-IvIidp570Pd7QKCSGaPC_IQCAbltnn8T7hhLyjRo0Ss3SrPbyzubWj3pU/s1600-h/IMG_7724.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVDQ8igZs884cZIrOmUV1S1zzAHgZHS6NMvMvCxde4L9QmHDcCD1Xai6GBhmEt5HxwRTjq2l37u8n3VF3gcK-IvIidp570Pd7QKCSGaPC_IQCAbltnn8T7hhLyjRo0Ss3SrPbyzubWj3pU/s320/IMG_7724.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345165710203809058" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Me eating the Taheati Roll</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivkvLW8JKZpG6fnSyoKYJzKikEG3C7zhaVOFJVnOp7HeI6_NNVyGjCaNajUK4nWKd3t4CGHIdf1DptE3dKWs9Q4xWuUMpbiN5oD_99F3Eqh9A0UF5EYPwrbUk6j1cMqOhgrFo_vkfQZYyV/s1600-h/IMG_7711.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivkvLW8JKZpG6fnSyoKYJzKikEG3C7zhaVOFJVnOp7HeI6_NNVyGjCaNajUK4nWKd3t4CGHIdf1DptE3dKWs9Q4xWuUMpbiN5oD_99F3Eqh9A0UF5EYPwrbUk6j1cMqOhgrFo_vkfQZYyV/s320/IMG_7711.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345164429305194658" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Spider Roll</span><br />Deep fried soft shell crab roll.<br />I love spider rolls. I will order this at any place that serves it. The batter around the crab was a little thick though, but it was good none the less (It is fried! How can it NOT taste good?!). I liked how the roe was sprinkled on the top to add color.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNiBoIWWVTob5WZ_EvZvdpavsmNPHHIpXqR16KcD_8mshQllkss2BpX3kk5TtgKnsVWCf3jgODP96iRWggMt7M7qvMgXEKvh1nxCizt9rBFQXxHOD8a-RN7ayuhQLVwPXuEhQ9mFlVfDfE/s1600-h/IMG_7715.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNiBoIWWVTob5WZ_EvZvdpavsmNPHHIpXqR16KcD_8mshQllkss2BpX3kk5TtgKnsVWCf3jgODP96iRWggMt7M7qvMgXEKvh1nxCizt9rBFQXxHOD8a-RN7ayuhQLVwPXuEhQ9mFlVfDfE/s320/IMG_7715.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345165705560744658" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Me eating the Spider Roll</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSgUdNd37TfwZkeQs505axJDnWPzmKOjPf1aQffjYIOKyEwZ1eNuFn-QCVr8Ig603DbpfKh25fC0bwZgltLo1yJ1PNojchiX22f-z_X8QjLVcyu75qkP-ejHB1hUGUcGsNWG231dNNs2p8/s1600-h/IMG_7726.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSgUdNd37TfwZkeQs505axJDnWPzmKOjPf1aQffjYIOKyEwZ1eNuFn-QCVr8Ig603DbpfKh25fC0bwZgltLo1yJ1PNojchiX22f-z_X8QjLVcyu75qkP-ejHB1hUGUcGsNWG231dNNs2p8/s320/IMG_7726.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345165707246378162" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Fried Bananas with ice cream - $3.75</span><br />This is by far one the the cheapest desserts I have ordered and 4 people can share this. The bananas were wrapped in something like an egg roll skin. The plate had honey, a scoop of vanilla ice cream, the bananas, and whipped cream. It was good, but I think it could have done without the honey and the skin around the banana could have been better. It was like the cheap kind of egg roll skins that are a little floury so that it is crisp on the outside but chewy on the outside and bubble on the outside when they fry. Not my favorite, but the dessert was pretty good.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuTGDmwnIs_LNoRMxwQK2Ug-IVd5NXVq0lkBw6xRDhuxEAgGYy4pbhEXl64drw1UcBJHmBpXj44ox4_LS7wNYKe_LHwg5IWEbTY-So8wOlUkYTQus9vkc66VuOZUoLppf_nOQHgxv7h18t/s1600-h/IMG_7727.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuTGDmwnIs_LNoRMxwQK2Ug-IVd5NXVq0lkBw6xRDhuxEAgGYy4pbhEXl64drw1UcBJHmBpXj44ox4_LS7wNYKe_LHwg5IWEbTY-So8wOlUkYTQus9vkc66VuOZUoLppf_nOQHgxv7h18t/s320/IMG_7727.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345165712345806914" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Another view of the fried bananas and ice cream<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;">Overall, I like Ichima because it is relatively inexpensive and the service is good.<br /><br />And last time...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhizNy27zNJgngzmTNC673rBnU9zEUau4xd_V0fhDh-nbcb6A5CzJ95BI2s4BbxiiMHKZLylKUQHSbseb_oD_sqi6-C7z4nfYM9QcweYzw0YlN3x4dqjBLzyype58tZjarTcfR2snJVLALR/s1600-h/CIMG4532.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhizNy27zNJgngzmTNC673rBnU9zEUau4xd_V0fhDh-nbcb6A5CzJ95BI2s4BbxiiMHKZLylKUQHSbseb_oD_sqi6-C7z4nfYM9QcweYzw0YlN3x4dqjBLzyype58tZjarTcfR2snJVLALR/s320/CIMG4532.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345204194283401378" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Salmon Rolls<br /><span style="font-weight: normal;">The salmon pieces were HUGE XD </span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5hFocMhZP2atMM9a4-XA2xC_npbhhLmOApR4uv-Ach5WBZ-cdadyZHIHh-fmAruDnvESxHcWL3gnBa6q-Kcythnvw4Xo48jALNB8Z-W_mFOpBoya6H1TQboO-DLBrNjrfR7brOEOakYNY/s1600-h/CIMG4531.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5hFocMhZP2atMM9a4-XA2xC_npbhhLmOApR4uv-Ach5WBZ-cdadyZHIHh-fmAruDnvESxHcWL3gnBa6q-Kcythnvw4Xo48jALNB8Z-W_mFOpBoya6H1TQboO-DLBrNjrfR7brOEOakYNY/s320/CIMG4531.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345204190391670594" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Eel Rolls</span><br />Tasty, but too much sauce<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">And there was the Ichima roll, but it was totally blurry...<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbxjCFysMfVWFpK9YP8y4rjjav5LKHDmN015Of1bYfI30uz9m_pe6RYrHtUz-6YK7PjWkamO046voQKOjJBqkE0AJuqoHtgS68DPN1Juvzi4WwHLZ9dw7GIiqidnt_KYVmErNvqoA2pemS/s1600-h/CIMG4526.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbxjCFysMfVWFpK9YP8y4rjjav5LKHDmN015Of1bYfI30uz9m_pe6RYrHtUz-6YK7PjWkamO046voQKOjJBqkE0AJuqoHtgS68DPN1Juvzi4WwHLZ9dw7GIiqidnt_KYVmErNvqoA2pemS/s320/CIMG4526.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345205628090404466" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Ichima Roll</span><br />Fresh tuna, salmon, yellowtail, avocado with soypaper.<br />So much fish, but this is a good roll too especially if you do not like seaweed.<br /></div></div></div></div> </div>squeedilyspoochhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06003947032456902593noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7628046181978190497.post-18023976883493257562009-06-03T21:07:00.000-07:002009-06-09T00:56:25.636-07:00Tasty Noodle House, San GabrielTasty Noodle House<br /><br />827 W. Las Tunas Dr.<br />San Gabriel, Ca 91776<br />(626) 284-8898<br /><br />Okay, so this little hole in the wall restaurant replaced my awesome steamed stinky tofu place that I talked about in the stinky tofu entry. SAD. Why did I go there? I was not 100% sure it had changed. I was actually hoping that they remodeled a bit, but the food was the same. Alas, it was not.<br /><br />Okay, so I drive to this little place and I have to say, I was kind of excited even though I really dislike that parking lot area. Since Golden Deli and Newport Seafood are located in that same plaza, the parking can be pretty horrific on some days, but luckily it was not too bad when my friends and I got there.<br /><br />The restaurant probably only seats about 20 people at a time (maybe less) and the service seemed to be pretty quick. The waitress was pretty friendly and suggesting a bunch of things on the menu. The problem was the fact that the waitress did not speak much English and none of us spoke Mandarin, so it was really hard understanding her and because of it, we accidentally agreed to order some dong gua drink.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUsdQRIRNbwMSiMoj2pSIPKvRTQyfCXTGszBE5dU8HwHjwifFW2JM8C71Y6Y3sl8KKfh7NnBgo6eXOHi9HMAwcxCnMZ62G83gEVm0ug5F10PY9qLutTA3FCf15bWdbV4IpNO4iQHE3Bk3R/s1600-h/IMG_7507.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUsdQRIRNbwMSiMoj2pSIPKvRTQyfCXTGszBE5dU8HwHjwifFW2JM8C71Y6Y3sl8KKfh7NnBgo6eXOHi9HMAwcxCnMZ62G83gEVm0ug5F10PY9qLutTA3FCf15bWdbV4IpNO4iQHE3Bk3R/s320/IMG_7507.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343323088452830002" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">$1.80 dong gua drink<br />(This drink sadly tasted like rock sugar disssolved in water.)</span><br />Dong gua is a winter melon gourd. It is a fruit that is good cooked in soups or with meat/poultry. Since it is a winter melon, the outer skin is inedible, unlike their summer counter parts, such as zucchini.<br /></div><br />Looking at the menu was a little difficult as well because we did not really know what anything was. I stuck with the safe route and ordered the 2 things I usually order at these little places:<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF5zdROlicIAOaCJ5wvUPy0pFWzwmIUkcix8xejsDb5WjxN8q9cu2rMkBCMhLOePd33EDSJJw5H6KsiJAl4vE5zifZgtYzcvMwrNzRd8Zew4BwAu95iNnVet8P3pnYLDHy5IYFuN9gkz10/s1600-h/IMG_7510.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF5zdROlicIAOaCJ5wvUPy0pFWzwmIUkcix8xejsDb5WjxN8q9cu2rMkBCMhLOePd33EDSJJw5H6KsiJAl4vE5zifZgtYzcvMwrNzRd8Zew4BwAu95iNnVet8P3pnYLDHy5IYFuN9gkz10/s320/IMG_7510.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343323093652179682" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Dan Dan noodles</span><br />Asked for extra spicy and it was not hot at all, but that was okay becase the flavor of the ground pork sauce was really good.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7KUlh99DSb7ToYSvzO_676U-0GsCsysceLHeWbmEP3Rf9WlUlyG79HQLS0apd7p_0-8w29RXf5n8DWwqbFNw14QaP_c6oecMHqXth2jbeBoyI8GsQD-s4kI-q61Od5u9B0chNmt3e2wIs/s1600-h/IMG_7512.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7KUlh99DSb7ToYSvzO_676U-0GsCsysceLHeWbmEP3Rf9WlUlyG79HQLS0apd7p_0-8w29RXf5n8DWwqbFNw14QaP_c6oecMHqXth2jbeBoyI8GsQD-s4kI-q61Od5u9B0chNmt3e2wIs/s320/IMG_7512.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343323108840134946" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Spicy </span>wontons<br />Not spicy (though you can see all the chil oil that it was swimming in), but I did enjoy the texture of the wonton skins.<br /></div><br />My friend did not know what she wanted so I suggested getting the spicy beef noodle soup since she had tried that at some other place that we went to.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSnD9i0E73lQ6yVSDaxMHT57bG-ZP0dA5l18N2WOV-5NfRaDVzSlhIEL31iUmLVJfm0QZy929jETPmTDMQGUr_RfhhDP3ARXsnppM6V-TwgVCmobisujZw_NDwmv2iyT-g80h8zHzeXf1T/s1600-h/IMG_7511.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSnD9i0E73lQ6yVSDaxMHT57bG-ZP0dA5l18N2WOV-5NfRaDVzSlhIEL31iUmLVJfm0QZy929jETPmTDMQGUr_RfhhDP3ARXsnppM6V-TwgVCmobisujZw_NDwmv2iyT-g80h8zHzeXf1T/s320/IMG_7511.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343323105196571922" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Spicy Beef Noodles</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This dish was good. The soup was really flavorful, but seeing all the oil at the top bothered me a bit. I thought it was funny too because my friend does not eat a lot of meat just left all her meat in the bowl and my other friend ate it so that not to waste food.<br /></div><br />My other friend, on the other hand, went for something new and what sounded kind of interesting. It was a beef soup with vegetables and what did he get?<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrC5-cTGcHQY4SPI0krAPNgfAuR6ABym7rljkG3C6cs8xQ0s6UyXZBTuCmzvpYUp_I4Cak78r5Gme_s6SCIgMAyykg3nMJWCm-RSkRt1qSMPVNP8BhBjAlzR761bskubdRDs5X4S_0E3Zj/s1600-h/IMG_7509.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrC5-cTGcHQY4SPI0krAPNgfAuR6ABym7rljkG3C6cs8xQ0s6UyXZBTuCmzvpYUp_I4Cak78r5Gme_s6SCIgMAyykg3nMJWCm-RSkRt1qSMPVNP8BhBjAlzR761bskubdRDs5X4S_0E3Zj/s320/IMG_7509.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343323092837755474" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">EGG FLOWER SOUP?! Where's the BEEF?!</span><br />It was seriously like egg flower soup XD There were pieces of minced beef and the western vegetables they put in were corn and...cucumbers? HAHA at least he got his beef from my friend wasting her meat from her noodles.<br /></div><br />Overall, I would go back for the dan dan noodles and I would try the buns the waitress was harping about, but next time I have to remember to bring a mandarin speaker or else I will have trouble ordering again XDsqueedilyspoochhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06003947032456902593noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7628046181978190497.post-70538902082283426962009-06-03T00:06:00.000-07:002009-06-09T00:59:33.820-07:00Healthy/Tasty Dessert, San GabrielHealthy/Tasty Dessert<br /><br />250 W. Valley Blvd, Suite #A<br />San Gabriel, Ca 91776<br />(626) 282-8263<br /><br />This is an Asian dessert and snack place. Now, looking at the name, I bet you are thinking what makes these desserts healthy. Well, let us see.<br /><br />Most of the desserts here have a lot of fruit. There are fruit puddings, fruit drinks, and other fruit desserts. Well fruit is good for you, but there are other desserts on the menu that have no fruit. Are those healthy? Well, out of all honesty, I do not think that any dessert is healthy and the fact that fruit has so much natural sugar, well that is a diabetics nightmare. No, this is probably not how they got their name. Reason number two: They have a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">harsmar</span></span> topping for their desserts. What is that? Let us explore.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Name: </span><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Harsmar</span></span>, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">hasma</span></span>, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">hashima</span></span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">What is it used for?: </span>it is a Chinese dessert ingredient.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">What is it made of?: </span>The dried fallopian tubes of true frogs, usually the Asiatic grass frog. LOVELY~ reproductive organs.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">How is it cooked?: </span> re-hydrated and then boiled with rock sugar<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Look/texture: </span> gelatinous and opaque in color; chewy and light<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Taste: </span>usually no taste, but it is sweet from the sugar<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Health benefits: </span>According to <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">wikipedia</span></span>, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">harsmar</span></span> supposedly replenishes the vital essence in the lungs, kidneys, and improving skin complexion. It is also supposed to treat respiratory symptoms like coughing and night swats caused by tuberculosis. But with all good things, there are some warnings, such as young children should not consume this for it may cause early puberty. Funny...I thought that there was a biological aspect to it as well.