Message: | What I crave:
1. J&J; -- for zhejiang vinegar, the crab soup dumplings
are almost an afterthought.
2. Shabu Shabu House -- for their secret mirin/ponzu
dipping sauce and evenly marbled ribeye for dipping.
3. Yi Mei (don't know English name, near Atlantic and
Cadiz) --- for their spicy soy, garlic sauce on
sauteed daikon cakes. also for the raw flavors of
their plum or almond drinks...makes everything else
taste "pasteurized".
4. Yu Tong (don't know English name, corner of
Chandler and Garvey -- very green building) --- for
their rice vermicelli with pickled cabbage which is
not on the menu
5. A favorite sushi place I haven't found yet
6. Pasta Cucina (Irvine) -- for homemade pasta w/ garlic and olive oil
7. Sam Woo -- for steamed lobster and crab cooked any
possible way, the preserved egg with pork congee
served during dim sum hours
8. Splash Cafe (pismo Beach) -- clam chowder like I
had it as a kid, my one indulgence. But bring your
own peppermill and oyster crackers.
9. Tecate Grill --- chips and salsa, chorizo and eggs,
and a terrible fish taco...but I can't add another
taco stand, I've got only one spot left! This is
masochistic, I've getting pseudo-stressed about the
things I'll never, ever eat again.
10. undecided, but I'll know better after I've taste-
tested Zankou's, Mediterranean Cafe some more.
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