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  03/17/06
  MANDARIN CHINESE CUISINE: / Chinese Cuisine: / Torrance, CA
  Sometimes I find great little places that don't really merit a full review, and I hate to see them go unnoticed. So every now and again I give you two for the money with a couple of minireviews..If you live or work in the area or have a need for some good Chinese food that is cheap and fresh, give Mandarin Chinese Cuisine a try.
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  12/10/04
  UPPER HOUSE/Asian Bistro/ Asian Cuisine: / South Bay, CA
  See review under 'VIETNAMESE' below..
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  03/29/03
  New China Buffet / Inglewood, CA
  - is in a half-empty strip mall (as are most of the places I go to). We stepped inside and I was in awe — it was like I had found the holy shrine to all things buffet and Chinese. I could not believe my eyes...
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08/20/03
Little Asia / Chinese Restaurant / Hawthorne, CA
- There is a place at which my colleagues and I have been eating for several years. It’s such a great bargain, with food that is fresh, made to order and wonderful. My fellow employees begged me not to write about it, for fear that it would be discovered by people from the outside and we would never be able to get a table again....but here goes . . .Little Asia is a....
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  05/18/07
  SUPER UDON OSAKA NOODLE / Japanese Cuisine: / Gardena, CA
  My friend / expert witness, Greg tells me that in Japan its polite to "slurp" your noodles -- it's considered a sign of respect and means that you are enjoying the noodles. Let me tell you, Super Udon has a high "slurpability" factor, that's for sure. There are about 50 combos at Super Udon. I went for the...
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  02/09/07
  KAPPA FAMILY RESTAURANT / Japanese-Hawaiian Cuisine / Torrance, CA
  Once upon a time there was a great little Chinese place called Ding How. The food got worse over the years, however, and it died a quiet death. Rising like a Phoenix from the ashes of Ding How is Kappa Family Restaurant, an establishment to feed the South Bay's ever expanding appetite for all things Hawaiian and Japanese. I passed Kappa Family Restaurant daily for the last few months but vowed not to go there until they got a real sign out front—
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  10/28/05
  EBOSHI NOODLE BAR: / Japanese Cuisine: Lomita, CA
  We stepped inside Eboshi Noodle Bar, and I almost felt like I was in Tokyo (or what I imagine a place in Tokyo would look like). I observed the chefs tending to giant kettles of noble broth with all sorts of stuff floating at the top, giving it a rich flavor. We decided to order a ton of stuff and just tore it up..
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  08/19/05
  KRAZEE GRILL / Japanese Cuisine: Carson, CA
  My family and I had just returned from two weeks in Mexico and were dying for something other than Mexican food. We didn't really have any idea where to eat, so we hopped in the car and headed off on a mindless search for something to eat. We didn't want a chain restaurant, so that meant the best bet for some good grub would be a strip mall (where so many good places are located). Driving along Avalon Boulevard in Carson, we spotted a.—
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  05/27/05
  KOBE GRILL / Japanese Cuisine / Rancho Palos Verdes, CA
  Kobe Grill has, without a doubt, the strangest combinations of menu items I have ever seen, but it seams to work.. I enjoyed Kobe Grill for its variety and it's fair prices. It's a good place to take a large group of people.
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  12/10/04
  UPPER HOUSE/Asian Bistro/ Asian Cuisine: / South Bay, CA
  See review under 'VIETNAMESE' below..
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  10/01/04
  SPECIAL REPORT:
  FUND RAISER AT EBIZO'S JAPANESE RESTAURANT
  Manhattan Beach, CA: On Sunday, Daily Breeze readers, members of the E-gullet Society for Culinary Arts and Letters, and a few lucky folks who just walked by and saw it, were treated to the culinary skills of Chef Kenta Nakano at Ebizo's Skewer in Manhattan Beach. Featuring tasty Japanese tapas and sake tasting, this recent benefit for local police and fire memorial fund was a culinary and financial success.—
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  07/11/03
  AZUMA Japanese Restaurant / Gardena, CA
  - A traditional “Izakaya”-style Japanese restaurant that serves about 140 individual side dishes. That means you can eat a lot of different things and not fill up on a single giant item...