<br /><br />Was it tasty? Let us look at the food, shall we...<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggkRZqyuEF397Z_X40PCxo12EEoeDnOueDvuxHKXVyuHIc_eaJYwhu_YXc9rg1palyjwD_dLUl_twiIsAKl9UcODxsBU_03qOTWx6JiotwkV-Hv0x_Dlxt6YwcQgER3pVNwXdCobx_XoAN/s1600-h/IMG_6749.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggkRZqyuEF397Z_X40PCxo12EEoeDnOueDvuxHKXVyuHIc_eaJYwhu_YXc9rg1palyjwD_dLUl_twiIsAKl9UcODxsBU_03qOTWx6JiotwkV-Hv0x_Dlxt6YwcQgER3pVNwXdCobx_XoAN/s320/IMG_6749.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343000521438090818" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Spicy crispy chicken</span><br />Nice and crispy. I liked the hot peppers that were in it. The only thing I did not like was the burnt flakes if chili and green onions. It was distracting and I could taste the char.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBkFiz7B1beFPG6UFJQIpaVc_ERlHRHLS4Vqe_IUGcCqgkRg5gWC0CCLGkZ6yzGz72ma1DpWjcIoUfLw65vEcJMrwh04qve8nCdX14JqhG_Qdg_cKfx6SHcK6mWOupEEPQcN92Q7cHBWGN/s1600-h/IMG_6751.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBkFiz7B1beFPG6UFJQIpaVc_ERlHRHLS4Vqe_IUGcCqgkRg5gWC0CCLGkZ6yzGz72ma1DpWjcIoUfLw65vEcJMrwh04qve8nCdX14JqhG_Qdg_cKfx6SHcK6mWOupEEPQcN92Q7cHBWGN/s320/IMG_6751.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343000528210865714" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Coconut mango with purple sticky rice and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Harsmar</span></span></span><br /></div>My friend ordered this because she felt like eating something light.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbOaP9bCX19c7DgRiq92Q2Zl4rAUJqt0tz7549anO2OqaJBixLZKpcpSN5yGWagIRqjfRgKi77r_xpONk0RcXq2BtujgydzTW1PYCCnkTFtAvNyNve0JxoOUBiJkrMFUu9bWRSNUZhCbuy/s1600-h/IMG_6753.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbOaP9bCX19c7DgRiq92Q2Zl4rAUJqt0tz7549anO2OqaJBixLZKpcpSN5yGWagIRqjfRgKi77r_xpONk0RcXq2BtujgydzTW1PYCCnkTFtAvNyNve0JxoOUBiJkrMFUu9bWRSNUZhCbuy/s320/IMG_6753.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343000533305707298" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">LOOK! It looks so THICK and DENSE</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh96n_222NksFFfZ7wf7vGuD3RCbI0i_LtdZSDv-yfmYqMW9jnCjQUfiT-2Ua3Hy2qCHfMiIxAA6PTKrk5O_t60AIsfUkF6suSs1j-uRuVf3S8ceqd1qIBoYWi_VHP2K9Prn8VuyEkT8zGO/s1600-h/IMG_6750.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh96n_222NksFFfZ7wf7vGuD3RCbI0i_LtdZSDv-yfmYqMW9jnCjQUfiT-2Ua3Hy2qCHfMiIxAA6PTKrk5O_t60AIsfUkF6suSs1j-uRuVf3S8ceqd1qIBoYWi_VHP2K9Prn8VuyEkT8zGO/s320/IMG_6750.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343000526019087858" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">My icy fruit dessert</span><br /></div>I forgot what this was called, but it was basically watermelon, mango, kiwi, strawberry, melon balls, and shaved ice. On the bottom of the bowl, there was sago (tapioca) and it was swimming in watermelon juice. YUM. It was pricey but oh so refreshing. <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Definitely</span> not that healthy, but good especially on a hot day.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7_2EVUNu2NYMl_FuKqb4Y_NoJxWlOIY6W1zKLhzry6QlV5PxmnxyhzjkRMfIz3umKuOeqU6uP1Jq7cESMnxEgZGnx3rUF_lxr9uPMBVUEBLFstjmoK7PP5BPPpdWsHQ3-l4Y4cds2Sz_Q/s1600-h/IMG_6754.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7_2EVUNu2NYMl_FuKqb4Y_NoJxWlOIY6W1zKLhzry6QlV5PxmnxyhzjkRMfIz3umKuOeqU6uP1Jq7cESMnxEgZGnx3rUF_lxr9uPMBVUEBLFstjmoK7PP5BPPpdWsHQ3-l4Y4cds2Sz_Q/s320/IMG_6754.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343000538700459138" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">YUMMY!</span><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br />Overall, this place has a pretty fun atmosphere. The tables are Asian wooden tables with stools. I find them very uncomfortable, so I would not want to sit there for that long, but every once in a while, coming here and hanging out is <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">okay</span>.<br /></div></div></div>squeedilyspoochhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06003947032456902593noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7628046181978190497.post-13462446863671746432009-06-02T22:51:00.000-07:002009-06-09T00:56:50.877-07:00SinBala Taiwanese RestaurantSinBala Taiwanese Restaurant<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0xXfcCEFXqgfOrklxLw61Phibeu7IOdZ5ltHi6mSHWivaCojd5GG5OeUBvTie8SAvpNhyH27WOKoX5XsuGtsFk76RY6UmCTtIoTGgowr6wyk7_12SyK1N0NzaVnWWBL8MiUwWs_fgE7rX/s1600-h/CIMG5023.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0xXfcCEFXqgfOrklxLw61Phibeu7IOdZ5ltHi6mSHWivaCojd5GG5OeUBvTie8SAvpNhyH27WOKoX5XsuGtsFk76RY6UmCTtIoTGgowr6wyk7_12SyK1N0NzaVnWWBL8MiUwWs_fgE7rX/s320/CIMG5023.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342978241797344466" border="0" /></a><br />651 W. Duarte Rd, Suite #F<br />Arcadia, Ca 91007<br />(626) 446-0886<br /><br />So, Sunday, May 31, 2009, my sister was craving food from SinBala in Arcadia, so my mom and I agreed to go after walking about in the mall. (I was feeling hungry, so I would have agreed to almost anything).<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Parking: </span>This shopping center has a lot of happening eateries, shops, and an Asian market, so with that, you can assume, depending on the time that you go, that parking is horrendous and horrible. When we went, it was about 5:00 PM, so parking was really easy and simple.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Restaurant: </span>If you have never been here, the place is pretty small, but the turnover is pretty fast. there are a few seats outside (I will say about 8) and they probably can seat about 20 people inside?<br /><br />Though it was 5:00 PM, SinBala was still really busy. Why? I am not sure, but a lot of people were chilling out and eating Taiwanese shaved ice, so it was probably not the dinner crowd. We put our name on the list and waited to be seated.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Service: </span>Fast and when they are not too busy, they are pretty nice, but at other times I have gone, the service was not so great. This time, it was good.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Food:</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh4UAeLFv-ZphU6Py-85phNvb8897WXpdL5hkfB4XSjiK5_ErkoLHYLAcKKbaE2EaNbr8xPoK8DmnTKLcF7weNEdnry4Yi1Usa8X9BWX28x_zWU928Z6jL-TdeU_kV-SLv4RDyeemox1tS/s1600-h/CIMG5012.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh4UAeLFv-ZphU6Py-85phNvb8897WXpdL5hkfB4XSjiK5_ErkoLHYLAcKKbaE2EaNbr8xPoK8DmnTKLcF7weNEdnry4Yi1Usa8X9BWX28x_zWU928Z6jL-TdeU_kV-SLv4RDyeemox1tS/s320/CIMG5012.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342977672370615314" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Spicy Beef Noodle Soup</span><br />Stewed beef chunks (tendon included) with noodles in soup. Topped with green onions, veggies, and pickled veggies.<br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />The taste: </span>The beef is moist and usually falls apart, but there are the few days when it is soft, but not as soft as it could be. This was one of those times. The flavor was really delicious though and despite the fact that it was a spicy soup, that chili flavor did not mask the flavor of the beef soup, which I like. I always think it is funny though when you get to the bottom of the bowl and all you see are the chili seeds. The noodles look kind of home made, but not the really long flat ones, and were not mushy. Nothing worse than mushy noodles.<br /></div></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGPl_u3J2UN3_ybM72jaCFlokL_ffCTedmtLnMFT2qSuQNDoWNxXcg_J9tnHjpBbEyDSVh-j1gwWiZn50bletbWpMkvPf7H69bac0At_4qtNAMm_O7x5eE4wJYcTx5HmY-6JvFMN4DN2HU/s1600-h/CIMG5013.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGPl_u3J2UN3_ybM72jaCFlokL_ffCTedmtLnMFT2qSuQNDoWNxXcg_J9tnHjpBbEyDSVh-j1gwWiZn50bletbWpMkvPf7H69bac0At_4qtNAMm_O7x5eE4wJYcTx5HmY-6JvFMN4DN2HU/s320/CIMG5013.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342977675003905154" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Chicken Cold Noodles</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Noodles, cucumbers, dark meat chicken, 7 strands of carrots, sesame sauce, chili oil, and garlic and vinegar mix.<br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />Taste: </span>This was just okay. Nothing fantastic. First of all, it is packaged in a to go take out box, so I questioned how long it was sitting there. The flavor of the sauce was definitely not really strong even though it completely covered all of the ingredients and you could not tell what each thing was. I do not think I would order this again, but if I forget, then maybe I will.<br /></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD3o4SxFuyv4dxvkpkfyFBFm9Kqhify-VjY9mZZKEpriCWxE7OqwmuJdhqJrh1-w51YPOXEICMOMmIiyzyksqqzpmFPnG1OoceErgAmm1Osbz8QTq5k7Hews8Cuua5x0P7hJvi8Uh6YFfr/s1600-h/CIMG5014.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD3o4SxFuyv4dxvkpkfyFBFm9Kqhify-VjY9mZZKEpriCWxE7OqwmuJdhqJrh1-w51YPOXEICMOMmIiyzyksqqzpmFPnG1OoceErgAmm1Osbz8QTq5k7Hews8Cuua5x0P7hJvi8Uh6YFfr/s320/CIMG5014.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342977686564951538" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Chicken Cold Noodles - mixed</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguzjpr3tQOzeKi44W9MMn3SLunXdQyUPvEaippTaF_xKh-fb3Betz2A0o9MBata5ixi4dFYfqXvoKBiBlYcB4ua1l_oksG1pU-tFYv9LUT4wSOA0L6fxzRGWpJlRhyvNkRrYL0R-7tkq-b/s1600-h/CIMG5016.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguzjpr3tQOzeKi44W9MMn3SLunXdQyUPvEaippTaF_xKh-fb3Betz2A0o9MBata5ixi4dFYfqXvoKBiBlYcB4ua1l_oksG1pU-tFYv9LUT4wSOA0L6fxzRGWpJlRhyvNkRrYL0R-7tkq-b/s320/CIMG5016.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342977691357124770" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Spicy Wontons<br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />Taste: </span> Literally translated to "red oil stir fried hands," these little wontons are tasty morsels of meat and shrimp. It is the sauce that usually makes of breaks it. I usually like the sauce, but others disagree. My sister did not care of the sauce for this because (1) it was not that spicy and (2) there was a lot of garlic in it. I like garlic, so I was okay with it and the sauce was good mixed into the cold noodles as well. I like the celery pieces they put in to add a little crunch to it.<br /></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhUsZMJn5qhKYY48EJgC04DRaBwZ9KhbcGgD4cXJ4Jp_Dk0Gf1j3rLQS6PsaiGl1Se4F1ydrrUeOSnraIoKvGY-gldB6yi3LOmTrtyoOf7Q24SYHvcIEXwROuUv_rhSP0zkTD_PAeyd5P_/s1600-h/CIMG5022.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhUsZMJn5qhKYY48EJgC04DRaBwZ9KhbcGgD4cXJ4Jp_Dk0Gf1j3rLQS6PsaiGl1Se4F1ydrrUeOSnraIoKvGY-gldB6yi3LOmTrtyoOf7Q24SYHvcIEXwROuUv_rhSP0zkTD_PAeyd5P_/s320/CIMG5022.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342978239405786946" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Spicy Wontons - It looks like there is a lot of sauce on it, but here you can see the little minced garlic.</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQQS_7C5WAFfYAroI09QXSE95GuKCs79ebb4n4MrwRcwAKA2YbUQjQ9YocYHYQ7SA88xYOoMT4vtt5JC6RamlrETxbvCGXl4E5rKTEbBnUdn5pA94jL-63e9_HkMZ2yYxA3HoX3YAn5k95/s1600-h/CIMG5020.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQQS_7C5WAFfYAroI09QXSE95GuKCs79ebb4n4MrwRcwAKA2YbUQjQ9YocYHYQ7SA88xYOoMT4vtt5JC6RamlrETxbvCGXl4E5rKTEbBnUdn5pA94jL-63e9_HkMZ2yYxA3HoX3YAn5k95/s320/CIMG5020.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342977695111104690" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Small Steamed Pork Buns</span><br /></div><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />Taste: </span>Juicy meat dumplings. Personally, I think these are better than the ones at Din Tai Fung and they are a lot cheaper. Thin skin, juicy pork, but I wish there was a little more of the soupy goodness inside the package XD<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCFgB5Kfp_kzdRS5SfSEJ67X7eOQgznj6IewpFlxPZJ-T3hpEM5cxu9fB6QfJyL7yX-z6MRa3tNDsYR2nZzDZMr97ZiyKp4e2v7wDwjNuDFsEFlHtXcQmNjxVGfsgW-B5P4gEsK9nGbqw-/s1600-h/CIMG5017.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCFgB5Kfp_kzdRS5SfSEJ67X7eOQgznj6IewpFlxPZJ-T3hpEM5cxu9fB6QfJyL7yX-z6MRa3tNDsYR2nZzDZMr97ZiyKp4e2v7wDwjNuDFsEFlHtXcQmNjxVGfsgW-B5P4gEsK9nGbqw-/s320/CIMG5017.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342978233027377058" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Pork chop Rice Plate</span><br />Crispy Pork chops with veggies, egg, and rice.<br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />Taste: </span>I think that Taiwanese food has a bit of a sweet taste to everything even though it should be salty (not that it is not, but sweet is not what you would think of for a rice dish). The pork chops were lightly battered and fried to a crisp. The batter has a sweet and salty taste to it and it just really works with the rice. The eggs are scrambled. The corn mix has carrots and peas and is probably a frozen vegetable mix, also with a sweet taste. The broccoli was nice and green and crisp and again...sweet. If this sounds strange to you, you have to try it. It just really works. I don't really know how to explain it, but this is a very delicious dish, minus the peas. XD<br /></div></div><br />Overall, this place is really good if you are craving Taiwanese food with quick service, but keep in mind, if you go at prime times, prepare for a wait.squeedilyspoochhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06003947032456902593noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7628046181978190497.post-17610423588631466812009-05-30T23:38:00.000-07:002009-06-09T00:58:03.072-07:00Kogi Korean BBQ Taco TruckSo, today the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Kogi</span> taco truck was going to the parking lot of the Temple City City Hall from 3:00 - 5:00 PM and my sister and I thought it would be a good idea to go and try it to see what all the hype was all about. By the time we got there and parked, it was about 2:50 PM. We started walking and we were like, "where is the truck?" and my sister was thinking that they changed the location last minute and I told her they were probably just running late. I mean...there were SO many people just forming a line to no where!