tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-68700304836580162642024-03-13T08:41:25.931-07:00Jimmy's ReviewFood, Movie, Product, Magazine, Books, Methodology, and Travel ReviewAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12458894745005039201noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6870030483658016264.post-88352948292804278642014-06-17T06:39:00.001-07:002014-06-17T06:39:59.403-07:00Movie review. <p dir="ltr">For fathers day, wife bought me the ticket to see edge of tomorrow starting tom cruise. This is a remake of a japanese comic called all you need is kill. The same author that authored the comic for playing a chess type of game. The movie is set up as tom cruise is stuck in a vortex when day is repeated when he die. In the movie, earth was invaded by alien force and tom is the final person on earth who can prevent this. Overrall, the movie was good and it is always interested to see tom go through the motion from a rookie to skilled fighter. However the ending seems a bit questionable. The comic has a more logic ending, but may not be what Hollywood like. Anyway, I still think is a good movie and would recommend anyone to see. </p>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12458894745005039201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6870030483658016264.post-33999869826710474182014-05-31T21:01:00.004-07:002014-05-31T21:01:58.901-07:00Maruhide Uni Club
Address: 2130 W Redondo Beach Blvd
Torrance, CA 90504
Phone number (310) 323-2864
Business websitemaruhide.us/?lang=en
Review: 4 out 5
Seat Urchin, Uni, ...etc no matter how you say it in whatever language it is TASTY!!! when it is done right. When my co-worker was showing me this restaurant on Friday, I knew immediately where to head to for lunch on Saturday. The place opens at 11:30, and by the time we arrived at 11:50, it was almost packed already. As most of the yelper had noted already, this place specialized in Uni, so order UNI. I ordered the combination which was great, but in comparison, the fish and rice is just not up to par with the Uni.
We ordered the combination along with the uni croquette and uni pasta. Pasta was greatly cooked. You can't really taste the uni in the pasta, but that doesn't really affect the taste of the dish. Croquette was good too. My kids love those.
When the soup came for the combination uni bowl, I was very impressed by the seaweed soup with uni. The uni in the soup is SOOOO good. with high hope, I was waiting for my main dish. When it came, the plating was very appealing. However, the amount of fish and the freshness of fish are just average.
I definitely think this is a place now I will come constantly when taking anyone to LAX for international flight. It is close by the airport.
http://www.yelp.com/user_details_reviews_self?userid=e4-Bh67MYKBUoaQN5ZYxEA Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12458894745005039201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6870030483658016264.post-75472313574223020972014-05-31T20:50:00.000-07:002014-05-31T20:50:56.460-07:00WurstkücheAddress:
800 E 3rd St
Los Angeles, CA 90013
Arts District, Downtown
Get Directions
Phone number (213) 687-4444
Business <a href="websitewurstkuche.com">websitewurstkuche.com</a>
4 out of 5 stars. This is one of my favorite hot dog place in Los Angeles. We stumbled to this place by accident. Initially was just stopping by pie hole for some dessert, but the kids are crying for food. Ever since then, we have been a regular here anytime we are heading toward the LA. This is probably the closest we found to hot dogs in Germany. Still not comparable, the curry Ketchup is not the same, but again, we are in the States, so I can not ask to much. The location is also great, it is right across from the Pie Hole. So after dinner, dessert across the street is always great. Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12458894745005039201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6870030483658016264.post-27070065737564893612014-05-11T10:28:00.001-07:002014-05-11T10:29:17.023-07:00Sushi Murasaki at Santa Ana, CA<h1 class="biz-page-title embossed-text-white" itemprop="name">
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3 out of 5 stars <br />
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Haven't been to this place for about 3 years. We selected this place
for mother's day. Since the place does not open on Sunday anymore, we
had to celebrate the day on Saturday instead. <br />
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The quality is
still good, but the service is extremely slow. The Omakase is 10 pieces
of sushi for $31 (with 30% discount already). the Omakase was tasty
but won't fill you up. <br />
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Sushi is tasty and fresh, but I was not
overwhelm. not sure is it because of the crowd, quality is just not as
expected. Looking in the past review, I was raving about the "real"
wasabi, but they changed that too. Will I come back? probably.... will
this be place that I got to for sushi craving? probably not. Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12458894745005039201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6870030483658016264.post-47089733475943654382010-07-27T07:24:00.001-07:002010-07-27T07:24:17.252-07:00Jimmy L. wants to tell you about a business on Yelp<table cellpadding="5" cellspacing="5" border="0" width="97%" height="80%" style="border:1px solid #ccc;" align="center"> <tr> <td align="center" valign="top"> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="500" height="100%" align="center" background="http://media1.px.yelpcdn.com/static/200911302133965311/i/mail/stf/bgLrg.gif"> <tr><td align="center" valign="top" height="300"> <p><img src="http://media2.px.yelpcdn.com/static/200911303273122237/i/mail/stf/email_header.gif" alt="Yelp" width="100" height="50" style="vertical-align:middle;"> <span style="color:#C41200;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;font-size:11px;">Real People. Real Reviews.®</span></p> <p> Hi, <a href="http://www.yelp.com/user_details?userid=e4-Bh67MYKBUoaQN5ZYxEA">Jimmy</a> says,<br> How's it going?<br> </p> <p style="border-top:1px solid #ccc;"> </p> <p style="margin-bottom:5px;"> <a href="http://www.yelp.com/user_details?userid=e4-Bh67MYKBUoaQN5ZYxEA">Jimmy</a> would like to share this review with you: </p> <h1><a href="http://www.yelp.com/biz/takhrai-thai-poway#hrid:5n0x5sQl1w5Bqc7siYhqoA">Takhrai Thai</a></h1> <p> <img src="http://media4.px.yelpcdn.com/static/200911303329677855/i/ico/star_big_1.gif"><img src="http://media1.px.yelpcdn.com/static/20091130880975972/i/ico/star_big_grey.gif"><img src="http://media1.px.yelpcdn.com/static/20091130880975972/i/ico/star_big_grey.gif"><img src="http://media1.px.yelpcdn.com/static/20091130880975972/i/ico/star_big_grey.gif"><img src="http://media1.px.yelpcdn.com/static/20091130880975972/i/ico/star_big_grey.gif"> </p> 12265 Scripps Poway Pkwy, Poway, CA 92064 <p>Reviewed by Jimmy L.</p> <p style="text-align:left;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;">I saw so many 4 stars review, it makes me wonder if this is the same place that I went to. For starter, the service was EXTREMELY SLOW, The server walked to us even apologize for the slowness of the food delivery. My wife ordered a salad and I have a pad won something .... her salad is way too salty and my pad won something is with medium heat but I can barely taste the heat. I have to say this place has definitely been converted more toward westerner's liking. The satay chicken is okay, but I definitely had better. Portion is small for the price it charged. rarely i said this, but this is a place i won't go for sure in the future.<br /><br />Why did the Caribbean place close down on Sunday.... (that was my original restaurant selection) WHY or WHY.... now i end up paying 40 for some food that I did not enjoy and am still hungry.