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Flabbergasted in Little Saigon! [moved from LA board]
and down Bolsa by not patronizing such establishments... Ironically, Nhu Y translates loosely as “Just as you like it”. . . . N O T ! ! ! ! !
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best dishes, not best restaurants
caveat: to me, there’s a big difference between GGB’s custards straight out of the oven and when they’ve been sitting around for awhile. Once it’s cooled down, it’s still above average but certainly...
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Pylos Problems?
of the restaurant) appeared. we ordered and i asked for the leg of lamb with roasted potatoes. a few minutes later she came back to the table and told me that they were out of the leg of lamb (i’m sure the table that was...
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LA to Santa Barbara roadtrip
Thanks guys! We’ll be setting out tomorrow. I’ll post the trip report. I’m getting excited for my first visit to Super-Rica. I’ve been waiting yrs to go there! JimB, thanks for these additional suggestions...
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Report: Guajillo
cheese, the poblano and white wine sauce more than made up for its absence. At $17, this is not cheap eats. But, it was well worth it. Incidentally, only the specials reach the high teens. Most dishes hover around $10-$12....
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Quick update: maroon van + St. Sylvester taco tents + gorditas de chales
). Here’s how to get here from the California stop of the blue line. Come out of the station and look across the street. Slightly to the left is Cafe de Pancho (PR restaurant featuring jibaritos etc: see Zim’s post)....
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Youngs Cafe
are cooked until they become chalk and where fish tasting like dirt is served up. It was apparently also a place where customers are overcharged (see other posts). Im trying to figure out some way to short...
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Trader Joe's
to the TJ’s out west...but I haven’t been to that outlet yet to be able to confirm or deny
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lobster dinner: what to pair with it?
-style bubbly from Washington state would round out the menu nicely and not break the bank; it could go the distance from appetizers to dessert. Can you get good peaches where you are this time of year? That recipe sounds...
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Any alternatives to Hellman's?
I have always been a loyal Hellman’s (in the West we call it Best Foods) girl. I was so obsessed as a child that I was found on numerous occasions eating it with my finger straight out of the jar. Laugh all you want... I...
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London "Must-Visits" Sought
; is it worth making another res'n for another night?). Thanks!
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Sending Up the Chowhound Bat Signal!
'll each have about $200-300 bucks with them for the weekend (but they won’t want to spend it all on food). So which places would you all suggest for those 4 meals, reasonably priced, and with a mix of adventurous and...
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best burrito in the Mission?
Best I’ve ever had were at Cueva’s, 116 N 1st St. in beautiful downtown Dixon. Sonora-style, just pork in chile verde wrapped in fresh housemade flour tortillas. Anybody know of a place in the Bay Area that makes them...
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Just back from Indy
to do so. If things aren’t right, the chef has no better barometer of how the kitchen is performing, than this very tangible & literal “foodback”. We’ve eaten there on maybe a half dozen occasions (would...
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Cheese rind - to eat or not?
One side note to what this guy said. It IS impolite to cut around the rind on the plate. Take the piece of cheese with the rind and simply remove it on your plate. One of my biggest pet peeves is when people scoop out the middle...
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