Another Fujianese (only the second in the SGV) style Chinese restaurant opens up in the San Gabriel Valley. Shaxian Street Food on Valley Blvd. in San Gabriel replaces Gui Lin Noodles in the small space in front of Hawaii Market that once housed a confectionery store.
Like its only San Gabriel Valley Fujianese compatriot, Zheng Shang Xian in Rosemead, Shaxian Street Food has a limited menu, so we still have yet to see the full range of Fujianese food in the Los Angeles area. Even though the selection is small, the noodle, dumpling, and other dishes at Shaxian Street Food are a good introduction to the cuisines and a welcome alternative to the local Fujianese population.
While Fujianese restaurants are plentiful in the eastern US, and particularly New York City, they are a curiosity in Los Angeles. That’s because New York is the center of a multi state Fujianese restaurant empire that only extends as far as New York Chinatown based bus lines travel , as many Fujianese restaurant workers do not have the needed ID to travel by bus or train.