</p> <p style="text-align:center;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;font-size:11px;"> <a style="text-decoration: none;" href="http://www.yelp.com/bookmark?action_add_biz=1&biz_id=vaJ9jKv6I4MbMOcLXOrp9g&return_url=/biz/vaJ9jKv6I4MbMOcLXOrp9g"><img src="http://media3.px.yelpcdn.com/static/200911304253443183/i/ico/bookmark.gif" border="0"> <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Bookmark</span></a> </p> </td></tr> </table> </td></tr> </table> <table border="0" width="97%" align="center"> <tr> <td align="center"> <p>Yelp is the fun and easy way to find, review and talk about what's great -- and not so great -- in your area. <a href="http://www.yelp.com/signup"><strong>Join Yelp!</strong></a> </p> <p> To stop receiving Yelp messages, click <a href="http://www.yelp.com/bn/9No0VHyG1UBZEHRFw0Mm8w/">here</a> </p> </td> </tr> </table> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12458894745005039201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6870030483658016264.post-47661732961233063312010-07-27T07:16:00.001-07:002010-07-27T07:16:22.616-07:00Jimmy L. wants to tell you about a business on Yelp<table cellpadding="5" cellspacing="5" border="0" width="97%" height="80%" style="border:1px solid #ccc;" align="center"> <tr> <td align="center" valign="top"> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="500" height="100%" align="center" background="http://media1.px.yelpcdn.com/static/200911302133965311/i/mail/stf/bgLrg.gif"> <tr><td align="center" valign="top" height="300"> <p><img src="http://media2.px.yelpcdn.com/static/200911303273122237/i/mail/stf/email_header.gif" alt="Yelp" width="100" height="50" style="vertical-align:middle;"> <span style="color:#C41200;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;font-size:11px;">Real People. Real Reviews.®</span></p> <p> Hi, <a href="http://www.yelp.com/user_details?userid=e4-Bh67MYKBUoaQN5ZYxEA">Jimmy</a> says,<br> How's it going?<br> </p> <p style="border-top:1px solid #ccc;"> </p> <p style="margin-bottom:5px;"> <a href="http://www.yelp.com/user_details?userid=e4-Bh67MYKBUoaQN5ZYxEA">Jimmy</a> would like to share this review with you: </p> <h1><a href="http://www.yelp.com/biz/escondido-childrens-museum-escondido#hrid:6naW8YJZUR4ZWRbaPUq3bw">Escondido Children's Museum</a></h1> <p> <img src="http://media2.px.yelpcdn.com/static/200911301594799369/i/ico/star_big_3.gif"><img src="http://media2.px.yelpcdn.com/static/200911301594799369/i/ico/star_big_3.gif"><img src="http://media2.px.yelpcdn.com/static/200911301594799369/i/ico/star_big_3.gif"><img src="http://media1.px.yelpcdn.com/static/20091130880975972/i/ico/star_big_grey.gif"><img src="http://media1.px.yelpcdn.com/static/20091130880975972/i/ico/star_big_grey.gif"> </p> 380 N Escondido Blvd, Escondido, CA 92025 <p>Reviewed by Jimmy L.</p> <p style="text-align:left;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;">Prior to visiting a friend of mine who lives close to Powell, I took my 3 year old and 9 month old kids to this place for some fun. Perhaps is the time I visited, (sunday at 12:00), the place is empty. The first impression my wife and I had for this place was ..... WOW .. this is SMALL!!!. But for $5 admission per person and under 12 month is free, we thought the price was okay, so we headed in anyway. <br /><br />Inside the museum, there is a section sealed off for 0-3 year old kids. Lots of toy and things to play with. There are also some art craft center and a puppet show stage. I wonder if there are typically teacher there hosting classes? Outside the museum there are some outdoor activities. There is a bubble tower which looks some what funny. My wife felt the bubble tower smelled funny too.<br /><br />I would have to say for $5 per person, I am not expecting too much of the place and we end up spending about 3 hours so it is worth the entry charge.</p> <p style="text-align:center;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;font-size:11px;"> <a style="text-decoration: none;" href="http://www.yelp.com/bookmark?action_add_biz=1&biz_id=LbqlTl-0hLfsFQD3lNLKZw&return_url=/biz/LbqlTl-0hLfsFQD3lNLKZw"><img src="http://media3.px.yelpcdn.com/static/200911304253443183/i/ico/bookmark.gif" border="0"> <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Bookmark</span></a> </p> </td></tr> </table> </td></tr> </table> <table border="0" width="97%" align="center"> <tr> <td align="center"> <p>Yelp is the fun and easy way to find, review and talk about what's great -- and not so great -- in your area. <a href="http://www.yelp.com/signup"><strong>Join Yelp!</strong></a> </p> <p> To stop receiving Yelp messages, click <a href="http://www.yelp.com/bn/CPCjOuPQ4DtlR4w5bGpiOA/">here</a> </p> </td> </tr> </table> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12458894745005039201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6870030483658016264.post-7927963415091692082010-07-27T07:09:00.001-07:002010-07-27T07:09:40.915-07:00Jimmy L. wants to tell you about a business on Yelp<table cellpadding="5" cellspacing="5" border="0" width="97%" height="80%" style="border:1px solid #ccc;" align="center"> <tr> <td align="center" valign="top"> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="500" height="100%" align="center" background="http://media1.px.yelpcdn.com/static/200911302133965311/i/mail/stf/bgLrg.gif"> <tr><td align="center" valign="top" height="300"> <p><img src="http://media2.px.yelpcdn.com/static/200911303273122237/i/mail/stf/email_header.gif" alt="Yelp" width="100" height="50" style="vertical-align:middle;"> <span style="color:#C41200;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;font-size:11px;">Real People. 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With the help of the fellow yelpers, I located this sub store. What interest me the most are fellow's comment on the comparison of this store with the East Coast Subs. I have been searching for eons for a good sub store. Once we reached the store, you see the flat grill in the back of the counter, you know you are in the right place already. <br /><br />I ordered the ruben sandwich with pastrami and my wife ordered the cheesesteak. When you see the sandwich, you know that you are eating the typical subway. The portion is HUGE. The bread is a bit dry, but the sauce on the sandwich makes the dryness of the bread bearable. Each bite of the food is full of MEAT and condiments. The waitress are very friendly, this seems like a family owned local business.<br /><br />The only down side I can say is that this place is too DARN FAR from my house. I guess I will have to visit my friend in SD more often to stop by this place in the future.</p> <p style="text-align:center;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;font-size:11px;"> <a style="text-decoration: none;" href="http://www.yelp.com/bookmark?action_add_biz=1&biz_id=bhVrMSgyyknoP-tJYMrFEQ&return_url=/biz/bhVrMSgyyknoP-tJYMrFEQ"><img src="http://media3.px.yelpcdn.com/static/200911304253443183/i/ico/bookmark.gif" border="0"> <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Bookmark</span></a> </p> </td></tr> </table> </td></tr> </table> <table border="0" width="97%" align="center"> <tr> <td align="center"> <p>Yelp is the fun and easy way to find, review and talk about what's great -- and not so great -- in your area. <a href="http://www.yelp.com/signup"><strong>Join Yelp!</strong></a> </p> <p> To stop receiving Yelp messages, click <a href="http://www.yelp.com/bn/YUb1IVb5uvfbOe9H2ui6_w/">here</a> </p> </td> </tr> </table> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12458894745005039201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6870030483658016264.post-12042939364881065062010-07-17T21:31:00.001-07:002010-07-17T21:34:44.214-07:00French 75<table style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204);" width="97%" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="5" height="80%"> <tbody><tr> <td valign="top" align="center"> <table width="500" align="center" background="http://media1.px.yelpcdn.com/static/200911302133965311/i/mail/stf/bgLrg.gif" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" height="100%"> <tbody><tr><td valign="top" align="center" height="300"><h1><a href="http://www.yelp.com/biz/french-75-laguna-beach#hrid:tmXuArNk4CVwvW7t2jaqfQ">French 75</a></h1> <p> <img src="http://media2.px.yelpcdn.com/static/200911301594799369/i/ico/star_big_3.gif" /><img src="http://media2.px.yelpcdn.com/static/200911301594799369/i/ico/star_big_3.gif" /><img src="http://media2.px.yelpcdn.com/static/200911301594799369/i/ico/star_big_3.gif" /><img src="http://media1.px.yelpcdn.com/static/20091130880975972/i/ico/star_big_grey.gif" /><img src="http://media1.px.yelpcdn.com/static/20091130880975972/i/ico/star_big_grey.gif" /> </p> 1464 S Coast Hwy, Laguna Beach, CA 92651 <p>Reviewed by Jimmy L.