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ISO "dao xiao mian" (handmade chewy noodles cut from ball with a knife) in Los Angeles
Beijing Noodle Cafe about 5 miles east from the Strip has excellent and cheap hand pulled noodles. I enjoyed Lan Zhou Beef Noodle Soup a lot.
Korean cold spicy noodles?
Chilbo Myunoak on 6th. Park's has pretty good ones also if you want meat or other stuff with your Naengmyun. I wouldn't recommend BBQ at Chilbo.
What's your fav ramen shop and why?
Good news to me too. Can you do that at any location?
Best Seoul-like Korean in LA?
I second Chilbo for Naengmyun. Park's naengmyun is very decent also.
ORANGE COUNTY-Best 5 over $25 and Best 5 under $25
Over $25
Sushi Shibucho
Pizzeria Mozza
Marche Moderne
Il Dolce Pizzeria
Bluefin
Under $25
Chong Qing Mei Wei
Quan Hop
Xanh Bistro
Bruxie
(Ramen Yamadaya: next year) Santouka Ramen
Sushi in the OC - Can't find anything decent and Yelp is absolutely useless!
"Value - The price tag was way expensive. "
Just want to clarify. According to DU/DL's OC Weekly report, the omakase was $40 pp.
Which makes me guess you guys had different omakase.
Last Minute Christmas help for Korean Parents in SFV or near by (LA)
I am puzzled that no one mentioned Mori, Zo or Kiriko. I think they would have wonderful Sushi Omakase dinner at the bar of either Mori sushi or Kiriko within $300.
GF never eaten fish. Suggestions on the best fish you've eaten
Steamed Rock cod at Sea Harbour.
Sushi at Mori Sushi.
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Mori Sushi
11500 W Pico Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90064
Lotus of Siam - favorite dishes
Sai Oua(Issan sausage), Drunken Noodle with Sea Bass.
spicy food for allergy weather
How about Yook Gye Jahng (Spicy beef soup) at Park's. It's beefy, spicy enough, huge soup and around $10.
ISO Thai sausages to cook at home
It's a restaurant not a market or butcher, but Renu Nakorn in Norwalk has fresh "Sai Oua"- Issan sausages.
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Renu Nakorn Restaurant
13019 Rosecrans Ave, Norwalk, CA 90650
One week in Dallas
Thanks to all of you Dallas Hounds, my wife and I had a great week of feasting in Dallas
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Day one: We had a very pleasant steak dinner at Al Biernat's as I posted in one of my interim reports.
Day Two: Had a late brunch at Pappadeux. We shared Andouille Sausage & Seafood gumbo, Crawfish Etouffee, Oyster Po Boys. All of them were Very Good. Especially for $9, the gumbo was a steal . For dinner we decided on Tei An. We shared Zaru Soba, Sansai Soba, Sushi 7pcs and a glass of Otokoyama. It was pretty good but expensive for what we got.
Day Three: We had our first BBQ in Texas for lunch. It was a takeout from Lockhart. We shared Brisket w/ more fat, Kreuz Original, Kreuz Jalapeno Cheese, BBQ Baked Beans, Lockhart Smokehouse Slaw. It was good but not great. I realized we are on the side of sauced BBQ camp. Sausages were very interesting though.
Wonderful dinner at Nonna more than made up for our disappointment in BBQ. Lobster ravioli and white pizza with clams were divine.
Day Four: For lunch we had some Dim sum from Hong Kong Royal. Shrimp w spinach and Pan fried shrimp and chives were standouts.
For dinner we drove to Plano to try Jasmine. We really enjoyed Grilled Prawns, Green Curry with beef and Pad Kee Mao with Seafood. Everything was so good as many Hounds suggested.
Day Five: For lunch we had great ribs, very good cornish hen, meh sausage, very good buttered corn and baked beans from Babyback Shack. Now we're talking BBQ.
Dinner at Lucia was one of the highlights of this trip. We started with the best Salumi misti we ever had. We also shared very good Oyster Crudo and Asparagus app. My wife had the perfectly cooked Black Cod for the main. I had the Ngocchi and amazing Squid Ink Risotto. We were seated at 9:00, which was only opening available when I made a reservation back in April. So when we were served our main courses, the kitchen was closing. If we had more time and bigger stomach, we definitely would have ordered more. We had to wrap our memorable meal with Pana cotta, which was amazing also. Jennifer, who picked a great bottle for us, was a gracious host.
Day Six: I drove to Meshack BBQ in Garalnd to pick up lunch. After an hour long round trip and $20, we could not finish our order of pretty good Ribs, Links and chopped beef with sides of baked beans and potato salad. There is too much of a good thing after all.
Our last dinner of the trip was at Bambu in Richardson. Going in, I had doubts in fellow Hounds' recs. The place looks like a some random Asian fusion place with zero authenticity. They even had cheesecake in dessert case. How looks can be deceiving. Bambu Asian Cuisine rocks. From "Esan" sausage to Pad Kee Mao and a bit overcooked Sea Bass with Green Curry, everything was surprisingly good with bursting flavors. Thank you Chowhounds!
The owners were so nice to explain to us every dish in detail. By the way, their "Esan" sausage was not "Sai Oua' . I was told sai oua has rice in it. Not as great as sai oua at Lotus of Siam in Las Vegas or Renu Nakorn in Norwalk, CA, Bambu's esan sausage was great with beer. We finished our meal with a very good Thai Iced Tea.
