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Noodle City (garvey Ave)

Noodle City (garvey Ave)

848 E Garvey Ave, Monterey Park, CA 91755, United States

Cafe • Pizza • Chinese • Catering


"Tianjin is in northern China, where noodles are the most important basic strength in the area, so the name – Noodle House. But we had no noodles, but ordered among other things the famous Tianjin rolls (Baozhi). The Baozhi is made from a flour dough and steamed with various fillings. The kind of Baozhi we had was filled with pork and cabbage. There are other restaurants that have Tianjin Baozhi, but in the Noodle House they have brought it as close to perfection as I am used to. The filling was right, pipping hot and with good subtle flavors. But the steamed dough balls, not too thick, still too thin, was just right. You just have to dive the bungalows with a little vinegar to improve the taste. Although I'm sure it's the ones of Tianjin who argue that they're not as good as they are at home. The Tianjin baozhi, with a dry bun, would probably be comparable to the Shanghai style steam dumplings, with a "nweet" tilting skin. Baozhi and dumplings will rarely be the same as they are from their hometowns, as pizza crust is difficult to duplicate. The key in the production of proper ham, dumplings and pizza crust is the water mixed with the dough. The basis of a good mouth feeling and texture is the right dough. Therefore, it is difficult to have a New York style pizza in Hong Kong or a real Tianjin Baozhi in Los Angeles. Also on the menu we had the wines hard cooked eggs – similar to tea, but made with wine. Cold sown, these eggs were a good change in the palate of the hot baozhi’s. Tianjin is also known for her water dumplings – one of my favorite things in the world. Mr. B suggested we have the fish water dumplings. I was hesitant, but drowned. I thought it was okay, nothing special. I would have preferred some kind of pig water dump or something. I didn't like the filling of fish from almost a paste-looking substance. In addition, we probably had some of the best onion pancakes around. Usually the onion pancakes are thicker and more oily. While the Noodle House is thinner and less oily. I thought I preferred to have more flaky I had similar Tianjin Baozhi from Shaomai, and this taste so much better."

ChuMinh Tofu & Veggie Deli

ChuMinh Tofu & Veggie Deli

1043 S Jackson St Seattle, WA 98104, 98144-2025, United States

Meat • Delis • Barbecue • Vietnamese


"This place has the best deep fried spring rolls that I know. It was recommended by a friend. they were busy when we arrived around 1:00 PM Sunday, 4/23/2023. We asked if we could on short notice order 50 spring rolls for a potluck at work.They got a small lady to answer and she figured the cost at $65.00. She said that she would add ten. We liked her, very friendly.They were super busy. They were very well staffed, so they could handle the rush of diners. The is a separate dining area with about ten tables. The buffet looks delicious.Two days prior we had ordered a party tray of pork egg rolls from a favorite Filipino place. These from Chu Minh Tofu were three times bigger and had a tasty mix of vegetables as well as the pork.While we waited the lady brought out a couple of fresh cooked ones to try. YUM. With a dozen extra, the cost of the egg rolls was about $1.00 each.I took a lot of pictures and I want to return for the buffet $25.00). My wife says she doesn't want to eat there because the floor of the deli was dirty.That street corner sat 12th Ave S and S Jackson St is a gathering place for rowdy homeless people. The parking lot is small and is enclosed in a tall chain link fence. For a while, someone had double-parked behind us. They left before we did, so it was not a problem.The deli had bags and boxes of food for the homeless out front. People were sitting around eating in the parking lot and handing bananas to their homeless friends through the fence.There were really a lot of young adult Asian and American people coming and going. This atmosphere didn't bother me at all. But it is the reason for rating at only four stars. I kind of love a funky place and ChuMinh Tofu stole my heart."