mexican stand that’s pretty good. i’m a sucker for thier shrimp tail which has loads of shrimp & avacado. la cabana is a mexican restaurant that is not fantastic – but is open until 2 or 3 a.m. which is nice....

as snack places serving boba, etc. i’m assuming most of the best places are in the san gabriel valley) -japanese (sushi, noodle shops, izakayas, etc. looking for recs in the sawtelle/west LA area if possible.) -burgers (other...

realizing that my mother just might understand me, after 54+ years, I consolidated my recent Napa Valley Road Trip reports (posted on the California board) in to one document and faxed it to her and told her all about Chowhound....

seeking out Mason. I would try a dry Vouvray from te Loire Valley in France and compare that to the Chenin Blanc you have had. And I would tru Cru Beaujolais (Morgon, Fleurie, Chirubles, Moulin-a-Vent, Saint-Amour, etc) —...

The mystery “fish” reminds me of a great calamari steak I had once at Casablanca, sort of near LAX. (I write “fish” because it doesn’t appear to have any grain to it, which is completely unlike most...

I long to live in the San Gabriel Valley, but this obviously wouldn’t work if you didn’t love Chinese food.

in on your other requests although you just may have to make date nights in the City for seafood, pizza & Italian. Little gems that come to mind are Casablanca (great chicken tagine) & New Kapadokia (Turkish) in Redwood City. No...

you with the visual of “Islands in the Stream”, I’m talking peaks and valleys, man. Then i realized there was no running water, then I realized the employees use the same bathroom, then I realized again there...

it is hard to find places that are not chain restaurants. But in this city (meaning not just L.A. but So Cal) has lots of unique, locally run and owned “one-off” restaurants – all over — in my area –...

! Hello to the universe of regional Chinese foods in the San Gabriel Valley! Hello to great dim sum! Hello to good tomatoes nine months of the year, to Santa Rosa plums, to tasty peaches. Hello to the Santa Monica farmers’...

York City, their style of Chinese was created by Chinese immigrants to accomodate Irish and Italian tastes, and while is delicious, it in no way represents the authentic Hong Kong style seafood you can get in the San Gabriel...

) with artichokes, rosemary, Sacred Valley tomatoes, olives and new potatoes S/.80.10. We asked for the fish to be “1/4 cooked” and it was juicy and delicious, as was the sauce. Again, the kitchen split the portion...