</p> <p style="text-align: left; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;">With a customer coming to visit and wishing for some sea food, we took the customer to French 75, which is a restaurant that my wife had wanted to go so badly.<br /><br />When we arrived, I have to say the waitress service is comparable to the one you get in France, they take their times before serving you. The whole meal took 2 and half hour. It took close to 30 minutes before we order our meal.<br /><br />For appetizers, we ordered the escargot. The escargots is already de-shelled. When you eat it, all you taste is the creamy buttery sauce and the chewy texture of escargot. Not sure if that's how it should taste. It is okay, but just seem a bit too buttery for me.<br /><br />For dinner, I had the sea food trio. The fish was okay. The lobster is decent. I like the flat noddle which comes along with the dish. The scallops is also okay. Portion is not huge, which is something I was expecting anyway with French Cuisine, so it is nothing special.<br /><br />For dessert, we had the chocolate souffle, cheesecake dome, and creme brulee. Souffle was good. The outside cover is very crispy and the inside is very soft. I would highly recommend for people who love dessert.<br /><br />For couple dating, I think this place definitely worth 4 star. But for me, I am in it for the food, so I am only giving it about a 3.<br /><br />One more thing to add, there is also live band music</p> </td></tr> </tbody></table> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table width="97%" align="center" border="0"> <tbody><tr> <td align="center"><br /></td> </tr> </tbody></table>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12458894745005039201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6870030483658016264.post-11890786386310622902010-07-17T21:30:00.001-07:002010-07-17T21:33:55.989-07:00Sushi Murasaki<table style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204);" width="97%" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="5" height="80%"> <tbody><tr> <td valign="top" align="center"> <table style="width: 500px; height: 964px;" align="center" background="http://media1.px.yelpcdn.com/static/200911302133965311/i/mail/stf/bgLrg.gif" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tbody><tr><td valign="top" align="center" height="300"><h1><a href="http://www.yelp.com/biz/sushi-murasaki-santa-ana#hrid:GzvA1Ce9MwXD33lx279aJg">Sushi Murasaki</a></h1> <p> <img src="http://media4.px.yelpcdn.com/static/20091130889169237/i/ico/star_big_5.gif" /><img src="http://media4.px.yelpcdn.com/static/20091130889169237/i/ico/star_big_5.gif" /><img src="http://media4.px.yelpcdn.com/static/20091130889169237/i/ico/star_big_5.gif" /><img src="http://media4.px.yelpcdn.com/static/20091130889169237/i/ico/star_big_5.gif" /><img src="http://media4.px.yelpcdn.com/static/20091130889169237/i/ico/star_big_5.gif" /> </p> 2901 W MacArthur Blvd, Santa Ana, CA 92704 <p>Reviewed by Jimmy L.</p> <p style="text-align: left; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;">After the recommendation by the coworker and the fellow yelper, I took the family to this restaurant to celebrate my wife's winning of the biggest loser among her friends.<br /><br />When we walked in the restaurant around 1 on Saturday, the restaurant is almost empty. We were in fear of the quality of the food. After we were seated, we were greeted by a very friendly service. After scanning the menu, we ordered the lunch special, which is a fish cheek, small udon, tempura, and small salad (11.95), and special chirashi (26.95). The special chirashi contains ikura, uni and toro.<br /><br />The lunch special is not too bad. Udon is decent, not as good as Fukada, but it is decent. The tempura are okay too. Not the best, but I certainly had a lot worse one. The cheek is crispy outside and soft inside, which is good. Still nothing that yet wow me<br /><br />Then when the chirashi came, I tried the mackerel. The fish is prepared excellently. Typically if the fish is not fresh enough, there will be a strong sense of fishy odor. The lunch special was a 3, but the chirashi is pushing the review to a 4. Ikura is also very well prepared. Even my 3 year old loved the Ikura.<br /><br />What made this restaurant a 5 are the fresh wasabi, toro, and uni. The fresh wasabi gives you the taste of the wasabi, but does not over power the taste. Trust me, once you have the fresh one, it is hard to go back to the machine paste type.<br /><br />The toro was good. The fat of the fish creates a great balance and sensation taste in your mouth. Last is the Uni. Typically, uni I ate is about 5cm, longest. a piece of uni in the bowl is at least 10cm. When you eat it, it is not dry at all and there is a great sea taste. Once you had that in your mouth, nothing else will be able to compare against it. I would strongly suggest you eat that last.<br /><br />Oh, almost forgot to mention the sweet shrimp and scallop in the charishi. both are extremely fresh and has the nature sweet to the taste. The head of the sweet shrimp is extra crispy but not burnt.<br /><br />Overall decor of the restaurant is very relaxing with a very soothing jazz type of music.</p> <p style="text-align: center; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; font-size: 11px;"> <a style="text-decoration: none;" href="http://www.yelp.com/bookmark?action_add_biz=1&biz_id=e8V1Nj9PVwt0HhWEQP50lA&return_url=/biz/e8V1Nj9PVwt0HhWEQP50lA"><br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span></a> </p> </td></tr> </tbody></table> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table width="97%" align="center" border="0"> <tbody><tr> <td align="center"><br /></td> </tr> </tbody></table>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12458894745005039201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6870030483658016264.post-13833875556135808372010-06-07T09:04:00.003-07:002010-06-07T09:05:40.493-07:00California Fish Grill<table style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204);" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="5" width="97%" height="80%"> <tbody><tr> <td align="center" valign="top"> <table align="center" background="http://static1.px.yelpcdn.com/static/200911302133965311/i/mail/stf/bgLrg.gif" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="500" height="100%"> <tbody><tr><td align="center" valign="top" height="300"><h1><a href="http://www.yelp.com/biz/california-fish-grill-irvine#hrid:JgTvPqf7BjXQI2Cln36j0Q">California Fish Grill</a></h1> <p> <img src="http://static3.px.yelpcdn.com/static/200911301430475588/i/ico/star_big_4.gif" /><img src="http://static3.px.yelpcdn.com/static/200911301430475588/i/ico/star_big_4.gif" /><img src="http://static3.px.yelpcdn.com/static/200911301430475588/i/ico/star_big_4.gif" /><img src="http://static3.px.yelpcdn.com/static/200911301430475588/i/ico/star_big_4.gif" /><img src="http://static1.px.yelpcdn.com/static/20091130880975972/i/ico/star_big_grey.gif" /> </p> 3988 Barranca Pkwy, Irvine, CA 92606 <p>Reviewed by Jimmy L.</p> <p style="text-align: left; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;">Great Fish, I had the white rufffy in both butter and Cajun style and both are tasty. I perfer Cajun just because of the stronger taste. My relative tried the swordfish and actually prefer my ruffy better. For a grill fish dish, anything under 10 in US is a bargain and California Fish Grill offers the deal.