[Irvine] [Hot Pot] Little Sheep Mongolian Hot Pot

Little Sheep Mongolian Hot Pot
小肥羊
15361 Culver Dr
Irvine, CA 92606
(949) 651-0201
http://www.littlesheephotpot.com

We visited Little Sheep Mongolian Hot Pot on a Friday night. It was 8:30pm and they were packed. Luckily since there were only 2 of us, we got seated quickly while the bigger parties all had to wait.



We ordered half spicy and half regular soup base. We love the flavor of their soup base. Lots of garlic and herbs.

[Irvine] [Taiwanese] Boiling Point

Boiling Point
沸點
14140 Culver Dr
Irvine, CA 92606
(949) 733-2211
http://www.bpgroupusa.com

The weather has been hot lately. But I don't know why. I have been craving for hot pot almost everyday. So off we went to Boiling Point for lunch.


古早味紅茶加山粉圓 Black Tea w/ Basil Seeds

Lunch special came with a drink. We both ordered black tea. I added my favorite basil seeds ($0.50) to mine.

[Irvine] [Japanese] Tokyo Table

Tokyo Table
2710 Alton Pkwy
Irvine, CA 92606
(949) 263-0000
http://www.tokyotable.com

We rested at home and let the food digest a bit before we head out to our next stop: Tokyo Table for happy hour.



Happy hour menu is different than last time I was there... which was almost 3 years ago? It's been awhile. haha...

[Irvine] [French] CrepeMaker

CrepeMaker
73 Fortune Dr # 105
Irvine, CA 92618
(949) 585-9898
http://www.crepemaker.com

My boss had a party at his home, and got CrepeMaker to cater for our dinner and dessert.



It was amazingly good! Dr. P and I had 9 crepes total!!

[Irvine] [Taiwanese] Yu's Garden

Yu's Garden
余姐清粥
5408 Walnut Ave #H
Irvine, CA 92604
(949) 654-2366

Yu's Garden is probably our favorite take-out restaurant in Orange County. It's cheap, food is good, service is friendly and fast. Pretty much every time we go up to Irvine for food, we'll stop by at Yu's Garden to bring something home.


3 Item Combo (Sauteed Spinach, Lion's Head, Stewed Beef)

For about $7, you get to pick 3 items to take home. Their Lion's Head has been one of our favorite dishes. The combo also comes with rice or sweet potato porridge.

[Irvine] [Chinese] S.W. Seafood & BBQ Restaurant

S.W. Seafood & BBQ
三禾燒腊海鮮麵家
5406 Walnut Ave
Irvine, CA 92604
(949) 262-0128

Dr. P had to work late. I was too lazy to cook for myself. So my friend Wen suggested that I go to S.W. Seafood & BBQ to get her favorite dish there, the squid tentacles.


五香龍鬚 Deep Fried Squid Tentacles

I took a bite, and thought "man I wish I have some beer to go with this!" The squid tentacles was chewy on the outside, tender in the middle, and full of flavor. It was addictive!

[Irvine] [Japanese] Sushi Boy

Sushi Boy
6634 Irvine Center Dr
Irvine, CA 92618
(949) 788-0828
http://www.sushiboy.net

I got a coupon from Sushi Boy. The coupon was to get their Dragon Roll for $5.


Dragon Roll ($8.00)
Salmon, tuna, shrimp, cucumber, spicy sauce mix

I thought Dragon Roll was eel and avocado on top of California roll? But at Sushi Boy, their dragon roll is salmon, tuna, shrimp on top of spicy tuna roll. The roll was quite small. And what I thought was spicy "tuna" was called spicy sauce "mix" on their menu. I wonder what was in the "mix"?? This roll was alright, but it did tasted like fast food sushi.

[Irvine] [Taiwanese] Boiling Point

Boiling Point
沸點
14140 Culver Dr
Irvine, CA 92606
(949) 733-2211
http://www.bpgroupusa.com

We heard that Boiling Point added 3 new hot pots.



Taiwanese Spicy, Japanese Miso, and Thai Flavor. These are also $3 more than the other pots, but portion is also slightly bigger.

[Irvine] [Vegetarian] The Veggie Grill

The Veggie Grill
81 Fortune Dr
Irvine, CA 92618
(949) 727-9900
http://www.veggiegrill.com

I got a birthday free meal postcard from The Veggie Grill.


Chicken Tortilla Soup ($2.95)

There was no chicken in their chicken tortilla soup, but it tasted just like chicken tortilla soup. Very magical!

[Irvine] [Japanese] Tokyo Table

Tokyo Table
2710 Alton Pkwy
Irvine, CA 92606
(949) 263-0000
http://www.tokyotable.com

Dr. P's friend Richard came to visit from Texas.



There's no good sushi in Taxes so Richard requested Japanese for dinner.

[Irvine] [Taiwanese] Yu's Garden

Yu's Garden
余姐清粥
5408 Walnut Ave #H
Irvine, CA 92604
(949) 654-2366

We often go to Yu's Garden to get 3 items combo + boba milk tea to go. This time we tried their shaved ice.


