Teas, boba drinks and the usual snack items are on the menu. One of the claimants to boba tea is Hanlin Tea Room, which has opened its first SGV location. Hanlin Tea RoomĬity of Industry - Trying to determine the true originator of any food or beverage is a fool’s errand. The large space, with a few snack items as well as drinks, desserts and the Bake Code baked goods, is a new approach for the chain in the area. Chatime is one of the largest boba chains, but hasn’t gained much of a toehold in the SGV. This is really just a re-branding/combining since Chatime and Bakery Code are brands of La Kaffa International. Rowland Heights- The eastern location of Taiwanese bakery chain Bake Code has become Chatime Café. Burmese cuisine is still represented across the SGV by Yoma Myanmar, Nadi Myanmar, Cetaya Mon and The Golden Owl. A yet to be named Vietnamese restaurant will replace it. Rosemead - One of the finer examples of Burmese cuisine in the SGV has closed. There are also a few standard fried snack items, as well as a few organic teas for those who don’t enjoy the flavorful, yet malodorous “king of all fruits.” It replaces a similar, though durian free, drink and dessert place, Plaisir D’amour Café. Durian beverages, including a durian coffee, are also available. Puan Sri features a small menu of desserts for all lovers of the notoriously stinky fruit, including layer cake, cheesecake, and pizza. Rowland Heights- In one of the most ultra-specific concepts ever, a small café focusing on durian sweets has opened. Those looking for Shaanxi-style fare still have great alternatives in Shaanxi Garden, Xi’An Tasty, Xi’An Kitchen and Liang’s Kitchen. The replacement is New Century Lobster, a Chiu-chow style lobster place in the mold of nearby 626 Lobster and Boston Lobster, as well as Newport Seafood. Now, only the Boston area location remains. Branches were opened in Las Vegas, and greater Boston and there was a drop-off in quality before a short-lived Arcadia location opened as well. Even after two seating expansions, the restaurant remained busy. When it opened in 2011, it quickly became a favorite and waits were common. Rosemead - The once highly touted Shaanxi Gourmet has closed. San Gabriel Blvd., Suite 103/104 New Century Lobster The restaurant will not re-open until late February. A burst water pipe flooded the premises, which forced a closure to renovate. San Gabriel - Bad news from acclaimed Sichuan restaurant Nothingness. This month, more Chinese chains arrive, a rare new Hunan sighting, and a once highly touted restaurant shutters. Welcome to Meanwhile in the SGV, a regular collection of San Gabriel Valley updates from Eater’s roving reporter, Jim Thurman.
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