We started Day 3 of our LA trip very early because there were so many other bakeries and restaurants we wanted to hit before returning home.
We decided to head to Long Beach for brunch at Roscoe’s House of Chicken and Waffles. The line was super long, and we had to wait an hour before we were seated.
If you haven’t heard about this place, they’re famous for their fried chicken. You remove the bone from the chicken and wrap it in waffle, drizzled with maple syrup and hot sauce.
This omelette is filled with fried chicken and cheese and came with a side of waffle. While it was good, it’s not my favorite type of food, and certainly not something I wanted so early in the morning. Especially not after the buffet we had the night before.
As full as we were, my cousins, sisters, and I decided to go to Joe’s Italian Ice for dessert.
These Italian Ice comes in so many flavors. We chose Sour Watermelon and Strawberry Lemonade.
My Southern California cousin and his wife wanted to take us out for ramen and chose Foo Foo Tei.
There were so many options, with many soup bases ones I’ve never heard of before. I wanted to try all of them, but I chose Miso (my favorite soup bases) yasai (vegetable) ramen. Why? Because I felt like I had way too much meat the night before. I wanted anything and everything with vegetables.
After ramen, we took a break from eating (finally!) and headed to Cerritos shopping center to do a little bit of shopping, where we stumbled across Green Crush. It was not on our list of places to eat and visit. But one free sample later, we were hooked on the fresh juice.
We bought three different juices: guava, watermelon, and strawberry lemonade. It is so good and refreshing, perfect for the scorching summer heat in Southern California.
Then it was dinner time again! I was seriously ready to give up on our list. Too much food!
We wanted something healthier than the Korean BBQ we had the night before, so we went to Brodard restaurant since they were known for Vietnamese spring rolls. I love their nem nuong cuon (BBQ pork spring rolls) and their chao tom cuon (sugar cane shrimp spring rolls). Their eggrolls were good too.
And guess what? They sell macarons! For cheap. Just $1.25 each. And I was super excited because I discovered that they sell durian macarons as well as lychee macarons. I was in heaven, but I’m sure many people will disagree with me. That’s okay! More for me! =)
This was our last full day in Southern California. Can you tell we were trying to cram everything into one day?
Until next time!
I love Brodard! Next time I go to socal I wanna try Dan Thanh to compare their spring rolls 🙂
Is it Dat Thanh? I wasn’t able to find Dan Thanh. The spring rolls there look amazing too =)
Those macarons look amazing! I’m heading to LA in a few months and have heard awesome things about Roscoe’s too, so thanks for being another person to convince me to go there! Out of curiosity, what time did you go?? It must be popular if there’s always a huge line!
Hi Jess! I went around 10:30ish. The wait wasn’t as long as I thought it would be. But the meal felt a little too heavy for me since I’m not used to fried chicken for breakfast. lol. So it really depends on you. =)
Hi there, Andrea! I just wanted to come over to thank you for liking my last post, but I discover that yours is also pretty compelling! The meals that you have described in this post are amazing, and I’m so glad that you took to time to take us with you as you continue your explorations.
Thank you so much for stopping by my blog!
I loved roscoes! Check out Patty Cakes in Pasadena if you get a chance.
I didn’t get the chance to try Patty Cakes but I’ll make sure to stop there on my next trip! The cupcakes and the cake balls look amazing =)
The soup looks so comforting. 🙂
I love soup and I feel I can just eat them all the time and be happy =)
“not my favorite type of food, and certainly not something I wanted so early in the morning” fully appreciate.
Isn’t the diversity of food in Cali unbelievable? As you munch your way through the LA area and I munch our way through San Diego, we share our taste buds experiences with others. Great fun.
It definitely is =)
I love Roscoe’s! YUMMY!!! Well done you… sounds like you’re having a blast! (a yummy blast, that is… haha!)
Thanks! It was definitely a fun and yummy trip =)
Roscoe’s House of Chicken and Waffles!!!! Whoohoo….love that place……there is no denying the great food I get here in Italy…but I really miss places like Roscoe’s! Great pics…you have me so hungry now….
I think only in the US would you find combinations like that lol
For once it was lovely to read about food and people seriously enjoying it. Great stuff, Andrea, you and your companions look great too, you complement the food nicely!
Thank you so much! =)