Tian Korean-Chinese Restaurant in Ellicott City,MD

July 17, 2011 By Anna Leave a Comment

Went to Tian Korean-Chinese restaurant for lunch today. I posted several reviews of this restaurant since the restaurant's chef seems to change very often...so the taste seems to change often too...It seems like it's new restaurant everytime I go..ha ha ha...I haven't been there for a while since the bad experience I had last time.

Last time I went, their noodles for jjajangmyun seemed to be linguini pasta... And the sauce was weird too. I didn't go back after that.

But I heard that they started handmade noodles plus I was running late. I ate SamsunJjampong- seafood spicy noodle soup. Noodle was little thinner than I expected but it was chewy. Soup wasn't too spicy and just enough for me with lots of veggies. And our server was very nice and polite. Overall my experience today was good enough.

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Cheesecake Factory in Columbia, MD

July 7, 2011 By Anna 2 Comments

Wow... I haven't been to Cheesecake Factory for a while. Whenever I get to go there, I always order Thai Lettuce Wrap. Love that.

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I love fresh vegetable wraps. I always cut up chickens to smaller pieces and put lots and lots of veggies. I always ask for more lettuce too.

I just wish they provide chopsticks too. Ha ha. That would be nice and convenient... well for chopsticks experts... I always find it little hard to get the veggies neatly in the lettuce with fork...so I give up and use my hands. It's nice that they give you a wet towel to clean your hands.

Kyu ordered DaVinci? Pasta.

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That day the pasta sauce was perfect!!!! I don't know what the cook did differently that day but oh my! It was DELICIOUS!!!

We ended our meal with two cups of coffee each and a red velvet cheesecake~! Perfect.

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Ruan Thai

June 27, 2011 By Anna Leave a Comment

I went to Ruan Thai restaurant with my church cell group after the bible study. I don't know much about Thai food so I started to panic when I couldn't decide. I ended up ordering what others recommended.

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We ordered...

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Chicken Pad Thai... this I knew... Haha
Love the chewy noodle with the fresh crunchy sprouts... Yum ... I wish I had sriracha hot sauce drizzled all over this.

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Satay for Appetizer. This was very good with the sweet peanut sauce.At first we found it odd to see two bread slices with the satay but we figured that it was meant to be eaten like a sandwich?!?

I ordered Drunken Noodle, but I accidentally deleted it...sigh...

My drunken noodle was spicy... But it was just spicy enough to enjoy... I just munched on too much junk foods right before... So I couldn't fully appreciate the dish. But it was good even with not so empty stomach.

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Catfish something...It was okay.
I must have not been in mood for fish. I can't say much about this dish.

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And chicken yellow curry... or was it pork? Hmmmm...

Everyone loved the curry except that I found it to be little too sweet to my taste. But it was good.

I drank cups and cups of Jasmin Tea too. Unfortunately, I couldn't finish my dish even with the tea but overall food was good, service was good enough, and the place was clean. So go check it out!

We saw a Japanese Ramen House next door so we will be trying that restaurant next week!! Can't wait!

Ruan Thai is located at:
11407 Amherst Ave
Wheaton, MD, 20902
301-942-0075
http://ruanthaiwheaton.com/

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Asean Bistro Lunch Takeout

June 21, 2011 By Anna Leave a Comment

For today my sister Helen got us a takeout from Asean Bistro, Chinese restaurant in Columbia, MD. They have good price range lunch menu and if you dine in, they have a small appetizer buffet for you to enjoy.

We ate Sesame Chicken, Stringbean with chicken, and shrimp lomein. And I think egg rolls and the soup came with the entree.

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I like to mix the sesame chicken sauce with the rice than just plain soy sauce.

Try not to think about the healthy eating when you eat Chinese and just enjoy like I did. Just don't do it too often.

Asean Bistro is located on:
8775 Centre Park Drive
Columbia, MD 21045-2177
(410) 772-5300
http://aseanbistro.com/home.htm

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Pei Wei Asian Diner in Columbia, MD

February 20, 2011 By Anna 1 Comment

I was driving around and got hungry...what to get ...what to get...need to eat...now...

My options I could think fast in Columbia, MD for a quick meal was Chipotle, Cosi, Pei Wei, Noodles & Company...etc.

