Tuesday, October 31, 2023

GoodGoodTaste Home Cooking@East LA ★★★

Addictive Hong Kong Home Cooking. My 3rd consecutive week ordering. Fantastic quality Hong Kong style comfort food that feels like home. Curry was authentic and flavorful. No MSG. Steamed Pork Patty had appetizing sesame oil aroma. Home style cooking with care and attention to detail. Even chewy parts of the celery stalks were removed. Nutritional soup is always amazing. $55 for 3 assorted dishes (changes weekly), 32oz healthy nutritional soup, white rice, and 12oz dessert soup. East LA pickup. Follow Facebook link for more. Cantonese/ Chinese only. 

GoodGoodTaste Facebook Group (Cantonese only)
https://www.facebook.com/groups/656967515561460 

10/31 Menu. All for $55: (changes weekly)
1. 咖哩薯仔燜牛腩 Braised Beef Brisket
Curry with Potatoes
2. 冬菇蒸肉餅 Steamed Pork Patty with Mushrooms
3. XO醬西芹炒雞柳 Stir-Fried Chicken with Celery and XO Sauce
4. 金銀菜羅漢果陳腎紅蘿蔔煲瘦肉湯 Healthy Lean Pork Soup with Vegetables, Monk Fruit, & Carrots (Good for lungs)
Comes w/ 3 bowls of rice & Green Bean Soup w/ Kelp (12oz)

3 Dishes, Healthy Soup, Rice, & Dessert for $55

咖哩薯仔燜牛腩 Braised Beef Brisket Curry with Potatoes

冬菇蒸肉餅 Steamed Pork Patty with Mushrooms

XO醬西芹炒雞柳 Stir-Fried Chicken with Celery and XO Sauce

金銀菜羅漢果陳腎紅蘿蔔煲瘦肉湯 Healthy Lean Pork Soup with Vegetables, Monk Fruit, & Carrots (Good for lungs)

海帶綠豆糖水 Green Bean Soup w/ Kelp (12oz)

Monday, October 30, 2023

Cheng Can Cook: Ginger Pork Recipe ★★★

Japanese Comfort Food. Easy to cook. I don't recommend adding eggplant to it after trying it, because it changes the texture and consistency of the dish. Adding onion (sauté before adding pork) will add some sweetness to the dish. Recipe below.


Recipe: (from allrecipes)
Ingredients:
2 Tbsp Soy Sauce
2 Tbsp Sake
2 Tbsp Mirgin
1 Tbsp Grated Fresh Ginger Root
1 lb. Thinly Sliced Pork Loin
3 Tbsp Vegetable Oil

Directions:
1. Mix together soy sauce, sake, mirin, & ginger in a large bowl until combined.
2. Add Sliced Pork. Stir to coat. Marinate for about 1 hour.
3. Heat oil in large skilled or wok over high heat. Sauté pork in hot oil until browned and cooked through. Discard marinate.

Tip: Optional to add some kind of chili oil in the end. Also optional to add thinly sliced shiso leaf as garnish. Eat with rice.
P.S. Some people coat pork with corn starch before cooking.

Sunday, October 29, 2023

Oak & Coal@Costa Mesa ★★★

Nice Izakaya in OC. Great cocktails. Brussels Sprouts were my all-time favorite. Their Oak's Famous Garlic Noodles is a must. Can skip the shrimp add-on and go for the veggie-only option. They used to waive corkage fee from the wine shop next door to support local business, but our server did not seem to know about it. Otherwise, wine corkage fee is $20. They also used to have Sunday Happy Hour but not anymore. It gets pricey, especially without Happy Hour. Free parking in lot.

