Kyoto Steak and Gyukatsu coming to Main St next to Sprouts
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Pretty stoked about this. Don’t think there are any other gyukatsu specialists around, are there?
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Not in SGV - but Chiou House in Rowland Heights does.
Monja Taiker in Rosemead kinda does one. It’s not as crunchy as Nice time cafe tho.
Ding’s garden has a similar flavor profile but uses panko I think.
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Kinda… You can get Gyu Katsu at Tokyo Hamburg in Koreatown… I really like theirs…
I’ve been to Kobe Gyukatsu in Rowland Heights. They also had a location in Arcadia, but it appears to have close. Pretty good! But I still like Tokyo Hamburg’s better…
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Yes I’m looking forward to trying it. Interior looks pretty cool too in a modern Japanese style
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Da Bin Ja Hotpot opens in shopping center in Monterey Park on Garvey and Nicholson that burned down in 2017.
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Hong Kong Dim Sum House replaces Tasty Noodle House (unrelated to and not part of the ubiquitous chain of the same English language name, but different Chinese name) in San Gabriel. This Tasty Noodle was apparently the last remaining Dalian style restaurant in the SGV.
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went there today. my take is that you can get the same quality at lucky1 in rosemead for over $1 less per order, though lucky1 is still takeout only. econ majors can decide where this falls on their utility curve, and according to their signage, open every day from 9-5. (whereas lucky1 is open at 7:45am).
and i lament the passing of tasty noodle house and what might have been the best iteration of a shui jian bao in the southland.
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On the Arroyo Parkway on the skeleton of Galang, there’s a banner announcing Akbar Indian Cuisine.
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At the Monterey Park location, I would get the Beijing Meat Cake (Like a stuffed scallion pancake) as well as their Xiao Long Bao. For dessert, Taiwanese shaved ice.
the SG branch of sun nong dan is temporarily closed, as i discovered this morning hoping to partake of their breakfast special. i couldn’t even go get pho ga as a consolation prize as the PBMCC nearby on san gabriel blvd closed rather abruptly earlier this year.
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Tasty Garden Monterey Park is closed. That shopping center is in sad shape as the 101 Noodle Express and many other of the restaurants in Atlantic Times Square never even reopened. Also in Arcadia, Dim Sum Box is being replaced by a branch of Tasty Choice. I thought Dim Sum Box was great, but being just a few feet away from Capital Seafood was probably too much to overcome.
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i think you mean atlantic seafood; IIRC capital is in the mall off garvey & atlantic. i’ve never considered atlantic times square a destination for food with the exception of perhap happy family, though truth be told i haven’t eaten there in years either. 101 noodle express was great 15 years ago, but they’ve been surpassed in quality & value by a lot of newer places IMO - especially their beef roll.
finally made it to the brick & mortar location of carnitas el momo today in SW MP. they offer both indoor/outdoor seating.
the migijas is good if you like burnt ends, but they tend to run out and supplement it with other meats, which not a bad thing if you order a mulita and end up getting equivalent of an aporkalypse mulita (which costs $1.50 more) for the price of a regular mulita.
i still prefer the aporkalypse for the diversity of textures combined.
and they now offer a black sesame flavor ice cream at fosselmann’s, though it’s actually grey in color (top) along with mango & coconut/pineapple.
and i did finish it all with no leaks/spills.
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Guess I should have put the Monterey Park and Arcadia items in separate paragraphs. Was referring to the Arcadia branch of Capital Seafood. With regard to Atlantic Seafood in Atlantic Times Square, that seems to be the remaining bright light in that center along with sister restaurant OK Cafe.
i had dim sum at atlantic seafood once and was underwhelmed. perhaps it was an off day, but the place had been open long enough that off days shouldn’t happen.
There has always been a lot of turnover at Atlantic Times Square in MPK, I assume from rents that aren’t sustainable for most restaurants. Also, since I haven’t travelled much from the pandemic + gas costs, how much was theater attendance at Atlantic Times Square impacted? Surely that would have had an even bigger impact on restaurant traffic there.
Someone ought to make a list of all the restaurants that have passed through ATS. That’s even with a few stable spaces, like Tasty Garden.
that’s been my impression about large malls in general, which has led to me forsaking places in large malls like santa anita, or in high rent districts like old town pasadena. in many ways i’m still a midwestern born and bred who doesn’t care to (expletive deleted) with mall parking and paying for the markup due to rent, etc. i’m a hole in the wall type of eater.
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The food at Atlantic Seafood has been a roller coaster from good to bad to good to bad. Must be changes in ownership or chefs.
Bao Kee opens up in South El Monte replacing the failed branch of Spicy Moment. Bao Kee sounds like a mainland restaurant specializing in Cantonese stews.
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their menu, though small, is somewhat intriguing
as it includes steamed minced pork with salted fish - and french toast (with peanut or blueberries) - and “new orleans” grilled wings.
the emphasis on “health” soups has a vaguely toisan vibe enhanced by “hoisan” (as in “gong hoisan wah-a!”) dishes listed among the noodle soups & chef specials. but then there’s a chongqing chicken dish, not to mention a deep fried egg with vegetables dish which sounds very mainland cantonese…
the minced steamed pork
prompts me to consider schlepping out that way.