85C Bakery @ Chino Hills

I thought we would try going to a certain 24 hour donut shop in Glendora, just a half hour drive away...

The 210 was a horrendously jam packed freeway in some part...

Unfortunately, I should have checked ahead because...

Intelligentsia Coffee

With sandwiches from House of Basturma packed away in our trusty cooler, we all headed over to Old Town Pasadena for a coffee shop that's supposed oozes hipster cool...

This has got to be one of the busiest streets in Pasadena, East Colorado. Rather than try to find parking nearby, D elected to do valet...

House of Basturma

Literally just steps away from Carmela Ice Cream was a place highly recommended by Cathy...

We weren't going to eat there though, but rather, just pick up a few sandwiches..

Carmela Ice Cream

With today's helllishly hot weather, I kind of wish I was back in Pasadena...

if only to have more ice cream from this place...

Carmela, which rolls off the tongue beautifully....

Fresh from our Burmese lunch at Daw Yee Myanmar Cafe, we ventured into D's "other 'hood", Pasadena...

Return to Daw Yee Myanmar Cafe

After having had our snacks at 101 Noodle Express, it was time for the "real meal"!

D requested somewhere with rice...

Next stop - Monterey Park: 101 Noodle Express & Grill plus Return to Daiso

After  some more time on the road in which D switched the driving duties over to KD, we finally made it to the Atlantic Times Square complex in Monterey Park.

We were up for another snack, but also up for browsing at some of the shops in this all Asian shopping/lifestyle complex...

Kean Coffee

Located just up the street and around the corner from Cream Pan was Kean Coffee, a very popular coffee shop...

found through using that four lettered site. Yes. I used it.

It was time to caffeinate ourselves before our long drive up...

The return of the Epic Birthday Road Trip - Version 2014 - First stop: Cream Pan

It's been two years since I did a birthday food road trip with the Educator GF's....

With all of us in tow (D, who was driving, KD, TORC and myself), we piled into D's car and headed up to the OC for our first stop...