
What we’re about
We are one of the largest foodie group with special emphasis on all Asian cuisines with about 3,000 members. Meet other local foodies at many dining events who wish to share Asian food and explore new Asian restaurants around town. You don't need to be Asian to join, but you do need to love dining on Asian food! We will explore both high end gourmet as well as highly recommended local dives in search of great places to eat and meet like-minded people.
Asian cuisines we will dine on include: Chinese, Thai, Indian, Vietnamese, Japanese, Indonesian, Burmese, Nepalese, Filipino, Korean, Malaysian, Lao, Mongolian, Taiwanese, Pakistani, Turkish, Cambodian, and others.
The emphasis will be on quality food with a pleasant ambiance. Meetups will be scheduled in the San Gabriel Valley, West Los Angeles, the San Fernando Valley, the South Bay, Long Beach, West Hollywood, Hollywood, Santa Monica, Downtown LA, Little Tokyo, Mid-Wilshire, and Orange County.
A real photo of yourself is requested for membership.
Attendance Policy: If you cancel with less than 48-72 hours, at the discretion of the event host or organizer, you will receive a strike,. If you no show, you will receive a strike. 2 strikes and you are suspended.
Our easy to remember URL is [https://www.meetup.com/Asian-Foodies/](http://www.AsianFoodies.info)
Our sister group is L.A. Foodies @ www.meetup.com/foodies/ with 8000 members.
Disclaimer:
L.A. Asian Foodies group assumes absolutely no liabilities due to the use of information or participating in activities found on this group or site. By being a member or participant, you agree to release all liabilities of the organizers and hosts.
Upcoming events (3)
See all- Yard House Long Beach Waterfront Happy Hour 1/2 Off Appetizers FridayYardhouse Long Beach, Long Beach, CA
Happy Hour til 6pm...some members may stay for dinner...they have a fantastica menu
HALF OFF APPETIZERS
4 cheese spinach dip
miguel's queso dip
poke nachos
chicken nachos
crispy brussel sprouts
chicken letttuce wraps
hand-battered chicken tencers
wisconsin fried cheese curds
classic sliders
blackened ahi sashimi
fried calamari
boneless wings
gardein wingsHALF OFF ALL PIZZAS
3 cheese
loaded pepperoni
margharita
buffalo chicken
truffle mushroom
the carnivorecash only in small bills
NO credit cards
NO separate checks
NO zelle nor paypal nor venmo to pay the bar and food tabyou must be vaccinated= no debate
convenient pay parking lot
carpooling is suggestedthe organizer and meetup assume no liability
drink responsiblyThis will be fun
Come ring in the weekend with the Yard House Happy Hour - Amazing Prince Dumpling Chinese Rosemead San Gabriel ValleyPrince Dumpling, Rosemead, CA
www.yelp.com/biz/prince-dumpling-rosemead
Instagram @princedumplingusa
I have been to many dumplling houses and dim sum palaces in LA and elsewhere. Prince Dumpling is my favorite.
MENU
appetizers
xiao long bao
boiled dumplings
pan fried dumplings
wontons
noodle soup
noodles in sauce / fried and dried noodles
meat and seafood
greens
fried rice
fried schanghai rice cake
soup
dim sum
dessertFamily Style
no food restrictionsCash only small bills,only one $20/larger bill
No credit cards, no separate checks
I will not take venmo nor zelle nor paypal to settle the billyou must be vaccinated against Covid. no discussion
Listed with the 3 sister foodie meetup groups I organize:
LA Foodies, LA Asian Foodies, and Ethnic Dining for Single FoodiesThe food taste is delicious and the presentation is exquisite. Wonderful ambiance.
I love Prince Dumpling.
Come dine with us. - Amazing Mitsuwa Marketplace Food Court OUTDOOR PATIO 11 Different StallsMitsuwa Marketplace, Torrance, CA
Rachel Karten of Bon Appetit magazine wrote "the best NYC day trip is to a Japanese grocery store in New Jersey...MITSUWA has everything I need."
She raves about the diversity and deliciousness of the food court stalls. There are only a handful of Mitsuwa Marketplaces in the United States
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One is in Torrance and another in LA on Centinela ( an older and much smaller store).Mitsuwa Marketplace 9am-9pm
New, futuristic designed storeLocated at Torrance Del Amo Mall on Hawthorne Blvd.
Entrance and parking lot on Carson off Hawthorne, NOT on Hawthorne Blvd.
Food court 11am-8pm
Outdoor patio with no reservations
Cheap, cheap...very inexpensive, like about $10 to $1511 different stalls including
Hokkaido Ramen Santouka
4.5 yelp stars with 1190 reviews despite being relatively new.Sister restaurant of Santouka on Centinela in West LA which
is thought to be one of the best ramen places in all of LA
with 4.5 stars and 2233 reviews
You can expect to pay $12 to $15
for most items,
miso ramen, shio (salt) ramen, shoya (soy sauce) ramen, tokusen toroniku (pork) ramen, several types of rice bowls
www.santouka.co.jp
cash only, phone 310-212-1101Sutadonya
www.vegitusa.com
rice bowls, curry, fried rice, Japanese lunch set (bento box),
gyoza (dumplings), salad, miso soup
phone 424-323-3800
J Sweets confectionary
desserts, candy, chocolatierswww.jsweetsstore.com
310-328-8333
MoDo Hawaiian donuts
424-237-3102Mugimaru & Toritetsu udon and yakitori
Mitsuwa Nagomi sushi
Tsukiji Gindaco takayaki (octopus balls) from osaka (yuk better u than me)
Yamacho Hasegawa seafood
Yamari matcha cafe
Hamada-ya bakery
There's a large outdoor patio but expect this food court to be busy on a Sunday night. Some people might want to hold down tables while others wait in line to order.
Why go to Sawtelle in WLA or Little Tokyo?
Easy free parking in TorranceFast casual, most are cash only. You pay on your own.
You are invited to shop at Mitsuwa Marketplace before or after
It's a clean, new store, brightly lit, with wide aisles for easy social distancing, kinda like a department store as they have more than just food.There will be an OPTIONAL $5 contribution/donation to help pay our meetup website fees
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This is voluntary but encouraged. If you choose to not contribute to our not for profit meetup that costs Daniel money, you are welcome to be treated by me to takayaki (octopus balls). LOLYou can send the fin by Zelle or give me cash at Mitsuwa or mail a check or contributde on our meetup site by clicking the Donate button.
Del Amo Mall is huge with a gigantic free parking lot.
Come dine with us!