Snacks at Thanh Tam Bakery, Garden Grove

Not too far from Bonchon was a bakery I saw that popped up on google maps.

Thanh Tam is a Vietnamese bakery and usually those establishments have pate chaud....

Pre-Birthday Highlights

I know it's been a while since I blogged but we were in the midst of a remodel.

Through the magic of backdating (this is really 5/16 folks...), I will be posting highlights from my milestone birthday last month...

(passing by the deactivated San Onofre nuclear power plant, but I just call it the "tits")

in which Bert, myself and TC took a Friday off to spend a 3-day weekend in the OC and LA...

Soups & more from Hoai Hue

A few weeks ago, we tried coming here to try their version of crab soup...and found this sign:

(photo from my "Bun rieu + bun suong at Saigon" post, Feb 2019)

Dammit!So we ended going to Saigon that night, but ended up here a few days later...

Bun Rieu #4 + bun suong at Saigon, City Heights

Last night brought us to Hoai Hue which is located in that three story building in Little Saigon in City Heights...

We saw this sign (sadness),  but it made sense since it was Tet...

Bun rieu #3 @ Mien Trung, Linda Vista

I can't believe it's been five and a half years since I've been here...

Earlier today, we were supposed to have breakfast at Boudin, but compulsively, I changed my mind...

Bun rieu #2 @ Phuong Nga 2, City Heights

After having had that bun rieu the other night from Pho Ca Dao,

I was on a mission...

Bun Rieu #1 @ Pho Ca Dao, Chula Vista

Last night was cold and rainy...

which was perfect soup weather, so Bert and I initially went to nearby Pho Ca Dao for some pho...

Welcome 2019

We woke up in time to watch the Tournament of Roses parade - shown here was the "surprise" from the Trader Joe's float...

cute figurines revolving in a music box...

Anti-Black Friday & Small Business Saturday 2018

It was a beautiful morning in Golden Hill...

on the shopping day known as "Black Friday"...

Bolsa revisit

A few weeks ago, I had a craving for banh hoi

This was one of the places recommended by Kirk (the other one was now defunct) and since we hadn't been here in awhile...

Food crawl - Marleez Koffee, Nhu Y, Mi Quang Mien Trung

Last weekend was spent with Bert and some friends for a food crawl...

My friend had specifically requested one since it had been about three years since we last went out...

The new Pho Hung Cali 2

After months of seeing the "Coming Soon" sign...

I had kind of forgotten about this place to be honest...

National Coffee Day - Stops 1, 2 & 3: Public Square Coffee House, Dark Horse La Mesa & Altered Ego Cafe + Lunch @ Pho Duyen Mai

Yesterday's post should have been today,

but I'm too lazy to make this chronological...

Return to Nhu Y

Not even a few weeks later...

we were back, this time with TC...

Mi Quang Mien Trung (formerly Da Nang)

TC was out with friends this evening.

It's been bittersweet for her since many are moving out of San Diego to attend their respective universities...

Nhu Y

Bert and I had a free day to decompress after TC's birthday event...

it's hard to believe that she is now 18...

Rainbow latte version 2 from S3 Coffee Bar + lunch at Purple Mint

New cute wall for all of those millenials taking selfies, ha...

Trendy with the cactus and the pop of pink with the old school rotary phone...

Avian Sandwich

Am trying to clean up old posts before they go by the wayside...

This particular day, I was out and about, I thought I would try the sandwich shop next to Thuan Phat...

Summer Road Trip 2018 Day 1 - The new Brodard's in Fountain Valley + return to Paderia Bakehouse

Earlier this spring, Brodard's moved from it's original location behind the Mall of Fortune...

two miles away to Fountain Valley...

Portland Day 4 - Rose & VL Deli

Fresh from our donut haul from Doe Donuts,

we ventured further eastward on Powell Blvd...