Holy Basil@Downtown LA ★★★

Great Thai Food. Eggplant & Kabocha Squash Rice and Curry (they are spicy) are always my favorite. Jidori Chicken are also great. Decided to try their Pad Thai this time. Comes with a slice of lime on the side. 3 pieces shrimps protein add on for $4 might not worth it – Shrimps were slightly grilled and not seasoned. Will stick with the complimentary Moo Krob - Crispy Pork Belly protein next time. Portions on the light side. Pad Thai was nice but not very filling. Parking in Downtown LA is challenging as usual – metered street parking or paid lots. UberEats available with a markup on the prices.

Pad Thai Noodle $16, 3 pieces shrimp add-on $4
wok-fired rice noodle, paprika, sweet radish, tiny dry shrimp, egg, tamarind fish sauce, bean sprouts, chives and peanuts, mango and lime on top (contains shellfish)

Holy Basil
718 S Los Angeles St Unit A
Los Angeles, CA 90014
(213) 603-9587
holybasildtla.com

Alice's Kitchen@Temple City ★

Lovely Nostalgic Hong Kong Themed Décor. Features Hong Kong Cafe food. Grand opening week for Temple City location. The HK Style Soup Noodle is probably their signature dish. It's nice. Kind of fun to customize your choice of soup base, noodles, and 4 ingredients. Could be a brain picker. I recommend picking all meat (try the ones without extra charge, which are equally awesome), as there are already 2 stems of Chinese Broccoli included. I liked Pork Kidney, Pork Intestine, and Cuttlefish Ball. Thought Curry Pork Skin would be a good value, but it came in cold with not much curry flavor. Will try another ingredient next time. Noodle Soup temperature was fine for me but might not be hot enough for others. Very busy and backed up for opening week, especially at the cash register. Scan QR code by front entrance to for virtual queue. Dinner wait time was 25 mins for table of 1. Noodles came out within 10 mins. Cash only on the day I went. Free parking in busy lot or street parking.

Hong Kong Style Soup Noodle $15.25 (customize your own, some add-ons has extra charge)
My customization: HK Dan Dan Base (soup)
Egg Noodle (noodles)
Pork Kidney, Pork Intestine, Cuttlefish Ball, Curry Pork Skin (pick 4 items)

Egg Noodle

Hong Kong Flavor Interiors

Alice's Kitchen
9556 Las Tunas Dr
Temple City, CA 91780