The Counter – Santana Row – San Jose, CA
At the beckoning of good friends, I visited The Counter for the very first time yesterday. The restaurant itself is a little snug, not a lot of room between tables, and extremely busy. The servers are friendly and perform their duties quickly and efficiently. Instead of ordering a “signature” predetermined sandwich, I opted to choose [...]
Chiou Hwa Restaurant – Glorial Prince Hotel – Taipei, Taiwan
I always consider it a privilege when I visit the Chiou Hwa restaurant at the prestigious Gloria Prince Hotel in Taipei. The Executive Chef, Peter Wu, is a close friend of my uncle. The dishes here are exquisite and extremely flavorful. Each and every dish (including side dishes) are plated artistically and are quite beautiful. [...]
King Ludwig Beerhall – Hong Kong
During my excursion to Hong Kong, I happened to stumble upon an ad for a German restaurant named King Ludwig Beerhall. Hong Kong is filled with tasty treats, but I decided that I wanted to try this place out (since I love the German dish “schweinshaxe”). After a super long bus ride, I ended up [...]
Jai Yun Chinese Restaurant – San Francisco, CA
So, this isn’t really your typical Chinese restaurant. Instead of ordering dishes from a traditional menu, the Chef at Jai Yun offers a prix-fixe menu. The price varies, and you can choose the “price” you wish to pay, and the number of dishes will vary depending. Jai Yun usually closes at 2pm for lunch (a [...]
Linguini’s – Alameda, CA
I apologize for the lack of posts in the last month. Finals at school coupled with several other situations kept a very tight constraint on my time. Linguini’s is a 2 part restaurant, basically it is a sports bar/sit down restaurant. The lunch fare is reasonably price, and very tasty! I ordered a Chicken and [...]
England Rose Garden – Fremont, CA
Before I begin with this post, I’d like to issue a formal apology for the lack of food related updates. I usually take food photos with my phone, and a couple weeks ago my phone decided that it would no longer read the external microSD memory card where all the photos were saved. I thought [...]
Giorgio’s Italian Food and Pizzeria – Milpitas, CA
For once I’m at a loss at how to start a post, how to start introducing Giorgio’s. This Italian food restaurant isn’t bad, some of the items are quite tasty, but I feel as if nothing stands out substantially. I’ll go ahead and move right into what was ordered. Ravioli Compare (Appetizer) Lemon Chicken Soup [...]
Healthy Porridge – Milpitas, CA
The English name of this restaurant definitely doesn’t sound too appetizing, the two words, “healthy” and “porridge”, when combined makes me think of something you would feed to a person who is not feeling well. The name is also quite misleading, as it makes one think that all this restaurant offers is porridge… which couldn’t [...]
Marie Callender’s – Milpitas, CA
Usually, I wouldn’t want to put a restaurant such as this one on the site, but I thought that I’d make an exception this time. Since it was pretty late that night, my sister and I went to Marie Callender’s for a late dinner. We ordered a Chicken Tenders appetizer, which came in a “cup” [...]
Turmeric Restaurant – Sunnyvale, CA
Yet another Indian Buffet restaurant… Though, I don’t mean “another” in a mundane, average, just like everywhere else way. This particular establishment has something that isn’t commonly seen at Indian buffets, white meat. Usually the other restaurants offer dark meat (chicken thighs and legs) as their staple meat source. Turmeric offers large boneless chunks of [...]