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH80QlgD7ft-z8ri4OurtYppKYqWLcLTAa5LUelvKKatRA8FiFdB0Xvw047yfZR5cS7jrggxRtc9rUUsKHlzyL2B2a8pDbcV2oln1LCCe42oYDI7f9DiwmTIRP7Dz3q9gYUW8XBmeHn-T8/s1600-h/IMG_7576.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH80QlgD7ft-z8ri4OurtYppKYqWLcLTAa5LUelvKKatRA8FiFdB0Xvw047yfZR5cS7jrggxRtc9rUUsKHlzyL2B2a8pDbcV2oln1LCCe42oYDI7f9DiwmTIRP7Dz3q9gYUW8XBmeHn-T8/s320/IMG_7576.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341874968637682946" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Here is the line that we were in...</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPz0M5X0JhPNkqCYFnZDdNPzW5_olxh-JXm4hVQJ2DwluQB4yx2AxCyQXmg5ZkzRE1tKC7InzcrJp2Wi0z-9UpTZgJ8RLZTQ_nZbGl7k6Q7V7mejXY6sWp4niFO7jSrRic1jcK5Ab2IaM6/s1600-h/IMG_7575.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPz0M5X0JhPNkqCYFnZDdNPzW5_olxh-JXm4hVQJ2DwluQB4yx2AxCyQXmg5ZkzRE1tKC7InzcrJp2Wi0z-9UpTZgJ8RLZTQ_nZbGl7k6Q7V7mejXY6sWp4niFO7jSrRic1jcK5Ab2IaM6/s320/IMG_7575.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341874961842380114" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">WAIT!...it is wrapping around?! Holy cow!</span><br /></div><br /><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">HAHA</span>! Alright, seriously...how long were you people waiting for this truck that was not even there? And then there were the sheriffs with their crazy <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Segways</span> just hanging out...making sure that there was no chaos with the crowd. Either that or they were there because there was another event at that park. The City of Temple City and Parks and Recreation were celebrating Multicultural Day. There were booths with food and games and entertainers in the gazebo. OH! And I forgot to mention the FREE Hershey's Chocolate! <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">AHAH</span> so great! Well, hopped into line and we stood there and waited. Then 3:00 rolled around, and we continued waiting with no sign of the truck...until finally...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWqgE87jS-qfaIrfCsqcZFX3PWMDkoEzgqiB1Jt7B9QXDQPALdRgOrlJ0N01lBc32FVtPcTpBqtlcTBeDkblXaeqxEHOZWLgTi1873y630MAAppwSpcd0XDbUCvHgY9rjq2CnKTwH2pl2n/s1600-h/IMG_7578.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWqgE87jS-qfaIrfCsqcZFX3PWMDkoEzgqiB1Jt7B9QXDQPALdRgOrlJ0N01lBc32FVtPcTpBqtlcTBeDkblXaeqxEHOZWLgTi1873y630MAAppwSpcd0XDbUCvHgY9rjq2CnKTwH2pl2n/s320/IMG_7578.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341874973173616882" border="0" /></a><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">WOOHOO</span>! The truck has arrived. I thought it was amusing how some people were cheering when they saw it. I also thought it was interesting that before the truck got into the lot, they went around the block and the sheriff on the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Segway</span> was speeding across the park trying to catch up to it lead them into the lot. Thanks <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Segway</span> man for your awesome maneuvering and dodging the kids in the park. And then after 3:15 PM, people were able to start ordering.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpQtDH0ZssgglFt6LFjNiatSbgW-72p9-yrPho-lk5XQbg8nzRpjxgjyOHjyF-xcr8STc9zDr-PWfAUraHwith50RF1v33Hs2U2cK7jEHyos1m_8EqJ_mX2wI20Rv9_6P3a6DVMdxxvSoi/s1600-h/IMG_7580.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpQtDH0ZssgglFt6LFjNiatSbgW-72p9-yrPho-lk5XQbg8nzRpjxgjyOHjyF-xcr8STc9zDr-PWfAUraHwith50RF1v33Hs2U2cK7jEHyos1m_8EqJ_mX2wI20Rv9_6P3a6DVMdxxvSoi/s320/IMG_7580.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341874977430734882" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Here are the people in the front of the line getting ready to get their food. JERKS! I was just jealous that I was not up there in the front with them <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">XD</span></span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTsBO5-a8nNZY4O8AezgQbHV0wU72w_Tq14PM18NTsa5L3FxzLtDSzvKijU7MQx3a1zerwIObqGk2Fx3CqvMAsefb6IlI81CmuU49sKfs7fNX5hJEUD_vR4wtDE7_KLdvy_ALCcXkq_-e8/s1600-h/IMG_7581.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTsBO5-a8nNZY4O8AezgQbHV0wU72w_Tq14PM18NTsa5L3FxzLtDSzvKijU7MQx3a1zerwIObqGk2Fx3CqvMAsefb6IlI81CmuU49sKfs7fNX5hJEUD_vR4wtDE7_KLdvy_ALCcXkq_-e8/s320/IMG_7581.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341874984590223970" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">And here is the menu. I took this picture so my sister and I could figure out what we wanted to order since we had to wait a very long time anyway. </span> </div><br />So as we were waiting, the line behind us was building. Then the event people started walking around asking what was the line for. After that, this other lady started asking who had tried the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">Kogi</span> tacos before and asking for recommendations. I started listening and it seemed that a lot of these people, like myself, had not actually tried it, but were curious and came out. 4:00 rolled around and the girls behind us were like, "I heard they were going to stop orders at 4:30!" and at this point, we STILL were not close to the front. Then someone started pointing and they were like, "OH NO! A COOK CAME OUT!" and he had this mega phone. We all knew why he was out there and and anxiety level totally shot up 150% for all the people around us.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd9vAg-4JQfQLGIbqEpJaldH0U9V7FvuEcUOZkdEb0cvX9xPSfTqQXaEA8ZQadGfAEqDIWWsTnwZMQg7GImMjm8cL1e9spfNBJnGFScc7TOezdhYqd9Tj1cbhn-LtXNOoTO-D7jGBAz4m8/s1600-h/IMG_7595.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd9vAg-4JQfQLGIbqEpJaldH0U9V7FvuEcUOZkdEb0cvX9xPSfTqQXaEA8ZQadGfAEqDIWWsTnwZMQg7GImMjm8cL1e9spfNBJnGFScc7TOezdhYqd9Tj1cbhn-LtXNOoTO-D7jGBAz4m8/s320/IMG_7595.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341878755016041954" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">OH NO! The cook is telling people that they might not be able to get their tacos?! I would hate to be him... DON'T SHOOT THE MESSENGER!</span> </div><br />Despite him coming out, the line was still as crazy long. Then 4:30 <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">ish</span> came around and they were still taking orders and I said, "well, they should stay here a little longer since they were late, right?" and everyone seemed to agree. And then there it was...RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME!<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtedU8ti04y7VmjkLoPWqXj9d0eKRia8D4YiWYOR0nUAIHHDOm29RYIu-HrGrtUQBoP3_P2REAklhlWL3utlmkAw7mVyJQ_FC2OsA1XmqChA9LLCMEKACpQGyseOMlm3l3_cLXVHB5L8zz/s1600-h/IMG_7597.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtedU8ti04y7VmjkLoPWqXj9d0eKRia8D4YiWYOR0nUAIHHDOm29RYIu-HrGrtUQBoP3_P2REAklhlWL3utlmkAw7mVyJQ_FC2OsA1XmqChA9LLCMEKACpQGyseOMlm3l3_cLXVHB5L8zz/s320/IMG_7597.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341878755669742914" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">OH! So close! <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">ahah</span>. I liked this picture. The black and white look made it look kinda...vintage</span><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br />And yes I was THAT bored in line that I was messing with my camera functions and taking random pictures. At this point, my sister and I had been in line for like over 2 hours. Then I checked the time and it was like, 4:50 and there were 2 groups in front of us. I was totally panicking because I had this gut wrenching feeling that we would not get to order after waiting THAT long. Then I heard the couple order in front of us and then, "THERE IS AN $11 ORDER LIMIT." WHAT? $11?! My order had to be revised and my sister and I had to order separately, but what was to be cut off from the list?! I sacrificed the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">Kimchi</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">quesadilla</span>, but that was really hard to do because I totally smelled it.<br /></div></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZdoklO9q4XpI8NoOZhUElWYYsAEXrMyFWRkLOTD7A5FgNDt6jhbaZ_ubLscxF55NUaz2kn19u35ftfgFSu7aQw0fxG1mvDCvtEhKqcjuJ7l21Dp_znA-SsUosfKO8sKyW9eUDUgD2vF6k/s1600-h/IMG_7603.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZdoklO9q4XpI8NoOZhUElWYYsAEXrMyFWRkLOTD7A5FgNDt6jhbaZ_ubLscxF55NUaz2kn19u35ftfgFSu7aQw0fxG1mvDCvtEhKqcjuJ7l21Dp_znA-SsUosfKO8sKyW9eUDUgD2vF6k/s320/IMG_7603.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341878760173162562" border="0" /></a><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">YAY</span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">! Finally got my order in! 5 tacos: 2 short rib, 1 spicy pork, 1 chicken, 1 tofu - $10.95. There is the </span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">receipt</span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">!</span> </div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAt2jRiHMFtbG0OFkYOl275uoub4KBLx7GoD-sdS3LJBLjqiTs7LT_pnUyV2hqwDzPOxwJgQCZ5zvCB0yhFkjijKXawYheGTaYJf7rqBqHYAoVCRa1pEbzSYmAlHeGr6k_Dsr-bIXN-oCA/s1600-h/IMG_7605.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAt2jRiHMFtbG0OFkYOl275uoub4KBLx7GoD-sdS3LJBLjqiTs7LT_pnUyV2hqwDzPOxwJgQCZ5zvCB0yhFkjijKXawYheGTaYJf7rqBqHYAoVCRa1pEbzSYmAlHeGr6k_Dsr-bIXN-oCA/s320/IMG_7605.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341878770242356610" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Me and the back of the truck</span> </div><br />So we both ordered and hopped into the pick up line and snapped some more pictures because we had to make the now almost 3 hour wait totally worth it. Then the girl that was behind me came and then her friend came running after saying, "<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">OMG</span> I was the last person and they cut everyone off behind me!" As I continued listening, she said that they were stopping with the orders at 5:00 and so everyone else had to leave. It was funny too because the one girl was like, I will kill anyone who is thinking of cutting in front of me and those poor guys that were behind her really did not get their tacos <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15">XD</span> Needless to say, there were many angry people, but all I will say is that...I AM REALLY HAPPY I WAS NOT IN THAT GROUP. I am not rubbing it in...I honestly am not (and some of you KNOW why I was glad to get those tacos).<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVBkv2CSFtJnTYcvWViaBF5yhhkl7Vo3o3l7YTofIJzp3OchQAjRnYMPOsL1I-kGRWf_r1XuqgpR6RjRnSe7LaWkJnaF-QlHo1yz9upippBSnLxHfJEaka7O0HH78UOB1cg01kkSMmSHR9/s1600-h/IMG_7606.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVBkv2CSFtJnTYcvWViaBF5yhhkl7Vo3o3l7YTofIJzp3OchQAjRnYMPOsL1I-kGRWf_r1XuqgpR6RjRnSe7LaWkJnaF-QlHo1yz9upippBSnLxHfJEaka7O0HH78UOB1cg01kkSMmSHR9/s320/IMG_7606.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341878774202238738" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Still waiting to pick up food. Posed by another sign because it is now 5:20<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_16">ish</span> and I still have not gotten my tacos?!<br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"><br /></span>And then at 5:30 PM, we finally got our tacos! <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_17">YAY</span>!!! and then we drove all the way to my aunt's house to eat them. And how were they? Shall we take a look?<span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"><br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg74yxz8QLZiXnOAsbQOxiArk6wV8Afp_LtSn49BlizdjI4m0YCd6eBkSVUeF69QLpgTd0ZH2zn5_gp1NGFJMzgi5S9SNMJYsVHscuj-HCvdIfLoaJBw8MpjBgYwVFw00o3BbvqUhaM3VHZ/s1600-h/IMG_7608.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg74yxz8QLZiXnOAsbQOxiArk6wV8Afp_LtSn49BlizdjI4m0YCd6eBkSVUeF69QLpgTd0ZH2zn5_gp1NGFJMzgi5S9SNMJYsVHscuj-HCvdIfLoaJBw8MpjBgYwVFw00o3BbvqUhaM3VHZ/s320/IMG_7608.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341880207044984562" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Tacos: Tofu taco to the left, chicken taco to the right</span><br /><br /></div><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiivdTUd0XJhMgxIbW7RX0pr2MH4CAF-OFJr9bSwGEK_8R1r-RmjP8cxUopdc2mLLXANZCj9PZLsf5yhTkDkXR2B_-h5SRyx4YLby73iPo4kas4vgCCa1B4v37CJIRH3o_MEx_XFg2KBu0w/s1600-h/IMG_7609.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiivdTUd0XJhMgxIbW7RX0pr2MH4CAF-OFJr9bSwGEK_8R1r-RmjP8cxUopdc2mLLXANZCj9PZLsf5yhTkDkXR2B_-h5SRyx4YLby73iPo4kas4vgCCa1B4v37CJIRH3o_MEx_XFg2KBu0w/s320/IMG_7609.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341880209997995970" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Tacos: Spicy pork at the bottom left and 2 Korean short ribs above that.</span> </div><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">The smell: </span>Smelled like Korean BBQ (DUH!). SO <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_18">GOOOOOOOD</span>!<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">The look: </span>DELICIOUS! Soft tacos topped with Korean BBQ?! Ingenious! Though I thought that it would even better with more salad/veggies on the top.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">The taste:</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxWcm_3CSFyogWVGMaakXbm2AcJszO2hyi6yaNnf9tsX0Wb62oMbABMCVa0yLW6wkY_nDVeUm-1yP6zlWSwLhJ75497130a0l3xQ0Ly2eDlLF_KWjRPmOpT4SbCrkOYU_wwr0u9nA1lMWJ/s1600-h/IMG_7612.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxWcm_3CSFyogWVGMaakXbm2AcJszO2hyi6yaNnf9tsX0Wb62oMbABMCVa0yLW6wkY_nDVeUm-1yP6zlWSwLhJ75497130a0l3xQ0Ly2eDlLF_KWjRPmOpT4SbCrkOYU_wwr0u9nA1lMWJ/s320/IMG_7612.