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888 Seafood Restaurant- Rosemead

Some assume the color scheme of a pinkish peach with the clashing aqua turquoise color is one from years ago, and if you were guessing this was the case with 888 Seafood Restaurant, you are right! 888 Seafood Restaurant has been in existence for a long time unlike the newer wave of Chinese restaurants like Capital , Lunasia, and Elite . Although I've known of the place for a long time and have been visiting more than 10 years ago, I haven't been to 888 for the past few years until recently.  The location is just not where I often go to, but after driving around trying to find a place for dinner, we ended up at 888 thanks to one of my dining companion's suggestion. Yes, it was quite empty inside, but we sat down anyway. After we sat down, two complimentary starters arrived. One dish had diced cucumber pickles that were marinated in peppers, vinegar, salt, and sugar, which provided nice heat as well as some sweet and tar

Mandarin Noodle House- Monterey Park

What might be a reoccurring theme in businesses is that the original location is the most special. So, let's start with some history, also known as a human interest story to some for today. If you've known the owner of Mandarin Noodle Deli- Temple City for more than ten years, then you would know that her original location was at Mandarin Noodle House in Monterey Park for many years. The interior back then was old, with the orange pointy lamps hanging from above and a dark interior with soft drinks lined across the counter. However, the food was different- it was excellent, flavorful, and robust. The green onion pancakes were savory, fragrant, and full of scallion flavor. And the special beef noodle soups had hand pulled noodles standard, and a deep, concentrated with flavor beef broth to boot. It wasn't until the 2000's when she moved to the Temple City location, now called New Mandarin Noodle Deli with new management. So, what happened to the Monte

Universal Studios Hollywood- Universal City: Part 2

Continuing from part 1 (click * Universal Studios Hollywood- Universal City: Part 1 * to read it), we went from playing various games to Waterworld, which Universal Studios describes as "a tidal wave of explosive action" where "the hit motion picture comes surging to live in a spectacular tidal wave of death defying stunts, awesome explosions and an ocean of thrills!" And it was most certainly an entertaining and amazing show. Inside, things were getting onto the mood. Heroic music was playing, and employees dressed in costumes were getting ready. Then... The employees started to have some fun by spraying people who haven't sat down yet. And yes, I was in the wet zone! The show does get wet in some situations due to the quick stunt moves by the ships, which sends water flying all over to the wet zone. If I hadn't covered the face of the person, you'd see his face looking towards the employee, who was basically trying to act if he did not spra