Day Seven: Our last meal before leaving Dallas was supposed to be a Prosciutto Panino that we picked up from Jimmy's on our way to the airport. After checking in our bags and security check we found a cozy spot for our Prosciutto Panino. Upon opening the paper wrap, we were looking at some strange looking sandwich with some olives. Instantly I recalled a Food channel episode about Muffuletta. We've never had one before but it resembled the one I saw on TV. With some kind of a divine intervention (or just a mixed up order), we had our first Muffuletta at DFW airport. And it was good.
Thank you again Dallas hounds for all of your kind suggestions. We hope that we have another opportunity to enjoy wonderful food and hospitality of Dallas in a near future.
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Al Biernats
4217 Oak Lawn, Dallas, TX 75219
Bambu
1930 N Coit Rd #100, Richardson, TX 75080
One week in Dallas
The first meal we had in Dallas was steaks at Al Biernat's. We are by no means big meat eaters. But hey, we are in Dallas, Texas.
We started with Caesar, which was a bit salty. My wife had the best filet she has ever had. It was good but I enjoyed my Organic Grass Fed “Cowboy Cut“ Ribeye more, which our server recommended. The sides of baked potato with everything and fat, fresh asparagus were also very good. We finished the huge meal with Chocolate Fondue Cake / Cappuccino Gelato which we could not finish because we were so full. The place was packed with happy customers in Saturday night when we left fully contended.
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Al Biernats
4217 Oak Lawn, Dallas, TX 75219
One week in Dallas
Thanks to you and other DFW hounds, my wife and I had a great dinner at Nonna Monday.
We shared Grilled heart of romaine with roasted pancetta, avocado and shaved parmigiano, Ravioli of Maine lobster, White Pizza of cherrystone clams, sweet onion and fresh herbs.
Everything was very good. We loved the pizza as it has been praised on the board. The star of the night though was the lobster ravioli. Good ingredient, masterfully cooked, just wonderful.
Nonna will do very well in west los angeles competing with Cal-Italians like Mozza and Angelini. Can't wait for Lucia tomorrow. I'll report back.
Empress Pavilion in Chinatown
I feel your pain. I'd persuade my mom to go 12miles further east and eat at Sea Harbor.
Sunday Anniversary Dinner between Manhattan Beach and La Mirada
If you are interested in Thai, I would recommend Renu Nakorn in Norwalk which is next to La Mirada.
They have excellent Sai Oua (Issan spicy and sour sausage), respectable Drunken Noodle with seafood, green Curry and cheap corkage fee ($10 I think. You'd better check.)
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Renu Nakorn Restaurant
13019 Rosecrans Ave, Norwalk, CA 90650
One week in Dallas
Quality of food comes before than ambiance to me. If the food is great I don't mind a dump as long as I don't have to worry about safety issue.
Best restaurants in Dallas, am I missing any?
LewisvilleHounder,
I read your L.A. trip report including unfortunate Jitlada one. I like JItlada for a couple dishes like steamed mussels. Though my go to Thai in Los Angeles is Renu Nakorn in Norwalk, which previously owned by Saipin Chutima of the Lotus of Siam in Las Vegas. Do you think it's worth to try Thai such as Jasmine or Bangkok Orchid in Dallas? Can I have Sai Oua (Issan Sausage), one my favorite Thai dishes in either restaurant?
I do not hijack the thread but... I have to to a conclusion that you are one of the authorities of ethnic cuisine in Dallas.
One week in Dallas
How does Big Easy fare with Pappadeaux. Is it worth 20 mile drive? It's not that far but I have no idea about Dallas traffic. I'm sure it would be much better compared to Los Angeles though.
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Big Easy
1915 N Central Expy, Plano, TX 75075
One week in Dallas
Thank you. I'll look into Tex-Mex. How about good old steaks? Just read top 20 Steak Houses article. The question is either Pappas, Nick & Sam's or Al Biernat's? Which one has best dry aged meat and loosest dress code? We are from Los Angeles. Jeans and dress shirts, that's how we dress most of the time.
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Nick & Sam's
3008 Maple Avenue, Dallas, TX 75201
Al Biernats
4217 Oak Lawn, Dallas, TX 75219
One week in Dallas
Thank you CocoaNut and twinwillow. I'll be careful when ordering oysters.
I will try Pappadeaux. It's also closer to downtown where we'll be staying.
Lockhart for brisket and Kreuz sausage and Smoke for Big Rib. With Lucia I have four places to try so far.
One week in Dallas
Hello Dallas Hounds,
Visiting Dallas early May for work and leisure with my BH from LA, CA. Did some homework and narrowed down the list of must trys a bit. Would really appreciate any comments and suggestions.
Fearing's and/or Pyles for the taste of Dallas(?). Lucia and Nonna for Italian. We love Italian.
Local and Bijoux for backup. Baby Back Shack, Lockhart, Pecan Lodge, Smoke or Sonny Briant's for BBQ. Would like to try a couple of them mostly for quick lunch. Nate's Seafood or S&D Oyster for Cajun/creole. I'm not sure about Cajun. I love me some seafood gumbo and craw fish etouffee and oyster poboy.
I know I am missing some that I should not miss.
Thanks in advance.
Jason
Where should I take my parents - West side, under $75/person? - to make them see LA anew?
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Favorite Tofu Dishes?
In Redondo Beach, Izakaya Bincho has excellent "Agedashi Tofu" and "Ricotta cheese tofu."
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Izakaya Bincho
112 N International Boardwalk, Redondo Beach, CA 90277
Transplanted from LA looking for Best Cheap Eats in Irvine: aka save me from the irvine corp.
I also recommend Chong Qing Mei Wei for Sichuan.
Best store-bought kim chi and where to find it in LA
My favorite is Jonggajip brand. You pay little more than other but it's pretty good and can find at any Korean market. It's made in Korea which I believe is a good thing.
