Tuesday, April 26, 2011

lunches with my mom





cooking papa -- in sunnyvale
(i don`t think we ordered the right things.. we must revisit again!)

cooking papa -- chinese puff pastry

cooking papa -- lo mein

cooking papa -- hong kong style chow fun

nice and airy

tomi sushi -- all you can eat buffet

tomi seafood buffet-- plate #1
(they offered a wide variety of nigiri)

unagi, crab, and avocado hand roll
(the seaweed was too thick and difficult to bite)

spicy tuna hand roll 


sushi plate #2
(i didn`t like the rolls as much as the nigiri)

made-to-order dumpling noodles 
(the actual dumplings were tasty)

XLB 
(skin was too thick and more oily than juicy)

assorted desserts plate #1
(coffee mousse + the napoleon pastry were good) 

4 kinds of ice cream -- green tea, mango, vanilla, strawb

the strawb had frozen chunks inside
(this was the best part of the experience..)

dessert plate #2
tomi seafood buffet replaced todai at eastridge mall. 
  • they sometimes have coupons in the newspaper (buy 1 person at full price, get 2nd person 50% off). lunch on friday for us was $11.95: cost and hours
  • this place gets super crowded on the weekends so if you`re not the first round of people in, the wait could be 1-2 hours because you have people like my mom and i.. who was there for 2 hours !! om nom nom.. 

Monday, April 25, 2011

the best of stockton

nena`s -- los camarones de diablos 

manny`s california fresh -- fried chicken sandwich
manny`s california fresh -- avocado burger


taco trucks.. i go to pershing & rose marie b/c it`s the closest

carne asada torta from hammer and pacific


mariscos carmen -- mixta from a truck.
so much seafood that can feed 2 people for $5.


kinder`s -- hot link sandwich 
(better if you can handle spicy!)

kinder`s -- tri tip sandwich
i love their bbq sauce !

podestos -- turkey sandwich on dutch crunch bread

m&w dutch bakery -- amaretto cake.
(i don`t know why they discontinued this one. it`s the best one!)

qiang`s bakery -- oven baked pork buns 
(cha siu bao) ..especially good during exam time

breadfruit tree -- jerk chicken

breadfruit tree -- sweet chili fish

best of san jose

these are my favorite places to eat in my hometown san jose !

bill`s cafe -- their old school but still functional register !

bill`s cafe -- crab cake benedict (best for 2) 

kumako -- mabo ramen (w/ fresh tofu from
their neighbor san jose tofu company)

dat thanh -- com tam suon nuong tau hu ky
(broken rice w/ pork chop + fried shrimp)

banana leaf -- roti prata

banana leaf -- mango prawns

banana leaf -- fried mango ice cream w/ taro 

just..heavenly

maru ichi -- shoyu ramen 

clover`s bakery -- mini chocolate melon bread

clover`s bakery -- assorted breads

clover`s bakery -- chocolate chip melon bread

clover`s bakery -- crab & roe bread

clover`s bakery -- creamy crab croquette 
(my favorite !! but they discontinued it recently..)