<br />As many had noted, the seating is a bit limited and there is always a line to order even passes the normal lunch hours. However, that is a sign of a good restaurant.<br />the sweet potato fries is crispy and well make. The french fries that goes along with the dish is not too bad either. The cole slaw is similar to the one you get at east coast, I think. Not too saucy. My wife had the seafood salad which she highly rave about. This is definitely a place that I will come back again.<br />Typical Bill for a family of 3 is about 30. I ordered Fried Calmari, white Ruffy and a seafood salad with an upgrade to sweet potato fries. The total bill is about 25 without tips but including tax.</p> <p style="text-align: center; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; font-size: 11px;"> <a style="text-decoration: none;" href="http://www.yelp.com/bookmark?action_add_biz=1&biz_id=WgCwNl6368ARtwUUN5LF6Q&return_url=/biz/WgCwNl6368ARtwUUN5LF6Q"><img src="http://static3.px.yelpcdn.com/static/200911304253443183/i/ico/bookmark.gif" border="0" /> <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Bookmark</span></a> </p> </td></tr> </tbody></table> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table align="center" border="0" width="97%"> <tbody><tr> <td align="center"> <p>Yelp is the fun and easy way to find, review and talk about what's great -- and not so great -- in your area. <a href="http://www.yelp.com/signup"><strong>Join Yelp!</strong></a> </p> <p> To stop receiving Yelp messages, click <a href="http://www.yelp.com/bn/ghR7ewI9CBdhMdI9bKlsCg/">here</a> </p> </td> </tr> </tbody></table>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12458894745005039201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6870030483658016264.post-41990970998928733062008-10-04T22:28:00.001-07:002008-10-04T22:30:07.583-07:00Jongewaard's Bake N Broil<table style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204);" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="5" width="97%" height="80%"> <tbody><tr> <td align="center" valign="top"> <table align="center" background="http://static.px.yelp.com/static/20080917/i/new/mail/stf/bgLrg.gif" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="500" height="100%"> <tbody><tr><td align="center" valign="top" height="300"><h1><a href="http://www.yelp.com/biz/jongewaards-bake-n-broil-long-beach">Jongewaard's Bake N Broil</a></h1> <p> <img src="http://static.px.yelp.com/static/20080917/i/new/ico/star_big_4.gif" /><img src="http://static.px.yelp.com/static/20080917/i/new/ico/star_big_4.gif" /><img src="http://static.px.yelp.com/static/20080917/i/new/ico/star_big_4.gif" /><img src="http://static.px.yelp.com/static/20080917/i/new/ico/star_big_4.gif" /><img src="http://static.px.yelp.com/static/20080917/i/new/ico/star_big_grey.gif" /> </p> 3697 Atlantic Ave Long Beach, CA 90807 <p>Reviewed by Jimmy L.</p> <p style="text-align: left; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;">With the help of Yelp Fans, I found this joint for taking my family for a quick lunch before heading to the aquarium of pacific. The sign was not very visible, therefore when you drove, unless you are staring at the numbers, it is very easy to by-pass the place.<br /><br />The decor of the restaurant is very nice and homey. From the outside of the restaurant, you will never imagine how clean it is inside the restaurant.<br /><br />Once my wife and I are seated, we started to look at the menu. I ordered the Country Chicken Steak with blue berry muffin and my wife ordered hamburger patty with eggs and pancake. <br /><br />The Blue berry muffin was served first. The muffin was very soft and moist. Literally the muffin melt in your mouth. After the muffin tasting, I just can not wait for the meal to serve. My wife felt her meal was a bit plain, but I love my dish. The chicken steak was not dry nor salty and the hash brown was cooked just right. <br /><br />After the meal, my wife and I also ordered a Velvet Cake. I had never tried a Red Velvet before. It was very tasty and again, the cake is very moist (I felt like a broken record). Even though the cake was a bit too sweet for me, but the sweetness is not something that is not bearable. <br /><br />I think the meal total is less than $25. The waitress we had was very nice and courteous. I am sure if I am in long beach again, I will def. come to this place again.</p> <p style="text-align: center; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; font-size: 11px;"><a href="http://www.yelp.com/bookmark?action_add_biz=1&biz_id=8Tlqqb7nR-aRJnc6D6IgfA&return_url=/biz/8Tlqqb7nR-aRJnc6D6IgfA"><br /></a> </p> </td></tr> </tbody></table> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table align="center" border="0" width="97%"> <tbody><tr> <td align="center"><br /></td> </tr> </tbody></table>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12458894745005039201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6870030483658016264.post-11795098604177614262008-10-04T22:16:00.000-07:002008-10-04T22:17:58.252-07:00Eagle Eye<span style="font-family:arial;font-size:-1;">Overall: B-<br />Story: C+<br />Acting: A-<br />Direction: C+<br />Visuals: B+<br /><br />Ever since I saw the preview of Eagle Eye, I had been telling my wife that we should go see this movie. After watching the movie I felt the storyline has been shown before. The topic this movie is trying to discussed is nothing new, how good things/technology may go bad and the conspiracy theory on the government collecting data.<br />This movie to me seems to be a merge of the story plot of Terminator and enemy of the state.<br /><br />I think the Shia is playing his usual role again, a carefree teenage boy with some wits. He did showed a little more range of emotion in this movie than he was in the Terminator (did not get to see Indiana Jones 4, so can not comment on that.)<br /><br />Michelle play well with her part as well, but to me, her character is not as memorable. If you asked me to summarize what is special or unique about her character, I really can not say anything except that she is playing a very typical single mom who will do anything to save her son.<br /><br />The next few paragraphs will contain some spoiler, so if you have not seen the movie, you may want to skip reading forward<br /><br />.....<br /><br />There are few questions that doe snot seen logical to me. <br /><br />1. Why does Shia has to read the sentence to unlock the project. Eagle Eye seems to still running with the project. If the point of the project was to kill the president, the machine was still carrying out the plan.<br /><br />2. If Eagle Eye could have kill the Guard with a crane, why can it kill Shia the same way?<br /><br />Overall though, it is not a bad movie, is just not as great as I would imagine.</span> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td><br /></td></tr></tbody></table> <!-- /review -->Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12458894745005039201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6870030483658016264.post-10391656740330933622008-09-27T11:26:00.001-07:002008-10-04T22:16:52.727-07:00Ayara Thai<table style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204);" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="5" width="97%" height="80%"> <tbody><tr> <td align="center" valign="top"> <table align="center" background="http://static.px.yelp.com/static/20080917/i/new/mail/stf/bgLrg.gif" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="500" height="100%"> <tbody><tr><td align="center" valign="top" height="300"><h1><a href="http://www.yelp.com/biz/ayara-thai-los-angeles">Ayara Thai</a></h1> <p> <img src="http://static.px.yelp.com/static/20080917/i/new/ico/star_big_4.gif" /><img src="http://static.px.yelp.com/static/20080917/i/new/ico/star_big_4.gif" /><img src="http://static.px.yelp.com/static/20080917/i/new/ico/star_big_4.gif" /><img src="http://static.px.yelp.com/static/20080917/i/new/ico/star_big_4.gif" /><img src="http://static.px.yelp.com/static/20080917/i/new/ico/star_big_grey.gif" /> </p> 6245 W. 87th Street Los Angeles, CA 90045 <p>Reviewed by Jimmy L.