Islands Burger

i carved for some burger today and Island is the only place i could think of that has decent burgers. i used to eat island a lot when in SD, but never in LA. somehow i feel like it's not a LA thing since LA get a lot more option to choose from. Luckily, we came there during Happy hour, so all the appetizers is 1/2 off. their happy hour is from M-F until 7pm. we ordered the Hula Burger-Mushroom with crisp red onion and we still end up so full even when sharing.

Pan's Kitchen 梁媽媽家

i eat Pan's Kitchen every week at work. so I've eaten most of their food on the menu. i ordered stinky tofu hot pot which is a new item that i haven't try before. the soup looks very spicy, but doesn't taste spicy. i think even Boiling Point get better stinky tofu when i think that's not the best. i guess i won't come back again b/c i get to eat it every day at work.

Cream Puff

i did some baking again. it's my 1st time baking the cream puff. the process is easier than i thought, but it's kinda hard to control the baking time. I guess i took the puff out too early b/c i don't want to burn it, so maybe that's why my puff came out not crispy. but it's a recipe i think I'll try again next time.

Buffalo Wild Wings

we went to get some wings for $0.50 each! they get happy hour on Tues.Wed.Thurs. with $0.50 each wing! we get spicy garlic, Asian zing, mango habanero, and Caribbean jerk. I like the mango sauce the best, and Caribbean jerk was really spicy to me. the wings are pretty good, but it's not like I'll go back for more when i want some wings. but it's worth to try for their happy hour.

Castaway

we decide to celebrate valentine's day at castaway restaurant in Burbank. It was pretty far to drive all the way up there, but since both of us never been there, we want to give a try and see how it's like. the ambiance and the service are nice. i requested a window seat which are quite nice and we can see a bit of downtown far away. 4 ★★★★ for the service and ambiance
3 ★★★ for the food
$$ 30~50
i ordered seafood collage, pasta with white wine sauce. i like it, but it's not the best. the amount of seafood was decent, but the taste is just okay. i think i love orange hill better, food + nightview! but overall I enjoyed my night with babe~ to me, everyday is valentine's day when i am with you! ♥

Cooking 杏仁脆片

since i got bored being at home over the weekend, i decided to do some baking! it's my 1st time baking the almond cookies, but it came out great! i guess the receipt is easy even for beginner and it only takes about 30 min to bake the cookies!

i decide to give away some for sharing. i found some gift wrapping paper and put it all together at the last minute. i guess i got some talent at this b/c the wrapping looks great in the end \^w^/

JJ Cafe 小雅屋

we had a short dinner today at JJ bakery and tried their new items on the menu. the baby clam is a bit salty... but I like the taro cake. i feel like i haven't had it for a long time. A lot restaurants start to have Taiwanese food with a lot of varieties. I feel like we can almost have anything here just as in Taiwan, but just the taste isn't that great. we went to Yogurtland latter on for some sweets. i love the self-serve style that we can get whatever we want!! ♥

The Boiling Crab

i guess it's a place that need no further explanation! I love to come here for shrimps, oyster and fish & chips. there's always a long wait every time we come, at least 1 hour wait... but i think the food worth it!! i love their shrimp, especially the sauce that goes along with it. I've been here couple time and the seafood always taste fresh, but i think this time the shrimp is just OK. But i'll still come back for their seafood!

RA Sushi

We came here after work for happy hours. Mon-Sat until 7pm. too bad i forget my camera, so borrowed photo from yelp... they get 1/2 off all appetizer and sushi, $4 cocktail which i think is pretty good. we get Viva Las Vegas, Spicy Tuna roll, sesame chicken, fried squid roll, crisp tofu, short rib, dynamite, chicken teriyaki, and shrimp tempura. sushi is more of fusion style, but what's good about happy hour is that we get to try a lot of things which i enjoyed a lot.