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341880217996048370" border="0" /></a>(1) Korean tofu - this is an interesting taco because who would have thought of putting tofu on a corn tortilla?! It could have had a stronger Korean tofu soup kind of taste, but it did not. It kept that tofu taste, so if you are not that big of a fan of tofu, this may not be your cup of tea.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRj-ZJlrLCxtMmZa1Fa_gZeXLNtmGx-SVsGUvw1zXAbSZLnRH0FPAnvfWzAkDJRCat1iWUW_3CFEE76jYaB4e83nS-zsQwcTHomYfNji0VRCuqEQvXQ9oTDxiOTrHrggN1ZwLGqnBfwCvX/s1600-h/CIMG4996.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRj-ZJlrLCxtMmZa1Fa_gZeXLNtmGx-SVsGUvw1zXAbSZLnRH0FPAnvfWzAkDJRCat1iWUW_3CFEE76jYaB4e83nS-zsQwcTHomYfNji0VRCuqEQvXQ9oTDxiOTrHrggN1ZwLGqnBfwCvX/s320/CIMG4996.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342080908948948482" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Me eating the tofu taco</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdcKydpKkBOX3BIAIbeaCc0imEpWxSKeI7M0I2L0OQ9ISi_TcfHcwQdIbFdrWQpxj7P3qXzWgGWoCf0xgqJIevsRp69tRjL22yQr7RVsqKhat6QfnZEgeVu53jYyOcd-eS3Uxt0-jxOqQA/s1600-h/IMG_7615.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdcKydpKkBOX3BIAIbeaCc0imEpWxSKeI7M0I2L0OQ9ISi_TcfHcwQdIbFdrWQpxj7P3qXzWgGWoCf0xgqJIevsRp69tRjL22yQr7RVsqKhat6QfnZEgeVu53jYyOcd-eS3Uxt0-jxOqQA/s320/IMG_7615.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341880223128845378" border="0" /></a>(2) Chicken - Tasted like spicy chicken! My only complaint about this one was that, though the chicken was not dry, some of the charred pieces were hard and felt like little chicken rib bones. That was the only thing that bothered me, but the taste was pretty awesome and I really wanted to eat Korean BBQ.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi50IcaCNA4GDXbKj8cNzy0VI27BVpkF_YIDs5OPDU7HAHE00ZXbWYDVlOBuh1cx_MuJ_QyMHsa34HtxC3o5tso3tvyeJhv1y8nSL2c_Dn_SwEivsilGSw6vpSCWWXcvJjVgKsNhr1EXJR/s1600-h/CIMG4993.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi50IcaCNA4GDXbKj8cNzy0VI27BVpkF_YIDs5OPDU7HAHE00ZXbWYDVlOBuh1cx_MuJ_QyMHsa34HtxC3o5tso3tvyeJhv1y8nSL2c_Dn_SwEivsilGSw6vpSCWWXcvJjVgKsNhr1EXJR/s320/CIMG4993.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342080902845112626" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Me taking a bite into the chicken taco </span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiewDmKpreuxH-Gq2J8cln2986f5fLEa6y4uEWzRMgm57lboypd7KOxNzW23H_LZCcaTsBsZDWXPHv_hP0Pu-bifymA_SNW7JncXjO4nLq8YkDibWUvlfdRJhIcQDk8788QuhYsbnPqCOhP/s1600-h/IMG_7616.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiewDmKpreuxH-Gq2J8cln2986f5fLEa6y4uEWzRMgm57lboypd7KOxNzW23H_LZCcaTsBsZDWXPHv_hP0Pu-bifymA_SNW7JncXjO4nLq8YkDibWUvlfdRJhIcQDk8788QuhYsbnPqCOhP/s320/IMG_7616.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341880226807100882" border="0" /></a>(3) Spicy pork - could have been spicier, but it was good. Moist and delicious. Even better than the last 2!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj16shyphenhyphen7nGnfyeLqixaOkhewiCYt8dJqjDS3-DG5e0B4dbTL0F-OssHqn-rvah3V9Kt3VVrksdEQBB6lBdo2WLf6rZjq1lg8mwefv5iHoCqy6zgXkd-2RwWiRLwJpoQZuPbntLOiwSetlmK/s1600-h/CIMG4999.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj16shyphenhyphen7nGnfyeLqixaOkhewiCYt8dJqjDS3-DG5e0B4dbTL0F-OssHqn-rvah3V9Kt3VVrksdEQBB6lBdo2WLf6rZjq1lg8mwefv5iHoCqy6zgXkd-2RwWiRLwJpoQZuPbntLOiwSetlmK/s320/CIMG4999.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342080901612087074" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Me holding the spicy pork taco</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXWT1IkQBUVBzgGgRnTtoz4kHd6Kmnf9JfclYIa7smtm8uGDe3q0yWinSGVYX26p6qx0QYyJJjzP9rwIB34-2S1dKrDLtaLZ1S9xDjuq5K0no_l6ntGHpuS4avT02KEyb2XjPVYqfmeXH3/s1600-h/IMG_7618.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXWT1IkQBUVBzgGgRnTtoz4kHd6Kmnf9JfclYIa7smtm8uGDe3q0yWinSGVYX26p6qx0QYyJJjzP9rwIB34-2S1dKrDLtaLZ1S9xDjuq5K0no_l6ntGHpuS4avT02KEyb2XjPVYqfmeXH3/s320/IMG_7618.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341880934423121618" border="0" /></a>(4) Korean short rib - <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_19">OMG</span> this was the best! It was like little pieces of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_20">kalbi</span> without the bones! It was really good and greasy like real tacos <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_21">XD</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_22">ahah</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_23">SOOOOO</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_24">GOOOOOD</span><br /></div><br />Overall, I would do this again (since I am really sad about not getting that <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_25">kimchi</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_26">quesadilla</span>), but I don't want to be the person that does not get the tacos. How can you ensure that? Get there really super early or make a friend hold your place <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_27">XD</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_28">ahaha</span> I would probably be that friend holding a spot. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_29">ahaha</span><br /><br />Though I think that making <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_30">korean</span> BBQ and making tacos at home might be just as good and I do not have to wait in such a horrendous line O_o But, as a first time experience thing, it was kinda fun.squeedilyspoochhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06003947032456902593noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7628046181978190497.post-44722709219596002342009-05-29T21:18:00.000-07:002009-06-09T00:57:45.304-07:00Shinsengumi YakitoriOkay, so I have eaten here HOW MANY TIMES?! and I finally remembered to bring my camera XD But before I start talking about the food, what is yakitori?<br /><br />Yakitori is a Japanese type of skewered grilled bite sized pieces 0f chicken or offals, usually barbequed over charcoal. Usually seasoned with salt or a tare (soy based) sauce.<br /><br />May 28th, dinner at Shinsengumi Shabu Shabu/Yakitori in Monterey Park.<br /><br />111 N. Atlantic Blvd., #248<br />Monterey Park, Ca, 91754<br />(626) 943-7956<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFWS3iYtnuIn-mA-tPCoLO-2GbkZ13OJ3xUlSEdTCz2jKQyXxaOX44vYNUj2l_zfGUKd1olhg8gIcb35ldr_zsBAGTG7LpmodAY6kb3bIN7EN_e-Iy8ZN7846s71Jvih2glX2kFx2Ds06B/s1600-h/shinsengumi.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFWS3iYtnuIn-mA-tPCoLO-2GbkZ13OJ3xUlSEdTCz2jKQyXxaOX44vYNUj2l_zfGUKd1olhg8gIcb35ldr_zsBAGTG7LpmodAY6kb3bIN7EN_e-Iy8ZN7846s71Jvih2glX2kFx2Ds06B/s320/shinsengumi.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341472507655436482" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Outside of the restaurant - giant Sumo and a TV that talks about the ramen, which they do not serve here<br /><br /></span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5YQ9QTcd7HWlbvjmdv7SoZq6Z3hhN13LL2iYRsrv4mZ2MRpfG0JKkzjconCio4I-RrHdlJxudUQtEzTUDJ80u3aqBP3ZU0FIeptcab8RVJVb5ItTjFtsLEo7ui43ude9XjVneBFH5REE6/s1600-h/IMG_7546.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5YQ9QTcd7HWlbvjmdv7SoZq6Z3hhN13LL2iYRsrv4mZ2MRpfG0JKkzjconCio4I-RrHdlJxudUQtEzTUDJ80u3aqBP3ZU0FIeptcab8RVJVb5ItTjFtsLEo7ui43ude9XjVneBFH5REE6/s320/IMG_7546.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341471028023511970" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Place setting - plate, napkin, and wet nap</span><br /><br /></div>Happy hour: M-Th 6:00-8:00 PM, $1 Sapporo beer; Pitcher $5<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE-M7yKGaUqMFcnrsJw1I4jpa0IFpY8LuKdsMYKa0UDhsjR35miSN0f6uKQwJf2v1cIoTc1Q3fhjLVTV5L3q_dcVZqqh_B4gJswOyKBnynufqnkc_sSchFfmyXzmuY2J1NJw2OWhhyphenhyphen-Eg0/s1600-h/IMG_7545.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE-M7yKGaUqMFcnrsJw1I4jpa0IFpY8LuKdsMYKa0UDhsjR35miSN0f6uKQwJf2v1cIoTc1Q3fhjLVTV5L3q_dcVZqqh_B4gJswOyKBnynufqnkc_sSchFfmyXzmuY2J1NJw2OWhhyphenhyphen-Eg0/s320/IMG_7545.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341471015871089106" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">$1 beer - KANPAI - CHEERS</span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimDqLXq7gR0f4cLX48bMvnbx9R5AdBygxNbPmAUEMwHU-RdPD5VVcRvpr4lt2C1ySAq2HOwgK8utJLdEJmOrmKgse0UvZKzjo1JDTWksnGJuhSI0su2FyVk572Mg6pKHf8tkN16UjwRxXE/s1600-h/IMG_7538.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimDqLXq7gR0f4cLX48bMvnbx9R5AdBygxNbPmAUEMwHU-RdPD5VVcRvpr4lt2C1ySAq2HOwgK8utJLdEJmOrmKgse0UvZKzjo1JDTWksnGJuhSI0su2FyVk572Mg6pKHf8tkN16UjwRxXE/s320/IMG_7538.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341471020385420098" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">I don't usually buy beer, so this deserved a picture.</span><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br />So to start, we ordered some appetizer things from the menu.<br /></div></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmlnJqIpx6QuHTyJutfITm2bopyoqY8JO1fu1FlXfB1MENo6CHhn0IeL9I32l-28pAOGyUeZ9vUlXLI9-E6qR5lZR-hyvBketJjRb5PiuY-4oWnWt8Zg20uU9ZbIYeQK8unAziTpWgRfA7/s1600-h/IMG_7547.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmlnJqIpx6QuHTyJutfITm2bopyoqY8JO1fu1FlXfB1MENo6CHhn0IeL9I32l-28pAOGyUeZ9vUlXLI9-E6qR5lZR-hyvBketJjRb5PiuY-4oWnWt8Zg20uU9ZbIYeQK8unAziTpWgRfA7/s320/IMG_7547.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341471030724883986" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Tuna carpaccio topped with thinly sliced onions and salad greens - $7.80</span><br />Seared Tuna with salad dressing and some veggies. I thought it had a refreshing taste. The onions were very thinly sliced and had a very mild flavor and very sparse salad greens. There could have been less dressing. My sister thought it was just tuna with dressing and my mom wanted the tuna to be fattier.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHskBxS952NHFAJLFJx51OQkM9eByEqRELtzJ0Klp3sVx1U-d4DP3sJK7_VEfw6PwsMpYhYN66KzLN0YlgStLQ2tb1Sp4Eo5IV4mGTnjq0pzah0BdidIRvzfJ-WD1dmpIVSRCqbSY8hK-C/s1600-h/IMG_7549.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHskBxS952NHFAJLFJx51OQkM9eByEqRELtzJ0Klp3sVx1U-d4DP3sJK7_VEfw6PwsMpYhYN66KzLN0YlgStLQ2tb1Sp4Eo5IV4mGTnjq0pzah0BdidIRvzfJ-WD1dmpIVSRCqbSY8hK-C/s320/IMG_7549.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341471036099185010" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Agedashi tofu - $4 something</span><br />Fried tofu in a soy based sauce. There is grated ginger and daikon on the side topped with green onions, seaweed, and bonito. Very tasty.<br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br />And then...TO THE GRILL!<br /></div></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw0O3mUjh2sZeDktT_AG4WYNtmjIcPF60fhXKpy9KoD5XhnbahZC7SZgqrj23m2aU65zM9GyW4r_EDbeYUIfHYVIgMgioPQivRc2I7iSUXK2wKCgRYQyOubOjUQmkX_hAseTFTLvy7oZGS/s1600-h/IMG_7551.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw0O3mUjh2sZeDktT_AG4WYNtmjIcPF60fhXKpy9KoD5XhnbahZC7SZgqrj23m2aU65zM9GyW4r_EDbeYUIfHYVIgMgioPQivRc2I7iSUXK2wKCgRYQyOubOjUQmkX_hAseTFTLvy7oZGS/s320/IMG_7551.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341477770681846418" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Asparagus wrapped in pork belly - $3</span><br />Crisp asparagus with pork belly (like BACON)<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgScgYmU29z4GJt9XN_I9OcljWVK4nVa9_eVi3bfRCyJZkDUbQ9P_ecfTJ-cJgq7mnyVcIm37ghdKApYUpOHLXu4h0Ufsn59PTPSu9Bhm7fdEtJeH1SKzQJaVuRiZa2oMzT6JJMv4aAw84W/s1600-h/IMG_7552.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgScgYmU29z4GJt9XN_I9OcljWVK4nVa9_eVi3bfRCyJZkDUbQ9P_ecfTJ-cJgq7mnyVcIm37ghdKApYUpOHLXu4h0Ufsn59PTPSu9Bhm7fdEtJeH1SKzQJaVuRiZa2oMzT6JJMv4aAw84W/s320/IMG_7552.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341477776567423586" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Chicken thigh and onion - Shio and Sauce - $2.50</span><br />Thigh meat (or dark meat) is so tender and paired with green onions?! nom nom<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5RLbVvK4MTX6xPOVjAZXkgQyWsZ9Pq_V5Ad46Lkz5jZJmprYDuUgPtxt7hitSubj2Tu9vrQcuJ-IYuhkX6GGFIuuP10WFp7JKiEh179HokxZKZEpkSv7WTKrNbz4NIQENTK3sXtuRbvDq/s1600-h/IMG_7554.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5RLbVvK4MTX6xPOVjAZXkgQyWsZ9Pq_V5Ad46Lkz5jZJmprYDuUgPtxt7hitSubj2Tu9vrQcuJ-IYuhkX6GGFIuuP10WFp7JKiEh179HokxZKZEpkSv7WTKrNbz4NIQENTK3sXtuRbvDq/s320/IMG_7554.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341477782208074306" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Yaki onigiri - $2</span><br />The outside is like eating the stuck on rice on a hot pot and the inside is like piping hot rice. So simple, but really amazingly tasty. The special onigiri has <a href="http://www.thaisquid.com/resources/3.+dried+chirimen.jpg">chirimen</a> in it.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqUMjMkAnr173_5xyBgb4SvoD16uPBb8sUJQyTljrG9RcHVOv1FbiLUdcGR0nByX6_GVv1IphPL27yoC7ZxCH5-lM3Wr63kqIwqX1k8OeOSFDOwFl0fO0z2kOviYC_QB9X_PmvqTLqx8Dw/s1600-h/IMG_7556.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqUMjMkAnr173_5xyBgb4SvoD16uPBb8sUJQyTljrG9RcHVOv1FbiLUdcGR0nByX6_GVv1IphPL27yoC7ZxCH5-lM3Wr63kqIwqX1k8OeOSFDOwFl0fO0z2kOviYC_QB9X_PmvqTLqx8Dw/s320/IMG_7556.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341477787255151650" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Crispy chicken skin - YUM - $2.50</span><br />Yeah some of you might think it sounds gross, but I love this stuff XD I will only eat chicken skin on wings and drummets and like this XD<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoLWai3cuezeU3KawRbh0ahnY4IDse9OacpHhGgB79Wk3lOAJp1hyphenhyphenf4ojHJTDuAXo0ZmqPQhwmyowwCtrjzJLQR4gJiPPLfnM2yWGiGVkUjEQISG7Hnys8XLr0-xLkKComkJV1tZcqUxZp/s1600-h/IMG_7553.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoLWai3cuezeU3KawRbh0ahnY4IDse9OacpHhGgB79Wk3lOAJp1hyphenhyphenf4ojHJTDuAXo0ZmqPQhwmyowwCtrjzJLQR4gJiPPLfnM2yWGiGVkUjEQISG7Hnys8XLr0-xLkKComkJV1tZcqUxZp/s320/IMG_7553.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341477793795433922" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Ox tongue and flap meat - $2.50</span><br />Ox tongue is fatty, but delicious and grilled?! OMG yum. add some shichimi on that and the flap...