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Maki and Sushi Fusion Sushi Cafe- Arcadia

There aren't many places that serve sushi in Arcadia, after you subtract the supermarkets and buffets that offer sushi in Arcadia. And this place is one of the restaurants that has a sushi bar. By no means, it is not as great compared to sushi restaurants in LA (like Sushi Gen), nor as fresh, but for the location, this is a good place for your value too. And not only that, it is also a business lunch hangout. In fact, the entire plaza which Maki and Sushi is in, which also has BJ's and Sesame Grill, is filled with cars during the lunch period. The entire parking lot is mainly filled to the brim on weekdays. You'd expect weekends to be even busier, but no, that isn't true. Lots of the businesses also in the plaza are closed during the weekend, which then means more parking spaces. But sometimes, it is like the weekday: filled to the brim. The interior is pretty dark. I didn't get that great of a shot of everything though, as obviously, the restaurant was pretty full

利強記北角雞蛋仔 (Lee Keung Kee North Point Eggette/Egg Waffle)- Wan Chai

It's tucked away, near the side of the Henessey Road Wan Chai MTR exit. Nearby, there is a McDonalds as well as a Arome Bakery and the Wan Chai Computer Centre. But what is this place? One of the best places we have encountered in Hong Kong for egg waffles, or "Gai Daan Zai". But, before you settle to buy something in the area, be careful. There are also also other vendors* selling the egg waffles on a not so pernament looking cart. Just know, that this place has a pernament space. The signage will tell you where you are. Another hint is this: all the pictures of celebrities as well as many food reviews. Coming in the first time during our summer trip, we didn't really care much about this; we had no knowledge after all. Our way of buying egg waffle is to buy it wherever there is a vendor that sells them. In the past, it has brought us good results; all the egg waffles tasted excellent. Apparently though, in these two years, we can't do that anymore. We find

Embassy Kitchen Lunch Visit #2

It's been almost a month between this post and last time's lunch post . Which also means one month into the operation of the blog! Isn't it a coincidence? The next restaurant post was for the same place as I wrote a month ago. Wow! - A rainy day plus busy events that were occurring from one end to another end brought us to here, which was more near the midpoint of the distances. Kind of late on arrival (about 12:30 or so), but we were served nicely and there were not too many people. The interior as you can see, is simple, but also a bit upscale. Dark colors blend in with brighter colors. Light wood tones are also there. Pretty simple, but a little more upscale compared to some Chinese restaurants. Being lunch, there was a lunch special menu as always. I like it here as the costs are cheaper than Green Island (5.25+ versus 6+!), but the servings and food are just as good or better. It's less of a cafe style setting but rather more of a higher end restaurant setting. An

Embassy Kitchen Restaurant Index

Links to all the posts I have written about Embassy Kitchen (Embassy Chinese Restaurant): Embassy Kitchen: Several Dinner Visits Embassy Kitchen Visit #2- San Gabriel Embassy Chinese Restaurant-San Gabriel Embassy Chinese Restaurant 218 South San Gabriel Blvd. San Gabriel, CA 91776 Tel: (626)-286-8148

The Las Vegas Trip Dec 2008

Here is a index to all of the posts I have done on our visit to Las Vegas in December 2008. Obviously, I am still in progression doing these posts so this index will grow larger as I write more on our trip: Hotel reviews: Mirage Part 1: Public Spaces Mirage Part 2: Rooms Mirage Part 3: Views from the room Mirage Part 4: Terry Fator Theatre, Conference Areas, and the Roasted Bean The Palazzo 2008 Review Part 1: Introduction, Check In, and Public Spaces The Palazzo 2008 Review Part 2: The Luxury and Bella Suites The Palazzo 2008 Review Part 3: The 44th floor views Restaurant reviews: Cravings Buffet (Photos and Review)- Las Vegas (Mirage) Cravings Buffet (Videos)- Las Vegas (Mirage) Lotus of Siam- Las Vegas Panevino- Las Vegas Sam Woo BBQ- Las Vegas Woo-Las Vegas (Palazzo) ( CLOSED ) World's Fare Buffet- Las Vegas (Riviera) Yunnan Garden- Las Vegas Places to visit: Showcase Mall- Las Vegas

Arcadia Garden Cafe Index

Here are all the posts on Arcadia's Garden Cafe: Arcadia Garden Cafe: Breakfast! Arcadia Garden Cafe: Afternoon Tea & Extra Photos Copyright ©2008-2009 Eat. Travel. Eat! All Rights Reserved. You may not copy my photos, videos, and/or text without my permission. If wish to do so, please contact me via email first at eattraveleat (at) gmail (dot) com and read my Attribution and Copyright Rules so you know how I would like you to credit my work before taking any action. Thank you!

Green Island: Visit #3

This has truly become our Sunday lunch place/ restaurant to go to at anytime. New tradition for 2009...but for this time we tried the pot rice and the braised duck with taro which were some items I haven't written about before. The top photo shows how the restaurant looks like in the back; most people come in this way. The door brings you to a hallway that looks like this. The restrooms and the drink prep area are all here, as well as where they store their menus :). Drinks Area Interior Shot For this visit, we sat near the window, as we wanted to have a view. But...that decision was a VERY bad decision. One should not sit near the window, unless they have no choice. It was scary. Do you know what happened? Because the windows are floor to ceiling, people can watch in. But what was scary was this old lady in a wheelchair. Now, I don't mean to be a mean person, but this lady was intruding our privacy. She actually would stop at each table near the window, and give us all a STARE

Garden Cafe: Afternoon Tea & Extra Photos

It's not everyday we go for afternoon tea. It's only when we are in a situation where we have to eat lunch late or dinner early. And this visit was one of the days we needed to eat dinner early. Why here? We didn't even know if Garden Cafe had a afternoon tea menu; Tasty Garden does however. But while driving, we did not get a chance so that we could turn into Tasty Garden. So, not wanting to make a U turn, we headed up to Garden Cafe which was on the route. The interior obviously, inline with the other Garden Cafes, is very modern. When I first went here for the first time, I thought WOW. This design was not very familiar; it was instead striking and very intriguing. However, as time past, we got used to it, but it definitely feels very contemporary. The Arcadia location seems to be the one who started the new design language- the other locations of Garden Cafe then played copycat and renovated to look like the Arcadia location. (Frozen Yogurt that they own. A lonely place