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Happy Birthday Brother!

November 24, 2011 by Mellie Dee Leave a Comment

It was my brother’s birthday yesterday … one of the reasons I went to Dallas.

Dude … look at this car Jenny and I passed on the way to Dallas Tuesday night.

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Can’t read that? I’ll help you out. It says “I <3 Gym”. Jenny asked if he was in shape … I laughed so loud.

My brother’s birthday celebration started at 2:30pm yesterday.

We started out with food in the tummy!

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Doan Restaurant
3530 West Walnut Street
Garland, TX
(972) 494-5213

I didn’t get any pictures of my food but I got the Korean BBQ | $7.50. It was delicious. They remodeled and made it bigger so it has to be good!

Then we went shopping for a good three hours or so. I bought nothing. It felt good to not use money.

We then went for my brother’s birthday dinner at:

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Mr. Wok
2600 14th Street
Plano, TX
(972) 881-1888
www.mr-wok.com

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We started off with the Peking Duck. For this dish, you had to preorder it since it’s high demand and it takes a while to make.

The dude is slicing up the duck right at our table! Smile

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All excited. Ugh … need to start weight loss NOW. Sad smile

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This it what it looks like when it’s done. YUM!

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This goes with the duck. It’s Hoisin Sauce and shredded green onions with a type of bread. Mmmm.

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Mmmm … and you make a sandwich out of it!! Delicious! This dish is very popular for big dinners … or at least to me and my family so it was much needed and much deliciousness … Hmm … weird word choices. Winking smile

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They then take the leftovers of the duck back and fry it and mix in some kind of vegetables. Yum. It’s very fattening but so good. Winking smile

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There was also fried rice, asparagus with beef and onions,

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curry onions and chicken, and pad thai.

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It was a lot of food …

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and we ate it all!

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We had apple pie with ice cream as a birthday cake. Mmm … yums!

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Then we played a board game my brother got as a gift from a friend. It’s called Quelf. (Qu –elf). Let’s just say, I kept calling it something else the whole night. Whoops!

P.S. I won! Winking smile

It was a fun day and night but we had to cut it short for our roadtrip back home.

Filed Under: Eateries & Drinkeries Tagged With: Asian, Chinese, Garland, Plano, Texas, Vietnamese

San Dong | Houston, Texas

June 16, 2011 by Mellie Dee Leave a Comment

San Dong | Houston, Texas

On May 27th, Mum and June and I went to San Dong. Best dumpling place ever. We ordered a few plates to share and took the rest home for Dad and used it as part of our dinner. Yum! I love leftovers.

San Dong | Houston, Texas | Peanut Mixture

June wanted this mixture of peanuts, carrots, and zucchini with a slimy sauce. The slime deferred me from liking it.

San Dong | Houston, Texas | Pig Ears

Pig Ears

I know what you’re thinking … GROSS?! But don’t hate it til you try it. I wish people would eat it before they judge. Sometimes it’s better than they think! It’s just your mind playing a joke on you because if you don’t try it, you’re missing out!

San Dong | Houston, Texas | Wenchou Won Ton Soup

Wenchou Won Ton Soup | $4.75

Mum’s favourite. The wontons had very thin wrapper and the meat inside was pretty soft. I ate a lot of the bok choy though.

San Dong | Houston, Texas | Beef Soup Dumplings

Beef Soup Dumplings [12 dumplings] | $5.25

The soup has more flavor of a beef stock. Because these are dumplings, their wrapper is thicker and with a bit of a chew to it. It was good but the soup was too salty for my taste. June loved this one the most.

San Dong | Houston, Texas| Leek Pork Dumplings

Leek Pork Dumplings [15 dumplings] | $5.25

This is like the previoius dish but without the soup (and more dumplings!). This was the first dish I ever had when I first came here and remains my favourite.

San Dong | Houston, Texas | Cabbage Pork Dumplings

Cabbage Pork Dumplings [15 dumplings] | $5.25

Until I tried this! Much juicier than the leek pork dumplings. My new favorite.

Just doing this post makes me want to go here this weekend. I would definitely order the Cabbage Pork Dumplings – but not to share.