*DROOLS*<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQLyz1kSEWXQMGM1RZlcAMbGUVpstgoyXQdonVpnJDpxbcuFImI_3mOyBj4Tmh1KSaj3_ZITctBbBT81sTA93uDPiY7tNXbuuYWeczFiyRccxTxiviDymlxI1qP376YRgvtD3U3bXXboFA/s1600-h/IMG_7560.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQLyz1kSEWXQMGM1RZlcAMbGUVpstgoyXQdonVpnJDpxbcuFImI_3mOyBj4Tmh1KSaj3_ZITctBbBT81sTA93uDPiY7tNXbuuYWeczFiyRccxTxiviDymlxI1qP376YRgvtD3U3bXXboFA/s320/IMG_7560.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341478891410458498" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Enoki mushrooms wrapped with pork belly - $3</span><br />Could have used more enoki. I was only tasting the pork belly, but it was still good...just lacking on the enoki<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhz-zpXErBuStSqqOQax37_CFvp7ROg-7MuCVMw0AHa25Z3vj-hhg0SPEWYBY_ECLPLaPnxfkmUs4repfU6w1pbJG8BRdKBhR8F6dZ_XPD_I3SpxPPQXmYzo9HuI9mYkyRSIdDUzLkEZWd/s1600-h/IMG_7563.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhz-zpXErBuStSqqOQax37_CFvp7ROg-7MuCVMw0AHa25Z3vj-hhg0SPEWYBY_ECLPLaPnxfkmUs4repfU6w1pbJG8BRdKBhR8F6dZ_XPD_I3SpxPPQXmYzo9HuI9mYkyRSIdDUzLkEZWd/s320/IMG_7563.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341478898216075650" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Grilled shitake mushrooms - $3</span><br />Why are these so delicious grilled O_o<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">And lastly, dessert!<br /></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3NMPOesJIC49butev9dCIO4qk5txBA_hDFm3UyHblqSPnP3ism525slBFs5ouKi5mjsQAavNIWK4cBtafY3-GDGVJ4p9ZUnintc8gIfJ1MQBPInd-1vlUgZ43OZim2AA1Q5RlwSY5xB6U/s1600-h/IMG_7566.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3NMPOesJIC49butev9dCIO4qk5txBA_hDFm3UyHblqSPnP3ism525slBFs5ouKi5mjsQAavNIWK4cBtafY3-GDGVJ4p9ZUnintc8gIfJ1MQBPInd-1vlUgZ43OZim2AA1Q5RlwSY5xB6U/s320/IMG_7566.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341478901922048594" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">green tea creme brulee </span><br />Creamy and delicious. You would think that the green tea would not work with it, but it was really good and not powdery like you might expect.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Overall, very tasty and fun! It is pricey so be prepared to spend $50+ for 2 people and $100+ for 3, since the skewers are small and you can eat a lot XD<br /></div></div>squeedilyspoochhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06003947032456902593noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7628046181978190497.post-84694494494925592032009-05-15T10:02:00.000-07:002009-05-15T23:54:39.338-07:00Beth's Cafe - Seattle, WASo, it has been a while since I have blogged, so why not start again with a pig out spot? My friends and I stopped in Seattle on our way back from our road trip and I really wanted to try Beth's Cafe, home of the 12 egg omelet. I saw it on the Travel Channel's Pig Out Paradise and on Man vs. Food, so I was curious if I, too, could finish this massive platter. <div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmYj5od1OUMGUkWr8VX8flp1kKZddRjN_KrSlJYz7NiN5oW7FCNSJpZXj-EtwAbXabo4Y4DqR64TXqhrCljHRbscU7vYKue0DL6Fp95Duq2Y9FHzs4twpFFnNhia6ZkwXo_crjS7b0Dilq/s1600-h/IMG_5817.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmYj5od1OUMGUkWr8VX8flp1kKZddRjN_KrSlJYz7NiN5oW7FCNSJpZXj-EtwAbXabo4Y4DqR64TXqhrCljHRbscU7vYKue0DL6Fp95Duq2Y9FHzs4twpFFnNhia6ZkwXo_crjS7b0Dilq/s320/IMG_5817.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336099205983843890" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">The parking lot area, walking to the front door and I have to say that alley was really scary at night...</span></span></div><div><br /></div><div>So, we walk in and the place is pretty tight and small. Lights were dim. Pictures all over the walls. The scent of oil filled the room. It reminded me of the dorm cafeterias in college where you sit there and eat and leaving reeking of the food you ate (not like the deliciousness of Korean BBQ smell). I thought that the waitress was kinda gruffy and not so nice because we thought she told us to follow her, but I guess she did not and she was like...annoyed I guess. <br /><br />Anyway, when we got seated and got our paper and crayons, we decided to share the 12 egg omelet because both my friends said I would not be able to finish it. Those were fighting words, so I was determined to eat as much as possible even if it made me sick. We waited and doodled and waited some more and then finally, the woman came to take our order: vegetarian 12 egg omelet and a plate of french toast.<br /><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgHi7HetN1wqGBdtHVU6fc0BO7aHZx2ysTan1bjsiWiVJtGYYjp3VDCSOvKn9unRzHJTIjOQREd2MV76dP_3PfTp0bH62S1SKJT7R0nKyv3b-sw_FPD8l4RWlbSk5sRw4fZ0lNztb8Hu0B/s1600-h/IMG_5818.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgHi7HetN1wqGBdtHVU6fc0BO7aHZx2ysTan1bjsiWiVJtGYYjp3VDCSOvKn9unRzHJTIjOQREd2MV76dP_3PfTp0bH62S1SKJT7R0nKyv3b-sw_FPD8l4RWlbSk5sRw4fZ0lNztb8Hu0B/s320/IMG_5818.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336267443119912770" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">It is like a folded yellow blanket on a platter. Look how tiny the toast looks!</span><br /><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAZT0V3ECqva7TquWTw2EQwW6NXQ9TTuINSxt-GHxWvinrWyWtAvieSf9QJVKPA4RviU36glzYsTcppqVZLLMz3-T4-Ow03vXFpyKUyHNEjxCxluGt2cpp9oMxsxjS4dpPZKJRg572UzE4/s1600-h/IMG_5823.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAZT0V3ECqva7TquWTw2EQwW6NXQ9TTuINSxt-GHxWvinrWyWtAvieSf9QJVKPA4RviU36glzYsTcppqVZLLMz3-T4-Ow03vXFpyKUyHNEjxCxluGt2cpp9oMxsxjS4dpPZKJRg572UzE4/s320/IMG_5823.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336099208316880818" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Me and the 12 egg omelet.</span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGU3TtK4EfE6nsNSG_9uVttpElkj9_lJ7_dw8HfFjZU3uNR_m-gHJA2uwbcWp2DorEYVlesXlzW1vjl-87KGZ4_Wc_P2ZMXm4Gej76jTq2k7QDIem3OchwpUASbQd_C1XKPm1mYiuYRtBY/s1600-h/IMG_5819.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGU3TtK4EfE6nsNSG_9uVttpElkj9_lJ7_dw8HfFjZU3uNR_m-gHJA2uwbcWp2DorEYVlesXlzW1vjl-87KGZ4_Wc_P2ZMXm4Gej76jTq2k7QDIem3OchwpUASbQd_C1XKPm1mYiuYRtBY/s320/IMG_5819.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336099208220385250" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">French Toast</span></span></div><div><br /></div><div>Upon taking the first bite of the omelet, I started doubting if I could even eat half of the order. As I continued eating, I knew I could not eat as much I was thinking because it all tasted like butter. It was really greasy and heavy and my stomach was going to have a party in the potty if I seriously forced that thing down. Not that it tasted bad...it was just a bit much, though the best part of the omelet were the uber crispy hashbrowns. SO GOOD! The french toast was ok. I thought it was a little soft for my liking and really oily. <br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPQczXRFm8igYIFmWDSDhckeB40elIRHj7pZswIAHatXSz-iQCdhyOPoMzarcoX3YWZm_auU7derdjhT_d6CKpnuXXz71e79_AAsL2TCSTUmJL3hHFUsAvya09fOHy7HihEOOPFrjyeUc5/s1600-h/IMG_5824.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPQczXRFm8igYIFmWDSDhckeB40elIRHj7pZswIAHatXSz-iQCdhyOPoMzarcoX3YWZm_auU7derdjhT_d6CKpnuXXz71e79_AAsL2TCSTUmJL3hHFUsAvya09fOHy7HihEOOPFrjyeUc5/s320/IMG_5824.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336099213679280610" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">So, in the end, I was only able to eat less than 1/2 of that 12 egg omelet and my other friend ate about 1/4, which was probably more eggs than she could handle. </span></span></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiJElYCrnsVMSmhA_pw4OIfoPIj8RSpQEBIrwXfXPMkL6WYwIc_lUS-oxJt6Gpqh3ap4jSGw_hnuLzMjR-xU76_VtUkGPMvVHrpVXAT0cJHnG823QsNDEyDpeyGqe6ogejpkwCux6CCiwS/s1600-h/IMG_5826.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiJElYCrnsVMSmhA_pw4OIfoPIj8RSpQEBIrwXfXPMkL6WYwIc_lUS-oxJt6Gpqh3ap4jSGw_hnuLzMjR-xU76_VtUkGPMvVHrpVXAT0cJHnG823QsNDEyDpeyGqe6ogejpkwCux6CCiwS/s320/IMG_5826.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336099219053668370" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">A</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">nd then, I started picking at what was left, trying to get all the hashbowns and leaving the rest on the pizza platter XD ahaha. Should have packed it back, but I was not going to eat that again so I opted to waste it since we were going on the road again.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">If you are ever in Seattle and have cravings for omelets late at night, then this is the place to go. If you are just visiting the area, I think Beth's Cafe is cool to stop by once just to try it out and take in the atmosphere. I did like the paper and crayon supplies they give you and how they hang up the pictures. Overall, the experience was pretty neat and unique. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.bethscafe.com/">Beth's Cafe</a></div><div style="text-align: left;">7311 Aurora Ave. N.</div><div style="text-align: left;">Seattle, WA</div><div style="text-align: left;">(206) 782 - 5588</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>squeedilyspoochhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06003947032456902593noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7628046181978190497.post-73174593101726029022009-05-05T01:48:00.000-07:002009-05-05T02:09:45.487-07:00Tortillas Plus RecipeSo, in celebration of Cinco de Mayo, I made homemade flour tortillas for work. 72 in total, but still not enough to feed everyone. Here is the recipe:<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Ingredients:</span><br /><br />2 cups flour<br />1 tsp. salt<br />1.5 tsp. baking powder<br />1 tsp. vegetable oil<br />3/4 cup warm water<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Directions:</span><br /><br />(1) Mix dry ingredients in a bowl. Mix water and oil in another bowl.<br />(2) Slowly add water to flour mixture and stir well; dough will be sticky.<br />(3) Knead dough into a ball. Adding flour to your hands helps reduce the amount of dough that gets stuck to your hands.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ385vVRBhT_Ayz_5jKAoESz2vtUPcJCIFO_klP29_fkF0l-S5eWEe4_zicj0noROx7wWJ7wjpVgDEiKEmo-vKUNIWxEH2w2_2uB4IwA1C3u37-PfmqQjIRJ7XP61PoaEI7Uh10LixEkyW/s1600-h/IMG_6839.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ385vVRBhT_Ayz_5jKAoESz2vtUPcJCIFO_klP29_fkF0l-S5eWEe4_zicj0noROx7wWJ7wjpVgDEiKEmo-vKUNIWxEH2w2_2uB4IwA1C3u37-PfmqQjIRJ7XP61PoaEI7Uh10LixEkyW/s320/IMG_6839.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332261439879558914" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Ball of sticky dough</span><br /><br /></div>(4) Break the dough into 12 even pieces. <br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioNfLOoXdZw0UuRInn1ZoxgCWjR9w1kYfh_qgEhPB8X6xYarUO-rEypHN7kGuyZfIiIjVSkfL72h-4xGJSvcR46SyO2EkDB8PY2gg2vGueOeF3PJRT0LMXWl5y_RC9_nBUbePGYzf_r3eV/s1600-h/IMG_6840.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioNfLOoXdZw0UuRInn1ZoxgCWjR9w1kYfh_qgEhPB8X6xYarUO-rEypHN7kGuyZfIiIjVSkfL72h-4xGJSvcR46SyO2EkDB8PY2gg2vGueOeF3PJRT0LMXWl5y_RC9_nBUbePGYzf_r3eV/s320/IMG_6840.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332261442955638930" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">I had already rolled out 4 </span><br /><br /></div>(5) Flour your board and rolling pin and roll out until thin (or of you have a tortilla press, press until flat). You might need to constantly flour everything, which was the case for me. <br />(6) Pan fry with a little oil until both sides are done.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqtK7tahhSojp_aEQpuGnULq4zAbbQ1euIaeqtl2pksbO_duZHLcsjXy2UGyN_DhzmeFGQEMbep4V9HmjuFE3vZ70NQ3hymSz3A6uk37fGTcPln5ViZ9TNWd7ArJzlFiTGmr2H7eAB1p8u/s1600-h/IMG_6841.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqtK7tahhSojp_aEQpuGnULq4zAbbQ1euIaeqtl2pksbO_duZHLcsjXy2UGyN_DhzmeFGQEMbep4V9HmjuFE3vZ70NQ3hymSz3A6uk37fGTcPln5ViZ9TNWd7ArJzlFiTGmr2H7eAB1p8u/s320/IMG_6841.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332263162643625218" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">TADA!</span><br /></div><br />(7) Serve hot or use it to make quesadillas or tacos. <br /><br />Hope you like this recipe. I found it online. I liked it because it was simple and I had everything in my house.squeedilyspoochhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06003947032456902593noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7628046181978190497.post-20595485235261658142009-05-03T20:05:00.001-07:002009-05-03T21:05:12.251-07:00Ocean Bo, El MonteOkay, so as an early Mother's Day celebration dinner, My family went to Ocean Bo (Hoi Bo) in El Monte. They sell dim sum during the day (fast and inexpensive), but at night they have pretty amazing dishes and fast service. Personally, I think that it is great that there is a dim sum place in El Monte among all the Mexican restaurants in the area.<br /><br />For the meal, each table ordered what they felt like eating. No need to worry about getting a set meal with things the kiddies won't eat. Makes life a little easier and the meal cheaper, especially since we had 3 tables. Anyways, to the food!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm7iej-2yk3Oi_pw0piZysqArvx7nYZR_Sic6yQqWQAECXPoT4-7kmZBVv3DDB_MOuupZlUaM7b4mg7L5Xltn-AYgd5qe9fgun-x4aSRNfeBU7u5v9Ax4lXyuR3yNaDkCeVq_vPmgIT-3W/s1600-h/IMG_6758.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm7iej-2yk3Oi_pw0piZysqArvx7nYZR_Sic6yQqWQAECXPoT4-7kmZBVv3DDB_MOuupZlUaM7b4mg7L5Xltn-AYgd5qe9fgun-x4aSRNfeBU7u5v9Ax4lXyuR3yNaDkCeVq_vPmgIT-3W/s320/IMG_6758.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331801143488916274" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Sweet and sour fish filets</span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoZC2asqTde1R4OmOTNEMOjCL93EIaa-bVwdys2ltWBc2yc_5eArSQ4gm3D-mfNWxfINiIZEfLNUQ9v_qyMugMnar2Z9o6rKQ1Oiec8w1Z1oD1zcF6sD3QjTVbOwjMS4o5ti4KqeaaZE6i/s1600-h/IMG_6759.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoZC2asqTde1R4OmOTNEMOjCL93EIaa-bVwdys2ltWBc2yc_5eArSQ4gm3D-mfNWxfINiIZEfLNUQ9v_qyMugMnar2Z9o6rKQ1Oiec8w1Z1oD1zcF6sD3QjTVbOwjMS4o5ti4KqeaaZE6i/s320/IMG_6759.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331801151082293410" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Fried shrimp and crab paste.