Unagi & Crispy Rice $15
crispy rice, eel, jalapeño, micro leek

Yuzu Charcoal Cocktail $16 (special order)

Brussels Sprouts $12
blistered, bonito flakes, spicy mayo

Salmon Yellowtail Hand Rolls $20 (special)

New Zealand Lamp Chops (2 pcs) $18
shiso, yuzu kosho

Snake River Wagyu Beef (3 pcs) $26
tare basting, yuzu kosho

Oak's Famous Garlic Noodles $26
wild shrimp, bonito sake butter, shimeji mushroom

Oak & Coal
333 E 17th St Ste 2
Costa Mesa, CA 92627
(949) 287-6150
oakandcoalcm.com

Ducks Restaurant@San Gabriel ★★★

Best Katsudon in Town. Long-time restaurant in the San Gabriel neighborhood since 1995. Regular Katsudon is $16.95. Combos available. Also famous for their curry. Featured in publications such as LA Times (September 4, 1998) and U.S. Japan Business News (March 1997). Can ask for the dinner menu and order dinner combo during lunch. Serves alcohol. Hot Green Tea $2.50. Heavy cook & oil smell from open kitchen. Free parking in lot.

Cold Soba + Mini Katsudon $22.95

Cold Soba + Mini Katsudon $22.95

Hot Udon + Mini Tempura Bowl (1 pc shrimp, 2 pcs carrots) $22.50

Hot Udon + Mini Tempura Bowl $22.50

Complimentary Salad Side

Hot Green Tea $2.50

1381 E Las Tunas Dr
Ste 1
San Gabriel, CA 91776
(626) 287-8743
https://ducks-restaurant.business.site/

Saturday, October 28, 2023

Tokyo Fast Food@West LA ★★★

Favorite Japanese Fast Food since college time. Restaurant since 1985. Tokyo Roll was $5.25 when I first went there many decades ago. Now it's $10.45. Katsu Curry Chicken $11.45. Purchase 10 meals and get 1 free chicken or beef teriyaki with stamp card. Free parking in small lot.

Special Unagi Bowl $17.95

Tokyo Roll $10.45

Tokyo Fast Food
11921 Santa Monica Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90025
(310) 478-3603
www.tokyofastfood.com

Thursday, October 26, 2023

KazuNori@Mid-Wilshire ★

KazuNori Original Hand Roll Bar by Sushi Nozawa. Fast, Inexpensive, & Opens Late. Came for late night dinner and done in 30 minutes. Don't expect high quality. Scallop was good. Seaweed is not quite crisp when you order set vs. a la carte. Ko Ika (Squid with Mentai & Shiso Leaf) a la carte was good. Fish was not too fresh (but justified by the price). Yellowtail and Salmon were all chopped up and a bit gooey. 6 Hand Roll Set Menu is $28, which includes Toro ($5.75), Yellowtail ($5.75), Salmon ($5.50), Bay Scallop ($5.25), Crab ($6), & Lobster ($8.50). You pay $28 for $36.75 value, which is a great deal. Uni Hand Roll $17 but didn't want to try it there. The more hand roll you get in a set menu, the better deal (but seaweed not as crisp). Opens late. No wait for later in the night. 2 hours free validated parking in lot.

Toro Hand Roll

Yellowtail Hand Roll

Salmon Hand Roll

Bay Scallop Hand Roll

Crab Hand Roll

Lobster Hand Roll

Ko Ika (Squid,  Shiso) Hand Roll $5.25 a la carte

KazuNori
6245 Wilshire Blvd Ste 101
Los Angeles, CA 90048
(323) 642-6457
handrollbar.com

Tuesday, October 24, 2023

GoodGoodTaste Home Cooking@East LA ★★★

Impressive Hong Kong Home Cooking. My 2nd week ordering. Fantastic quality Hong Kong style comfort food that feels like home, and better. Love the Steamed Milk with a lot of expensive healthy Fish Maw (花膠). Aroma similar to Japanese Bonito flakes. Very healthy. Pork was amazing and perfectly seasoned with a kick of garlic. Chinese Eel Rice was somewhat similar to Japanese Eel. Recommend baking for Pudding Bread. East LA pickup. Follow Facebook link for more. Cantonese/ Chinese only. 

