Wow!!! Thanks for posting the menu! I work closer to Jasmine Market so I still go there a good amount. Look forward to trying this place!
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Just got back from a week in Taipei. And two days in, I’m already depressed by the lack of good Chinese food here. We went to Canaan Cafe last night and I wanted to cry…
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lol yeah I mean having expectations like that is setting yourself for a lifetime of disappointment I’m just hoping that Canaan rolling hills opens sometime soon
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I left a Taiwan review in one of the other threads. Writing it made me so sad… Canaan is fine, but being in Taiwan just reminded how different the execution is. I feel like I can eat to my heart’s content and actually lose weight.
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Favorite Korean Chinese in LA little China pumping out the hits. Gganpongji is s tier, get their gan jjajangmyun which is stir fried for a wok hei rendition of jjajungmyun. House tofu is loaded to the brim and has bean thread noodles. Packed with Korean families great way to celebrate fathers day
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Pho redbo iykyk. This is quickly becoming the chowpups favorite restaurant she ate all the meat I gave her and drank almost all her soup and most of her noodles. Kids eat free which is a great. Afterwards she said “dad I’m so full I can barely walk” lol
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Went to tasty China the other day. Ordered two dishes we don’t normally order stir fried mountain yam with wood ear which was gooey, sticky, toothsome, and very mild in flavor a surprise hit that contrasted well with one of our new favorites which is thin sliced fatty brisket and soft tofu. Tasted kind of like a cross between water boiled fish and Mapo tofu, huge portion for 18 bucks filled to the brim with brisket.
Tasty China carrying the torch for the qpr minded Asian folk big portions lowish prices. Never sad when I go only got a picture of the xjb too busy scarfing down the rest.
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Legit having shan yao on the menu! Such a nice homestyle dish/ingredient. I like it as a xiao chao/with stir veggies
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It was xiao chao there was some carrots wood ear and snow peas. Great dish if you’re in the area
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Shan yao / Chinese yam is a favorite of ours. We too like it stir fried and al dente. It’s very unique. Not only is it slightly gooey; it has a very slight numbing / tingly quality.
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Cream Pan. I supposed I should be thankful we have a solid Japanese bakery. And I still greatly enjoy their rice rolls, the strawberry croissants, and many of their other baked goods. But a few months ago, I got hooked on their shio pan bc it was crusty exterior, soft interior, lightly dusted with salt, and had this nice buttery aroma. Sadly, for the past couple weeks, they appear to have changed the recipe because it sucks now. Flabby exterior. Way too much salt. Butter laden, to the point where the inside is almost slick with butter. I know it’s such a simple bread and so how good could it be, but there is nothing like a good shio pan and quite honestly, I’m devastated by what they’ve done to their version 
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Nara Thai. Thai is a struggle for me in the South Bay. Hidden Garden is good but pricey. Krata is ok, but in a depressing location and super slow service. There’s some other place in the Handel’s plaza that my wife makes us go to that I despise. So last night, we tried Nara Thai on Western and it was surprisingly good! My wife had the green curry, which was flavorful albeit a bit sweet. But the surprise was the boat noodles. That was a thick, spicy, hearty blood broth chock full of tender beef slices and tender beef balls. Could have used more offal and the noodles could have been chewier but the broth hit the spot!
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nice I’ll have to try Nara! Hidden Garden is far and away the best Thai in the South Bay, and i do’nt find it that much more expensive that other spots. I love a good boat noodle though, nice rec!
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Will caveat a couple things:
- my two teenagers eat a ton. so even though it’s not pricey by high-end LA standards, Hidden Garden does add up for us when its supposed to just be a simple weekday meal
- i have no concept of what an authentic boat noodle is. My gauge here is that this broth just hit the spot… it’s a lot deeper than most blood broths I have had in the past!
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Report back, I’m curious to hear what you think.
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