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A Change of Heart: Fresh and Easy

I’ve become a fan of the store.  I know I pooh-poohed it in other posts, but now I have become a fan of the artisan sourdough wheat bread (it toasts quite well) and the super-fast checkouts.  I have never stood in line there.  I just walk right on up to one of the atm-like check [...]

It’s chicken and ice cream week!

From J, I learned this:

Monday, April 27 – Free grilled chicken at KFC.  Grilled, not fried.  KFC’s branching out.

Tuesday, April 28 – Free chicken at El Pollo Loco till 8 pm.

Wednesday, April 29 – .31 cent scoop night at Baskin Robbins from 5 – 10 pm (firefighter fundraiser)

Yeha!  Recession dining continues…

 

Eat for Pennies

Hop Li in Arcadia is currently running a $1.38 dim sum promotion (Monday through Friday) celebrating its 4th anniversary. Hop Li is one of my favorite dim sum places because there’s usually no line.  I hate waiting in line for dim sum.  Sure, you might think the no line is a bad sign but it’s [...]

This looks tasty!

Indian sandwiches or naanwiches!  I’ll have to stop by this place next time I’m in the Miracle Mile.  I read about this on EatingLA.com.  I tried to do a direct link to her post about the Cowboys & Turbans restaurant but I couldn’t figure out how to do it.  Cowboys and Turbans serves Indian street [...]

Limp Lettuce Found Again at Fresh & Easy

I got the Greek salad from Fresh and Easy and it was very disappointing – just some hacked up leaves thrown haphazardly in a container. (Trader Joe’s has much better salad presentation.) The leaves did not remain fresh for longer than a day despite the freshness date on the package.  Is this because Fresh and [...]

BBQ for $5 at Whole Foods

Can a cheap meal be had at Whole Foods?  As I get to know its second floor eating area better, I think I can say….Yes.  The breakfasts, tacos, and Middle Eastern food all seemed reasonably priced.  Then I saw this on WF’s (Arroyo Parkway location) calendar:

Saturday March 21st and Sunday 22nd

Whole Lotta BBQ! [...]

Fresh & Easy Visit #3

So I’ve now been to Fresh & Easy in Alhambra three times and can say this – I don’t like the shopping experience there.  The aisles are smaller than most grocery stores, so it’s hard not to run into someone.  I felt cramped and cornered there.  Also the ready-made food section looked very uninspired.  I [...]

Burrito Kingdom, Alhambra

 

I’ve been meaning to blog about Burrito Kingdom in Alhambra, CA, the place where I go for my carnitas taco fix.  I’ve been to this place many, many times, and I am in love with their carnitas taco, which is juicy and spicy (with salsa) and always tasty.  I have not tried many other things [...]

Not a bad deal

At Whole Foods on Arroyo Parkway, you can get a 2 taco plate with rice and beans for $5.29 (or thereabouts) at the 2nd floor restaurant.  That’s a pretty good deal for Whole Foods.  The plate was good too, not exactly savory, but good in a healthy, filling way.  I suppose if you slather it [...]

Fresh & Easy visit

I visited the new Fresh & Easy in Alhambra on Sunday.  It was hopping!  I think Fresh & Easy has hit pay dirt with this location, which is across the way from Target, and in an area that needed a grocery store.  The store is large and has more product variety than I thought it [...]