>Came here at lunch time, but no lunch served. They decided to extended breakfast service until 2pm, it was almost 1pm. Bummer! Got the breakfast BLTA on sourdough — what arrived was a fried egg with lettuce which had already browned sandwiched between soggy bread with applewood smoked bacon and tomato. I never thought anything […]
Archives for January 2009
>Hoang Yen — bun bo hue goodness
>On a cold morning, the best remedy to warm your tummy is a hot bowl of noodles, but what kind? Japanese, Korean, Chinese, Vietnamese? This time I wanted Vietnamese. I heard of a new place and went to try the Bun Bo Hue (spicy beef noodles). I asked for no blood cubes and no pork […]
>Yu’s Garden — I likee!
>I often come here by myself whenever I want a quick lunch. You choose your items from a ‘steam table’ except most of the items are cold. My favorites are the vegetarian options. I usually get bitter melon, tofu sheets with celery and carrots and either dried tofu strips or bamboo shoots. The selection is […]
>Nem Nuong Khanh Hoa — consistently good
>This is the first time we’ve had banh xeo — Vietnamese crepes — at Khanh Hoa. Usually we just eat the nem nuong (grilled beef) rolls and the banh khot (crispy rice cakes). I can’t say it’s the best banh xeo we’ve had, but what I do like about this place is that they offer […]
>Din Tai Fung — dumplings galore
>After so many trips to DTF, we actually were beginning to think that the little soup dumplings were a myth — until today. We got there so early, that we had to stand in line to wait for them to open. I put in the order for the little soup dumplings and lo and behold, […]