I was near Pei Wei so I checked out their website since I've only been there once years ago.

So, Pei Wei was created by PF Chang people and seem to have Thai, Vietnamese, Japanese, Chinese...
And to my surprise they had 'Limited Time Only' (is that for real...?) Korean BBQ. Hmm...'Korean"??
I gotta go check that out and review that dish. LOL.

I know people just name our Korean BBQ to whatever sauce they invent. Just hoped that this one is not another new creation afar from the original Korean BBQ. [Read more...]

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Hasung Korean Chinese Cuisine@ Hanoori Town in Catonsville, MD

January 27, 2011 By Anna 2 Comments

This was one of my RECOVERY menu from the flu. Ha ha... I was craving Jjajangmyun for days...I've tried Jjajang Ramyun to ease my craving but had to go get the real one.

My friend Q and I went to Hasung Korean Chinese Restaurant/Carryout in Hanoori Town food court (this food court used to be Beseto located next to Catonsville H-Mart).  We think they have the best Jjajangmyun in Maryland.

Every Korean Chinese has 2 main dishes; Jjajangmyun and Jjamppong and it's not the regular Jjajangmyun but Gan Jjajang Myun that you gotta try at Hasung.

First of all, in case you are not too familiar with Jjajang Myun itself, it's made with black bean paste, called chunjang. Chunjang is cooked with veggies and meat and later mixed with noodles. Usually Jjajangmyun comes out in one bowl with Sauce over the noodle.

Gan Jjajang Myun comes out in two separate bowls, one noodle and one sauce bowl. [Read more...]

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Honey Pig Gooldaegee Korean B-B-Q

December 27, 2010 By Anna Leave a Comment

For Christmas, I went to Gool daegee, Honey Pig 2, Korean BBQ Restaurant in Ellicott City with my good friend June. This is the only restaurant around this area
that's 24hours open. Their main specialty is BBQ but they have many other
dishes and Entrees. June and I usually go for Pho to Pho Dat Thanh so a server there remembers us ha ha ha... but we decided to eat something different for
the Christmas.

I haven't had Samgyupsal for the longest time... so
we headed to Honey Pig. Samgyupsal(direct translation meaning Three layered meat) is like bacon but fresh not smoked. Oooooo~

We ordered 2 servings of Samgyupsal and each of us ordered cold noodle soup, Nangmyun. I ordered Mul Nangmyun and June ordered spicy Bibim Nangmyun.
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Lunch at Panera Columbia, MD

December 9, 2010 By Anna Leave a Comment

My lunch @ Panera Bread in Columbia, MD. I got 'You pick two' with Garden vegetable and Chicken Cobb salad.

I love their coffee too. I always drink dark roast mixed with couple drops of Hazelnut. It gives just hint of Hazelnut aroma that coffee still tastes good after it gets cold. Mmmm~

They have rewards card there too. I just got one. Not sure how it works but 'rewards' always sounds good to me!

How does it work anyways?
I registered online and supposed to have first free espresso drink for registering. Nice~ Not sure how valuable it will be after this or how often I'll be getting something back....

Anyhow...What's your favorite at Panera?

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Pho Dat Thanh Vietnamese Restaurant in Columbia, MD

October 28, 2010 By Anna Leave a Comment

When it rains or cold wind blows, I love to eat steamy hot soup that warms me up and I usually end up at Pho Dat Thanh Vietnamese Restaurant in Columbia, MD. I think this restaurant has clean taste compared to other restaurants...or I just got used to this restaurant soup. Hah. Many Koreans also go to eat pho when one catches a cold or has a hangover. Koreans eat soup like Clear bean sprouts soup or pho like this for hangover.


Sometimes I get "Triple Delight" dish which is not a soup but has 3 different kinds of meat over the vermicelli. It's good with fish sauce that comes with it. But most of the time I usually get this D12...( I just love hot soup soooooooo much) [Read more...]

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Sushi King Japanese Restaurant in Columbia, MD

December 28, 2009 By Anna 3 Comments


For my mom's (Young) birthday I treated my parents to some Japanese. I like Sushi King Japanese Restaurant in Columbia, MD. Although it's not owned by Japanese...'there aren't that many Japanese owned restaurants here...' their sashimi (raw fish) are thick and fresh enough for me. Love it!
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