7/12/2011

Astro Family Restaurant

Gosh, do I really have to write about this place? I mean, it wasn't a bad experience at all, but to me Astro Burger is just another American diner... just my opinion :)

That being said, the year Hilary Swank won the Oscar Awards, instead of going to the after party, she insisted on going to Astro Burger! (if you don't know who she is, she was in the Next Karate Kid 1994).

I went to their website and this is under their About section, pretty interesting stuff.

Two Restaurants, Two Names, Two Girls, Same Result!
Both Restaurants were named for the original owners’ daughters.

Jan’s Restaurant

Named for the original owner’s daughter which of course is Jan.

Astro Restaurant

Named for the present owner’s daughter which is Maria -Nick Name Astro.


The Result:

At both Restaurants we strive to make all our customers feel like home.

We provide excellent service in a clean and comfortable atmosphere.

We use nothing but the best products available.

We prepare all of our foods in our kitchens by our chefs and our daily specials are made with some recipes that are in our family and brought down from generation to generation.


Our Motto is:

“If it is not good enough to serve it to your mother,
do not serve it to our customers.”

We appreciate your business and we value your faith in us by patronizing our Restaurants.


We Thank You So Much!

Harry and his dedicated Staff


iphone / instagram / tinyworld (only one photo)
The Sign

Menu

Tinyworld'd

Club

Sausage

Astro

7/10/2011

Hot Sauce Winners!

Last week and a half has been really busy for me... But not busy enough for me to forget to announce the winner of the Lila's Lemoyne Hot Sauce GIveaway :)

4th-July-flyer-WINNERS

Here are the winners

CONGRATULATIONS!

Todd Kennedy  (New York City)

Joey Carmelo  (San Francisco, CA)

Britton Reid (Kentucky)

Email me (eatwithjoe@gmail.com) your mailing address and you will get the hot sauce in the mail shortly :)

Congratulations to the winners and Thanks everyone for submitting your awesome recipes! I will definitely dig into the recipes in the next few weeks, so make sure you check back for my recipe test results!

again, CONGRATULATIONS !!!

If you didn't win the giveaway, don't worry you can get your very own or Lila's Lemoyne St. Hot Sauce here!

7/06/2011

Atlantic Time Square then Big Bear Adventure @ 3AM

This was a special night for the Changs... Another one of our spontaneous adventures!

10:00 PM

Atlantic Time Square - Monterey Park, CA.
This place is almost exactly like one of those big outdoor shopping plazas, without the typical chained establishments like PF Changs or Applebees. Instead it is a plaza of famous SGV restaurants... Chinese, Cantonese, Taiwanese, Japanese and Vietnamese. Basically, if you are a big fan of Asian food and new furbished condos... this is your paradise!

Phoenix Food Boutique is a restaurant specialized in food and desserts from the southeast region of China. It is definitely worth a visit! Check out what we ordered:

House Special Pan Fried Egg Noodle with shredded duck, chicken and bean sprouts. I don't think anymore explanation is necessary for this dish... It was a very special serving of chow mein.



Braised Tofu with seafood

Braised Tofu with Sea Food

11:00 PM

After the delicious dinner at Phoenix Food Boutique, we decided to go on a night photo scouting adventure.

Route 66 was on Beth's mind and that became the first target destination of our adventure. The Wigwam "teepee" Motel to be exact. I mean, a motel that is shaped and designed like an Indian teepee tent... Badass.

When we arrived at the motel, we were freaked out a little bit and we changed our minds at the office window. Mainly because it reminded us of Heisenberg's neighborhood from Breaking Bad... creepy and it would probably be more fun if we had more people with us.

1:00 AM

We were disappointed... heading back home and about to call it a night...
I thought, Hell no! It's 4th of July weekend and I am not going to waste my precious holiday weekend at home. Maybe it just felt like the perfect timing, but I was determined that we should totally check out Big Bear Lake, early Monday morning.

3:00 AM

It was 3AM and there weren't any other options that are awake at that time. Todd at the front desk of Northwoods Resort gave us a great deal so we have a comfortable bed to sleep in. We were blessed with the 2nd largest suites in the resort... also badass.

comes with king size bed, small kitchen / bar, jacuzzi, living room and balcony.

Suite Night

Wake Up and Explore Big Bear Lake

we drove up to the lake to get some fresh air, I wish I had a grill...

Big Bear Lake

When we were scouting for future cabins for rent, we drove by this patriotic house.

America F-Yeah!

Lunch at the local pizza joint. Hits the spot

American

After lunch we drove back to Pasadena.
Back to reality.
It was a great getaway!
Happy 4th Everyone!
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