Burgers and fish at @twoheystavern Stinko 2.0 - burger with caramelized onions, the channel island rock fish - halibut, and French Fried Onions Rings. The burger was very good, but the fries were even better. I like the burn crispness, but after awhile they were too greasy. #yuck #burgers #twohey #gastropub #pasadena #onions #sgv #halibut #fish #onionrings #americanfood #shotoniphonex #portraitmode #thirstypig @chewy321 #fries

Dinner at @bottegalouie in #dtla We had the sausage pizza, the lasagna, Caesar salad, Mac & cheese, and portobello mushroom fries. Also had a couple of the woodchuck Apple cider - yum! The lasagna was one of the best I have ever had. The pizza and Caesar were as expected, as was the Mac & cheese. The portobello mushroom fries were quite good - fried with a little cheese and a good sauce. #dinner #dtla #thirstypig @yalin_wu @tomatocheng #italianfood #pizza #portabellamushroom #sausagepizza #macandcheese #yummy #shotoniphonex

Awesome Taiwanese breakfast at JJ Bakery & Cafe. We shared the Rice burrito with fried egg and sausage 特製鹹飯糰 （香腸&蛋）what makes this better was the crispy Chinese oil donut. The one at Four Seas was too soggy and not crispy. Then we had the black sesame crisp with fried egg 燒餅夾蛋 This is an old favorite I hadn’t had in awhile. Usually people like it with the oil donut. And then we had the egg pancake 蛋餅. Unlike four seas - the pancake wasn’t as crispy (which is the way I remember it and like it - maybe other people had/liked it a different way). And lastly we had some vegetable noodles 雪菜肉絲麵. This was refreshing and cut through the oil and grease. Next time we need to try Yong Ho to complete the comparison. #jjbakerycafe #taiwanesebreakfast #shotoniphonex #portraitmode #eggs #templecity #sgv #thirstypig @yalin_wu #imcomingback #sundayfunday #breakfast #whitepeoplewouldlikeit

Beer can chicken, OG Ribs, kale salad, and popcorn. The chicken was nice and crispy without heavy flour type fried chicken. Salad was refreshing and acidic - good with the chicken. @aframela @ridingshotgunla @tomatocheng @yalin_wu #thirstypig #venice #westside #la #food #shotoniphone #chicken #ribs #kale #roychoi

Taiwanese lunch on thanksgiving day! Beef noodle soup 牛肉麵, ground pork dry noodles 炸醬麵, and fried red braised pork chop 台灣紅曬肉. Yum! One of the better Taiwanese restaurants in the SGV. We got some “to go” for our thanksgiving dinner - Taiwanese sausage and other little dishes. #timelapsevideo #shotoniphone #food #taiwanesefood #sgv #noodles #thanksgivinglunch #elmonte #thirstypig

Vietnamese Dinner tonight at #goldendeli we had pho and chicken curry. The pho is a favorite of my wife’s. I’m ok with it. It’s not something I would go out of my way to choose or order. Therefore my selection of chicken curry with French bread was my pick. The soupy curry, similar to Thai, is not as thick as Japanese - it doesn’t matter much to me.... the chicken quite tender and juicy - which is great but they had bones. I don’t like bones in my curry (Canto cafes curry also has bones 🤬). But I did like the soft crunchy bread used for dipping in the curry. I like this use of carbs. #thirstypig @yalin_wu #vietnamesefood #food #curry #chicken #pho #noodles #beef #frenchbread #bread #sgv #templecity #lastunas

Sandwiches @mendocinofarms the Peruvian Steak, Pork Belly Banh Mi, and Prosciutto Chicken sandwiches. Got to try them all. I really liked the Prosciutto Chicken sandwich - I definitely will order this next time. #prosciutto #chicken #sandwich #porkbelly #peruviansteak #mendocinofarms #thirstypig #figat7th #dtla #lunch #ubersucks