</span> </div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim6Thfy6CLgAis0vM_SLIvpHzTwEJS_ZbduezUqDRZ01NsTZYMf4uPfESIFDl5sUQYhEE-TKRD-0WbaHUrXwJuFknSrNq8CkHA-d1q6Mgo68j7REHDLhnQ3SIDxJt7Y52H3pDvU8yWJ2DZ/s1600-h/IMG_6760.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim6Thfy6CLgAis0vM_SLIvpHzTwEJS_ZbduezUqDRZ01NsTZYMf4uPfESIFDl5sUQYhEE-TKRD-0WbaHUrXwJuFknSrNq8CkHA-d1q6Mgo68j7REHDLhnQ3SIDxJt7Y52H3pDvU8yWJ2DZ/s320/IMG_6760.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331801155067473922" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Oyster omelet</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh92aROiLXKgoNEm6W1Wr7J0EAWEqjEcboLbV4JIBiw0DoNInOZRZCNNrBt8ibG8vqdrSWrFx80bAoOj6lvFiXdRE4XFrRQPRGk607Tjxw6WDLsoLbIzFfvD1ZtLEwCTM55bGj68m39cfDE/s1600-h/IMG_6761.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh92aROiLXKgoNEm6W1Wr7J0EAWEqjEcboLbV4JIBiw0DoNInOZRZCNNrBt8ibG8vqdrSWrFx80bAoOj6lvFiXdRE4XFrRQPRGk607Tjxw6WDLsoLbIzFfvD1ZtLEwCTM55bGj68m39cfDE/s320/IMG_6761.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331810144739318210" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Duck and Tofu</span><br />This is not roasted duck. It is marinated and cooked in a sauce.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFUXlXA-8tACkdZ1VlCOk2gs_dPtDxaAwP6cvBasEe5hG0uLtDSwnjXfGEeD-ajg3BUx3MJQFEIXRO17N00KNDNu0VAo2SlxDjraoUUQmqUqLYgdxJRsZsWSZpeenk5JLmL9aLIOJiEXZF/s1600-h/IMG_6762.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFUXlXA-8tACkdZ1VlCOk2gs_dPtDxaAwP6cvBasEe5hG0uLtDSwnjXfGEeD-ajg3BUx3MJQFEIXRO17N00KNDNu0VAo2SlxDjraoUUQmqUqLYgdxJRsZsWSZpeenk5JLmL9aLIOJiEXZF/s320/IMG_6762.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331801161183140210" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Beef brisket hot pot</span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKw43-b8Z9hBLHCtvPkGCZdht1YPexXLzOJEHzTLpyMv5FrjE3g744X1wymVrCJZxZSxplq0ID3Hch3O38TpPE8aom-l0HiMyp_EhxU0oP71RVSiTZn6Lo0ycHBI4-AZHcM5VfkUNOmBfJ/s1600-h/IMG_6763.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKw43-b8Z9hBLHCtvPkGCZdht1YPexXLzOJEHzTLpyMv5FrjE3g744X1wymVrCJZxZSxplq0ID3Hch3O38TpPE8aom-l0HiMyp_EhxU0oP71RVSiTZn6Lo0ycHBI4-AZHcM5VfkUNOmBfJ/s320/IMG_6763.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331803128690957378" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Spicy garlic eggplant - MY FAVORITE!</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMjspogEzWaRWYzXGP7QFKYCY2gUSp_w-TMHQmL_UmGVScteGsJw7UL8_uwItFK1X9BxPZIgsCtjti6PmIu4p7rEyQPoN_klUlLcljAURlVv7MvKXw6kS46LvxfthG1gSAvOxGwymRjN3N/s1600-h/IMG_6764.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMjspogEzWaRWYzXGP7QFKYCY2gUSp_w-TMHQmL_UmGVScteGsJw7UL8_uwItFK1X9BxPZIgsCtjti6PmIu4p7rEyQPoN_klUlLcljAURlVv7MvKXw6kS46LvxfthG1gSAvOxGwymRjN3N/s320/IMG_6764.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331803132825791138" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Garlic sauteed large pea sprouts</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXwS60JW1gV-CAL0b4937qw6SJMkioo2S2vLj20hsiMvKmnBk72f9rXuA5-YEGVPELT1bi69zxXQtKP9TKBNnDvVywYa9cOAIOCNfK_2Dc6gUTprC5SHieWR_Kvmly00icNvhf1GO2yNC5/s1600-h/IMG_6771.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXwS60JW1gV-CAL0b4937qw6SJMkioo2S2vLj20hsiMvKmnBk72f9rXuA5-YEGVPELT1bi69zxXQtKP9TKBNnDvVywYa9cOAIOCNfK_2Dc6gUTprC5SHieWR_Kvmly00icNvhf1GO2yNC5/s320/IMG_6771.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331803137188673602" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Chinese steamed sponge cake (ma lai gao)</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaab77MrFDMxKJ6T_QPbSvZv7O3o5q7Qico6E8EiU-DSTiAu3BQXJgvnmyccf80ujcMSkIHq4laFioQn2Oqiyc7xcmxJ5VIqFXdrGsIg_owNJvmOQ-v8TXj-01xFBQZgga-93GXQwedTcy/s1600-h/IMG_6773.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaab77MrFDMxKJ6T_QPbSvZv7O3o5q7Qico6E8EiU-DSTiAu3BQXJgvnmyccf80ujcMSkIHq4laFioQn2Oqiyc7xcmxJ5VIqFXdrGsIg_owNJvmOQ-v8TXj-01xFBQZgga-93GXQwedTcy/s320/IMG_6773.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331803147805505634" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Look at the three layers! YUM</span><br /><br /></div>Everything was really good and everyone was really full. I am only sad about the fact that I forgot to take a picture of the soup, the salt water chicken, and the fried rice. I totally forgot about them until it was too late. Sad.<br /><br />Also, if you did not know, this is the same as NBC in Monterey Park. The owner of the El Monte branch bought them out. I also found out from one of the lady's that used to work at NBC that the owner of Ocean Bo used to be their old dim sum chef and left to run his own place...and now he owns it XD What a turn of events.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Ocean Bo Dim Sum Express</span><br /><br />3499 Peck rd, #1<br />El Monte, Ca 91732<br />(626) 452-1818<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">NBC</span><br /><br />404 S. Atlantic Blvd.<br />Monterey Park, Ca 91754<br />(626) 282-2323squeedilyspoochhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06003947032456902593noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7628046181978190497.post-46227410333892822002009-05-02T03:26:00.000-07:002009-05-03T20:19:06.487-07:00Sushi Club - Calgary, Alberta<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx0ivlhWgntswVLEvNB-REcDDbOVl2x_RAlQcB0mayKqrVu3I1cQon75Nagf1ReowsZsnj7yrvMGwzCVbJGyWzNgdnbB9yEFBBzOasYKAiA7BhjQlMqXtTwI_e2ZMTl0q6yZDKr99aAacZ/s1600-h/scan.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 138px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx0ivlhWgntswVLEvNB-REcDDbOVl2x_RAlQcB0mayKqrVu3I1cQon75Nagf1ReowsZsnj7yrvMGwzCVbJGyWzNgdnbB9yEFBBzOasYKAiA7BhjQlMqXtTwI_e2ZMTl0q6yZDKr99aAacZ/s320/scan.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331491578319856130" border="0" /></a><br />Okay, so when I went to Calgary, my friends aunt and uncle took us to the Sushi Club. It is a pretty small place, but the atmosphere was pretty nice. If you are looking for bentos, this is NOT the place for you. They only had rolls, specialty rolls, and little sides. And now, for the good part...THE FOOD!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Appetizers</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_5_80cUwwDkZ4GFpgExMu5sjqiDB_GId3wKdI9GfsL7iHTsHzyCMy6v2HjUI8q_Vf59mrT17n5mHdmqNXOi1R4m-DgwsJhl4ZxSRIZGRsSPWZ2irG9Fw7qD84KUJURGa-tjA8ixk7MZwD/s1600-h/IMG_5380.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_5_80cUwwDkZ4GFpgExMu5sjqiDB_GId3wKdI9GfsL7iHTsHzyCMy6v2HjUI8q_Vf59mrT17n5mHdmqNXOi1R4m-DgwsJhl4ZxSRIZGRsSPWZ2irG9Fw7qD84KUJURGa-tjA8ixk7MZwD/s320/IMG_5380.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331172164989766146" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Edamame - look at the salt!</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwuU6iehlcRzgGppZlJwTJ8Vcj_VrBS8RUlRXvVuJSinPSpTQIC1lLDiQfUB08WKs6v0WLKGCU7B4nnVVvCpxEDwerL7YyIiF8Mfjj0KcLbVslRG0i0M-NEr2EXRYxGwRCfefhjfYxdhdN/s1600-h/IMG_5382.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwuU6iehlcRzgGppZlJwTJ8Vcj_VrBS8RUlRXvVuJSinPSpTQIC1lLDiQfUB08WKs6v0WLKGCU7B4nnVVvCpxEDwerL7YyIiF8Mfjj0KcLbVslRG0i0M-NEr2EXRYxGwRCfefhjfYxdhdN/s320/IMG_5382.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331172173358000962" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Shrimp Tempura </span><br />Oh my, a funny story goes with this dish. There was a piece of fish tempura and my friend asked if anyone wanted some. I was GOING to say, "I will take a piece" and through my slurred speech became, "I'll take a piss." Needless to say, I got laughed at and to add salt on the wounds, she pointed and said, "the bathroom's THAT way."<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDyVXJ48_bXOYazJWM3kh4cY0Z1f0UX2HFQBY5ZOjlhZ5I2BV8bQGXqQOas6eePcpIaxo8ACss_riqOOJQQ-xwrkewJC2Myq-eOaHuW0f7RiPoBykDC_j1qG7kwqbBexA4tguMokeP_QIE/s1600-h/IMG_5383.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDyVXJ48_bXOYazJWM3kh4cY0Z1f0UX2HFQBY5ZOjlhZ5I2BV8bQGXqQOas6eePcpIaxo8ACss_riqOOJQQ-xwrkewJC2Myq-eOaHuW0f7RiPoBykDC_j1qG7kwqbBexA4tguMokeP_QIE/s320/IMG_5383.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331172178588640946" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Chicken Gyoza </span><br />I did not care for these dumplings. The meat was really mushed together and soft...almost like a paste. The skin was good though.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;">Rolls<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioWcKVK30arLnYtbgPOyQNJhNulyH7x1MiCM7Nxlofmo8_4z-B5DU1kSfPOiF5eTiXy8weLQeFbEJkOO2hs0RwRJDLYbYovawEXQhojlQ_aS5PghQvPFnpNJjvVOlLm5KhH2zVWPIFfm2n/s1600-h/IMG_5386.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioWcKVK30arLnYtbgPOyQNJhNulyH7x1MiCM7Nxlofmo8_4z-B5DU1kSfPOiF5eTiXy8weLQeFbEJkOO2hs0RwRJDLYbYovawEXQhojlQ_aS5PghQvPFnpNJjvVOlLm5KhH2zVWPIFfm2n/s320/IMG_5386.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331172183228708450" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Crunchy Calamari Jalapeno Roll </span><br />The squid was nicely fried, but I thought it was a little chewy. It was garnished with dill, which I thought added a nice fresh taste, but my friend is anti-dill and did not like it.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhZLZnSMDU-7y4gPjojHnlMKmQID5fceiZfiRlf6gu8oc6fuE2N-pTdJIaGs4ZKH77lenMcbco8MBfCMhQ3Mf7uC4-2Iy8CVNrmOudR_ekE0libRvTE3rGA0lqkI-Xka6nxoSVo-jEqIYU/s1600-h/IMG_5388.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhZLZnSMDU-7y4gPjojHnlMKmQID5fceiZfiRlf6gu8oc6fuE2N-pTdJIaGs4ZKH77lenMcbco8MBfCMhQ3Mf7uC4-2Iy8CVNrmOudR_ekE0libRvTE3rGA0lqkI-Xka6nxoSVo-jEqIYU/s320/IMG_5388.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331173465984484578" border="0" /></a>Starting from the top, then left to right:<br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Unagi avocado roll</span> (eel and avocado roll)<br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Sunkist Roll </span>(smoked salmon, another smoked fish inside, unagi, avocado, and lemon; roe omitted) - very nice pairing with with smoked fish and a thin slice of lemon<br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Cajun peppered prawn</span> - prawn mixed with mayonnaise, but not overwhelmingly mayonnaisy<br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Negitoro</span> <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">California roll</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUliA_Aq6naNzy3HG7dyTM51Mf_sWYz7zUHqTAkji7KfYr6Gy0qgrxpfA8lCGWVf8Q0hPXOufB1QVCUtXykXEm4hfPPRltsoo3bo30tEvl-dgneKMYoWZPC6GtrRACbJIWglQidmEvvDSJ/s1600-h/IMG_5391.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUliA_Aq6naNzy3HG7dyTM51Mf_sWYz7zUHqTAkji7KfYr6Gy0qgrxpfA8lCGWVf8Q0hPXOufB1QVCUtXykXEm4hfPPRltsoo3bo30tEvl-dgneKMYoWZPC6GtrRACbJIWglQidmEvvDSJ/s320/IMG_5391.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331173474685195730" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">A closer look at the Sunkist Roll</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqxyU22vZELGwQpNIRUmF1d4IoN2RyJojVXYnlU__RCFrR9W4m2U5WxjPoe4uABJlWq1LGE6gEOZT0FE0zOTkKkuR1F7C0t00VVZgHTZGfE4AD0XthfAOxrK9_f0LS86AsPx09-jnM1abD/s1600-h/IMG_5390.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqxyU22vZELGwQpNIRUmF1d4IoN2RyJojVXYnlU__RCFrR9W4m2U5WxjPoe4uABJlWq1LGE6gEOZT0FE0zOTkKkuR1F7C0t00VVZgHTZGfE4AD0XthfAOxrK9_f0LS86AsPx09-jnM1abD/s320/IMG_5390.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331173468517337570" border="0" /></a>Starting from top to bottom:<br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Mango roll</span><br />tempura roll topped with mango. My only thought was that there was too much roe.<br /><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Spider roll</span><br />Soft shell crap fried very nicely. It was very light, but there was too much roe roe-ling around in my mouth (added the pun for my friend).<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">And to finish off the meal...<br /><br /></div><span style="font-weight: bold;">Dessert</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA43odkrCPnR_vtwGnD0j7Z1Eij7tadpJ45tNf-APIrCc7TnfwISr4MzY0v0AiEnPVg89W1oKlXDW5K5pGjFngOXreojL71MJ67PUlE_k03o_tFIAsJGvdkg0qpe8OE8fbRXXmAWJz6k6R/s1600-h/IMG_5395.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA43odkrCPnR_vtwGnD0j7Z1Eij7tadpJ45tNf-APIrCc7TnfwISr4MzY0v0AiEnPVg89W1oKlXDW5K5pGjFngOXreojL71MJ67PUlE_k03o_tFIAsJGvdkg0qpe8OE8fbRXXmAWJz6k6R/s320/IMG_5395.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331173478839555826" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Mango and Green Tea Gelato</span><br />The mango was kind of like a sorbet. The green tea had a really faint green tea taste. I wished that it was stronger.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Overall, this place was really nice and the food was good and it looked so pretty.<br /><br />SUSHI CLUB<br />#103<br />1240 Kensington rd<br />N.W, Calgary, AB T2N 3P7<br />Tel: (403) 283-4100<br /></div></div>squeedilyspoochhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06003947032456902593noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7628046181978190497.post-24206549289706696372009-04-29T19:57:00.000-07:002009-04-29T21:22:35.265-07:00Sunnyvale Farmer's MarketOkay, so I thought I would blog about the <a href="http://www.urbanvillageonline.com/markets/sunnyvale.php">Sunnyvale Farmer's Market</a> I went to back in March with my family. The thing I liked about this farmer's market was the fact that there were vendors and produce sellers. There were people selling their art, packaged food, food to eat right then and there, and fresh fruits and vegetables. The first place my sister stopped by was "La <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Marea</span> of the Sea." It was a stand where this man was selling seafood. He was shucking oysters, 3 for $5.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3mWiNug6F_c5yzAMe7PbNm_4DVJe7_GBodCvISr_QYwWm2kBpECnmD99t0G-I42tqt7ljXwv0MRC9BPuY4em4wvxSm6tDoSAZ5GwfPlxZB5PZis3XmWyaPUvFxEE6PLuVdhuqH0Dwg3TL/s1600-h/IMG_4893.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3mWiNug6F_c5yzAMe7PbNm_4DVJe7_GBodCvISr_QYwWm2kBpECnmD99t0G-I42tqt7ljXwv0MRC9BPuY4em4wvxSm6tDoSAZ5GwfPlxZB5PZis3XmWyaPUvFxEE6PLuVdhuqH0Dwg3TL/s320/IMG_4893.