GoodGoodTaste Facebook Group (Cantonese only)
https://www.facebook.com/groups/656967515561460 

10/24 Menu: (changes weekly)
1. Baked Chinese Eel Rice 古法黃鱔焗飯 (35oz, serves 3) $25
2. Traditional HK Cafe Salt & Pepper Pork Chop 傳統茶餐廳風味椒鹽豬扒 (32oz) $16
3. HK French Pudding Bread 法式布丁麵包 $3.75/pc (fund raise for charity)
4. Gogi Berry Fish Maw Steamed Milk「南棗」杞子花膠燉鮮奶 (10oz, Fish Maw 40g) $25
5. Healthy Sea Coconut Melon Lean Pork Meat Soup 霸王花海底椰玉竹合掌瓜煲瘦肉湯 (32oz) $13


Gogi Berry Fish Maw Steamed Milk「南棗」杞子花膠燉鮮奶 (10oz, Fish Maw 40g) $25

HK French Pudding Bread 法式布丁麵包 $3.75/pc (fund raise for charity)

Traditional HK Cafe Salt & Pepper Pork Chop 傳統茶餐廳風味椒鹽豬扒 (32oz) $16

Baked Chinese Eel Rice 古法黃鱔焗飯 (35oz, serves 3) $25

Healthy Sea Coconut Melon Lean Pork Meat Soup 霸王花海底椰玉竹合掌瓜煲瘦肉湯 (32oz) $13


Sunday, October 22, 2023

Inaba@Torrance ★★★

Great Japanese Comfort Food with Handmade Udon & Soba. Cold Tororo (slimy grated Japanese mountain yam) Soba is my all-time favorite. Can add on Tororo for $4 (also good w/Marinated Tuna Bowl). Udon is Inaniwa style and delicious. Tempura Side also available for $9 and is delicious. Chicken Teriyaki is moist and tender. Tsubaki Dinner $45. Tempura Kaiseki $60. Inaba Kaiseki Dinner also available for $80 and requires 1 day advance reservation. Corkage fee $18, no size or quantity limit. Call-in reservations recommended, even if it's same day. Free hot tea. Free parking in lot.

Tempura Noodle Combo w/ Marinated Tuna Bowl $32
comes w/ salad, assorted tempura, hot or cold noodles, & marinated tuna bowl

Tempura Noodle Combo w/ Marinated Tuna Bowl $32
comes w/ salad, assorted tempura, hot or cold noodles, & marinated tuna bowl

Tempura Noodle (Hot Handmade Udon) $19

Tempura Noodle Combo w/ Marinated Tuna Bowl $32
comes w/ salad, assorted tempura, hot or cold noodles, & marinated tuna bowl

Tempura

Cold Handmade Soba Noodles from Set Dinner

Chicken Teriyaki $16

Inaba Restaurant
20920 Hawthorne Blvd
Torrance, CA 90503
(310) 371-6675
www.restaurantinaba.com

Koko Sushi@Mission Viejo ★★

Great Pricing. Decent quality. Love the Uni $10 for 2 pieces. A sushi roll for $10 is like pre-pandemic pricing. Friendly service. Good option if you are in the Mission Viejo area. Hot tea $2. Free parking in lot.

Uni $10 (2 pieces)

Kanpachi $8.50

Toro $12

Ohana Roll $10.50
soy paper wrapped w/ tuna, salmon, shrimp, albacore, smelt, crab & avocado inside, topped w/ eel sauce (no rice)

Spider Roll $10
rice wrapped outside seaweed paper w/ soft shell crab, cucumber, crab & avocado inside, topped w/ smelt & eel sauce

Amaebi $5 (1 piece)

Fried Amaebi Head & Body Shell

Jumbo Scallop $6

Koko Sushi
28251 Marguerite Pkwy Ste A
Mission Viejo, CA 92692
(949) 312-2260