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!
The chicken and waffles looks delicious…but the macaroons definitely caught my eye! Thanks for checking out my blog http://livingtoat.wordpress.com !
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I’m enjoying reading about your food adventures in LA
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Chicken and waffles, that is definitely something that Australia doesn’t have! haha. All of your food adventures sound amazing!
It’s good but odd. I’m not sure if it’s the type of food that I’d get again. I prefer my waffles and chicken to be separate. lol
That box of macaroons can be my Desktop background.. Was this all in one day?
Yes! It was our last night. I love macarons so I just bought a lot to slowly enjoy at home =)
Did you mean Long Beach or Long Island? I went to Roscoe’s years ago before the concept of Chicken and Waffles really got big. I thought the food was very tasty, but usually it is best as dinner or a late night type of meal. Italian ices are delicious! Goodness, I don’t know how you were able to to eat so much food on this trip!
Thanks for catching that! I didn’t even notice the typo! I think Roscoe’s is probably best for later in the day too. But my cousin wanted it for brunch. It was too heavy. I have no idea how we were able to eat that much either! But since all we did was eat, the trip wasn’t very expensive =)
Thanks for sharing your vacation with us! Loved reading about the different food. So…what are macarons? Are they similar to a coconut macaroon cookie?
They’re different. Coconut macaroon are made of coconut. Whereas the macarons are made of almond flour and originated from France. They’re really light. Slightly crunchy on the outside with a soft inside. And it’s usually filled with a ganache. I hope that helps =) French macarons are one of my favorite desserts but they’re really expensive. In SF, they’re generally about $1.80-2.00 each
Thanks for the explanation. I was thinking that they looked more like those very light crunchy almond deserts but got confused by the name.
You’re welcome! It does get confusing sometimes, especially since the difference is just one letter!