Mahoroba Japanese Bakery @ Sacramento

Cute bakery off of Freeport Blvd. Lots to choose from! The bread is good, but the filled buns have too much cream inside. Apparently the meatball bun is to die for, but my siu mai one wasn't too good. I want to go back one day and try the ham and cheese croissant. Hmmmm....

Love Letter @ Rancho Cordova

Who would have ever thought, Koreans make pizza. Think bulgolgi pizza! Love letter is quite random. We were the only guests there the whole time. There was not one person who walked in for take out or dine in. I really wanted Korean fried chicken, I think of Kyochon from NYC, and I really miss it. It was not like Kyochon. It was a whole chicken cut into pieces and fried - I was expecting wings and drumsticks only. I wasn't expecting the chicken to be so saucy either. So meh...no repeats with the chicken. As for the bulgogi pizza...well that was quite tasty. Not greasy at all, not overdone and well the cheese and the beef complimented each other well. The dough/crust was super fresh too. Who would have known.

Smash Burger @ Roseville

Smash Burger. Looks like any other burger joint, nothing fancy on the outside and it's a chain nonetheless. I went straight for the mushroom burger, and it sounded tasty. When it came it looked good too. However, my disappointment was that it did not come with lettuce and tomato. How many times do I have to say that lettuce and tomato is a MUST in every sandwich and burger, without it there's something missing. Sigh. I convinced the guy to bring me lettuce and tomato, and he brought me one easily piece of each. Bah. The burger would have been PERFECT and better than Mel's Diner if it had lettuce and tomato. The beef was really tender and flavorful. The mushrooms were seasoned and perfectly cooked. Sweet potato fries, delish! Not oily at all.

That Takes the Cake @ SF

You know me, I loves cupcakes. That Takes The Cake is one of the best I've had in SF and is comparable to Sprinkles, which is still my fav. I tried this place because I had a groupon for $15 for a dozen cupcakes, which is a steal, especially for these gourmet cupcakes. I wasn't expecting much, and went Panda and I walked in it wasn't busy. We chatted with the owner for a little and he was really nice. He allowed us to get a few cupcakes that were filled and the alcoholic ones, although they weren't part of the groupon deal. As we were leaving he gave us two mini red velvet cupcakes to try, and let me tell you. They were absolutely to die for! I would definitely go back to this place to satisfy my cupcake craving. Nomsies!

Mini Red Velvet

[lemon drop, cosmopolitan, chocolamento, snowball, chocolate, carrot cake]

[strawberry bombshell, red velvet, sleepless in SF]

Cosmo

tastes just like the drink! i really taste the alchie too, but it's not that strong. i like it. it's different. unique. good.

Pancake Circus @ Sacramento

I have driven by this place so many times in the past two years. It's always looked so dilapidated from the outside, but you know curiosity. Finally went to Pancake Circus, it was just like any other diner. And still kind of dilapidated on the inside as well. Food was so-so, I've had better. No return for me.

Hot Chocolate

hmmm it makes me feel like a child again

Eggs and Sausage

Pancakes

these are not too shabby. fluffy.

Rick's Dessert Diner @ Sacramento

A diner that is completely devoted to desserts! Yumsies! Rick's Dessert Diner. Their cakes are HUGE and quite tasty. There needs to be more places that are open late at night and are just for sweets. Oh yea and are super casual, so I can still be in my PJ's. That's the best.

Framboise Tort

[Buttermilk layers filled with pure raspberry preserves and French butter cream iced with French butter cream]

i ordered this baby. it was quite good. sweet, but not too sweet where i need water or milk to wash it down. the cake was nice and thick and rich. fresh raspberry preserves. loves it. 

CF Cheng @ Sacramento

In the two years I've lived in Sacramento, I've always said that the Chinese food sucked. It really couldn't compare to San Francisco. Maybe it was the chefs, maybe it was the ingredients, maybe it was just plain Sacramento. For graduation we went to CF Cheng in Natomas, at first I thought it was PF Chang. I was like, "you must be kidding me." Boy was I wrong, this place is amazing. It definitely is on the same level as San Francisco. Fresh, not oily, unique and delicious. We had an amazing deal because my uncle knew the owner, so food was cheappp. Just the way we like it!

Giant Clam

Salted Egg & Shrimp

this one was my fav. it was so crispy i ate the shell too. 

Soy Sauce Squab

Lamb Chops w. Garlic

super tender

Fish and Veggies

Lobster Lo Mein

Savoy @ Alhambra

BEST HK Style Cafe EVER! In the States! I don't think I've had better than Hong Kong except for Savoy. It's this tiny little place in Alhambra and there's always a line. The food is fresh and every thing is tasty, down to the last grain of rice. The favs: hainan chicken w/ rice, curry beef stew, shrimp eggrolls, and many other things. One day I will try their pizza, because I'm quite curious of duck pizza.

Curry Beef Stew

spicy!!! fragrant! savory! best of all tasty! the beef is super tender too. 

Hainam Chicken Rice

the rice is cooked with chicken broth and not regular water, the chicken is de-boned and dipped in various sauces, my fav is the ginger-scallion. yumsies

 Baked Seafood w. Pasta

al dente. creamy and fresh.

Sophia's Place, New Mexico

New Mexico redeems itself! Sophia's Place. Full of flavor and almost as good as California's Mexican food. Loves it.

Guy Fieri ate here

Breakfast Sandwich

[eggs, bacon, baby greens, cheese, and all toasty]

Homemade Seasoned Chips

omg tres delicious. so good! spicy too but panda ate it as well and loved it

Breakfast Burrito

[scrambled eggs, chorizo, cheese, hot sauce]

nice and spicy. it was delicious. dripping with oil a little bit, but i couldn't resist. i'm sure i had to do bikram for three days in order to truly burn it off. but so good. just like cali. i heart chorizo

All is Good with Food Again

Now that Penguin has taken the California Bar (and hopefully passed), I can focus back onto my food blog! Yay! It's been dead for so long, and so behind. The next posts are from forevers ago, and then will slowly creep back to the current era. Enjoy the nom noms!