Mission Chinese Food Lung Shan Chinese Restaurant 2234 Mission St San Francisco, CA 94110 Dining date: 11/25/11 Mission Chinese Food, the permanent pop-up from the Mission Street Food team (Commonwealth) has been one of the most talked-about restaurants in San Francisco this year. SF Chronicle food writer Michael Bauer and GQ’s Alan Richman both loved…
WP24 The Ritz-Carlton 900 W Olympic Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90015 Dining date: 9/24/11 There were only a few places on my dad’s list of places to try while in LA. Scarpetta’s brunch was one, Bouchon Bakery another, and WP24. I’ve been once before and was pleasantly surprised. It was more authentic than I imagined…
Din Tai Fung 1108 S Baldwin Ave Arcadia, CA 91007 Dining date: 7/30/11 Din Tai Fung is the type of restaurant I hear about even when I go home to San Francisco. “Have you heard of this restaurant in Arcadia…” or “you should try this dumpling place called Din Tai Fung.” It’s no wonder why…
China Poblano The Cosmopolitan Las Vegas 3708 Las Vegas Boulevard South Las Vegas, NV 89109 Dining date: 3/27/11 China Poblano is probably Jose Andres’ most unexpected concept. When I first heard about this place, I thought he was going to be creating Chinese-Mexican fusion. Dude. Weird. However, that’s not the case. The cuisines are kept…
WP24 The Ritz-Carlton 900 W Olympic Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90015 I’m often skeptical about “upscale Chinese.” Many of my favorite Chinese restaurants are very reasonably priced, so I have to think twice (or a few times) about spending triple-digits on a Chinese meal. WP24 is Wolfgang Puck’s latest foray into Chinese cuisine, located on…
Dean Sin World is a sort of hole-in-the-wall Chinese spot in a Monterey Park strip mall specializing mainly in baked goods and dumplings. I wouldn’t say it’s yet in the collective conscience, but is well-known among food bloggers and Yelp.