June 2018 - Vegas and Food

Jun 30, 2018

Boteaga - Little Tokyo

Boteaga, new boba place just opened in Little Tokyo. Their drinks are insta-worthy, not only cute but also delicious. Everything is made with real fruits, no artificial syrups and powders. A must try new spot in Little Tokyo!


They have their own tea farm. 


Boteaga
Pinapple Pop with butterfry peas
I personally loved this drink. So refreshing. 
Pinky Strawberry
Real strawberry + milk + boba
Dragon fruit with cheese foam
Made with real dragon fruit. Delicious.
Mango with cheese foam
This is one of the popular drink, made with real mango fruit.




Boteaga 
331 E 1st St,
Los Angeles, CA 90012

Sun-Thurs:11:00 am - 10:00 pm
Fri-Sat:11:00 am - 11:00 pm

https://www.yelp.com/biz/boteaga-los-angeles


Jun 29, 2018

Pearl’s BBQ 4th of July Texas Picnic

This Fourth of July, Pearl’s BBQ in Downtown Los Angeles is celebrating America’s Red, White and Blue with a Good Ol’ five-day Pearl’s BBQ 4th of July Texas Picnic celebration featuring Live Music, Full Bar, ice cold Beer, Games and the best Southern Barbecue west of Texas from Wednesday, June 27th, 2018 through Sunday, July 1st, 2018!

With summer officially underway, Pearl’s BBQ turns up the heat at their Pearl’s BBQ 4th of July Texas Picnic that you won’t want to miss! Ready, with a real handcrafted Texas smoker, plenty of white oak wood, only C.A.B. Certified Angus Beef and training from the best Pitmasters in Texas, Head Cowboy & Pearl’s BBQ Pitmaster Dana Blanchard will be smoking some of the best barbecue you have ever tasted in the City of Angels.

Pearl’s BBQ is here to deliver with their 16 hour Smoked Brisket and 12 hour Smoked Beef Short Ribs rubbed with secret spices and served with sides that will knock your boots off. Dig into Cowboy Roy’s Handmade Baked Beans, Coleslaw with house-made mayo, or creamy Potato Salad that is sure to brighten your palate.

The Pearl’s BBQ 4th of July Texas Picnic will take place starting Wednesday, June 27th, 2018 through Sunday, July 1st, 2018 from 12:00 noon to 9:00 pm. To register for tickets to Pearl’s BBQ 4th of July Texas Picnic (admission is complimentary), please visit: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/pearl-4th-july-texas-picnic-tickets-46635408763








Pecan pie



Pearl's BBQ
2143 Violet St,
Los Angeles, CA 90021

Open Daily: 11am-6pm (or until sold out)

https://www.pearlsbbqla.com/

https://www.yelp.com/biz/pearls-texas-bbq-los-angeles

Jun 28, 2018

Matcha cha - Sawtelle

Matcha-Cha offers soft serve ice cream and drinks. They only have two flavors of soft serve ice creams, matcha and strawberry. Their matcha is good quality, it's strong and really tasty. It's just like matcha soft serve you get in Kyoto.

They do validate your parking ticket, but it's only good for 15 minutes.





Matcha/Strawberry swirl with charcoal corn.
This one was the best. Deep matcha matcha with shiratama and red bean.
Hojicha latte and matcha pink lemonade
Hojicha didn't have much flavor





Matcha cha 
11301 W Olympic Blvd,
Los Angeles, CA 90064

(424)293-8550

Sun - Thurs: 11:30am - 11pm
Fri - Sat: 11:30am - 11:30pm

http://www.matcha-cha.com/

https://www.yelp.com/biz/matcha-cha-los-angeles-3


Jun 27, 2018

Fat Sal's introduces Fat Breakfast sandwich

Fat Sal's introduces fat breakfast sandwich. It's available all day at Hollywood, Encino, and Westwood locations. As you can guess, the sandwich is pretty filling. Just forget about the calories and try it with fat shakes!

CLICK HERE and HERE for more pics from the past.

Fat Breakfast sandwich, #4 fat shake, Tots
Fried Eggs, Ham, Crisp Bacon, Breakfast Sausage, Mozzarella Sticks, Melted American Cheese, Tater Tots, Ketchup, Tapatio on a Butter Grilled Hero.




Fat Sal's 
1300 N Highland Ave,
Los Angeles, CA 90028

(855) 682-4373

Sunday:11AM–2AM
Mon-Wed:11AM–3AM
Thurs-Sat:11AM–4AM

https://fatsalsdeli.com/

https://www.yelp.com/biz/fat-sals-los-angeles-6

Fat Sal’s Menu, Reviews, Photos, Location and Info - Zomato

Jun 26, 2018

Bubble Crush - Monterey Park

Just opened about 6 months ago, Bubble Crush make their boba drinks with all real stuff, like real fruits, real milk, and real strong tea. They don't use any creamer, fruit syrups, powders. That's great.
I sometimes ask " do you use real fruits?" and if they say "no, we use powders" then I just leave. Because I don't wanna powder drinks. I want all made with real stuff.

All their drinks are good, you can really taste strong flavor of teas. You can also choose sugar level so you don't have to worry about your drinks being too sweet.









I love this. You get to taste two flavors. 


Be sure to take pics here!





Bubble Crush 
848 E Garvey Ave D,
Monterey Park, CA 91755

(626) 321-2980

Fri-Sat:11AM–12AM
Sun-Thurs:11AM–11PM

https://www.yelp.com/biz/bubble-crush-monterey-park

Jun 25, 2018

Saly Papa Japanese Yoshoku Dining - Alhambra

Saly Papa Japanese yoshoku dining just opened few days ago and I was here on media preview night.

There are two types of Japanese food, which is washoku and yoshoku. Grilled fish, miso soup, sashimi, etc.. that's all washoku.
Yoshoku is a style of cuisine that modifies Western dishes with Japanese elements. Typical dishes of the style include; Omelet Rice, Hamburg Steak, Japanese Curry Rice, Hayashi Beef Rice, Spaghetti, Doria Gratin, and the technique of panko frying things such as pork loin, shrimp, oysters and croquettes.

There aren't many places to eat yoshoku here in Los Angeles so I was pretty excited. Too bad it's really far from where I live, but I recommended for kid's birthday, or casual family dinner!


Strawberry Guava Limeade (left) and Citrus Honey Yuzu Soda (right)
Yuzu soda is one of their most popular signature drink
Strawberry shake
Sukiyaki beef & kale salad
Kale, sliced warm sukiyaki beef, mixed mushroom, crispy onions and sesame soy dressing
This kale salad was my favorite of all, definitely not a traditional Japanese yoshoku food but it was absolutely delicious. 
Hayashi beef fries
Crispy french fries with shortrib Hayashi beef and mozzarella
Saly Papa's signature dish: Yoshoku mixed plate
Combination platter with 6oz. hamburg steak with teriyaki sauce, omelet rice with ketchup, panko fried shrimp, seafood croquette, Napolitan Spaghetti and side salad.

Japanese kids loves this stuff. This is what we eat in Japan when we were kids.
Mega parfait
Fruits, cornflakes, waffles, chocolate and caramel sauce, Ice cream cones, vanilla and green tea frozen yogurt, etc.
Medium size parfait

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Saly Papa 
100 E Main St. Ste 100
Alhambra, CA 91801

(626) 656-2222

Sun-Thurs:11:00 am - 10:00 pm
Fri-Sat:11:00 am - 11:00 pm

http://salypaparestaurant.com/

https://www.yelp.com/biz/saly-papa-alhambra