</p> <p style="text-align: left; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;">A friend of mine who knows the flight attendants of Thai airways recommend this restaurant to me. I figure, if it was good enough for Thai, it should be very authentic.<br /><br />After doing a quick search on line, I was excited to try this place<br /><br />After we arrived, my wife ordered a thai ice tea along with fish cake and crab fried rice. I ordered the drunken noodle. My cousin ordered the chicken wing and panan<br /><br />The fish cake was a bit spicy and was a bit dried. The chicken wing was nice and crisp. The Drunken Noodle I had was very spicy. After few scoops, I can barely taste anything else. All I can feel is the numbness of my mouth. However, before I lost any sensation to my mouth, I did enjoy the sauce and the flavor of the dish<br /><br />The crab fried rice was very tasty. We had requested to make it non-spicy since my wife is also sharing the dish with my 1 year old baby. The rice was just cooked right and REAL CRAB MEAT is used. If you don't have any idea what to eat, I would definitely recommend the rice dish.</p> <p style="text-align: center; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; font-size: 11px;"><a href="http://www.yelp.com/bookmark?action_add_biz=1&biz_id=cAnHOEuT0MkiribpjnFVRg&return_url=/biz/cAnHOEuT0MkiribpjnFVRg"><br /></a> </p> </td></tr> </tbody></table> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table align="center" border="0" width="97%"> <tbody><tr> <td align="center"><br /></td> </tr> </tbody></table>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12458894745005039201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6870030483658016264.post-58511215793741830602008-08-17T21:07:00.000-07:002008-08-17T21:35:52.341-07:00The Dark KnightTo me, this movie should be called the Joker more than the Dark Knight. No way that I am indicating this movie is a joke, but Heath Ledger's performance as the Joker outshines the role of the batman. Nevertheless, this is one of the best Batman movies on the big screen.<br /><br />In this movie, you will see the rise of Joker and the making of Two-face. As mentioned earlier, the role of Joker is portrayed brilliantly by Heath Ledger. The Joker is portrait as this crazy individual who seeks chaos. No longer is the criminal in the super hero movie portrait as a one dimensional lunatic that just seek chaos. Joker is not only seeking chaos, but he is always playing a mind game with everyone and creating traps for everyone to fill in. I remember when Jack Nickleson portrayed the Joker in the 90's, Joker is just portrayed as this lunatic that seeks chaotic. Never was joker being portrayed as this master mind criminal. <br /><br />Harvey Dent, aka Two face, was also being introduce in this movie (towards the end). The movie did a good job explaining why Dent turn from the light of Gothem into a master criminal. the lost of Love and the betral of the commerade made him start doubting the justice he belives in and turned himself against everything he ever believe. I however did not capture why he was called Two faced when he was working in district before his face was burned. <br /><br />Even though this is one of the best Batman movie, I have to say the role of Batman is much less memoriable. Not saying Chrsitan Bale did a poor job portraying the role of Batman, is just that the storyline of the criminal seems much stronger.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12458894745005039201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6870030483658016264.post-73878081984819535042008-07-23T22:38:00.001-07:002008-07-23T22:51:31.279-07:00Pike Place Chowder<table style="BORDER-RIGHT: #ccc 1px solid; BORDER-TOP: #ccc 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #ccc 1px solid" height="80%" cellspacing="5" cellpadding="5" width="97%" align="center" border="0"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" align="middle"><table height="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="500" align="center" background="http://images.yelp.com/static/20080721/i/new/mail/stf/bgLrg.gif" border="0"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" align="middle" height="300"><p></p><h1><a href="http://yelp.com/l/jPlr_JvKhLKwo2W5mntY-g">Pike Place Chowder</a></h1><p><img src="http://images.yelp.com/static/20080721/i/new/ico/star_big_4.gif" /><img src="http://images.yelp.com/static/20080721/i/new/ico/star_big_4.gif" /><img src="http://images.yelp.com/static/20080721/i/new/ico/star_big_4.gif" /><img src="http://images.yelp.com/static/20080721/i/new/ico/star_big_4.gif" /><img src="http://images.yelp.com/static/20080721/i/new/ico/star_big_grey.gif" /> </p>1530 Post Alley Seattle, WA 98101 <p>Reviewed by Jimmy L.</p><p style="MARGIN-LEFT: auto; MARGIN-RIGHT: auto; TEXT-ALIGN: center">My wife and I have a split opinion on this place. I enjoyed the england chowder and the crab roll, where my wife still enjoyed the SF fisherman wharf 's chowder better. However we do agree that the clam within the chowder is very tender and chewy. The crab roll is made of "real" crab meat, not those fake meat you may see some store used. I ordered the lunch special which contains a half crab roll and a 8oz soup with drink. The total including tax is about $12. If you are a soup person, you can try 4 different type of soups (8 Oz each) for $13.</p><p style="FONT-SIZE: 11px; MARGIN-LEFT: auto; MARGIN-RIGHT: auto; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="http://www.yelp.com/bookmark?action_add_biz=1&biz_id=6I28wDuMBR5WLMqfKxaoeg&review_id=2ZeVnAHOsnlrxHN1yjfyNw&return_url=/biz/6I28wDuMBR5WLMqfKxaoeg#hrid:2ZeVnAHOsnlrxHN1yjfyNw"><img src="http://images.yelp.com/static/20080721/i/new/ico/bookmark.gif" border="0" /> Bookmark</a> </p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><p align="center"></p>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12458894745005039201noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6870030483658016264.post-26857136749989596962008-07-23T22:14:00.000-07:002008-07-23T22:50:27.444-07:00Seattle TripSummer in <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Seattle</span> can not be more perfect. Without rain, the temperature is about 70<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">ish</span> degree. For someone who can not stand the heat, Seattle is great in the summer time. I arrived first in Seattle for Business <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">initially</span> with my wife and my kid following me few days later for our vacation and attending my cousin's wedding.<br /><br />Transportation wise from the Airport to Downtown Seattle is very <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">convenient</span>. (Unlike LA, actually no major city is as non <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">convenient</span> as LA) A typical bus ride from the Airport to Downtown cost $2.25 at peak hour and $1.50 at non peak hour. I took 194 from the Zone B at the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">airport</span> to the heart of the city and the entire ride takes less than 20 minutes. If you <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">prefer</span> taxi, I think the meter will run about $30 depending on the location of the Seattle you are staying in. After getting off the highway, the bus will then go underground through a tunnel. If you look at the floor of the tunnel, you can actually see the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">foundation</span> of the track which may later be use by a subway system. Also, in Seattle, from 7am to 7 pm, 1st street and 3rd street are ride free zone. <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">Basically</span> you can go anywhere within downtown on a bus with paying a cent. (So convenient!!!)