Saturday, June 27, 2009

Yes i Kansai!



OH yes I can Kansai. I ate at Kansai this week, and I have to say this is the first time I ate at a Japanese restaurant that wasn't all sushi. They had maybe one sushi item. They served rice, noodle, and sashimi combos and boxes. I had the OYAKO JYU which was a box of rice with diced chicken cooked with an egg and grilled onions on top. The meal came with pickled vegetables and miso soup. It was all so good my meal was hot and steaming from beginning to end. So please stop by and try something new at 36 South Fair Oaks in Old Town Pasadena and take a stroll into Kansai and I highly recommend the rice boxes.

Sunday, June 21, 2009

So I went to two restaurants! This is #2!































SOOO I ate at the restaurant as suggested to me by Josh Mendoza and I went to 1810 Argentinean Restaurant. When i first got there I was served a french roll with chimchurri. And i ordered pollo al ajo which was grilled chicken breast, with caramelized onions and garlic served with mashed potatoes. The chicken was cooked perfectly and chicken was definitely a good match with mashed potatoes. The potatoes were lightly seasoned in herbs and had small pieces of potato to give it that homemade feel. All in all this meal was absolutely delightful! I recommend stopping by old town Pasadena the address is 121 w. Colorado remember the name of the place is 1810 they also offer three course meals for 25 bucks so its not so bad but it is well worth it!

So I went to two restaurants! This is #1!

OK the first place I went to was for lunch it was called Grandview Palace II, it's a Chinese restaurant on Colorado in Pasadena. So apparently when you go for lunch it comes with your choice style of rice, your choice of the main dish, soup, and an egg roll. So my meal started with a soup i choose from between egg drop soup and hot and sour, I picked the hot and sour soup. I began well the soup was really good it was just the right amount of spice to keep my mouth burning but not set it on fire lol.




Then my main part of the meal was not as good, the chicken itself cooked in its batter was nice and crispy. But, I didn't like that my meal was so sweet. My chicken was swimming in sauce. This meal would have been so much better if i could have tasted what the chicken tasted like. The egg rolls were good, there's was actually a man across the room making the egg rolls by hand. I think thats kinda cool but i dont know how sanitary that is just sitting in the corner of the restaurant just making food in front of your costumers? but it's not my store now is it lol.




SOOOOOOO, if your caving Chinese food may i suggest the place you always go to. And sorry guys i would have hyperlinked the site so you can atleast check it out for yourself but they don't have a wesite sorry!

Saturday, June 13, 2009

Today at PASHA































Today I had the pleasure of eating at Pasha Fresh Mediterranean Grill. Located in Pasadena on Colorado in Old Town. I was welcomed with a very nice greeting when I walked in and immediately offered samples of hummus, baba ghonoush, and a garlic sauce, all of which were very tasty. So i ordered the vegetarian plate because it offered me the most amount of food for the least amount of money. It came with hummus, four falafuls, four stuffed grape leaves, toubuleh, tahini sauce and pita bread all for $8.99. They also had a small buffet of assorted sauces, three hot tomato sauces, tahini, red chili, lemons and peperchini's. I normally eat my falafuls warm but a slightly chilled falaful was just as good. The hummus was great and the toubuleh was really fresh and flavorful. I recommend if your curious to try some Mediterranean food you should stop by at Pasha on 124 E. Blvd in old town Pasadena.


Up next I'm going to 1810 Argentinean Restaurant as requested by Josh Mendoza... thanks for all your suggestions!

Thursday, June 11, 2009

A Dish At DISH

















This weekend I ate at Dish: Breakfast Lunch and Dinner. And I ordered a veggie burger with a side of sweet potato fries. The patty itself was made of lentils, mushrooms, and onions. At first, I was a little skeptical about a veggie patty because past experiences have told me veggie patty equals nasty. They are almost never good and they're dry and tasteless. I'd have a better time eating a sock then most veggie patties. But, I have to say I was pleasantly surprised. The patty was moist and it practically melted in my mouth. It was so full of flavor I didn't expect it. The lentils were a nice twist from the normal rice and soy based nasty veggie patties. And may I highly recommend trying sweet potato fries. If you have never had then please at least try them once because they're better than regular fries and better for you. So, if you ever catch yourself in La Canada, please stop by at Dish on 734 Foothill!

Wednesday, June 10, 2009

HI ALL!!

Hello all, my name is Dominique M. and I'm starting this blog because I really enjoy eating at restaurants but if your like me then sometimes just you get tired at eating at the same ol' places every week and you get tired of shelling out a bunch of money for a rinky dink sandwich. Or your like my mom and you don't like to try new places or even new foods, because it's hard to find new places that are even worth going to. You may be afraid of wasting your money at a new place you didn't even want to go to in the first place and it wasn't even that good and your most likely not going back. It's always the same story, the food was good but the service was terrible oooor you just get stuck with horrible food and a waste a money and it doesn't even matter how good the service is. I wanted to start this blog because I want to help people find fresh, new, fun, tasty, and inexpensive places to eat, so i hope you enjoy my blog!

P.S each week I'll be writting about each new place i visit in the Pasadena, Arcadia, LA, SO CAL area... so feel free to leave a comment of a place you wanted to eat at but were to scared to eat at I will be more than happy to try it out for you... Just remember I'm in the Pasadena, California area!