SWMBO is so excited about checking out the hep stores at the westfield santa anita mall.
i’m even more excited, because i don’t have to go. woo woo.
along with the tres cool shopping, there is supposed to be very good food available.
does anyone have any recommendations for what’s the best stuff at this location?
not nearby, but in the mall, please.
Within the Arcadia / Santa Anita Mall? There’s a Din Tai Fung (the supposed flagship of Southern California, after they moved from their original location on Baldwin), it’s much larger and nicer. Food? It felt like it was a bit more commercialized than before, but we only made it out there once since the move.
There’s a Meizhou Dongpo restaurant in the mall as well. Here’s some thoughts and pics:
And I remember TonyC mentioning a pricey Hot Pot place called Hai Di Lao there. Besides that, there’s a Cheesecake Factory and Benihana in the mall. There’s a new EMC Seafood (a branch of the K-Town EMC Seafood with a raw bar, etc.), but we haven’t been (just noticed it that one time we visited).
principessa, in her reading about the place, thought there was some sort
of food court/hall that was better/different than your average mall food court.
also, maybe a floor where there are shit tons of top drawer food samples, a la one
of those fancy department stores in, tokyo, say?
Yah, what @A5KOBE said: There’s a “wing” of the mall that has:
Din Tai Fung
Uncle Tetsu Cheesecake (haven’t tried it, seemed gimmicky though)
Really Bad Udon
EMC Seafood (branch of K-Town EMC)
Side Chick
and recently a “we serve all types of Japanese food” restaurant (sushi, crazy rolls, ramen noodles and more) (haven’t been)
You can also try Monkey Bar, same area as Side chick and EMC. Craft cocktails and craft beers, eclectic menu. My choices would be Side Chick, Monkey Bar, and dessert at Match Matcha.