Summer is approaching and it’s time to have a little fun. Of course, it’s always fun and exciting to try a new cuisine with friends. And living in Los Angeles County makes it easy to sample the world’s cuisines without ever having to hop on a plane. If you’ve never had Asian cuisine here are five great places to start exploring eastern foods.
Natalee Thai is artsy and industrial looking on the inside and always bustling with noise. It’s a great place to go explore Thai food because the menu has a great variety of dishes and the staff is very helpful and accommodating. One of their famous dishes is Shrimp Priking green beans and shrimp cooked in chili curry paste. Another famous dish the Jade curry chicken which is chicken cooked in green curry, coconut milk, chili and bamboo shoots. Natalee Thai is located 10101 Venice Blvd Los Angeles CA 90034 (310) 202-7003 www.nataleethai.com
Yokohama Sushi has a variety of fresh and tasty sushi rolls. Their House Special Roll is made with shrimp tempura, salmon, avocado, cucumbers, rice and seaweed. Another mouth –watering specialty roll is the Spider crab roll. It’s made of tempura battered spider crab, cucumbers, smelt eggs, avocado, seafood and rice. Their sashimis are served with a special garlic soy sauce that will leave an everlasting impression on your taste buds. In addition to sushi they also have teriyaki chicken and katsu is just your choice of meat battered and fried with bread crumbs. Yokohama is located at 3847 Overland Ave Culver City CA 90232
Tofuya is a little hole in the wall with loyal customers waiting in long lines outside its doors. It’s takes a while to get seated but it’s worth the wait. They offer classic Korean favorites such as Galbi- barbecued short ribs and Bulgogi-thinly sliced barbecued beef. The barbecue meats are usually accompanied by five side dishes such as yam noodles, pan fried fish cakes, bean sprouts with sesame, sliced cucumbers with chili and pickled Chinese cabbage with chili. They also serve Soon Tofu soup, which is a seafood and beef broth cooked with silken tofu and chili paste. This soup is served in a miniature sizzling hotpot and patrons are given uncooked eggs. Customers can then cook the eggs inside the miniature hotpot. Tofuya is located at 2021 Sawtelle Los Angeles CA 90025.
If fresh and healthy is your thing then Pho 99 Noodle and Grill is just the perfect place.
The dishes are fresh, low calorie, and bursting with flavor. It’s great place to go eat if you’re watching your weight but you’re sick of eating at home. They have shrimp spring rolls filled with cucumbers, cilantro, lettuce, and rice noodles. They are also famous for their Pho Ga which is rice noodle soup with chicken and vegetables.
11819 Wilshire Blvd Los Angeles CA 90025
Hop Woo B.B.Q and Seafood Restaurant is one of the only places in town to get authentic Chinese food. They don’t have the best décor of the best service but they offer delicious dishes such as Peking roasted duck, honey walnut shrimp, seafood and tofu cooked inside a clay pot. The prices are also very reasonable and the atmosphere is great for big groups like family and friends. Hop Woo B.B.Q and Seafood Restaurant is located at 11110 W Olympic Blvd Los Angeles CA 90064
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