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House of Shabu Shabu I was craving for shabu shabu, and Dr. P had time to have lunch with me on a weekday. Shabu shabu is always a few dollars cheaper for lunch. Perfect! We went to try House of Shabu Shabu for the first time.
Lunch price ranges from $10 to $40, and that $40 was for Kobe beef. They also offer combination plates with two different items. Besides shabu shabu, you can also order sushi. Main Street Pizza & Cafe I was busy working on reports for school and didn’t have time to cook dinner. Dr. P wasn’t feeling too well to go out to pick up something. So he decided to call Main Street Pizza & Cafe and ordered pizza for delivery. When he hung up the phone and told me the price, I was shocked. He ordered one large pizza and a dozen buffalo wings. That cost him nearly $30! This better be some good pizza!
The Works Pizza looked sorta like Costco’s pizza, the one with everything on it. There were pepperoni, ham, sausage, and salami, but there were very little meat, and mostly vegetables on the pizza. The pizza tasted bland, like they forgot to add pizza sauce on it. We both thought the pizza wasn’t that good. Kogi Korean BBQ-To-Go Kogi Korean BBQ truck came to Irvine last week on both Tuesday and Thursday. We had plan to go on Thursday because I had class till late on Tuesday, and Kogi truck were only going to be in Irvine till 9pm. I came home around 8:30pm, and we decided to just go for it. We were so glad we went on Tuesday instead of Thursday.
We made it there around 8:45pm, and there was nobody in line. What? No one in line for Kogi? There were a few groups of people eating in the parking lot. We overheard this guy saying that the line was really long earlier. I also heard from friends that they had to wait in line for about 1.5 hours earlier. J.J. Bakery Yeah! We have a J.J. Bakery in Irvine, too! There’s also a “J.J. Bakery & CAFE” in Irvine. I thought it was the J.J. Bakery 小雅屋, but actually it’s called 思雅軒 in Chinese. I tried the bread from there before. It was alright, but not as good as the real J.J. Bakery.
I was in a “sweet” mood and bought all sweet cakes this time. I’ve always like fruit cake, but some of the American fruit cake are so sweet that it hurts my teeth when I eat it. I absolutely love J.J. Bakery’s fruit cake. It wasn’t overly sweet, and it was moist and simply delicious. I love eating this with a cup of hot coffee or tea. Pho Factory We wanted something fast and not too far away from home for dinner. So I took out my coupon book and tried to find a place. I found a 20% off coupon from Pho Factory. The name “Pho Factory” didn’t really sound too appealing, but we decided to give it a try.
They had a large outside patio seating area, but it was too dark and cold to sit outside. They also have a to-go counter for drinks and sandwiches. We were seated in the back room. There was absolutely no service at all. The waiter just came to take our order, and brought us food. If we needed anything else, we had to go up to the front counter to get it ourselves. We started the meal with some Cha Gio, or Vietnamese Egg Rolls. The egg rolls here were skinny and long. It was just alright. Nothing too special about it. 4 Egg Rolls were about $5. Mimi’s Cafe Dr. P enjoyed Mimi’s Cafe breakfast a lot last time, and wanted to go back again. He never signed up for any email offer because he doesn’t want to get any junk emails. But for Mimi’s free breakfast offer, he signed up for their eClub.
Gotta have a cup of fresh brewed hot coffee to start the morning. We also both had a glass of complimentary orange juice. Sushi Zen Bistro Restaurant.com had a 80% off sale, and I bought 7 gift certificates during the sale. I wanted to use the GC to try more Orange County restaurants. The first GC we used was for Sushi Zen Bistro. I came home late from class, and this restaurant opens till 10:30pm. So off we went for a late dinner.
Sushi Zen Bistro is in Costa Mesa, but at the border of Newport Beach. There is a Yardhouse in the same plaza. There were a lot of crazy young (maybe drunk) driver at the parking lot. We almost got hit by a car when we were walking in there. Dr. P told me that he loves Chinese food, and he wishes I would cook more Chinese food for him. I have this really old Chinese cookbook from 1987, “Chinese One Dish Meals“. Flipping through the cookbook, I found the recipe for Eggplant with Ground Pork. It was a spicy dish, and Dr. P should like it.
Stir fry chopped green onion, garlic, ginger, and chili paste in some oil until fragrant. Add ground pork and stir-fry until cook through. Add eggplant and cook until soft. Add soy sauce, cooking wine, water, and cornstarch. Cook until the sauce thicken. Sprinkle some chopped green onion on top. This dish was really easy to make, and tasted so delicious. Dr. P said he doesn’t usually like eggplant too much, but he loves this dish. He had 2 bowls of rice with this dish. And requested to bring it for lunch for the next day, too. Kaisen Kaiten Sushi Bar We’ve been wanting to try Kaisen Kaiten Sushi Bar for a while. I read somewhere that this place was owned by the same company as Kula Sushi. After two delicious dinner experience at Kula, we wanted to visit Kaisen even more.
We visited on a Sunday night around 7pm. There were a few parties waiting in front of us. Continue reading [Santa Ana] [Japanese] 迴鮮 Kaisen Kaiten Sushi Bar Tokyo Shabu Shabu I’ve known Tammy since we were 16 years old. I never miss her birthday, except the years when I was in Taiwan. This year she decided to have her birthday dinner at Tokyo Shabu Shabu.
We were seated inside a small booth. We had 9 people, and the table had no room for all the plates. We had to put some plate on the chairs. Continue reading [Rowland Heights] [Japanese] Tokyo Shabu Shabu |
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