Shaved Ice ($3.50)

If I remember right, shaved ice with 3 items is only $3.50. The lady gave us A LOT of toppings. It was just the right amount for the two of us to share.

We'll be back for more shaved ice!

[Irvine] [Cafe] Irvine Hoag Hospital Cafeteria

Irvine Hoag Hospital Cafeteria
16200 Sand Canyon Ave
Irvine, CA 92618
(949) 764-4624
http://www.hoag.org

Bet you didn't know Irvine Hoag Hospital Cafeteria actually have pretty good food.... for super cheap, too!


Jerk Chicken

[Irvine] [Japanese] Santouka Ramen

Santouka Ramen
山頭火
14230 Culver Dr
Irvine, CA 92604

When we heard about the grand opening of Mitsuwa in Irvine, we were excited. When we found out there is a Santouka Ramen inside the food court, we got even more excited. Sad to say, we were disappointed at both Mitsuwa and Santouka during our visit.



This Mitsuwa is REALLY small. The food court is even smaller. There are 3 eateries in the food court: Santouka Ramen, Misasa, and a takoyaki place. It was a nightmare to find seats at this place. And when you finally get a seat, they are people hovering over you waiting for you to finish so they can grab your seat.

[Irvine] [Banquet] Shady Canyon Golf Club

Shady Canyon Golf Club
100 Shady Canyon Dr
Irvine, CA 92603
(949) 856-7000
http://www.shadycanyongolfclub.com

My work's Christmas party was held at Shady Canyon Golf Club this year.



The banquet room wasn't that big, but it was cozy.

[Irvine] [Taiwanese] Boiling Point

Boiling Point
沸點
14140 Culver Dr
Irvine, CA 92606
(949) 733-2211
http://www.bpgroupusa.com

I'm seriously addicted to Boiling Point. I think about it, and want it all the time!


招牌臭臭鍋 House Special Hot Soup ($9.99)

I just LOVE everything in this pot. Pork, quail egg, stinky tofu, pork blood, fish ball, intestine, and napa cabbage. Love the shacha sauce in the soup base.

[Irvine] [Chinese] Chef Chen

Chef Chen
馥園
5408-B Walnut Ave
Irvine, CA 92604
(949) 786-8898

It was a raining day. Both Dr. P and I were craving for somthing hot and soupy. The beef noodle soup from Chef Chen seemed like an good idea.


牛肉麵 Beef Noodle Soup

The bood noodle soup we had last was great. But this time, it was not just bad... it was horrible. The noodle was mushy. The beef and tendon was tough and hard, like it wasn't stewed long enough. The soup tasted like soy sauce soup. It was just bad.

[Irvine] [Taiwanese] Boiling Point

Boiling Point
沸點
14140 Culver Dr
Irvine, CA 92606
(949) 733-2211
http://www.bpgroupusa.com

Boiling Point is one of my favorite restaurant up in San Gabriel Valley. They recently opened a branch in Irvine. I'm so happy that now Taiwanese stinky tofu hot pot is only 15 minutes away from me!


珍珠奶綠 Boba Milk Green Tea ($2.95) / 珍珠奶茶 Boba Milk Tea ($2.95)

We both ordered a drink. Their boba milk tea was quite good, and the price was very reasonable. You also get a reward card for drinks. It's buy 4 then your 5th one is free. That seems to be very easy to achieve.

[Irvine] [Chinese] Chef Chen

Chef Chen
馥園
5408-B Walnut Ave
Irvine, CA 92604
(949) 786-8898

We had been wanting to try Chef Chen ever since we moved down to Orange County. It's been two years, and we finally tried the restaurant.


花生 Peanuts

Free peanuts was served before the food arrived.

[Irvine] [Chinese] Spicy City

Spicy City
雲川園
14310 Culver Dr #F
Irvine, CA 92604
(949) 733-9200

We were in the mood for spicy Chinese, but thought we went to Chong Qing in Irvine a bit too often. We haven't been back to Spicy City for a very very long time. We thought the food at Spicy City is way too spicy, and like Chong Qing's flavor better. But we haven't been back for so long, maybe the food would taste better now?


風味涼菜 Cold Table Appetizers ($5.50)

We started the meal by going to the counter to pick our 3 item cold appetizer. We got spicy beef, spicy pork skin and seaweed. Everything was good. My favorite was the seaweed. I like the vinegar, cilantro, and slightly spicy sauce of the seaweed a lot.

[Irvine] [Korean] Korea House

Korea House
5301 University Dr
Irvine, CA 92614
(949) 552-9998

After the beer fest, for some reason I was craving meat, lots of meat. All you can eat Korean BBQ = lots of meat. It was an obvious choice. A quick search on Yelp on my phone, we found Korea House.



Korea House offers all you can eat Korean BBQ for $19.99 per person with 5 choices of meat. We got there right before the crowd around 5:30pm. By 6pm, the restaurant was packed with tons of people waiting outside the door.