<br /><br />Typically a hotel in the downtown area runs about $200+ a night. Staying in <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">Belltown</span> is about $150 a night and is about 5 blocks away (5 minutes walking distance). Even though the hotel, Ramada, is a bit old and the carpet seems dirty, overall the hotel is fairly <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">pleasant</span>. The staff are very attentive and very responsive. If you need any service such as Boeing tour (which is about $60 including taxes) or <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">town car</span> service (which is about $40 to the airport), the hotel clerk can easily arrange the service for you.<br /><br />On the first day of the trip, my wife and I met with the family and went down to China town (which locates at the international district) for dinner. It was a typical <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">Chinese</span> food restaurant, nothing special. After dinner, my wife and I went back to my cousin's apartment since my wife is helping with bride's makeup for the wedding. After she finished the wedding makeup, my wife and I had to take the baby back to the hotel.<br /><br />On the 2<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">nd</span> day of the trip, we walked from <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">Ramda</span> to Pike Market Place (which takes about 10-15 minutes). We saw the flying fish, the golden hog, and the giant clock. The flying fish tradition as many have seen on TV is a store front where after customer orders a fish. The <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15">stockboy</span> on the outside will pick up what you ordered and throw the ordered fish in to the middle of the store and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_16">caught </span>by the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_17">stockboy</span> in the middle. While they do this, these men will also sing and dance as they progress. Turning right after you enter the market, you will see numerous fresh fruit and <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_18">veggies</span>. If you turn right on the intersection right before entering the pike market, you will see the pike place chowder, which is another famous local eat spot. After pike place chowder, if you headed down to the pike market again and then turn right, you will see La <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_19">Panier</span> Bakery. If you follow the road down, you will get to the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_20">original</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_21">Starbucks</span> store. After the visit to the Pike Market, my wife and I had to go back to my cousin's place in preparation of the wedding.<br /><br />The 3rd day of the trip is pretty much taken by the wedding itself, therefore not much sight seeing was done. We did went down to the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_22">Scupture</span> garden where the wedding took place. and after the wedding we went to Waterfront Seafood for the reception.<br /><br />On the 4<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_23">th</span> day which Seattle downtown happened to be hosting Bite of Seattle event. the whole event is hosted on the park next to the music project and space needle. My whole family and I went to this event in the afternoon. walking through the crowd we saw varies type of food vendor. The mini carnival was fairly interesting and entertaining. When we almost done, my nephew wanted to go on the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_24">carousel</span>, here has to be the fastest carousel I have ever seen. This carousel had to be operating at 5 times the speed of a normal carousel. Later in the afternoon, we met up at downtown again eating dollar oyster in a local bar. I guess Seattle is full of seafood bar where oyster is extremly cheap. On a normal weekday, you can go to Eilliot Oyster house and get an oyster for $.50 each.<br /><br />fifth day is our final day at the city, we walk on the pier and was just enjoying the view of the ocean. The 5 day trips went by so fast, my wife and I still can not remeber everything we done. We did learn a few thing in this trip to Seattle<br /><br /> 1. if you have a young baby, some taxi may be willing to take you and your family without a car seat. But some taxi may not<br /> 2. if you have a baby and arrived the airport early, don't worry. Between Gate A and B, there is a playground for the kid. Take your kids there, they will enjoy for sure.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12458894745005039201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6870030483658016264.post-33426229179647795972008-07-23T13:06:00.001-07:002008-07-23T22:11:57.154-07:00Palomino Restaurant Rotisseria Bar<table style="BORDER-RIGHT: rgb(204,204,204) 1px solid; BORDER-TOP: rgb(204,204,204) 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: rgb(204,204,204) 1px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: rgb(204,204,204) 1px solid" height="80%" cellspacing="5" cellpadding="5" width="97%" align="center" border="0"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" align="middle"><table height="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="500" align="center" background="http://images.yelp.com/static/20080721/i/new/mail/stf/bgLrg.gif" border="0"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" align="middle" height="300"><h1><a href="http://yelp.com/l/kG3kBoJ90o68MBFPR4KcXg">Palomino Restaurant Rotisseria Bar</a></h1><p><img src="http://images.yelp.com/static/20080721/i/new/ico/star_big_4.gif" /><img src="http://images.yelp.com/static/20080721/i/new/ico/star_big_4.gif" /><img src="http://images.yelp.com/static/20080721/i/new/ico/star_big_4.gif" /><img src="http://images.yelp.com/static/20080721/i/new/ico/star_big_4.gif" /><img src="http://images.yelp.com/static/20080721/i/new/ico/star_big_grey.gif" /> </p>1420 5th Ave Ste 350 Seattle, WA 98101 <p>Reviewed by Jimmy L.</p><p style="MARGIN-LEFT: auto; MARGIN-RIGHT: auto; TEXT-ALIGN: center">With a strong recommendation from my brother-in-law. My family and his went to this restaurant for dinner. Since there was a bunch of us, we decided to order a few entries and share among our-self. We ordered cups of mushroom soup, salad, pepperoni pizza thin crust, seafood Alfredo fettuccine, and Paella.<br /><br />the cups of mushroom soup was very good. very rich in cream and mushroom flavor with a hint of spaciness. The fettuccine was cooked just perfect. Never had I have a better pasta prepared. The fettuccine was not too soft and not undercooked. The paella on the other handy was a little bit too tangy for me. Personally I prefer the Peruvian version of this dish much better. The sauce was too watery for my liking as well. The pizza was not bad. nothing special but not bad either.<br /><br />As for dessert, my wife ordered the creme brulee and my sister ordered the tiamisu. Tiamisu was very rich and flavorful. The creme brulee was done very well. the creme was nice and smooth with a strong vanilla taste.<br /><br />This is a very nice restaurant and I kind of feel bad for people sitting next to us. we had 3 under 5 year old. So our table was a bit loud for this place.