Freshly made pasta and noodles elevate any dish, and Chinese hand-pulled noodles is no exception. After I learned about LAN Noodle, a noodle specialist featuring Lanzhou hand-pulled noodle soups, I invited a friend to join me. LAN Noodle opened its original location in Arcadia in 2019 and recently opened in West Hollywood. Ester Yuan, owner…
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Phnom Penh Noodle Shack, Delicious Cambodian Noodles
Walking through Little Cambodia in Long Beach, you immediately observe the housing density. Multi-unit housing with no visible garages exists, and I was surprised to see several instances of cars double parked. Men cheerfully played cards outside Cherry Donuts, and we soon approached our destination, Phnom Penh Noodle Shack. I’ve wanted to have another take…
Menya Tigre Introduces Delicious Curry Ramen to LA
My mom lives in West LA, and I periodically drop by with Japanese food from her area. We both enjoy Japanese curry, and throughout the years, we have enjoyed curry dishes from restaurants in West LA that no longer exist. I was happy to learn about Menya Tigre, a restaurant serving curry ramen. Menya Tigre…
Bang Bang Noodles Recreates Xi’an Street Food
Many Asian cities are well known for their vibrant street food communities. Bangkok, Hong Kong, and Osaka are just a few of the more popular street food cities. Xi’an is a large city and capital of Shaanxi Province in central China, and it too is a destination for food enthusiasts. Newly opened Bang Bang Noodles…
Mandarin Noodle House – Tasty Chinese Food since 1978
According to an article published by CNBC, 60% of restaurants close in their first year, and nearly 80% shutter by their fifth anniversary. Knowing this, I’ve always been amazed to learn of restaurants that have been open for 30 years or more. One such restaurant is the Mandarin Noodle House. As part of my SGV…
Kaz the Soba Place Prepares Unique Soba Dishes
While Japanese ramen and udon noodles are well known, soba remains a favorite to those who are familiar with Japanese food. Ramen and udon are made with wheat noodles. Conversely, soba noodles are made from buckwheat. I recently visited Kaz the Soba Place, a restaurant that specializes in soba. Kaz the Soba Place is just…
Tsurumaru Udon Honpo – DIY Udon Kit
Toshikoshi is a celebration for the New Year in Japan, which means to cut from the old year to the new year. They do this by eating Toshikoshi soba, a “year-crossing noodle” to cut from the old year to the new year. To aid in the celebration, Tsurumaru Udon Honpo created DIY Nabeyaki Udon kits. …
Rakkan Ramen Scores With Delicious Broth
While ramen was invented in the early 1900s, it didn’t make its way to the US until 1976 when Hiroshi Yamauchi incorporated it as part of the menu of his restaurant, Koraku. The movie, Tampopo, introduced and popularized it to many that weren’t familiar with it. Since then many ramen shops have opened across LA….
Viet Noodle Bar – Healthy and Flavorful Vietnamese Cuisine
It is widely known that the best Vietnamese food may be found in Orange County. Over 189,000 Vietnamese Americans reside there making this the largest concentration of Vietnamese in the US. Westminster became known as Little Saigon and the area quickly spread into Garden Grove. In order to succeed, restaurant owners must tailor their food…
101 Noodle Express, a Top Notch Chinese Noodle House
LA area restaurants remain closed and have had to transition to make-shift patios and take-out. One thing I’ve learned from the pandemic experience is that take out food is best enjoyed soon after you receive it. For a couple of days, I decided to change my home base and stay in San Gabriel so that…