The El Monte (used to be South El Monte) location of Omana’s was a regular go-to for me. I usually went for the carnitas plate.
Anything new and good in the San Dimas and surrounding area?
Is Irwindale close enough?
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Sure! Thank you!
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Just tried their Baked Curry Pork Chop and Rice due to resurfacing of @chandavkl post. The food was not hot when it reached South Bay but still tasty. The quality is similar to Hong Kong. We are looking forward to have a sit down meal there soon.
You may also want to consider Ashirwad The Blessings (Indian) in Updand. Similar travel time. Very good no thrill Indian food. I crave their Rava Dosa once a while. Too bad they are so far away.
The original Klatch Coffee is in San Dimas. And of course The Donut Man.
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Glendora Public Market is a nice spot to pop in for a beer and a bite. Smog City has a very diverse selection of brews. @chandavkl recommends the fried chicken sandwich on pineapple bun which I still haven’t had yet.
If you are headed to San Dimas around breakfast we really like the pastries at Bageloo in Diamond Bar. Cream puffs. Mochi donuts. Good croissants and coffee. Their bagels are ok. I think they are a bit on the chewy side.
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Tamarind in Chino was quite good. Pakistani/Indian. Service is lovely when the owner is there.
Is that a pide or a khachapuri or what? Looks great.
Well I think there was some debate on whether it should be considered khachapuri in the other thread. But it’s called adjarski on the menu, and I added soujouk.
@js76wisco re: Bageloo, they had a sign up a couple of months ago saying that the pastry chef was taking a break (Yelp review from a month ago also said that the chef left and that pastries are now outsourced). I tried the replacement cream puffs and still liked them, but not sure if they decided to go with that supplier permanently or if they chose another one.
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Thanks for the heads up. I thought the pastry chef and the owner were one in the same.
Oh, they’re Lebanese. Didn’t yours have sausage?
If you go to the ordering page, they have four optional meat choices, and you can choose scrambled eggs or sunny side up.
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Yelp review says that the chef is the owner’s daughter.
Let me try to clear up the debate.
Khachapuri are a broad category of cheesy breads… usually stuffed… Adjarski (russian word) or Adjaruli (Georgian word) are just identifying that the style of Khachapuri comes from the Adjara (Adjaran) region in southern Georgia. Bordering Armenia and historically populated by Armenians. Now it has influenced many cultures though in recent years.
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Chabelita’s Tacos, pretty solid TJ taco stand in Pomona, close to Chino Hills and conveniently set up in front of a Cardenas Market
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Interesting to see this place opening in the heart of Pomona on Holt next to Cardenas Market and near Mariscos Jalisco. Based on the club atmosphere pictures, it looks related to Xinjiang BBQ on Garfield in Monterey Park.
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Thumbling is a casual Chinese soup-dumpling focused place in West Covina that has been open for a few months but I didn’t want to say anything until I’d been and tried. Family had been and said the Xiao Long Bao (Soup Dumplings) were better than Din Tai Fungs (and may have been started by an ex-DTF chef). I was skeptical but, having tried it now, I do agree that the XLB here are pretty good! I haven’t been to DTF in a long time but Thumbling was pretty close to what I remember of DTF.
Went with a couple of friends and got Pork and Crab and Pork XLB and both had a lot of nice broth and thin skins that didn’t break. Other items we got included Beef Rolls, Spicy Wontons, Noodles with Spicy Sauce, and Chicken Sheng Jian Bao (Pan Fried Bun). Beef rolls and wontons were nice, the others not particularly memorable. I hear the Hot and Sour soup is also an item as good as what you get at DTF. My thought is that most of the basics at DTF are still better but would need to try more items to be sure.
Caveats: I thought it was initial hype but it’s been months since opening and the place is still doing crazy business. Got there at 2:30 PM and the line was still long. Got in after 35-40 minutes of waiting only because my party was fine with counter seating. Go alone or as a party of 2 and you’re likely to get in without waiting as much. Weekday off hours are apparently fine. Parking lot is a good size but there’s also an 85 bakery that tends to be busy so empty spots were few on a Sunday afternoon.
Overall, I’d say it’s not worth a long drive. But if you’re in the area and don’t mind the wait then I think you’ll find some pretty good DTF-style XLB! I also hear it’s cheaper than DTF but again can’t confirm since I haven’t been in a while.
Grabbed dessert after at Il Gusto, which I consider a decent gelato place in the same plaza.
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