Taiwanese breakfast with Rice Burritos 飯糰, egg crepe roll 蛋餅, fried radish cake 菜头粿 and salted soy milk 鹹豆漿. I love the rice burrito, but I like the fried crullers to be more crispy. The egg crepe was was yummy and salted nice, but unfortunately the crepe was too crispy - I like it to be little softer. Yes I am picky but I liked these versions when I was in Taipei. But with 四海 Four Ocean - I like it enough to return since it might be one of the better Taiwanese breakfast in SGV. #taiwanesefood #breakfast #food #四海 #台灣菜 #飯糰 #蛋餅 #thirstypig @yalin_wu #soymilk #eggs

Carnitas and hard shell tacos. Local Mexican restaurant that’s been around for year. Salsa kind of sucked for the chips. The carnitas was just ok. #mexicanfood #arcadia #sgv #shotoniphone #food

Shan Xi cuisine in #arcadia #sgv Shanxi province, where noodles rules over rice, is just west of Beijing. Popular for lunch and dinner, with locals, new Chinese immigrants, and those pesky millennials. We had soup-less ground pork noodles, known as Zha Jiang Mian 炸醬麵 - which is my favorite. Then we had the popular cat ear noodles soup 貓耳朵 - which seems like Italian pasta - was the most interesting. Then we also shared a knife cut vegetarian noodle 刀削麵. I love the chewiness of these noodles. You should watch how they make and cook these noodles. And the last significant dish was the fried pork meat balls. I insisted on adding this to our order, even though we were full, since I saw almost everyone ordering - plus a picture of it on Merrill Shindler’s review. Good place. Noodles had better texture than Valley Blvd’s Mian. #shanxi #noodles #drynoodles #noodlesoup #china #chinesefood #familydinner #familystyle #sgv #thirstypig @yalin_wu #porkmeatballs #炸醬麵 #刀削麵 #貓耳朵 #recommend #parkingisgood

Gamjatang (pork neck soup) and selleongtang (beef soup). Wonderful and hearty and perfect for a chilly LA night. Gamjatang was unexpectedly spiced with flavor. Selleongtang, my go to Korean soup, was good after I salted and peppered it. Unfortunately the potatoes were raw and uncooked. But they gave us a 10% discount. Yay! 😀 #Ktown #selleongtang #gamjatang #soup #thirstypig @yalin_wu @michifu1222 #hearty #portraitmode

Pizza at POT Pizza @ridingshotgunla @thelinehotel in #Ktown had the pepperoni pizza and the Ktown special (with kimchi). Good price for a large slice. Had to order the pepperoni - as the requisite option and also the unique Ktown kimchi pizza. Strange but tasty combo - would order again without a doubt. #withoutadoubt #pizza #ktown #roychoi #thirstypig @michifu1222 @yalin_wu #shotoniphone #parkingsucks

Mian cups. Old school Chinese mugs with cold green bean soup - slightly sweet. Good way to cool down your palate from the spicy noodles. #mug #mian #面 #thirstypig @thirstypig #portraitmodeiphone7plus #portraitmode

Tacos @guisados the $7.50 6 x mini tacos - mole, chicharrones, chuleta, chorizo, queso tamale, spicy pork tamale, and queso quesadilla. #quisados #tacos #dtla #food thirstypig @thirstypig @bangeramg @beachbunny_12 @chaoswrld @abcfamilytravel #mexican

Havin’ a hard cider @revnatscider @sixthsttavern #hardcider #cider #dtla #thirstypig #bar #lounge

An Okinawan lunch at Habuya in Tustin, CA. Nice udon with good broth flavor, as expected. The pork katsu - was good and strangely moist, from being pre-sauced coating. The pork belly with poached egg is as decadent as it looks. But the rice was cooked with too much water - too sticky. Next time I’m gonna try the ramen. @yummiapp @travistu110968 #okinawa #okinawanfood #japan #japanese #japanesefood #udon #noodles #porkbelly #poachedegg #oc #tustin #ihatetraffic #habuya #katsupork #shotoniphone @thirstypig #thirstypig