Nikuman-Ya Gyoza
“The best in Southern California.” That’s quite a claim from LA Times deputy Food editor Betty Hallock. She was talking about Nikuman-Ya, Kenichi Usui’s stall in Gardena’s Marukai Market, which has become a culinary...
Go Go Cafe: Translating Tianjin Culinary Heritage to Arcadia [CLOSED]
Despite the name, Go Go Cafe has no servers strutting across the dining room floor in knee-high boots and miniskirts. There also isn’t anybody in sight that moves very quickly. That said, the tiny...
Chang Qing Restaurant: Last Stop for Dumplings in Taipei
My last mission was based on nothing more than a dumpling photo from a W Taipei guide, which led me past luxe shops like Louis Vuitton, Gucci and wedding showrooms to reach Chang Qing...
Din Tai Fung: Taipei Original Still Rises Above the Rest
Visiting the back-to-back branches of Din Tai Fung near Arcadia’s Santa Anita Park always made me wonder, how does the original Taipei location compare to its stateside spin-offs? In an unexpected twist, I finally...
Shanghai Dumpling King: Sprawling Menu, Specific Selections [CLOSED]
No trip to San Francisco feels complete unless it involves Chinese food. That’s been the case since the mid ’90s, when my family would frequent places in Chinatown like House of Nanking. Now our...
Joe’s Shanghai: Trying to Relive Chinatown Nostalgia in NYC
Thankfully, culinary heartbreak doesn’t happen very often, but it’s something we did experience in New York’s Chinatown on May 7. Last year, we read in the NY Times that the grandson of the favorite...
