La Grande Orange@Pasadena ★★★

Fantastic Food, esp. the Crudo. White Sangria is really nice and quite a deal. 90-minute-free parking@garage + additional 30 minutes with validation.

New Style Crudo $11 (ponzu sauce on the side)
sushi-grade tuna, chiles, ponzu sauce, green peppercorns, avocado

Luggage Room Smoked Fish Dip Plate $9
smoked idaho trout, classic saltine crackers, watermelon radish

Tuna Tartare $14
sushi-grade tuna, guacamole, housemade tortilla chips

New Style Crudo $11 (ponzu sauce on the side)
sushi-grade tuna, chiles, ponzu sauce, green peppercorns, avocado

White Sangria $21 (pitcher)

La Grande Orange Café
260 S Raymond Ave
Pasadena, CA 91105
(626) 356-4444
www.lgostationcafe.com

Honda-ya@Little Tokyo ★★★

Izakaya place. Opens till late. Over 200 menu items. Definitely try their robata.

Albacore Tataki Salad $7.95

Robata Grill: Liver $2.00, Meat Ball $2.25, Okra $1.80

Robata: Chicken Wings $2.50

Blue Crab Handroll w/ Soy Paper $6.25

Zaru Tororo Soba (cold) $7.50

Fruits Jelly & Yuzu Sorbet $4.50

Complimentary Cucumber

Grape Chu-Hi (double) $6.00

Honda Ya Izakaya
333 S Alameda St
Los Angeles, CA 90013
(213) 625-1184
www.izakayahondaya.com

Doe Jon Station@Arcadia

The Salted Rice Roll was good, but that's it. Don't bother to order the Salt Bean Milk. You will have better ones somewhere else. As for the Spicy Cucumber, it looked and tasted like it has been sitting in the fridge for a long period of time. Eat at your own risk: upon entrance, you will see a huge graded "C" sign. Everything cheap though.

Salted Rice Roll $2.50

Salt Bean Milk $1.75

Spicy Cucumber $2.75

Doe Jon Station
46 W Las Tunas Dr
Arcadia, CA 91007
(626) 821-2088

Moist and Creamy@Century City ★★★

Just Like Its Name, Really Moist and Creamy. Chocolaty. Nice & sweet. Soft & tender. Sold@Century City Farmers Market every Thursday 11am - 2pm. Can call to order too.

21 Layer Cake (Signature Cake)

Moist and Creamy@Century City Farmers Makret
(Thursdays 11am-2pm)
1800 Avenue Of The Stars
Century City, CA 90067
(323) 608-7390
www.moistandcreamy.net

The Boiling Crab@Alhambra ★★★

Seafood in Affordable Prices. Not super fresh, but great deal. Get your hands on and get messy. And set aside sometime to wait in line.

Fried Oysters $10

Fried Catfish Basket w/ Cajun Fries $10

1/2 lb. Shrimp $4.50

1 lb. Mussels $9

Now using napkin instead of the sauce-stained greasy roll of paper towel

The Boiling Crab
33 W Main St
Alhambra, CA 91801
(626) 300-5898
www.theboilingcrab.com

Chao's@San Gabriel ★★★

Healthy Homestyle Cooking: $13 for 2-people-dinner including 3 dishes, soup, and rice. Quite a deal. It usually lasts me for at least 4 meals. Need to call in to order before 4pm. Pick up available after 6pm (before 8pm). They speak Cantonese. I have been ordering from them once a week every week for over a year. Cash only.

Day #1: Stir-Fry Fish

Dish of the Day #2: Popcorn Chicken

Dish of the Day #3: Veggies

Chao's Homestyle Dinner (周記美食)
250 W Fairview Ave
San Gabriel, CA 91776
http://foodchao.webs.com

Golden Deli@San Gabriel ★★★

Best Pho in Town. Enough said. The waiting line explains it. The Coconut Milk Rice Noodle is definitely something new to the typical Vietnamese vermicelli we are used to. Thai Tea Cupcake was awesome. Need to wait in line to get a seat.

1. Pho Dac Biet - Large Combo w/ Rare & Well Cooked Beef, Tendon & Tripe w/ Rice Noodle Soup $6.75
add beefball $1.00

63A. Banh Tam Bi & Chao Tom & Cha Gio - Shredded Pork & Shrimp Paste, Egg Roll & Coconut Milk w/ Large Rice Noodle $7.50

Thai Tea Cupcake $2.50
How it looks like in real life. Despite of that, it tasted delicious!

Thai Tea Cupcake - how it looks like in the photo

D7. Che Ba Mau - Mixed of Mung Bean, Red Bean w/ Jello & Coconut Milk $2.50

D19.Tra Thai - Thai Iced Tea $2.25

Golden Deli (越南餐室)
815 W Las Tunas Dr
San Gabriel, CA 91776
(626) 308-0803
www.goldendelirestaurant.com