What I didn't count on was the enormous portions! J had the corned beef hash. I might be biased, but I think Nob Hill Grille and Canteen both have better versions.
I'm not usually a big eater of pancakes, but I shared a plate with N and loved these cornmeal buttercake pancakes. The bacon, sausage, and potatoes on the side were also delicious but way too much food for us.
The hush puppies were basically deep fried pancake batter. Tasty, but also too much. All six of us ate a ton of food and left paying about $10 each, but with some smart sharing we would have had a lot less leftovers and possibly eaten plenty of brunch for closer to $6 a person. But all in all, it was fun and tasty. Thanks, N!
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Hi Pei,
I love your blog! The food always looks so tasty. I was wondering if you can give me some restaurant recommendations for the Rowland Heights / Monterey Park area. I'm thinking of a place that's similar to May Garden (it looks yummy), but May Garden is kind of out of the way for me. Do you know any others like that in Monterey Park / Rowland Heights area? It should be a Chinese or Taiwanese banquet place for a group of about 10.
Also, the next time you're in LA, I would suggest going to this restaurant called "The Hobbit" in OC, it's very cute and the food is fantastic. They only have one seating a night, everyone gets served together, and it's well priced too.
Thanks!!
May Garden is one of a kind, unfortunately. It's almost impossible to find a place that is a Taiwanese banquet style. Everything is Cantonese banquet style. I like Gu Yue in Diamond Plaza, but it's really not quite the same.
call Kanpai (the one on Fullerton, not Gale) and ask for their banquet menu. Not quite the same as May Garden but closer than Gu Yue.
thanks for all the suggestions! can you name a few cantonese style banquets too?
For something more Taiwanese, try Fusion Cafe in Arcadia too. Kanpai is also a great suggestion. Indian in Arcadia is more of a pub atmosphere, but really great Taiwanese food and fun for big crowds.
The places we go most often for Cantonese style seafood banquets are Sea Harbor (Rosemead, amazing food all around, but can get $$) and Newport Seafood (Rowland, but kind of a casual atmosphere and more for lobster than anything else).
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