the new Banh Mi My Tho is on Garvey. Mexicali Tacos is on San Gabriel Blvd.
Both are using old Weinerschnitzel locations.
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What would you all say are the top Shanghainese restaurants in SGV these days? Preferably looking for something with a more fleshed out Shanghainese menu–not focused on XLB. (I’ve been bad about keeping up to date on the SGV openings/closings during the pandemic…)
I’m in that Facebook group. Looks like Banh Mi My Tho is allowing the taco cart to use the space in front of the store after hours when they are closed.
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Jiang Nan Spring is pretty much head and shoulders above the rest.
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Ah, thanks for the clarification.
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Blooming VIP Seafood has opened in the Rosemead space abandoned prior to the pandemic by East Gourmet Seafood.
A+ Tea House in San Gabriel is closing next week. Ordinarily wouldn’t mention a boba place except they had the best popcorn chicken in the SGV. Also the Kim Chuy/Ho Kee partnership in Alhambra has apparently ended with the location now having a Ho Kee menu.
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1919 Noodle Express replaces Nice Time Cafe in Monterey Park’s Atlantic Times Square, just a few doors down from the still shuttered 101 Noodle Express.
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Is this the last outpost of Nice Time Cafe/Deli?
I grew up on their Pork Chop Rice and still found it to be my favorite version.
Speaking of which, anyone else do the fried style porkchop, a little sweet, lots of garlic?
I think you’re right about Nice Time. Kinda sad since they did reopen during the pandemic.
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Tried to go to Embassy Kitchen Alhambra on 5/17, but it was closed for renovations. Hope they reopen soon with the same menu/theme.
Yelper says it reopened with a new AYCE menu. Doesn’t sound good.
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Pretty stoked about this. Don’t think there are any other gyukatsu specialists around, are there?
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Not in SGV - but Chiou House in Rowland Heights does.
Monja Taiker in Rosemead kinda does one. It’s not as crunchy as Nice time cafe tho.
Ding’s garden has a similar flavor profile but uses panko I think.
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Kinda… You can get Gyu Katsu at Tokyo Hamburg in Koreatown… I really like theirs…
I’ve been to Kobe Gyukatsu in Rowland Heights. They also had a location in Arcadia, but it appears to have close. Pretty good! But I still like Tokyo Hamburg’s better…
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Yes I’m looking forward to trying it. Interior looks pretty cool too in a modern Japanese style
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Da Bin Ja Hotpot opens in shopping center in Monterey Park on Garvey and Nicholson that burned down in 2017.
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Hong Kong Dim Sum House replaces Tasty Noodle House (unrelated to and not part of the ubiquitous chain of the same English language name, but different Chinese name) in San Gabriel. This Tasty Noodle was apparently the last remaining Dalian style restaurant in the SGV.
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