</p><p style="FONT-SIZE: 11px; MARGIN-LEFT: auto; MARGIN-RIGHT: auto; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="http://www.yelp.com/bookmark?action_add_biz=1&biz_id=h7grF-9qjAbzF6tEb-8tXA&review_id=6gLLWMAICJJUeTHa99ryQQ&return_url=/biz/h7grF-9qjAbzF6tEb-8tXA#hrid:6gLLWMAICJJUeTHa99ryQQ"><img src="http://images.yelp.com/static/20080721/i/new/ico/bookmark.gif" border="0" /> Bookmark</a> </p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12458894745005039201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6870030483658016264.post-70556516775883066422008-07-23T12:25:00.003-07:002008-07-23T22:12:27.216-07:00Waterfront Seafood Grill<table style="BORDER-RIGHT: rgb(204,204,204) 1px solid; BORDER-TOP: rgb(204,204,204) 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: rgb(204,204,204) 1px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: rgb(204,204,204) 1px solid" height="80%" cellspacing="5" cellpadding="5" width="97%" align="center" border="0"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" align="middle"><table height="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="500" align="center" background="http://images.yelp.com/static/20080721/i/new/mail/stf/bgLrg.gif" border="0"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" align="middle" height="300"><p> </p><h1><a href="http://yelp.com/l/ZgMKzL9SXUH0DE_q7IPtLw">Waterfront Seafood Grill</a></h1><p><img src="http://images.yelp.com/static/20080721/i/new/ico/star_big_5.gif" /><img src="http://images.yelp.com/static/20080721/i/new/ico/star_big_5.gif" /><img src="http://images.yelp.com/static/20080721/i/new/ico/star_big_5.gif" /><img src="http://images.yelp.com/static/20080721/i/new/ico/star_big_5.gif" /><img src="http://images.yelp.com/static/20080721/i/new/ico/star_big_5.gif" /> </p>2801 Alaskan Way Seattle, WA 98121 <p>Reviewed by Jimmy L.</p><p style="MARGIN-LEFT: auto; MARGIN-RIGHT: auto; TEXT-ALIGN: center">My review may not apply to the overall dinning experience at this restaurant since my cousin had her wedding reception in this location. However here was my experience.<br /><br />Upon the start of the reception, we were greeted by very attentive waiter service. there are some satay chicken and beef, along with prawns and tomato + mozzarella on a stick. All these Hors d'œuvre were fairly tasty and were all nicely prepared. The Prawns were very fresh and big. The balsamic vinegar on the mozzarella ball balance nicely with the sweetness of the tomato. The satay are not over cooked. The beef and chicken are both very flavorful<br /><br />For kids, my cousin order spaghetti. Couldn't resist the look of the dish, I took one bite. The sauce was very tasty. The meat sauce does not over power the tomato paste and the noodle are not cooked to soft or undercooked.<br /><br />For main dish, I had the scallop with a white fish (not sure if is the halibut). Both types of seafood are cooked extremely well. the tenderness of the seafood were well preserved. Rarely I had such a great seafood dishes. I was very impressed.<br /><br />for my wife, she had the salmon with fillet Mignon. The beef was a little bit well done for her (since she likes medium rare), but the meat was still very soft and tender. The salmon was crusted outside and soft inside. This probably the 2nd best salmon dish I ever had in my life. The first was at the Emerald's restaurant in Vegas.<br /><br />Again, since this is for a wedding, some of the food I taste may be a bit different than what was on the menu, but I have to say this restaurant does know to cook and I am sure it is not cheap as well. However if you ever want to impress a date, look no further than this restaurant.</p><p style="FONT-SIZE: 11px; MARGIN-LEFT: auto; MARGIN-RIGHT: auto; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="http://www.yelp.com/bookmark?action_add_biz=1&biz_id=zEZi-VmBSZaDq09ab2bT9g&review_id=xL0JNiqZk1QeDgpy0DM5CQ&return_url=/biz/zEZi-VmBSZaDq09ab2bT9g#hrid:xL0JNiqZk1QeDgpy0DM5CQ"><img src="http://images.yelp.com/static/20080721/i/new/ico/bookmark.gif" border="0" /> Bookmark</a> </p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12458894745005039201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6870030483658016264.post-92127230183826121532008-07-20T23:57:00.001-07:002008-07-21T00:00:04.046-07:00Elliott's Oyster House<table style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204);" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="5" height="80%" width="97%"> <tbody><tr> <td align="center" valign="top"> <table align="center" background="http://images.yelp.com/static/20080612/i/new/mail/stf/bgLrg.gif" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" height="100%" width="500"> <tbody><tr><td align="center" height="300" valign="top"><h1><a href="http://yelp.com/l/QlCP2uoLMGpfqNB01_2Pow">Elliott's Oyster House</a></h1> <p> <img src="http://images.yelp.com/static/20080612/i/new/ico/star_big_3.gif" /><img src="http://images.yelp.com/static/20080612/i/new/ico/star_big_3.gif" /><img src="http://images.yelp.com/static/20080612/i/new/ico/star_big_3.gif" /><img src="http://images.yelp.com/static/20080612/i/new/ico/star_big_grey.gif" /><img src="http://images.yelp.com/static/20080612/i/new/ico/star_big_grey.gif" /> </p> 1201 Alaskan Way Seattle, WA 98101 <p>Reviewed by Jimmy L.</p> <p style="text-align: center; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;">After a long meeting today, my co-worker decided to treat the customer to this location for some quality food. Seeing the reviews from everyone at yelp prior going, I was full of anticipation and excitement.<br /><br />One we arrived the restaurant, it took the waitress about 15 minutes to seat us, even though we had a reservation. Can't blame her since we do have a big party (11 ppl). After 15 minute, we were led to the dinning room in the back. The waitress put us in a small tiny table where everyone is pretty much bumping elbow. We had to request for a new seat, and luckily an outside seating was just cleared up for us.<br /><br />Since we are seating outside in the patio, some of the people in the group were feeling a bit cold. The waiter actually brought blankets to the seats since there was no heat lamp. I thought this may be a Seattle thingy, only later learned is not.<br /><br />Anyway, back to the food, we ordered the 2 types of appetizer towers. I have to said, the crab cake is actually quite good. The dip was not bad either. The Calamari on the other hand is nothing special. The ultimate tower ($85) contains about 10 oyster, a few crab legs and shrimps. To be honest, I just don't think the ultimate worth the money. The Oyster is decent, but I def. had better.<br /><br />For main course, I ordered the mushroom ravioli with crabs. the dish is actually fairly tasty, but very light in volume too. If I ever goes back to this place, I will probably order the crab cake, since I do think it is phenomenal.<br /><br />Typically, I will give a 4 for this type of food quality, however the waiter service was just incredibly slow. We started to ordered around 8:30, it wasn't until 9:30, the waiter asked for our main course. We waited another 30 minutes for the main course to be ready. Therefore most of the evening we were just sitting, and waiting for food.</p> <p style="text-align: center; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; font-size: 11px;"><a href="http://www.yelp.com/bookmark?action_add_biz=1&biz_id=xqH038QcquJEMm5LIZHd5w&review_id=zYRncGPVKfrjnlkg31rwxQ&return_url=/biz/xqH038QcquJEMm5LIZHd5w#hrid:zYRncGPVKfrjnlkg31rwxQ"><img src="http://images.yelp.com/static/20080612/i/new/ico/bookmark.gif" border="0" /> Bookmark</a> </p> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> </td> </tr> </tbody></table>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12458894745005039201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6870030483658016264.post-78345624466962729622008-07-12T07:14:00.001-07:002008-07-14T23:23:57.720-07:00Thai Bite at Aliso Viejo<table style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204);" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="5" height="80%" width="97%"> <tbody><tr> <td align="center" valign="top"> <table align="center" background="http://images.yelp.com/static/20080612/i/new/mail/stf/bgLrg.gif" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" height="100%" width="500"> <tbody><tr><td align="center" height="300" valign="top"><br /><h1><a href="http://yelp.com/l/UE7B5gsi-njZF13ljZUoKg">Thai Bite</a></h1> <p> <img src="http://images.yelp.com/static/20080612/i/new/ico/star_big_4.gif" /><img src="http://images.yelp.com/static/20080612/i/new/ico/star_big_4.gif" /><img src="http://images.yelp.com/static/20080612/i/new/ico/star_big_4.gif" /><img src="http://images.yelp.com/static/20080612/i/new/ico/star_big_4.gif" /><img src="http://images.yelp.com/static/20080612/i/new/ico/star_big_grey.gif" /> </p> 26921 Aliso Creek Rd Ste J Aliso Viejo, CA 92656 <p>Reviewed by Jimmy L.