Thursday, January 20, 2011

[Monterey Park] [Taiwanese] 輕鬆小站 Ten Ren's Tea Time

Ten Ren's Tea Time
輕鬆小站

500 N Atlantic Blvd #179
Monterey Park, CA 91754
(626) 872-0800
http://www.tenrensteatime.com

Sister said she drove by this new plaza on Atlantic, and seemed like new stores are opened now.  We went there after lunch to walk around a bit.  So many restaurants in this plaza that we want to try.  This new Asian plaza looked and felt more like an American mall, sorta like that outdoor mall in Pasadena.


仙草拌奶 Grass Jelly with Milk ($4.50) /
荔枝綠茶&情人果 Litchi Green Tea + Green Mango ($4.25)


We stopped by at Ten Ren's Tea Time to get a drink and snack.  This new shop was bright, a little too bright maybe.  The afternoon sunshine was right in our eyes and felt uncomfortable.  We ordered our drinks and an order of Salt & Pepper Chicken Nugget (茶香鹽酥雞) ($4.50) for to go.  We waited for a good 10 minutes.  During this 10 minutes, I was looking at other people's food.  The food looked really good.  Also I learned that "Michael" must be the newest employee there.  There were one girl, one guy, and "Michael" working in the front.  The whole time I just heard the girl and the guy yelling, "Michael, go do this."  "Michae, go do that."  "Michael, Michael, Michael...."  Poor Michael!  So we waited and waited, then I saw our drinks and food was just sitting at the counter.  The girl and the guy was busy telling Michael to do things, and Michael was too busy doing things, so nobody told us our food was ready.  I went up to the counter and grabbed the drinks and chicken nugget myself, while the girl asked, "Yours? Ok."

Wednesday, January 19, 2011

[Rosemead] [Chinese] 吉嶸川菜 Ji Rong Restaurant

Ji Rong Restaurant
吉嶸川菜

8450 Valley Blvd., #114
Rosemead, CA 91770
(626) 280-8600

My sister's getting acupuncture treatment from a Chinese Medicine doctor now.  While chitchatting, the Beijing doctor recommended Ji Rong, saying they serve really authentic Beijing food.  Sister and I came here for lunch to try some of the doctor's recommended dishes.



They serve lunch special from 11am to 4pm.  Lunch special has dishes that are $3.98, $4.98, $5.98 or $6.98.  Their business was pretty good.  Service definitely needs improvement though.  A waiter was taking us to our seats, on the way a customer asked for a drink, then he just left us there and went to the back to get the drink.  And he didn't even come back to us.  He just totally forgot about us.

[Teddy & Twinkle] You Can't See Me, Right?

I was sitting in the living room using my laptop. All of a sudden I got that feeling like someone was staring at me. I looked up and saw....



Twinkle was hiding and looking at me at the turn on our stairs.  haha....

[Shopping] Bargain Books at Borders

I love going to Borders and Barnes & Noble, but I never really buy books. I usually browse to find the books I want, then I will buy them from Amazon since Amazon almost always have better price. But the only time I would buy from Borders or B&N is from their bargain book section.  I love bargain books!


Slow Cookers: More Than 100 Easy Recipes ($19.95 $2.99) /
The Chronicles of Spiderwick: A Grand Tour of the Enchanted World, Navigated by Thimbletack ($29.99 $4.99)


I bought two MAJOR bargain books.  The first one is Slow Cookers: More Than 100 Easy Recipes.  This book was sold in Australia for $19.95, which equals to about the same value as US dollar.  The recipes look good.  Can't wait to try them.  Only $3!

Tuesday, January 18, 2011

[Tustin] [Coffee] Peet’s Coffee & Tea

Peet’s Coffee & Tea
2489 Park Ave
Tustin, CA 92782
(714) 689-9048
http://www.peets.com

Coffee time after dinner.  We stopped by at Peet's Coffee & Tea at The District.  I kinda miss The District.  We used to come here all the time when we lived in Irvine.



It was around 10pm, and there were still so many kids outside at The District last night.  Yeah it was a holiday, but don't they have school today?  They should be out on Sunday night, not Monday night, right?

[Newport Beach] [Seafood] Jack Shrimp

Jack Shrimp
2400 W Coast Hwy #M
Newport Beach, CA 92663
(949) 650-5577
http://www.jackshrimp.com

With $20 for $40 Groupon in hands, we went to Jack Shrimp for a Martin Luther King's day dinner.  Dr. P called ahead to make reservation, but they told us just come in.  I guess business was slow?



There were only 5 other guests in the restaurant.  We actually enjoyed the quietness.  We had a table on the covered patio under the heat lamp.  It was a really nice night.

Monday, January 17, 2011

[Aliso Viejo] [Burger] Fatburger

Fatburger
26741 Aliso Creek Rd
Aliso Viejo, CA 92656
(949) 362-0070
http://www.fatburger.com

I had a print coupon from Fatburger: Buy any big fat deal (burger, fries & drink) and get a fatburger for free.  Lucky for us, there's Fatburger right by our house.


Fatburger + Cheese + Egg
1/3 lb fresh, never frozen lean beef. Mustard, relish, onions, pickles, tomato, lettuce, mayo.

The burger looked messy when we opened the paper bag at http://www.eileenlikestoeat.com.  But it smelt really good.