Spoon House

i love their spaghetti! it's a small restaurant with Japanese owner. so their spaghetti are more of Japanese style. I've tried their Uni spaghetti, sea food spaghetti with meat sauce, garlic clam with white wine, and oven baked spaghetti with cream sauce. All of them are good!!! Uni spaghetti is something really special and different! it taste somehow like hot sushi plate, but in spaghetti format. I hope they will open a store near my location because i am a spaghetti lover!

Class 302 三年二班

302 got a lot taiwanese food which are all good to eat, like the sticky tofu, fried sweet potato fries and pork chop rice! I like their grapefruit green tea better than the other tea places too. this time i get to try a lot different small things and the caramel pudding shaved ice. their shaved ice is just as good as the one i've tried in taiwan.

Chinese New Year

my co-worker bought the scratchers lottery for everybody to try their luck in the new year. but i guess i am not even close to win the money.

we get the food for Asian Buffet every time when there's celebration, but the best thing is we get red envelop for chinese new year! i guess that's something good to work in a chinese owned company.

J.Z. Restaurant 浙江小館

拜五洛城台灣青年團除夕團圓菜單: 全家福酒席菜七桌
五福拼盤
發財海鮮羹
蝦子烏蔘
揚州雞火干絲
雙味蝦仁
走油蹄膀
苔條魚
香酥鴨(配餅十個)
清炒時菜
醃篤鮮沙鍋
招牌鹹肉菜飯堡
桂花酒釀芝麻小湯圓
the menu sounds so good that i really look forward the Chinese new year dinner with friends. the restaurant is from Shanghai chef, so it's something new for us to try. I like their 走油蹄膀 the best. it's the must have!! the meat was huge and it taste great! but the menu came with 3 soup entries which is a bit boring to eat. but overall the taste is good.

署國菜

we came here for chinese new year dinner. i remember this place used to have good spicy food. but i guess the chef changed, so the food taste a bit different than before. we ordered lamb hot pot, spicy fish, crispy chicken, and garlic eggplant with hot sauce. the eggplant was tasty and i think i'll come back when i want some spicy food~~

Creme De La Crepe

we accidently found this little store inside the Pasadena shopping alley. we just want to come for window shopping, but this crepe place just ran into our plan. it's a little lovly cafe and i just can't avoid it after i saw it~ ♥ ♥ ♥ i ordered a banana, coconut crepe with nutella. it was good! i think i enjoy french style crepe more than taiwanese style now. especially just crepe over sugar power with lemon. i think it's the best!

Mountain 山

I finally get to eat the abalone chowder i've been heard about for the longest time!! it's the 1st place i heard that's sells abalone chowder! i think other resturants have it too, but i have never tired. the porridge is good as the others has told me and i like it a lot. we also order the chicken soup which taste great too! the place is really small and can only accommodate around 10~ people. luckly we went during lunch and it was not crowded at all. too bad the store in rowland height closed, or i would love to go for the porridge sometime.

Shin Sen Gumi 新撰組

everytime comes to yakitori, it's the place we always thought of coming. they get some good yakitori and entries. i like their fish cake with cheese~ my favor dish. i think i should try to make it at home sometime b/c it's so good and looks easy to make. the place is always noisy~ sometime i like it and sometime i don't b/c it's not a good place for a romantic date =x=

CPK

i haven't eat CPK for a long time~ i love their Jambalaya pasta~ i've been craving for it for a long time!! i also tried their new menu, "hawaii BBQ chicken." i love bbq chicken! i think they should have this item listed as their regular menu! although price is kinda pricey for pizza, i still like to have CPK once in a while. I just wish their pizza could be a bit bigger!

Gyu Kaku 牛角

we tried $35 dinner all you can eat buffet which include Kobe beef! but i guess it's too good and this place had become a nightmare for me now... i ate too much that night which make me sick afterward! the meal include appetizers, salad, soup, meat, and s'more dessert. I always enjoy eatting BBQ, especially all you can eat. But after this time, i think i am going to stay away from buffet for a while now since i'll get sick for eatting too much... sigh...