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By Eileen, on December 28th, 2009%
Javier’s Cantina and Grill
45 Fortune Dr
Irvine, CA 92618
(949) 872-2101
http://www.javiers-cantina.com
We finally went to Irvine Spectrum for the first time after living in Irvine for 5 months. We were smart and got there around 11:30am. There were plenty of parking the parking structure. But when we left around 4pm, the parking was just crazy. It took us about 20 minutes just to get out of the parking structure. So it is best to go a little early I think.
We wanted to eat first before shopping. Looking at the directory, I thought…. Hmmm, I like Cheesecake Factory and California Pizza Kitchen, but I’ve never been to Javier’s Cantina before. Should we stick with a restaurant we like, or try something new? Since both Dr. P and I are adventurous food eaters (haha….), we decided to take the risk to try a new place.
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By Eileen, on December 28th, 2009%
Wafu of Japan
320 Bristol St #G
Costa Mesa, CA 92626
(714) 641-7321
I bought a $25 gift certificate from Restaurant.com during their 80% off sale. I have never heard of the restaurant, didn’t know anything about the restaurant, and bought it only because Dr. P loves sushi. I went with my intuition and picked a few random Japanese restaurants in the OC area to buy GCs.
After I purchased the gift certificate, I went on to Yelp to read reviews about the restaurant. Wafu of Japan has pretty good reviews. We came to the restaurant on a Saturday night with lots of anticipation.
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By Eileen, on December 24th, 2009%
El Pollo Loco
88 Corporate Park
Irvine, CA 92606
(949) 756-0380
http://www.elpolloloco.com
After our lobster tails dinner, Dr. P was still hungry. I guess two small lobster tails can’t really fill up a man’s stomach…. We looked through our coupon piles, and Dr. P decided to go to El Pollo Loco to get his second dinner.
2 Pieces Chicken Meal ($2.99)
The coupon was for a 2 pieces leg and thigh meal for $2.99. Regular price was about $5 I think. It doesn’t come with a drink though. Dr. P got bean and rice for his side dishes. I didn’t eat any that night. But I’ve always like El Pollo Loco’s chicken. They didn’t give us any salsa. We learned that you have to ask for the salsa at the drive thru window if you want it.
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By Eileen, on December 24th, 2009%
One of my favorite supermarket in Irvine is Sprouts Farmers Market. Their produces, meat and seafood always have high quality. The market feels like a cross between Trader Joe’s and Whole Foods. I bought 4 lobster tails there. The sale price was $2.99 each.
Lobster Tails with Garlic Butter
It was my first time cooking lobster tail. I . . . → Read More: Lobster Tails with Garlic Butter
By Eileen, on December 22nd, 2009%
Seafood Village Restaurant
避風塘潮粵海鮮酒家
684 W Garvey Ave
Monterey Park, CA 91754
(626) 289-0088
For my weekly lunch with my parents last Wednesday, I suggested to try Seafood Village Restaurant. My ex-coworker Iris always tells me how great Seafood Village’s lunch special is. My parents have been to the Temple City location before. This time we dicided to try the Monterey Park location.
We walked up to the door, and spotted the big red “C”. Hmmmm…. I guess this place is rated “C” for Chinese only? haha…. The place was packed. Seemed like nobody really cared about the C rating.
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By Eileen, on December 22nd, 2009%
Beef and Bok Choy Stir-Fry is another dish I cooked from Real Simple Magazine’s recipe. (RECIPE HERE)
Beef and Bok Choy Stir-Fry
I always had trouble cooking beef slices. Somehow it always turned out to be too dry and tough. My mom taught me that by adding some cornstarch to the beef and let it sit for about . . . → Read More: Beef and Bok Choy Stir-Fry
By Eileen, on December 21st, 2009%
I really like the magazine “Real Simple“. One of my favorite section in the magazine was their food & recipes. All of the recipes in the magazine consist of a few simple everyday ingredients. The recipes is also easy, fast and delicious.
Tilapia with Peppers and Olives
I made Tilapia with Peppers and Olives (RECIPE HERE) for dinner . . . → Read More: Tilapia with Peppers and Olives
By Eileen, on December 21st, 2009%
S.W. Seafood & BBQ Restaurant
三禾燒腊海鮮麵家
5406A Walnut Ave
Irvine, CA 92604
(949) 262-0128
I always see a lot of people getting take out from S.W. Seafood & BBQ Restaurant. So I assume the food must be pretty good and wanted to try this place. Well, I learned that my assumption was wrong.
This place is obviously trying to rip off Sam Woo’s name. Their English name is S.W., and their Chinese name sounds just like Sam Woo’s Chinese name but with different characters. What a copycat! I should’ve seen that as a warning sign.
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By Eileen, on December 17th, 2009%
Honda-Ya
556 El Camino Real
Tustin, CA 92780
(714) 832-0081
To celebrate finishing another semester, Dr. P treated me to dinner. He told me I could pick any restaurant I want. I picked Honda-Ya because I wanted some icy cold beer on an icy cold winter night! haha….
Sapporo ($5.50)
Ahhhh! Beer! When celebrating, you just gotta have beer!
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By Eileen, on December 15th, 2009%
West Coast Seafood Buffet
西海岸海鮮自助餐
1655 S Azusa Ave #D
Hacienda Heights, CA 91745
(626) 581-9893
My parents heard a program on the Chinese radio station promoting this new buffet called Wes Coast in Hacienda Heights. They tried it, and thought it was a really good value. For $10 lunch, you can get all you can eat sushi, sashimi, Mongolian BBQ, and cooked Chinese food. For $1 more, you can also get unlimited hot pot. So my parents took me there to try their buffet lunch.
Lunch Buffet ($9.99/person)
This buffet is huge! Their selection of food is a bit more than your typical Asian buffet. I like their sushi a lot. Dad loaded up on sashimi. My mom doesn’t eat raw fish, and she still had plenty of sushi choices. The cooked food was pretty tasty, but oily.
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