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330315632419856930" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Can you see the happiness on her face?</span> <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">She is BEAMING!</span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif8_5bguvy-7Mu35U8hmlg1Yc4TZ7uZ_zptxWtmoqmS4G8R7MpHmNElYbekUG6705dXqwlC61uhEiAmHDGle7Dyw37d6ULqvj72LB0FP4wj_-stDDVKKcJVMn0abXsTymZFTC6Cjr9ddL5/s1600-h/IMG_4896.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif8_5bguvy-7Mu35U8hmlg1Yc4TZ7uZ_zptxWtmoqmS4G8R7MpHmNElYbekUG6705dXqwlC61uhEiAmHDGle7Dyw37d6ULqvj72LB0FP4wj_-stDDVKKcJVMn0abXsTymZFTC6Cjr9ddL5/s320/IMG_4896.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330315634953740754" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Mi <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">madre</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">le</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">gusta</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">mucho</span></span><br /></div><br />My other sister and I decided that we wanted to try the shrimp <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">ceviche</span>, about $6. It was not so good, and this is why. It was a salty <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">tostada</span> topped with imitation crab meat, salsa, and 5 large shrimp. That is not <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">ceviche</span>. Not even lemon could fix it. I was so sad, I did not take a picture of it.<br /><br />The next stop was a vendor selling <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">Sukhi's</span> Authentic Indian Cuisine products. My sister loves Indian food, so she was there for a while trying to figure out what to buy. She ended up getting cilantro chutney, spinach <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">paratha</span>, and 2 instant seasoning sauce packets. Total: $19.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB5_6XGsN6k3rSOTVnWKaCZJrb-zT1_pfH23oFjrHi9yrw_Js_9bChlVfXjMkjD3Ts1NZ9Jl_fGDfHuBaVifyukPSMduUf2vwMVqH27cN5AYwYk5T-wsF43TZuMcyqZB7a_q8YUIBJYpY2/s1600-h/IMG_1112.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB5_6XGsN6k3rSOTVnWKaCZJrb-zT1_pfH23oFjrHi9yrw_Js_9bChlVfXjMkjD3Ts1NZ9Jl_fGDfHuBaVifyukPSMduUf2vwMVqH27cN5AYwYk5T-wsF43TZuMcyqZB7a_q8YUIBJYpY2/s320/IMG_1112.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330318126949862530" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Cilantro Chutney</span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEgSeqnwDvizfKAodoEU7ZhdHrpMmIfFkIg_VvfXxldtqqKyaNcOcV5BvvU4xhgJzy7moTj09GfLBuDbN9SGYF6KtunDxH1zLQBol3rXzC-Ptu-XjyGbFpWvMoqSwZPLpqPjhdReJ2ANlw/s1600-h/IMG_1114.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEgSeqnwDvizfKAodoEU7ZhdHrpMmIfFkIg_VvfXxldtqqKyaNcOcV5BvvU4xhgJzy7moTj09GfLBuDbN9SGYF6KtunDxH1zLQBol3rXzC-Ptu-XjyGbFpWvMoqSwZPLpqPjhdReJ2ANlw/s320/IMG_1114.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330318131441387714" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">Paratha</span> - like an Indian green onion pancake.</span><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br />Well, there were a lot of things, but I didn't take pictures of everything...only things I found interesting and amusing like:<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfhPPJSpzTBnDI_tBFc_b8KqULCQWgD4NvMxNIMXvMV_M97jqJjCmp0MU4g2BbZQMYrOWw3Xe4CGANjkAOfMfinNTstT3Y8kf8yzOdH-8VyHeOotsBDtfaCbAMA8pvmREJatk9T4HhT-gb/s1600-h/IMG_4899.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfhPPJSpzTBnDI_tBFc_b8KqULCQWgD4NvMxNIMXvMV_M97jqJjCmp0MU4g2BbZQMYrOWw3Xe4CGANjkAOfMfinNTstT3Y8kf8yzOdH-8VyHeOotsBDtfaCbAMA8pvmREJatk9T4HhT-gb/s320/IMG_4899.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330315641713275474" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">SO RED!</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTLPubSUbUF7jp3BEod5Msubd7C4FhuckMPfdwGgk7n-wGLGEmiIfPc8cuZqkaPrlENVgSRF5R7FWJN05Z7dHAVy06qfdFcBnXIVGQNqsRuhdDIAaX3380uzSZV84tQ34thCPz9-qL7CW_/s1600-h/IMG_4900.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTLPubSUbUF7jp3BEod5Msubd7C4FhuckMPfdwGgk7n-wGLGEmiIfPc8cuZqkaPrlENVgSRF5R7FWJN05Z7dHAVy06qfdFcBnXIVGQNqsRuhdDIAaX3380uzSZV84tQ34thCPz9-qL7CW_/s320/IMG_4900.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330315646944627954" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">This onion is the size of a baby's HEAD...</span><br /><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCmxNHBfKtNnLadonBTfIhvu8P0B9UVuZLD4x3Rhzo8vX2Hwyyvr1YjoBBRvnxfK_iQF1-VqQURvvzEhDEH2UqTqQx5R4PwAyOMz454QFPacN7ADkELuh4cqtAkOXxz8tDLez55BvdXGRw/s1600-h/IMG_4901.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCmxNHBfKtNnLadonBTfIhvu8P0B9UVuZLD4x3Rhzo8vX2Hwyyvr1YjoBBRvnxfK_iQF1-VqQURvvzEhDEH2UqTqQx5R4PwAyOMz454QFPacN7ADkELuh4cqtAkOXxz8tDLez55BvdXGRw/s320/IMG_4901.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330315648324328322" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Pretty flowers</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi49sJIrIwqAMSC1qTAINGyY8UxD8y-wm8sqDhZQb-8HbN5eUZASgrk1z4IeO0uIdEZMctPZbOP7zAhVEDwQtShpJV5vWYBFYgZr3eclNK7DkBrXkbM3OYu3owE-CNdvtibqNmeSZHmT8xU/s1600-h/IMG_4902.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi49sJIrIwqAMSC1qTAINGyY8UxD8y-wm8sqDhZQb-8HbN5eUZASgrk1z4IeO0uIdEZMctPZbOP7zAhVEDwQtShpJV5vWYBFYgZr3eclNK7DkBrXkbM3OYu3owE-CNdvtibqNmeSZHmT8xU/s320/IMG_4902.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330318114433007618" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">The Coke Farm...*sings Franz Ferdinand - Ulysses*</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">"COME ON LET'S GET <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">HIGHHHH</span></span>"<br /></div><br />And what did I like most about this farmers market other than the free samples?<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZWHkkcF-5Yiuqk_dYkFLI857he7Nfq5O0gB1iwb4ws6A-l18opfWEyqNGWSAGEZgi6AofYk1HQvykM8YcziBmSO09Kkd0Duu3icGVbBkte07baPGY7XBC_tc34I6jVxPbE_OSG2SdhcbO/s1600-h/IMG_1115.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZWHkkcF-5Yiuqk_dYkFLI857he7Nfq5O0gB1iwb4ws6A-l18opfWEyqNGWSAGEZgi6AofYk1HQvykM8YcziBmSO09Kkd0Duu3icGVbBkte07baPGY7XBC_tc34I6jVxPbE_OSG2SdhcbO/s320/IMG_1115.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330322045347230434" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">They call it cinnamon bread, I call it dessert. It was like a strudel cake <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">XD</span></span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSuvcfcjB7bueG1nVH9lTf-GGTFYXD-VMgbBMW3oJUIoEf6Sc1PT4OvQ0DZqBPt31cn6QXcefqiRXuC54BRPidAOzApnvNqTU2RihOKTGEnMXk5eSJJd4ikZu2MsQWG0Ya2L4J5T-oatXA/s1600-h/IMG_4906.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSuvcfcjB7bueG1nVH9lTf-GGTFYXD-VMgbBMW3oJUIoEf6Sc1PT4OvQ0DZqBPt31cn6QXcefqiRXuC54BRPidAOzApnvNqTU2RihOKTGEnMXk5eSJJd4ikZu2MsQWG0Ya2L4J5T-oatXA/s320/IMG_4906.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330318119199543298" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Fresh corn and all the condiments you could want.</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG9T7ctnlal89YQRJcFLj791b96AxYU1hbW_zMXiMjujxxvF_5eDfAF9fFHYPulDd2WwKeuamB0dal-kWtY5EhlaZ7CuqUwnCRmoeZGCDXgs_5c_x7ZT_VwBa00a-7PbbvcNynKNl-Z3Ml/s1600-h/IMG_1051.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG9T7ctnlal89YQRJcFLj791b96AxYU1hbW_zMXiMjujxxvF_5eDfAF9fFHYPulDd2WwKeuamB0dal-kWtY5EhlaZ7CuqUwnCRmoeZGCDXgs_5c_x7ZT_VwBa00a-7PbbvcNynKNl-Z3Ml/s320/IMG_1051.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330318121539232642" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">JACK FRUIT! My family devoured everything before I remembered to take a picture of it. That was all that was left when I remembered</span><br /></div><br /><br /></div></div>squeedilyspoochhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06003947032456902593noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7628046181978190497.post-6398070367163245982009-04-28T11:32:00.000-07:002009-05-06T09:49:27.760-07:00Takoyaki and Noodle SquareSo, after going to Irvine this past weekend and buying a takoyaki tofu plushie, I was really wanting to eat some takoyaki.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlhz1u-0JBjWrkc7kWC1HiScFllbSAAKDrkGfj0fViiolV7b7Vo8uMZXkmNr87-eGXoyx8o_COU0k3xjymJtAPdIZb0z4Mhb4gsh4L2oNhtqGqARpWOdUJ4dsPrJCGftzRaoucXUfwt1o4/s1600-h/IMG_6688.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlhz1u-0JBjWrkc7kWC1HiScFllbSAAKDrkGfj0fViiolV7b7Vo8uMZXkmNr87-eGXoyx8o_COU0k3xjymJtAPdIZb0z4Mhb4gsh4L2oNhtqGqARpWOdUJ4dsPrJCGftzRaoucXUfwt1o4/s320/IMG_6688.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329983474618411106" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Me and my takoyaki tofu</span><br /><br /></div><div>If you don't know what takoyaki is, then here is a brief description. </div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Meaning: </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Tako</span></span> - octopus </div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Yaki</span></span> - grilled/fried</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Therefore, takoyaki is a fried or baked octopus ball. </div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Originated from: </span>Osaka. </div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Description: </span>It is a "Japanese dumpling" that is made of batter, diced octopus (or a while baby), tenkasu (tempura scraps), pickled ginger, and green onions. It is topped with okonomiyaki sauce, aonori (green laver), mayonnaise, and katsubushi/bonito flakes (dried fish shavings). </div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3VmEOPdpc74iuN2i8KkITkv4xXzZbDnZsxXzCQrewMo4md25BavXTHnoBBzJCKY_ryt7Cne5MvjHbiK4x1RYn1CbVqO6aKaUu2LUYQu5i8aMpn70yEQlxYlWl6c-xm9MpC4FJL57oj8__/s1600-h/takoyaki.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 195px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3VmEOPdpc74iuN2i8KkITkv4xXzZbDnZsxXzCQrewMo4md25BavXTHnoBBzJCKY_ryt7Cne5MvjHbiK4x1RYn1CbVqO6aKaUu2LUYQu5i8aMpn70yEQlxYlWl6c-xm9MpC4FJL57oj8__/s320/takoyaki.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329980907431349874" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">How it is made: </span>Takoyaki-nabe (takoyaki pan) is typically made of cast iron with half-spherical molds, which evenly heats the takoyaki. Commercial gas-fueled takoyaki cookers are used at Japanese festivals and by street vendors. There are electrical ones that resemble hot plates and stove top versions that are used for home use. Watch "<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHDmVhShE80">Cooking with Dog</a>" for a demonstration. Despite watching that video so many times, I have yet to use my takoyaki-nabe and make this at home. </div><div><br /></div><div>So, last night I went to Noodle Square in Alhambra with my sister. It is a decently priced ramen place and the Japanese family that runs the place shares the space with the Quickly owner, so it looks like you are eating at quickly, but you aren't.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip6sdlNJ1lrqteHg34HzYbpPx8entnP75p2Kz-5o4OA-1xXUO9WyZMdvtSr2ZizjDskQCWjaNQYwxmq-qQa8I8sWVHSPiTNWb-oOE7c4ryTiPEwiu4bA9Gv9bmDYyvoD52hjgKmKm-icaV/s1600-h/quickly.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip6sdlNJ1lrqteHg34HzYbpPx8entnP75p2Kz-5o4OA-1xXUO9WyZMdvtSr2ZizjDskQCWjaNQYwxmq-qQa8I8sWVHSPiTNWb-oOE7c4ryTiPEwiu4bA9Gv9bmDYyvoD52hjgKmKm-icaV/s320/quickly.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329980911729433202" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">The restaurant is in the Quickly</span> </div></div><div><div><br /></div><div>So, I got the Spicy Ramen with pork, a coconut milk tea, and an order of takoyaki. </div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;">Ramen: </span>I think that the spicy ramen is one of the best flavors here, but that is because I like spicy things and the little fresh red peppers are delicious. This is not uber spicy (and I asked for extra spicy plus shichimi flakes), but if you cannot eat spicy things, then be warned.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpFstEW7e81dXDQjcElVhmMr6CNNhuetDjJoycluMYaUOdpvOvMN_w74_6YBfjbu_h3x7nNux8BdsmRUWW4be7aiLlr4EU3p0bZQwdK0pbWQf8UjThNFUUGHN46hJ6jvKxbfi3gcxMurQe/s1600-h/CIMG4536.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpFstEW7e81dXDQjcElVhmMr6CNNhuetDjJoycluMYaUOdpvOvMN_w74_6YBfjbu_h3x7nNux8BdsmRUWW4be7aiLlr4EU3p0bZQwdK0pbWQf8UjThNFUUGHN46hJ6jvKxbfi3gcxMurQe/s320/CIMG4536.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332753601187451250" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Looks really red, butI didn't think it was that hot AND I added shichimi flakes to it...</span><br /></div></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;">Tea: </span>Quickly's coconut milk tea was good, but it is a little powdery, but for $2, I am not complaining, especially when you are craving something sweet and fast.</div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;">Takoyaki: </span>Crisp on the outside, soft on the inside and piping hot. So hot I burned my mouth. The tako was chewy, but mixed with the laver, mayo, and bonito it was very tasty. I really like the bonito...<br /><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUI6R_NZeQ1T6kVK7P2AlETt6sVjJZph034P6Zw-mZZPBhyphenhypheniuEq8MxtAIzuuX835mI_galbYbKUM6k3NNkeL9XOhgjwT5ZdcZe-VeGjd7VKokQg4zFkIiXp6ZzOR40fJhsCRwKBGMORgwI/s1600-h/CIMG4540.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUI6R_NZeQ1T6kVK7P2AlETt6sVjJZph034P6Zw-mZZPBhyphenhypheniuEq8MxtAIzuuX835mI_galbYbKUM6k3NNkeL9XOhgjwT5ZdcZe-VeGjd7VKokQg4zFkIiXp6ZzOR40fJhsCRwKBGMORgwI/s320/CIMG4540.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332753607314106290" border="0" /></a></div><div style="font-weight: bold;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic;">YUM!</span><br /><br /></div>Other places you can get takoyaki:</div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;">Genki Living</span><br />651 W Duarte Rd., Ste. C<br />Arcadia, CA 91007<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZX4r0NGRku-qqN216carD-Vo1jsADTj_F9tI18MRoAubZHw_dS2I5o_ihef2sdZwCmAvtiJCW7w6g4eKtjgVLh8_75M5dyTud3W2tvhMw_Y_vusi6Iv3oMW6omNIr37ZqsGtP3TjmW1kV/s1600-h/IMG_4749.