</p> <p style="text-align: center; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;">Ever since our favorite Thai restaurant changed ownership, we have not find a decent Thai restaurant yet. Well, at least until tonight.<br /><br />First of all, the map shown was not really accurate. The restaurant locates on the the intersection of Aliso Creek and Pacific Drive. Right next to Juice it Up and Ralph.<br /><br />For the appetizer, my wife ordered GOONG SARONG, which is a deep fried corn shrimp (like corn dog, but with shrimp instead). There are a total of 5 shrimps per order. Also included in the dish are some fried onion, carrot and broccoli. The taste of those deep fried veggie covered by a wanton skin is very similar to a veggie tempura.<br /><br />For the main course, I ordered the lemon fish, my wife ordered the Pad Thai (she was just overwhelm by the selection and decided to go with the most common dish), and my friend ordered a Green Curry.<br /><br />The Pad Thai was not very greasy like many we had tried before. Also, this was the first time I had a bean curd in the pad thai. Kinda different.<br /><br />The Green Curry was decent too. I think the stuff we ordered are some what safe, and rarely you will find a restaurant screw up those 2 dishes.<br /><br />As for my lemon fish, I have to say the fish was a bit dry. I had better before when I was in Asia. Half of the plate was garnish with Veggie, so you really are not getting too much fish on that dish. However the sauce on the lemon fish is actual quiet good.<br /><br />The total bill is close to 60 after tax and tip, so this restaurant is not cheap. However with the service, and the food quality, I would say it is worth the money.<br /><br />p.s. This is also the most non-spicy Thai restaurant I have been too. Even though there were pepper symbol next to the Green Curry and the Lemon Fish, both dish are fairly mild.</p> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> </td> </tr> </tbody></table>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12458894745005039201noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6870030483658016264.post-5300256393555439452008-07-07T22:25:00.001-07:002008-07-14T23:24:27.687-07:00Tacos Ensenada at Lake Forest, CA<table style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204);" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="5" height="80%" width="97%"> <tbody><tr> <td align="center" valign="top"> <table align="center" background="http://images.yelp.com/static/20080612/i/new/mail/stf/bgLrg.gif" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" height="100%" width="500"> <tbody><tr><td align="center" height="300" valign="top"> <h1><a href="http://yelp.com/l/263280ErmI3Ly7jnfNTaOA">Tacos Ensenada</a></h1> <p> <img src="http://images.yelp.com/static/20080612/i/new/ico/star_big_4.gif" /><img src="http://images.yelp.com/static/20080612/i/new/ico/star_big_4.gif" /><img src="http://images.yelp.com/static/20080612/i/new/ico/star_big_4.gif" /><img src="http://images.yelp.com/static/20080612/i/new/ico/star_big_4.gif" /><img src="http://images.yelp.com/static/20080612/i/new/ico/star_big_grey.gif" /> </p> 24601 Raymond Way Lake Forest, CA 92630 <p>Reviewed by Jimmy L.</p> <p style="text-align: center; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;">Are you in a search for a good authentic cheap Mexican food, if you are, you should definitely try this place. The restaurant locates right on the cross corner of the lake forest post office and across from the lake forest library.<br /><br />I am not Mexican, so it is a hard sale for me to say this place serves authentic Mexican food. However, every time I am at the restaurant, you can see local Mexicans gathered at this joint. You know this can only mean one thing. This place is da place in Orange County for good Mexican eat.<br /><br />Usually I ordered the sandwich (torta) with the shredded pork. the pork is not dried and is very moist. Even my wife who does not like the dried taste of the pork too much approves the dish. I had also tried the carne asada variation which is also very tasty.<br /><br />my wife usually ordered the tostada with shrimp. My wife was surprised when she ordered the shrimp tostada for the first time. This place makes the tostada the way it was supposed to made, layer of corn chips, (not the bowl shape), lettuce, and meat.<br /><br />I had also tried to burrito here before, and as most people had reviewed already, the burrito is well worth the money. Here is also the only location I can find beef tongue as a meat source.</p> <p style="text-align: center; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; font-size: 11px;"><a href="http://www.yelp.com/bookmark?action_add_biz=1&biz_id=vYhTc_IkgEOlOKBeBho0Gw&review_id=PVYoMmgYWuTlX5pl7Vkfxg&return_url=/biz/vYhTc_IkgEOlOKBeBho0Gw#hrid:PVYoMmgYWuTlX5pl7Vkfxg"><img src="http://images.yelp.com/static/20080612/i/new/ico/bookmark.gif" border="0" /> Bookmark</a> </p> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> </td> </tr> </tbody></table>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12458894745005039201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6870030483658016264.post-61621266588959769712008-06-28T23:30:00.000-07:002008-06-28T23:34:04.779-07:00Siam Taste of Asia in Santa Ana<p>Haven't had a good Thai food for awhile, so my wife and I decided to search through Yelp and find a good Thai Restaurant to go to. From our research, we found this restaurant which is highly recommended by many. Upon entering the restaurant, you will smell a very light hint of orchid. The smell of the flower will just open your senses. As recommended by many, we ordered the fish cake, the papaya salad, the chicken feet (not being recommended, but with Asian heritage, I just had to try) and the Panana with Tom Yom Soup.</p><p>Maybe is the time frame I went, the waitress and waiter (kids of the owner) were not very attentive. My water and my wife's were both on empty and the waiter never bothered to ask for refill. Any way... going back to the food right now.</p><p>When the fish cake came out, just as most people said, the food is good. My wife loved the sauced pickles that came along w/ the fish cake. Next came to plate was the papaya salad. Even though we ordered mild, the spice was still more than my wife and I can handled. (I supposed if is not spicy, it is not authentic Thai food.) Therefore, we were drinking water and eating rice through the rest of the meal. The panana was okay, it was just like any other Thai restaurant. Nothing special. the Tom Yom Soup was okay too. My wife thought that it could be a little more sour. The last dish we had was the chicken feet salad. It was something unique and we have not try before in a Thai restaurant, so we did not know what to expect. The food actually turns out to be surprisingly good. If you are okay with chewy chicken skin, I strongly suggest you try this.Before we go, the owner also treat us to a cup of coconut jell-o. The jello was very flavorful and very tasty. I wonder how come I did not see this on the dessert menu. </p><p>Overall the food is good, better than average. Typically I will give this type of food a 4 star, however due to lack of service and the price of the dish (everything is priced around 6-7 but the plate is fairly small) I had to settle for a 3 star.</p>If you want to see how others like me had reviewed this restaurant, please go to<br /><a href="http://www.yelp.com/biz/siam-taste-of-asia-santa-ana#hrid:NHhHp0Qo4p0LdD3QBCMIOA">http://www.yelp.com/biz/siam-taste-of-asia-santa-ana#hrid:NHhHp0Qo4p0LdD3QBCMIOA</a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12458894745005039201noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6870030483658016264.post-70787092753531408212008-06-26T00:03:00.000-07:002008-06-26T00:05:03.413-07:00IntroductionBesdies my family and sports, my next favorite things are Eat, Watch Movies and Travel. In this blog, I will list all the movies, locations, and food review.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12458894745005039201noreply@blogger.com0