Yu Garden Sweet and Sour Spareribs [CLOSED]
In case you noticed, two weeks ago, we had a momentary lapse in our Dose of Vitamin P coverage for only the second time since the series began in 2009. Instead of tempting fate...
Shanghai No. 1 Seafood Village Pork
My friends were inspired by one of Jonathan Gold’s final LA Weekly reviews, of Shanghai No. 1 Seafood Village, so Tamara made a reservation at “the most ambitious Chinese restaurant to open in Los...
Newport Seafood: Tussling with Lobsters Big Enough to Ride
Newport Seafood isn’t a good place to bring somebody who’s indecisive. The menu at the Vietnamese-influenced Chinese restaurant offers a whopping 131 options, with entire blocks of print devoted to elephant clam, frog and...
Yunnan Garden: This Chinese Garden Feeds on Chilies [CLOSED]
Sichuan has never been better represented in the San Gabriel Valley, but there’s another Chinese province that’s gaining ground: Yunnan. Some of province’s leading practitioners are David and Wendy Yin, who own branches of...
Yunnan Garden Pork Hearts [CLOSED]
At Yunnan Garden in San Gabriel, you could completely ignore the menu and still feast like royalty at pauper’s prices. Just belly up to the display case and fill a plate with a trio...
Happy Kitchen: Finding Harbinger of Good Chinese Food in SGV [CLOSED]
It’s not exactly a secret that the San Gabriel Valley long ago supplanted L.A.’s Chinatown as Mecca for Chinese food in Southern California. Drive Valley Boulevard alone and you’ll face a staggering array of...
