Cafe Spot@Alhambra

Lo Mein comes with a cup of soup. You can drink the soup as you eat, to ease up the dryness and saltiness.

Lo Mein with Wonton and Beef + Free Drink $5.95 (Late Night Special)

Cafe Spot
500 West Valley Boulevard
Alhambra, CA 91803-3227
(626) 308-3233

Half & Half Tea House@Monterey Park ★★

Red Bean Matcha Milk Smoothie is good, but not as exceptional as their Chocolate Iced Milk with Pudding and Honey Boba. The line is not that long on Friday before 7pm.

Red Bean Matcha Milk Smoothie $3.85

Chocolate Iced Milk with Pudding and Honey Boba $3.85

Half and Half Tea House
120 N San Gabriel Blvd # H
San Gabriel, CA 91775-2476
(626) 309-9387

Cheng Can Cook: Green Uni Spaghetti ★★

Happy St. Patrick's Day! Today I made Green Uni Spaghetti and Green Beer to celebrate St. Paddy's Big Day of celebration.

Chopping up the Uni

Cooking Spaghetti with the Green Uni Sauce

Masei Masei@San Gabriel ★★

Asian Fusion Iazakaya Place. They just have this new menu two weeks ago. The Tonkatsu with Sliced Tako and Bonito is really cute. They treat the Tonkatsu like a Takoyaki - it is topped with bonito, mayo, takoyaki sauce, and shredded seaweed. The pork meat in the Tonkatsu is very thick and is great for meat-lovers. Robatas are good. Okra with Grated Japanese Yam is super slimy. I love the double sliminess. Add soy sauce to it and it will taste perfect. The Fried Lotus Root is a bit hard, maybe they can make slightly thinner slices. The Passion Fruit Soju has a bit too much syrup, maybe I will ask them to put less sugar next time. The Pumpbrulee (Pumpkin Crème Brûlée) was sold out. I would like to try it next time. Great service. They open till 1:00am, great for late-nighters. (Closed on Tuesdays)

Tonkatsu - Fried Pork Lion with Sliced Tako and Bonito Dinner Set $12.85 (comes with rice and soup)

Bacon Wrapped Scallop $2.58, Beef Liver $1.85

Wasabi-Mayo Scallop Sashimi $6.85

Complimentary Soy Sauce Peanuts

Passion Fruit Soju $5.85

Okra with Grated Japanese Yam $5.85

Fried Lotus Root $4.85

Orange Slices Give Refreshing Orange Flavor to the Drinking Water

Masei Masei 有樂町

120 N San Gabriel Blvd Ste I
San Gabriel, CA 91775
(626) 285-2700

Urth Cafe@Downtown ★

Very crowded place for lunch. My tip is to call in to order first so that you can avoid the long line. Since the full ($11.50) and the half ($8.95) portion sandwiches are only $2.75 difference, I would order a full and save half for tomorrow. Their pesto sauce is nicely blended with a spice of pine nuts. The Organic Green Tea Boba Blended ($4.75) is perfect for a hot summer day.

Grilled Veggie with Pesto - Half $8.95, Full $11.50

Urth Cafe
451 South Hewitt Street,
Los Angeles, CA 90013
(213) 797-4534
www.urthcaffe.com

Half & Half Tea House@San Gabriel ★★

Finally tried dinner there. The Chinese Herb and Soy Sauce Boiled Dish Combo with Clear Noodles is really good. The Buttermilk Fried Chicken smells so good with the buttermilk, but I waited for one hour for that dish. They said it takes some time to fry the chicken… it's worth the wait though. On top of the buttermilk, you dip the fried chicken into Japanese mayo and a special sauce. You don't always have to get super rich filling drinks at Half and Half. I have discovered that their #10 Grapefruit Green Tea with Lychee Jelly is light and tastes really good too.

Chinese Herb and Soy Sauce Boiled Dish Combo with Clear Noodles $8.85

Chinese Herb and Soy Sauce Boiled Dish Combo with Clear Noodles $8.85

Karrage - Buttermilk Fried Chicken

Grapefruit Green Tea with Lychee Jelly $4.35 ($3.85 + $0.50 Lychee Jelly)

Sesame Milk Smoothie $4.85

Sesame Milk Smoothie $4.85

Half & Half Tea House 伴伴堂
120 N San Gabriel Blvd # H
San Gabriel, CA 91775
(626) 309-9387

Arroyo Chop House@Pasadena ★★

Porterhouse is a better deal - it has half of the Filet Mignon and half of the New York. Decent Alaskan King Crab Legs. Mac & Cheese is nice and cheesy. The orange flavor in the Grand Marnier Soufflé stands out really well. Grand Marnier Soufflé is highly recommended.

Porterhouse $44

Alaskan King Crab Legs $37

Grand Marnier Soufflé $12

Sequoia Grove 2007, Napa Valley $62

Chocolate Soufflé $12

Arroyo Chop House
536 S Arroyo Pkwy
Pasadena, CA 91105-2520
(626) 577-7463
www.arroyochophouse.com