By MARK BITTMAN
Published: December 3, 2006
VISITOR INFORMATION
All restaurants are open daily.
Triumphal Palace, 500 West Main Street, Alhambra; (626) 308-3222. Dim sum about $15 per person; dinner $25 to $30 per person.
Mission 261, 261 South Mission Drive, San Gabriel; (626) 588-1666. Dim sum about $15 per person; dinner $25 to $30 per person.
Chang’s Garden, 627 West Duarte Road, Arcadia; (626) 445-0606. About $20 per person.
Chung King, 206 South Garfield Avenue, Monterey Park; (626) 280-7430. Cash only; $15 to $20 per person.
Foo Chow, 949 North Hill Street, Los Angeles; (213) 485-1294. About $15 per person.
Published: December 3, 2006
THERE are probably more Chinese in Los Angeles than in any metropolitan area outside of China. (The same very likely could be said of Mexicans, Iranians, Koreans, Japanese and more, which is what makes Los Angeles the best international eating city in the world.) Fifty years ago, most Chinese immigrants were concentrated in a typical downtown Chinatown, which still exists, but more as a relic than a vibrant community. More
VISITOR INFORMATION
All restaurants are open daily.
Triumphal Palace, 500 West Main Street, Alhambra; (626) 308-3222. Dim sum about $15 per person; dinner $25 to $30 per person.
Mission 261, 261 South Mission Drive, San Gabriel; (626) 588-1666. Dim sum about $15 per person; dinner $25 to $30 per person.
Chang’s Garden, 627 West Duarte Road, Arcadia; (626) 445-0606. About $20 per person.
Chung King, 206 South Garfield Avenue, Monterey Park; (626) 280-7430. Cash only; $15 to $20 per person.
Foo Chow, 949 North Hill Street, Los Angeles; (213) 485-1294. About $15 per person.