When people eat Korean food, they usually expect to see some panchan, or small side dishes, that accompany the main courses. This is all good. But I don’t remember panchan being the dominant reason for going to Korean restaurants. In fact, eating in Korean restaurants as a kid in Korea, there are sometimes when you [...]

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Tucked away in a forgettable strip mall in Sunnyvale there’s a place called Shanghai Flavor Shop. The name is strange and it also serves a special item that is rarely found in the SF bay area: Sheng Jian Bao. ShengJianBao (生煎包; Pan Fried Pork Buns) is a popular Shanghai xiaochi item which is made from [...]

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I did not have high hopes for this place. I had heard from my friends that their ramen was not very good and that they use a huge bowl that contains only a small amount of noodle. But then I also heard that they had recently improved, so I decided to check it out. I [...]

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Besides having the best Niu Rou Mian in the bay area, ASJ San Jose also has a variety of northern Chinese style xiao chi (dim sum; small eats) items. Besides the standard shui jiao (水餃 water dumpling) offerings and the so-so Xiao Long Bao, it offers the open-ended pot stickers. This style of guo tie [...]

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