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  YAKINIKU HOUSENKA: Gardena, CA
  is a neat little place that serves lean quality meats and other Japanese dishes at a decent price. It’s a fun place to go as a group so you can all order different meats and sample everything. The grill in the middle makes the experience fun, yet simple and is a nice break from- -
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  05/13/05
  HOUNG VI / Vietnamese Cuisine / Lawndale, CA
  Vietnamese cooking is unlike the Japanese or Chinese cuisine that many of us think of as representative of all Asian food. Vietnamese food is made with lots of fresh herbs and sauces. Much of it is grilled. And the cool and spicy flavors tend to contrast with...
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  12/10/04
  UPPER HOUSE/Asian Bistro/ Asian Cuisine: / South Bay, CA
  UPPER HOUSE is a really cool-looking place with a clean design, using lots of brushed metal. It's very open and inviting, with a small boba tea bar area just inside the front door. It's a great place to go if you know you want some Asian food but just can't figure out if its Pho or Pad Thai that you're craving. There's a good selection of food from Japan, Vietnam and Thailand..
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  10/04/03
  Pho' Hoa / Vietnamese Restaurant / Hawthorne, CA
  Don’t deprive yourself of something truly wonderful and delicious — check out Pho’ Hoa. The food is authentic and has been made the same way for 19 years, since Triet’s father, Vinh Dang, started the restaurant using his secret recipe. I go there at least twice a week now, so if you see a big bald guy in a tie, sweating from the deliciously spicy...
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  03/03/06
  SUSAN's HEALTHY GOURMET: / Healthy Cuisine: / Orange County , CA
  A friend told me about Susan's Healthy Gourmet, an Orange County-based home-delivery service that makes meals, packs them into containers and delivers them to your house twice a week. You can purchase one to three meals a day. The charge for a three-meal-a-day plan, including delivery, ranges from $215.95 to $257.95 per person per week. Discounts are available for longer plans. I agreed to do it for two weeks but..
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  07/27/07
  KONA KRISP / American (..taste of hawaiian) Cuisine: / Rolling Hills , CA
  Kona Crisp is a breath of fresh air to the desolate “PV Peninsula dining scene”, the food is fun, fresh, tasty and unlike so many places on the hill, affordable! Check it out, the sweet potao fries are worth the....
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  06/29/07
  TED's PLACE / American Cuisine: / Harbor City, CA
  My first impression of Ted's Place was that someone creative put some work into what was once a generic corner burger stand. It had lots of color, a big sign and pictures of food -- and good-looking food at that.
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  04/27/07
  EAT AT RUDY's / American Cuisine: / Wilmington, CA
  Eat at Rudy's took an old beat-up coffee shop and gave Wilmington a new jewel in its crown. The inside is gorgeous, with nice hardwood floors and flat-screen TVs, and when I sat down, my server brought me a copy of the Daily Breeze. Eat at Rudy's is a diner that caters to the working people that make the Harbor Area run -- they serve....
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  03/16/07
  SKOOBY's HOT DOGS/ American Cuisine: / Hermosa Bch., CA
  I had heard some buzz about Skooby's Hot Dogs in Hermosa Beach and was having a full on "must have" hot dog attack: TO CUT TO THE DOG...The food arrived and I was stoked. My hot dog craving was going to get satisfied -- right now. I bit down into it, past melted cheese, past the homemade chili (which was quite good) and snap, found what I had come for: The hot dogs at Skooby's "snap," something true hot dog lovers look for. The hot dog was full of flavor and fantastic, a perfect—
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  02/23/07
  REDONDO DINER / American Cuisine: / Gardena., CA
  What a great find, a real "diner" with the classic diner food, and run by a family. The Redondo Diner is on my short list now when I can't find a new place to go. I would give it a try if you have a hankering for some good honest food, made by hard-working people. If you were in the military, get the S.O.S. and bring back some memories.t—
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