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Chinese Food Los Angeles

Chuen Hing Chow Mein [CLOSED]

Chuen Hing, a well-hidden Rosemead restaurant, doesn’t even have a sign. The menu didn’t give much away. When our waitress suggested off-the-menu chow mein, we were still distracted by the empty restaurant. Still, as...
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Chinese Restaurant Los Angeles

JTYH: Famed SGV Noodle House Re-emerges in Rosemead

Back at Blogger Prom, Tony Chen from Sinosoul said that he prefers to keep most of his favorite San Gabriel Valley restaurants to himself, but he couldn’t help but share one restaurant: JTYH. He...
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Restaurant Sign Los Angeles

Chung King: Tickling (and Numbing) Your Tongue via Szechwan [CLOSED]

Chung King has long been known in the San Gabriel Valley for its mouth-numbing Sichuan food. Thanks to a Jonathan Gold review, I first tangled with Chung King several years ago at the Monterey...
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Ribs Los Angeles

Chang’s Garden Pork Spare Ribs in Lotus Leaves

I can imagine that Chang’s Garden sometimes feels like an afterthought. Henry Chang’s industrial-chic restaurant near Santa Anita Park is located around the corner from Taipei-born juggernaut Din Tai Fung Dumpling House, one of...
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Dumplings San Francisco

Heaven’s Dog: Pairing Contemporary Chinese Cooking and Cocktails [CLOSED]

Chef Charles Phan built such a juggernaut with The Slanted Door that when he decided to open a Chinese restaurant in SoMa, his Phans expected immediate greatness. What they got was a very good...
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Dim Sum Los Angeles

Lunasia: Clinging to Top Tier in Competitive L.A. Dim Sum Scene

At the end of December, the majority partner of Triumphal Palace transformed the lauded Alhambra restaurant into Lunasia Chinese Cuisine. Back then, Tony C. from SinoSoul was nice enough to help overcome my language...
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