San Dong
9938 Bellaire Blvd, Houston, TX 77036  |  (713) 271-3945  |  Yelp

Filed Under: Eateries & Drinkeries Tagged With: Asian, Chinese, Houston, Taiwanese, Texas

Ilsong Garden | San Antonio, Texas

June 14, 2011 by Mellie Dee Leave a Comment

Trisha and I wanted to hang out one last time before I left for the summer so on May 5th we ended up at Ilsong Garden.

Ilsong Garden | San Antonio, Texas | Galbi

Galbi [marinated beef short ribs] | $9.95

Everything paired nicely and was surprised that I didn’t get as much food as I usually do at Korean restaurants.

Ilsong Garden | San Antonio, Texas | Sides

Korean Side Dishes

I did not find their side dishes to be that fabulous compared to others.

Ilsong Garden | San Antonio, Texas | Soon Du Bu Chige

Soon Du Bu Chige [soft tofu with seafood soup] | $7.95

I had leftovers from the soup since they didn’t give me enough rice but man was it delicious.

I don’t think I’ll ever come back here again. Though the food is good, the amount of food I get for the price wasn’t great.

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Trisha got Sperry’s for me for my birthday!! I’ve worn them practically every day for work. Thanks, boo!

Ilsong Garden
6905 Blanco Road, San Antonio, TX  |  (210) 366-4508  |  Website  |  Yelp

Filed Under: Eateries & Drinkeries Tagged With: Asian, Korean, San Antonio, Texas

Thai Taste | San Antonio, Texas

June 13, 2011 by Mellie Dee Leave a Comment

Thai Taste | San Antonio, Texas

On March 21st, Jenny and I just got back from our hometowns. We were both hungry and decided on Thai food. Our first Thai stop looked run-down so we both ran as fast as we could to Thai Taste.

Thai Taste | San Antonio, Texas | Fried Tofu

Fried Tofu [deep fried tofu served with sweet and sour sauce topped with ground peanuts] | $4.95

The fried tofu was not as great as I thought it’d be. The tofu was plainly breaded.

Thai Taste | San Antonio, Texas | Pad Thai

Pad Thai [our world famous rice noodles stir-fried with egg, tofu, green onions and ground peanuts. Choice of: Tofu, Chicken, Shrimp] | $6.95, $7.95, $8.95

However, my main entree has got to be one of the best Pad Thai I’ve ever had in San Antonio which is enough for Jenny and I to agree on coming back here soon.

Thank goodness we didn’t walk into the run-down Thai place, else we would have never found this gem!

Thai Taste
5520 Evers Road, San Antonio, TX 78238  |  (210) 520-6800  |  Yelp

Filed Under: Eateries & Drinkeries Tagged With: Asian, San Antonio, Texas, Thai

Star Ice & Teriyaki | Houston, Texas

May 28, 2011 by Mellie Dee Leave a Comment

Star Ice & Teriyaki | Houston, Texas

Family day continued to Herman Park then Star Ice & Teriyaki for lunch.

Star Ice & Teriyaki | Houston, Texas | #12 Beef Noodle Soup

#12 Beef Noodle Soup | $4.75

I’m usually not a big fan of this dish since the noodles are either under-cooked or too overcooked and the meat is usually tough. I was shocked. The noodles had the right bounce to it and the meat was super tender. It’s one of their most known dishes and now I know why.

Star Ice & Teriyaki | Houston, Texas | #29 Spicy Squid (Fried)

#29 Spicy Squid (Fried) | $3.00

Little fried critters are always a fan favourite. Usually squid comes out chewy but this was perfect with just the right crunchy texture on the outside.

Star Ice & Teriyaki | Houston, Texas | #2 Beef Teriyaki

#2 Beef Teriyaki | $4.28

My first thought when they brought this out was that I wouldn’t be full from it but boy was I wrong. Definitely enough food for one especially since we did other other things to share.

Star Ice & Teriyaki | Houston, Texas | #37 Spicy Chicken Nuggets

#37 Spicy Chicken Nuggets | $3.00

Just like the squid but with moist, tender chicken inside. It went really well with the rice.

This is a great place to go to when you just want a quick snack. They have tapioca drinks as well but we didn’t bother with that.

Star Ice & Teriyaki
9889 Bellaire Blvd, Houston, TX 77036  |  (713) 779-8886  |  Yelp

Filed Under: Eateries & Drinkeries Tagged With: Asian, Chinese, Houston, Taiwanese, Texas

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