Good things do happen in Irvine, even if it's going to make traffic even more hellish. It's called Diamond Jamboree Center, a sprawling shopping complex you might have seen being built on the corner of Alton and Jamboree Rd.
So far, just the signs are up. Finishing touches are still being made. But already you can tell, this is going to be interesting. I'm rubbing my hands as I type this. (Well, not at the same time, obviously.)
First there's H-Mart, a Korean grocer. And then Tokyo Tabl
If we're in a recession, someone forgot to tell the Chinese.
Yesterday, the dim sum crowd at New Capital in Rowland Heights was as crazy as always. Judging by the number of people milling about outside waiting for a table, this go-to place for dim sum in the eastern part of San Gabriel Valley is as good as recession-proof.
The going rate for all dim sum plates on weekends is now $2.39. Two years ago it was just $1.98. But everything is as good as I remembered from my last visit.
Dim su
Alright. If you've been reading this blog since its inception last September, then you know that I've been keeping an eye on what's been going on at Diamond Jamboree in Irvine.
And if you remember my very first post here, which was also about Diamond Jamboree, you should also should recall that of all the eating places at this new Asian themed center, Capital Seafood was the one that I've been looking forward to the most.
Their branch in Garden Grove started me off abo
Edwin GoeiTwo stories involving Chinese food caught my attention last week. First, there's local news about what is arguably one of OC's best Chinese restaurants, China Garden in Irvine. Fellow OC Food Blogger Julian Hsu has the scoop. In his post, he writes: "We just ate there for dimsum lunch today, and noticed a sign in the windows indicating that the new owner will be "VIP Seafood Restaurants, Inc."He adds, "Hopefully VIP Seafood Restaurants is the same entity that owns VIP Harbor Seafood
