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Palette Tea House

This is a great American style dim sum place.

The lobster filled dumpling along with the scallop Siu Mai are by far the best dishes. Also, would get the soft shell crab and fish (pictured below) again. The deep fried dumpling, and the soup filled dumpling, and the green dumpling below were good. I would not get the swan looking dumpling (looks good, didn’t like the taste or texture).

Finishing off with the egg tart was great. As for the drink, I didn’t care too much for it. Also, even though they served various sauces on an interesting palette plate, I also didn’t really care too much for them.

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Phillmore Gelato

Great gelato place that I would definitely go back to.

As the name should imply, it is on Fillmore street in Japan town.

I got the hazelnut flavor, which was simply amazing and rich.

I asked the owner what the difference is between ice cream and gelato. Apparently there are 3 differences:

-gelato has less cream, therefore less calories

-the way gelato is churned, there is less air than ice cream , therefore it is more dense

-gelato is served at a higher temperature than ice cream, so when you eat it it is less cold, and you can taste more of the flavor

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Daeho

We tried this place during their soft opening, and got one of the only things in the menu, which was the Galbijim.

For the Galbijim, we got the braised short ribs and oxtail (regular size). We had one with spicy level 3, and one with spicy level 1. I only tried the spicy level 1 (which was pretty spicy in itself. Next time I’m may get spicy level 0, or 0.5 if they have it). As sides, we also added glass noodles, vegetables, and rice cakes.

To compliment the meal, we also got regular soju.

For the complimentary side dishes, they only have us 3 types, all which I didn’t care for too much.

Overall, I thought this place was great (loved how sweet the sauce is), even if the main dish was $50 each. Next time though I think I would add extra meat for $10.

FYI, galbi jjim means: the first word is the type of meat, while jjim is the way it is cooked (which is steamed).

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Firebird Hotpot

This is a very simple, but fancy and soy hot pot place.

I got the Wagyu beef and pork hot pot, which was great. They also had a full, since they were connected to the hotel.

The one thing they did try and do is they included tip in the receipt even though there was only 3 of us (fortunately Mark caught that).

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House of Prime Rib

For around $50, you get a really good complete meal with steak.

I got the house cut (cooked medium). The sauce with the steak was really good. The steak also comes with salad to start, and the waiter tosses it in front of you. For the sides, I got the corn and loaded baked potato. Very great compliments.

We paired the steaks with red wine (I believe it was a Cab). Great pairing.

Overall, need to go back to this place.

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Udon Time

This is a great place to go to if you want some fast Udon.

First, for appetizers, the tempura is great. And special to this place is the crab tempura. It is a MUST to get. I also got the spicy tuna onigiri. Also great.

For the udon, I believe I got the Sanuki, and no complaints.

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Surisan

Went here for brunch. What’s interesting about this place is that it is Korean.

I got the bulgogi bap, which of course I found great. I also had a side of bacon. What I should’ve got a side of (but tried from someone else) was millennium bacon. Mmmm. Also, tried the Korean fried chicken. Also great.

And what brunch would be complete without a mimosa? They did have bottomless, but opted to not do that mainly because of the previous night.

Overall, definitely coming back to this place. Maybe next time family style might be a better choice, since trying a variety of food made the experience that much better.

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Farmhouse Kitchen Thai Cuisine

We went here on NYE, and they had a special set dinner. Overall, I enjoyed the food, especially the pre-appetizers.

The one thing that did stand out was the Pad Thai. It was very delicious. I also remember the prawns being good. Although next time I’d probably go here not before an event that requires you to not be full.

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R & G Restaurant

Ok, so I give this restaurant several thumbs up.

First off, they have lychee martini as the first drink in their cocktail menu. 👌

For the food, I would get everything again (except maybe the mussels). We ordered a nicely peppered Dungeness crab, hot and sour soup, calamari, oxtail, chow mein, fried rice, and one other fried dish (I wanna say short ribs).

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Blackwood

This is a great brunch place. I loved it the first time, and the second time did not disappoint.

The bottomless mimosa deal is definitely a good reason to go here. Only $22, and they are very good at refilling your drink.

The bacon in the middle of the first picture (not sure what it was called, but maybe millionaire’s bacon?) was really good.

We also ordered pad Thai. It also did not disappoint.

One interesting is the last picture, which was a shooter of some sort. It was a good start of the meal.

I would order everything pictured below again.