Bun Bo Hue. Hue (a city in central Vietnam) style beef vermicelli soup. 50% off bun bo hue is on their business card!! Dec. 25th search for good eats led us to Thanh Noi. You also get a light tropical retreat feel to this restaurant. I tried bun bo hue, banh khoai, and some iced [...]

We drove all the way out to Rowland Heights because Thai Nakorn is an early sleeper. Bring a friend, or thirty. It’s really more of a party hall than a restaurant. Waiters and bussers wear earpieces/headsets JUST to annoy me. Banana’s Bay was only at about 30% capacity and it still was a never ending [...]

My cousin’s birthday lunch was at Brodard Restaurant yesterday and I got a chance to have my favorite restaurant-served Bo Luc Lac! “Filet mignon in chunks wokked with onions, mushroom, scallion & spices served with steamed rice or fried rice & salad.” Check out my earlier post on Brodard Restaurant.

(Photos shot with Stephamie’s SD1000) Another patisserie & café I finally got to visit in Diamond Plaza in Irvine is Bon Epi. I’m usually around here for dinner and my sleep schedule puts these visits outside Bon Epi’s working hours. These guys are in direct competition with 85C Bakery Cafe in the same plaza. It’s [...]

(Photos shot with Stephamie‘s SD1000) Sobahn Express is located inside a Korean market, H Mart, inside Diamond Plaza in Irvine. I’ve seen this place so many times since Diamond Plaza’s opening, but never actually stopped by. On this cold night, the crew and I decided to try something different to warm our bellies. This place [...]