Cheng Can Cook: Eggplant w/ Toona Paste ★

Easy-to-Cook Eggplant w/ Toona (Black Bean Paste) Paste. Just cook Eggplant (use oil to cook and add water while cooking) with Toona Paste and add some chili oil. Use Scallions and Toasted Sesame Seeds for garnish.

Chaya Downtown@Downtown LA ★★★

New Special Menu: Chaya Downtown Summer on the Grill. New BBQ & Kushiyaki Menu. Really like the Grilled Drunken Squid. It tasted really sweet, and the squid was not too chewy. Hanger Steak was nice. See the sizzling in action at the outdoor grill in the patio. Beer w/ Frozen Foam was a bomb. Large Sake Sangria was quite a deal. Free valet parking in the underground parking lot w/ validation.

Coffee Spiced Prime Hanger Steak w/ Caramelized Onion, Blue Cheese $14

Grilled Drunken Squid w/ Wasabi Aioli, Sweet Soy Sauce, Shichimi $12

Dragon Roll $13
spicy tuna, cucumber, eel & avocado outside, eel sauce

Kobe Beef Roll $14
spicy shrimp, asparagus, cucumber, kobe beef outside, balsamic reduction, eel sauce

Grilled Drunken Squid & Bratwurst Sausage Grilling in Action

Grilled Drunken Squid

Big Piece of Complimentary Bread

Pistachio Chocolate Chip Cookies $8
frangelico whipped cream

Sake Sangria (large jar) $12

Kirin Larger Beer w/ Frozen Foam $5

Kirin Larger Beer (Pitcher) $14

Chaya Downtown
525 S Flower St
Los Angeles, CA 90071
(213) 236-9577
www.thechaya.com

Tsujita Annex@Sawtelle ★★

Ramen Alternative to the original Tsujita LA Artisan Noodle across the Street. Heard original restaurant is better. Noodles were too thick for me, but the soup base was good. You get thirsty after having the ramen. I prefer the rice bowls under $4. About an hour wait for 4 people for lunch in the weekend. Cash only.

Ramen w/ Soft Boiled Egg (Small) $9.95

Tsukemen w/ Soft Boiled Egg $10.95

Ramen w/ Soft Boiled Egg (Large) $10.95
w/ spicy seasoning added

Ikura Bowl $4.99

Spicy Tuna Bowl $3.99

Tsujita Annex
2050 Sawtelle Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90025
(310) 231-0222
www.tsujita-la.com

Enterprise Seafood Co@Santa Monica ★★★

Great Seafood. Love their Ahi Poke. Scallops in the Scallop Risotto tasted like it's missing some salt, but if you eat it with the risotto at the same time, then it would taste great. Mussels were fatty and great. Lobster Bisque was yum yum. Went with a $15 for $30 Groupon.

Scallop Risotto $23.95
prime pan-seared sea scallops served over a creamy seasonal vegetable risotto

Traditional Hawaiian Ahi Poke $9.95

Fresh Steamed Mussels $12.95

Lobster Bisque (cup) $2.95 (side dish upgrade)

Kitchen

Enterprise Fish Co
174 Kinney St
Santa Monica, CA 90405
(310) 392-8366
www.enterprisefishco.com

JJ Hong Kong Cafe@Monterey Park ★★

Great Deal for Late Night Dinner 10pm-4am. People usually order Lemon Iced Tea in Hong Kong cafes, but you can actually order Orange Iced Tea here instead. Tastes sweeter.

Baked Pork Chop w/ Portugese Sauce on Rice Dinner $9.50 (special price  6pm-10pm)
comes w/ soup and iced tea

Satay Beef Rice Noodle in Soup (Hong Kong Style) Dinner $5.50 (special price 10pm-4am)

Beef Tenderloin Flat Rice Noodles in Clear Soup

Orange Iced Tea $2.75

JJ Hong Kong Cafe
447 W Garvey Ave
Ste 1020
Monterey Park, CA 91754
(626) 280-3833

SinBala Restaurant@Arcadia

Taiwanese Restaurant in Arcadia. Food came out super fast, in about 5 minutes. They have Taiwanese sausages in all kinds of fun flavor: Peach, Chocolate, Strawberry Jam, Kiwi, Passion Fruit, Mango, etc. It's quite an experience to try them in these flavors. They are inexpensive, only $1.85 each. Pumpkin Rice Noodle was nice too.

Spicy Beef Noodle Soup $7.25

Pork Bamboo Shoot Rice $7.00

Oyster Pancake $5.50

SinBala Restaurant 辛巴樂

651 W Duarte Rd

Ste F

Arcadia, CA 91007

(626) 446-0886

Caffè Italiano@Alhambra

New Restaurant@Alhambra. (4.5 stars on Yelp) Probably won't be back for a while. The Crispy Zucchini and complimentary bread were great, but that's about it. Mushroom Risotto wasn't good at all. I hope other dishes are better. Waitress seemed to be inexperienced. Good thing that I've got $10 for $20 coupon from Yelp deal. Free wi-fi was nice though. For a similar price, I would go to Celestino in Pasadena instead with greater quality and service.

Zucchine Croccanti al Prosecco e Menta Piperita
crispy zucchini w/ prosecco wine and peppermint

Risotto Funghi e Zafferano di Navelli
risotto w/ mushrooms & navelli saffron

Linguine Vongole e Bottarga di Muggine
linguine w/ clams & dried eggs of mullet roe

Complimentary Bread

Caffè Italiano
7 S 2nd St
Alhambra, CA 91801
(626) 570-8262