Best Chinese Food

PNWlakers · Posted: Sat Dec 09, 2006 12:18 pm Post subject:

i dont' know if anyone said this or not yet i didn't read the thread...

but what about CHINATOWN? near the dodgers stadium? the place where rush hour was filmed is good...it says like JACKIE CHAN was here or something like that on the side..that place is good...and there are tons around that street.....

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I'm Korean but I don't think Korean food has universal appeal.

Japanese food offers sushi, which is the most popular among all Asian food I think.

Then the Chinese offer the rich culinary history only matched by the French.

Of course I like Korean food the best... but I certainly wouldn't mind eating Sushi more often.

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tony smith · Posted: Sat Dec 09, 2006 9:34 pm Post subject:

i'm veggie myself and there are some good LA spots.

they don't compare to NYC or SF in my opinion, but very solid.

the best of LA for veggie chinese is HOUSE OF VEGE.

it's in LOMITA. all veggie, all fresh, all tasy as hell. plus, they have a deal, where for $12 per person, it's all you can eat! they have a menu with like 50 dishes. you sit and just start ordering dishes. they'll keep bringing them until you burst. go with the whole family, and you'll get to try many many dishes. it's very good.

if you take the 405 south, get off on Crenshaw, take it west all the way to the PCH. turn left it's like 1/2 a mile on the left.

20,000 · Posted: Sat Dec 09, 2006 9:46 pm Post subject:

I find most "Chinese" food (and I put it in quotes because most of it is American and not really Chinese) to be pretty much the same, which is a shame. Probably the best I have had is when I was in Chinatown in Seattle. I think the Pacific northwest, like VancouverFan said, would be better for that type of food than anywhere else in the country. Even the Chinatown in DC was pathetic (if you can still call that Chinatown), and I didn't eat anything at the Chinatown in Philly.

I do dig on Korean food, but it is not for everyone. I still don't quite get the one dish with the fried egg on top, but some of the stuff I have eaten is good. I went to a Korean restaurant in Ann Arbor, MI with a friend who spent time in Korea while in the military, and he said the food at this restaurant was exactly the same as the food he ate while monitoring the DMZ.
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Speaking of SD Korean restaurants.... they suck.
I wish they had nice Korean food restaurants in SD... and maybe some 24 hr ones too like in LA.
Then I'd never have to resort to eating hamburgers.

Thugnomoe · Posted: Sun Dec 10, 2006 7:34 am Post subject:

sushi in LA isn't that great...you gotta go to a good fishing town for that..where the fish is beautifully fresh. There's no way LA can match NW places like Vancouver B.C. I've had amazing tuna, tuna belly or fatty tuna, salmon that just melts in your mouth..my uncle and I ate 'til we were going to explode for under $40 total.

In LA, its all about the rolls.. which means sauces dressed up all fancy..which is fine..but if you want sashimi...Vancouver B.C. VERY NICE!

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chef · Posted: Sun Dec 10, 2006 11:56 am Post subject:

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Colby Briant · Posted: Sun Dec 10, 2006 3:06 pm Post subject:

Thai food pwns all

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I just had pho.
So cheap and yet easy on the stomach unlike fast food.

20,000 · Posted: Sun Dec 10, 2006 4:49 pm Post subject:

One of my favorite sushi places is Sato and Sato II in Boston. My brother knows the chefs there, so they always hook him up with the best and little extras
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20,000 · Posted: Sun Dec 10, 2006 4:49 pm Post subject:

Oh, and I will admit my ignorance. What is pho?
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this has become the official asian food thread!

pho is thin rice noodles in beef broth with mint and sprouts.

i found the "blue hen" in eagle rock to be delicious - it is owned by vietnamese people and is all organic! i think it has excellent vibes: a mix of hipness (with local artist' paintings on display for sale) and warm family attention. where else can u get authentic pho/vietnamese food?

im gonna add another (vital) question to the thread...where can i get GOOD indian food??

angrypuppy · Retired Number Joined: 13 Apr 2001 Posts: 32768

I'm out on the east coast, so what I'll add is probably very regionally biased.

I have a love/hate relationship with Thai food. Most places don't get it right, not using the right ingredients or spices. One quick way of knowing is the pad thai test. If the pad thai is too sweet, too sour or smells like an old dishrag, then you know the rest of the menu probably sucks.

20,000 · Posted: Sun Dec 10, 2006 5:55 pm Post subject: