Katsu Don
I came back home from work, and my brother wanted to go out to eat, so my brother, his friend Michael and I went to Tamaya. I wasn’t really in the mood for ramen, especially since the bowls they serve the ramen in are usually pretty big. So I ordered Katsu Don, which is a fried pork cutlet with rice. They also came with a side of miso soup and salad, so that was nice. The bowl of Katsu Don was actually a pretty big bowl, too, and I didn’t even get to finish it! I bet that’s going to be my dinner at work tomorrow, though. At least I hope so because I don’t want my brother to eat it. Anyway, I was satisfied that I got Katsu Don since it tasted pretty good. I would definitely order it again if I’m in the mood for some.
» Tamaya
645 E. Main St.
Alhambra, CA 91801
(626) 458-8388
Liang’s Village Cuisine
Mom loves to use food as an excuse for me to drive more often, so we went to a Taiwanese restaurant that recently opened in Arcadia called Liang’s Village Cuisine last night. It was hard to choose what to eat since a lot of the foods were close to home. The first dish we ordered was duck noodle soup, and it actually was pretty good. It wasn’t too flavorful and flavorless. The amount of duck pieces they gave was not bad either.
We also ordered these fried pork slices. Mom said that they used another part of the pork to make this in Taiwan, but she said if they used that part of the pork here in the states, it might be too fatty and oily. The flavor of this was pretty good. I think it’s because of the seasoning of the batter that they used to fry in.
The next dish we ordered was the fried tofu with soy sauce, and they also came with this hot sauce that I find it tasty. It almost tasted like some sort of salsa when you add it together with the cilantro on top.
Last but not least, we ordered pork chop with rice, which is a popular dish in Taiwan. That quickly became my lunch today since we couldn’t finish our food at the restaurant. It tasted alright. I felt like the pork piece they had could be better, but it wasn’t bad. Overall, I thought the restaurant was alright. If I were ever to go back there to eat again, I would probably get the duck noodle soup and the tofu again since they were pretty good. Other than that, the rest of the food seemed nothing too special to me.
» Liang’s Village Cuisine
1027 S Baldwin Ave
Arcadia, CA 91007
(626) 462-0815
The Huntington
Alex and I went to The Huntington today, and thanks to him, I got in for free, whereas it would normally cost about $20 to get in for the day. It had been two or three years that I’ve been here, so I told Alex that I’ll just follow him to wherever he wants to go first. His first decision was to go check out the Chinese garden, and I thought that was a pretty good decision since we were treated with many Chinese temple architecture and bridges.