Two weeks ago, I had a momentary lapse in my Dose of Vitamin P coverage for only the second time since the series began in 2009. I wasn’t willing to tempt fate and rely on organic pork consumption like normal. Instead, I spent a weekend in the San Gabriel Valley, a pork cookery hotbed. Of course the decision paid porcine dividends at Yu Garden.

Yu Garden is a Shanghai style restaurant situated due east of the San Gabriel mega mall. The kitchen provides deft preparation of most creatures. Yes, they have several pork options. I were particularly enamored with their Sweet and Sour Spareribs ($9.95). A sticky red-brown sauce that slathered crispy bone-in nubs wasn’t actually sour, but contributed a savory baseline and slight chile kick.

Dose of Vitamin P spotlights my favorite pork dish from the previous week.