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZX4r0NGRku-qqN216carD-Vo1jsADTj_F9tI18MRoAubZHw_dS2I5o_ihef2sdZwCmAvtiJCW7w6g4eKtjgVLh8_75M5dyTud3W2tvhMw_Y_vusi6Iv3oMW6omNIr37ZqsGtP3TjmW1kV/s320/IMG_4749.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330005353399160274" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Large takoyaki (4 in an order). The batter has cabbage in it.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhImaZRl65i7xZ11JSy1bS29ibHMKwzbXGAGztxHNrv1FuBma91rAlTHheqciIb5mHBaDyriHOY9hcVfAXGhZZRmjzRvtEZfUYPD-zwabDqOFhyphenhyphenict0s_iMVbhnTKy2Y_rzH9lLtar_d3G0/s1600-h/IMG_4753.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhImaZRl65i7xZ11JSy1bS29ibHMKwzbXGAGztxHNrv1FuBma91rAlTHheqciIb5mHBaDyriHOY9hcVfAXGhZZRmjzRvtEZfUYPD-zwabDqOFhyphenhyphenict0s_iMVbhnTKy2Y_rzH9lLtar_d3G0/s320/IMG_4753.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330005362998818770" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">THAT IS ONE PIECE!</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioRaoh8h25uUrmsQeoRUsrS7nJ2uXNlJzTPviW_7idzFHQ-CBawe_RNPLxJ2HqEf3x9kf6Tu0n-4RlNrwLT5eX3sD38bMErFMDktrUxZM9UFTwluIRDAa9gr5lu21WuUnIPwbzKyqVLB4D/s1600-h/IMG_4751.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioRaoh8h25uUrmsQeoRUsrS7nJ2uXNlJzTPviW_7idzFHQ-CBawe_RNPLxJ2HqEf3x9kf6Tu0n-4RlNrwLT5eX3sD38bMErFMDktrUxZM9UFTwluIRDAa9gr5lu21WuUnIPwbzKyqVLB4D/s320/IMG_4751.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330005357250639362" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">They also serve crepes. This is the Tiramisu crepe.</span><br /></div></div></div>squeedilyspoochhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06003947032456902593noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7628046181978190497.post-72582541120673353942009-04-23T21:11:00.000-07:002009-04-29T02:10:20.128-07:00Vegetarian BanquetSince I was flipping through all my old photos yesterday, I thought it would be fun to write about the vegetarian banquet food my aunt made for my cousin's wedding in New Zealand back in August of 2004. It was a big event because not only was it her oldest son getting married, but her mother and older sister plus family were coming all the way to the states for the celebration.<br /><br />I won't talk too much about the plane ride, but I will say that 20+ hours on the plane can be very intense. The thing that bothered me the most was the fact that it was really hard to get my bag to get my toothbrush. I cannot stand that gross "I didn't brush my teeth feeling" when I wake up and it is still like 12 hours before we landed.<br /><br />And so we get there...to the farm. A very interesting experience for me. I have never been had to worry about having enough or using too much water before, but I learned to deal with it. We got to settle in and chat and, from what I remember, the banquet was that night.<br /><br />I cannot remember the reception that much so I will skip over that and talk about the food. Now, food is food, but Chinese vegetarian is interesting only because it gets molded to look like meat. Throw in Buddists and take away onions and garlic and you have banquet food. Take a look:<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizBnDHsx2NDIt9k1sF5TiqRS6bL-ZHjcEdFYCjYtioWurG2lYtCR1jW-JnRnZKdTrMRVb50DwRLsbcY_cPO1-C5TT4x_silP9XsCcyCNs4U1J72FYCS5oOvwix4OhLtmvorzp8ybA0Yphv/s1600-h/PICT0286.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizBnDHsx2NDIt9k1sF5TiqRS6bL-ZHjcEdFYCjYtioWurG2lYtCR1jW-JnRnZKdTrMRVb50DwRLsbcY_cPO1-C5TT4x_silP9XsCcyCNs4U1J72FYCS5oOvwix4OhLtmvorzp8ybA0Yphv/s320/PICT0286.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328107200852659426" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Chinese Moss Soup</span><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>I think that it was supposed to be similar to Shark Fin soup, but it wasn't really.<span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxDt7ZWkWrSb8aF3iv-BjS__iaMmGc5_bQkYo6xSxEpl8BBWZd6adZPrNc2sDttG3gSPNXNR0u0leLULFgWcIBokaFiXAEyZ05lJhBw6454ACIRAG51-l8k5he5mYEbqpmDaRl9fMv364N/s1600-h/PICT0287.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxDt7ZWkWrSb8aF3iv-BjS__iaMmGc5_bQkYo6xSxEpl8BBWZd6adZPrNc2sDttG3gSPNXNR0u0leLULFgWcIBokaFiXAEyZ05lJhBw6454ACIRAG51-l8k5he5mYEbqpmDaRl9fMv364N/s320/PICT0287.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328107207511579826" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Crispy "chicken"</span><br />Looks like chicken, feels like chicken, didn't taste like chicken. The "skin" was pretty cool though because the texture was similar. It was fried bean curd skin.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFGBPx4QbPkHUEJPgO3jJGW9mYr8LEHxQZfH0qzSOburs83b0hhDYoKlQbcOdsapT5IjsypnTDGF0yLXwg8HLQZi60SHU3BvXwOPb96UslcIaRE4zUzJs-P1vbY3CSHWpCAbPYKwy0o0rt/s1600-h/PICT0289.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFGBPx4QbPkHUEJPgO3jJGW9mYr8LEHxQZfH0qzSOburs83b0hhDYoKlQbcOdsapT5IjsypnTDGF0yLXwg8HLQZi60SHU3BvXwOPb96UslcIaRE4zUzJs-P1vbY3CSHWpCAbPYKwy0o0rt/s320/PICT0289.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328107212772307762" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">"Lobster"</span><br />OKAY! Strange mold pan number 1. The lobster. First of all, if you are vegetarian, why do you want your food to look like an animal? Second of all, I don't remember lobsters being that squishy. What was the texture like? you know that red, funky part in the claw that is not fleshy? Well, that is what that felt like. The weirdest part was that it had a real fishy taste...and fishy is not good...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfnW5NnUSr0-JGODkYY67Vs9LnygaKN_yt-io8ITNYOa0lxr61Z3ovjZpBUBZ615u0VawluHB_4ZqkFsiPW3kFmXZI9h4Lrs8Agaw3Mv0Y5rrgyyV02PC6YnTeMZQSNrc0-_TbA0Rbg_bp/s1600-h/PICT0296.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfnW5NnUSr0-JGODkYY67Vs9LnygaKN_yt-io8ITNYOa0lxr61Z3ovjZpBUBZ615u0VawluHB_4ZqkFsiPW3kFmXZI9h4Lrs8Agaw3Mv0Y5rrgyyV02PC6YnTeMZQSNrc0-_TbA0Rbg_bp/s320/PICT0296.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328108036770515138" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Vegetable surprise</span><br />Vegetables encased in a bean curd skin.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUQg3elo8hpfZ5hcdwekQJPVnFylqwTy4mqpAxhOzUz-23Hr2gEUGXejWqzye8W-ULy4wL9aaYj-SNP-elZls0xe0mnl3uH6AO_gcocRzWk5m-NzQL0ktGgzr2o7NUH9MrBqZqxpw_MqdB/s1600-h/PICT0297.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUQg3elo8hpfZ5hcdwekQJPVnFylqwTy4mqpAxhOzUz-23Hr2gEUGXejWqzye8W-ULy4wL9aaYj-SNP-elZls0xe0mnl3uH6AO_gcocRzWk5m-NzQL0ktGgzr2o7NUH9MrBqZqxpw_MqdB/s320/PICT0297.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328108040992880834" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">"Suckling pig"</span><br />Strange mold pan number 2. The suckling pig. What vegetarian wants to eat a baby pig?!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4-gpiQljuqQW5NUJ8cAiHJuMvg7CMPc6ADL0-jiUs22h2Hw8WEBB0feH4wVJICQKoR5uSn-2IfLgQmmJOwH_292EeQeWnttS1DmAfEwvaeoem5BiAlaY6UZOnLFaWXBUrsMhOpTZ2zXdp/s1600-h/PICT0300.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4-gpiQljuqQW5NUJ8cAiHJuMvg7CMPc6ADL0-jiUs22h2Hw8WEBB0feH4wVJICQKoR5uSn-2IfLgQmmJOwH_292EeQeWnttS1DmAfEwvaeoem5BiAlaY6UZOnLFaWXBUrsMhOpTZ2zXdp/s320/PICT0300.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328111977334814338" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">"Abalone", mushrooms, and veggies</span><br />Abalone mushrooms, shitake, and bok choy - by far my favorite dish<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuyk0CL-grsKz-1V8md5P2il4cqY4R9Q4e_4R4pcXAMjwX-n8yOo2kP54lPtk0JbSQIyV0kZAgmV4zvqiPGrPD-hmgsWUo3zpgP4Lxl14vSXDyAbsavN7ss7bNrnDok5M7x0sdfyeykj37/s1600-h/PICT0304.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuyk0CL-grsKz-1V8md5P2il4cqY4R9Q4e_4R4pcXAMjwX-n8yOo2kP54lPtk0JbSQIyV0kZAgmV4zvqiPGrPD-hmgsWUo3zpgP4Lxl14vSXDyAbsavN7ss7bNrnDok5M7x0sdfyeykj37/s320/PICT0304.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328108043113175730" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Braised "Fish"</span><br />Fish made from bean curd skin and vegetables. Layered, fried, and sliced. Skin made from sheets of seaweed. My second favorite dish<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTigmu4IlI8_aECY5-Ye8vdMkNdXCInJjh4uQLGVcfbGkgF-R3mDz4zeV3nZfRik07csGtP51W3ANp6K4TGHcktRVQCmMOrSAA69qj8fKxyvpX9-46pBOGAeG8JMjw2e10PP8lsjQV_aDF/s1600-h/PICT0309.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTigmu4IlI8_aECY5-Ye8vdMkNdXCInJjh4uQLGVcfbGkgF-R3mDz4zeV3nZfRik07csGtP51W3ANp6K4TGHcktRVQCmMOrSAA69qj8fKxyvpX9-46pBOGAeG8JMjw2e10PP8lsjQV_aDF/s320/PICT0309.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328111983671942818" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Fried rice</span><br />There is fake BBQ pork in there...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4IoniVF7pHh6aH74SG-wnivSFNE2PouMT2MWGQ5tiKyhDY8qcZK-sQRDGTTgb34wY8lGQcyIaoug63ZadIMA0wdqh3ulNqLyQUDAho6AjCzum8EI88ANxU4flGDWuLyTRvywJMHFr4ucX/s1600-h/PICT0310.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4IoniVF7pHh6aH74SG-wnivSFNE2PouMT2MWGQ5tiKyhDY8qcZK-sQRDGTTgb34wY8lGQcyIaoug63ZadIMA0wdqh3ulNqLyQUDAho6AjCzum8EI88ANxU4flGDWuLyTRvywJMHFr4ucX/s320/PICT0310.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328111988933774306" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">"Peking duck"</span><br />Strange mold pan number 3. By far the stangest mold. It is like half a duck fillet. If you can see, there is the head, a drumstick cut into 4 pieces, and other pieces. I got the head, just to say I ate a ducks face...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDAPWyHFTgAP8h5Z8OHeIZmanahgj2qfhK-xdtrgklWWaU7jbZ-lsaXaiSm7nLSM4I-IELretGdyv0LGAFryj4LC5Kmk2TzOdFaH4QK-z-qHnUIAholrkfGedYjWwWosV1oQsqDOu6nQrZ/s1600-h/PICT0312.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDAPWyHFTgAP8h5Z8OHeIZmanahgj2qfhK-xdtrgklWWaU7jbZ-lsaXaiSm7nLSM4I-IELretGdyv0LGAFryj4LC5Kmk2TzOdFaH4QK-z-qHnUIAholrkfGedYjWwWosV1oQsqDOu6nQrZ/s320/PICT0312.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328111990649394098" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Sponge cakes</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Overall, the meal was fun and meeting all these family members was even more interesting than the molds XD An enjoyable experience. The only thing that I find stange are vegetarians shaping their food like real meat...does it make you feel better that you did not kill a real animal or do you miss it THAT much?<br /><br /></div></div>squeedilyspoochhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06003947032456902593noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7628046181978190497.post-14129578076333547212009-04-22T20:59:00.000-07:002009-04-29T02:11:06.685-07:00Packaging: HOMO MilkToday, I will rant about some food packaging and design. I was going through some old trip pictures and I ran into this:<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdk1BjJgI4W1Z4jGOqQ4o_oRypMbGbPVSim4hNwNOXvT0s5k6on4Bsyl8tUyKVAIaWqQ6ZkRREX9Z6Ua06FZM809DJJoafSVQ3s-T3UWI08cjh1ey5Jp1DWyRbG-UDgBamc_SZalmol5OA/s1600-h/Picture+432.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdk1BjJgI4W1Z4jGOqQ4o_oRypMbGbPVSim4hNwNOXvT0s5k6on4Bsyl8tUyKVAIaWqQ6ZkRREX9Z6Ua06FZM809DJJoafSVQ3s-T3UWI08cjh1ey5Jp1DWyRbG-UDgBamc_SZalmol5OA/s320/Picture+432.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327734126395293234" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Carton of milk chilling on the AC unit in the hotel</span><br /><br /></div><span style="font-weight: bold;">Island Farms Homo Milk. </span>Now, I know you all must be thinking how immature I am (I bet that is what my family thought when I took this picture as well), but it obviously struck me funny when I saw it since I took a picture of it and I still find if funny now. First of all, I did not even remember taking this picture. My family and I were in Canada in 2006 and from what I remember, my father and sister were in some desperate search for milk. This is what we got. Homogenized milk.<br /><br />Which leads to the second reason I find this funny. <span style="font-weight: bold;">WAS IT REALLY THAT MUCH HARDER TO WRITE "HOMOGENIZED MILK" ON THE CARTON. </span>Did that person designing the carton not think that people like me would find that funny or was it done purposely? And if it was done purposely...then that is pretty darned funny to me.<br /><br />The other thing I noticed was that it says "<span style="font-weight: bold;">island FARMS</span>" and "<span style="font-weight: bold;">ISLAND FARMS</span>" twice on one panel. Did they think that people would forget what brand of homo milk was purchased? <span style="font-style: italic;">"...hmm I forgot the name, but you know... the reddish colored carton with the daisies on them?...umm, yeah I just cannot remember the name..."</span> I just thought it was a little overkill.<br /><br />Then there is the middle panel reading "<span style="font-weight: bold;">ISLAND FRESH</span>"...were these cows on some island in Canada? Are they chilling out on some beach by the ocean making them so relaxed that their milk is <span style="font-weight: bold;">ISLAND FRESH</span>? I don't know about you, but when I hear <span style="font-weight: bold;">ISLAND FRESH</span>, I think about fresh young coconut juice and the fleshy insides...not homogenized cow milk.<br /><br />Overall, I like the color scheme, because it reminds me of Christmas and Christmas reminds me of eggnog and this...is not eggnog. Makes me a little sad inside that my associations were off yet again. The daisies kind of throw me off though because they have nothing to do with islands or milk. Why not plumeria or orchids? I don't like how the brand is stamped all over the place like they are saying I have a bad memory or I am blind/oblivious. Lastly, I don't see why you don't just type out HOMOGENIZED because there are people like me that chuckle out loud and I don't think you want people laughing at your product. But then again, there are also people like me that buy it because it is funny...so I guess that is not so bad after all.squeedilyspoochhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06003947032456902593noreply@blogger.com0