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Belacan Grill in Redondo
The food in Belacan Grill is average but terribly overpriced. The waiters there seem to be more interested in how much tips are given rather than providing good service.
The restaurant tries very hard to give a high-end restaurant appeal but fails on food consistency and service. Ambience is average.
Had dinner with family and was overcharged, not according to the menu price and waited a long long time for the food to arrive. Ordered the Hainan Chicken rice, found chicken hair on the skin. When I alerted the waiter about this, he commented it is normal and impossible to remove all the hair. Eating it don't kill you in Chinese.
Met the owner of the restaurant, Ken Tan. He is more interested in only receiving praises on the food than anything else. Someone please give this egoistic chef a thing or two on social skills.
What is the best Indian restaurant in LA?
Nobody knows why the Indian Restaurants here tend to Americanize their food when it's mostly Indians and Pakistanis who frequent their restaurants. The food at Bilal Restaurant located in Westchester is very inconsistent. When the owner is there to prepare, the food is simply delicious otherwise you have to be contented with a Mexican chef preparing Chicken Biryani that taste like tomato chicken rice and chicken kurma that tastes so bland and anything BUT Indian or Pakistani food. My husband and I found an Excellent Pakistani restaurant in Inglewood called "Al Watan". The food is comparable to Noorani's in Garden Grove,CA. They're famous for their Beef Nihari, Chicken Tikka Masala, Chicken Kirahi, all types of biryani, kurma's and best of all the "Pulao Rice with Leg of Lamb on Friday's only. Their lunch and dinner special is of generous portions and good variety.The restaurant is not fancy but the quality of food is always consistent and patronized by mostly Pakistanis and Indians. Reasonably priced. Was told the chef was cooking for a prominent hotel in Pakistan. Service is average. Waiters are polite. Hope this information is helpful.
