Went to noodle Art over the weekend and really liked the fried intestines with chili and sichuan (or whatever the “right” Romanized spelling is) peppercorns.
hard to mess that up. when i visited, i found the noodles to be overcooked, along with lower QPR due to portion size.
that’s true, though I did find the lamb a notch above many other noodle joints.
it’s difficult to mess up lamb with cumin. what exactly made their rendition better?
Quality of the lamb was better, nice balance of spice and cumin, noodles were thick and chewy.
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Seems like China Red in Arcadia May have been replaced by something called Dim Sum Box.
Actually this appears to be a Google error. Dim Sum Box has opened on Huntington Dr.
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Construction in progress at former Uniboil location in Monterey Park’s Atlantic Times Square. New occupant is something called Trump Card Roast Fish. Presumably another one of these Chinese roast fish restaurants.
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there’s an unsubstantiated rumor (reported on FB) that long time shanghaiese stalwart J&J is closing this weekend. nowadays i’d rather go to shanghai dumpling house at the hilton plaza, but they along with meilong village and happy kitchen (?) made up what i once thought of as the holy trinity of XLB in prospect plaza.
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The third of the XLB trinity was Dragon Mark. When I first started going down to the SGV, the nickname for that plaza was “XLB Plaza.” Dragon Mark was open into the AM hours. Famously, it’s also where the mayor of San Gabriel had the incident that led to his downfall.
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Had no idea of this story:
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Once again tripped up by this board’s inane three post in a thread limitation. I wouldn’t celebrate the demise of Thousands Tasty. They actually re-emerged shortly thereafter in Rosemead as Tasty Thousands (presumably bad luck to use the same name again) where they are still operating today.
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ok. i did a search on dongbei on yelp and this place did not come up. did they change their menu?
we ate there once. the consensus of our party of six was not kind. not only was the food bad, the floor show of supplies being wheeled from a BMW SUV in the front parking lot through the eating area into the kitchen during our meal contributed to the bad vibe. the person whose friend recommended the place was very embarrassed, and she stopped coming out for lunch. we’re talking serious shame here.
EDIT: interesting; their yelp page/reviews all describe the cuisine as ‘northern chinese’ but no one uses the term dongbei - even the reviews of those who claim to be from that region.
many recent reviews reflect my opinion of the place.
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When I went to Tasty Thousands last year they were still using the Thousands Tasty menu. I notice that Tasty Thousands Yelp rating are also consistent, rated at 2 1/2 stars. There are references to Northeastern cuisine though.
i saw a number of recent low rated reviews, to which i tend to give weight given the impact of the pandemic.
thanks for the awesome information.
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Pho Saigon Pasteur is now (finally) open at 235 W Main St, Alhambra. Excited to try this new addition to the neighborhood
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No, it always has been Delicious Chengdu.
Are you a regular visitor there? Me too!
Welcome to FTC!
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Looks like Chef Tony is re-opening!
There is a big sign saying it is hiring
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