OT: All things Food

[Choralone]

How slowly does one pour their milk for sogginess to be an issue? It takes just a few seconds.

 

[Sol]

Milk pours faster than cereal, especially flakes style cereal. This means pouring cereal second results in the cereal in the bottom of the bowl sitting in milk longer before eating than the reverse of the operations. If your top reason to pour milk first is to avoid soggy cereal, then you are doing it wrong. By it, I mean everything that is good in life.

All I’m saying brudda, if we have two bowls of cereal, one the correct style, and the other immoral style…side by side… mine would win in a taste test.

That’s just one match up the cereal first community ain’t winning

 

[Buddy The Elf]

There's a place in San Clemente, Hapa J's that does a very good Kalua Pork. Their nachos are legit.

I rarely get down that way but will try it if I do. That reminds me we did find a similar place in Gardena called Auntie's Cafe. The best thing about Kono's Kalua Pork breakfast burrito is the pineapple jalapeno salsa.

 

[Fat Elvis]

I haven't had a bowl of cereal in decades. Milk kicks my ass ever since I hit 50, though I'll still eat cheese, well, because F U milk. I'm in my early 50's

 

[SaltyElkHunter]

Man we are going to have to add cereal to the things we don’t discuss along with religion and politics…. No comment on hipster pizza either. Hahahaha

 

[Fat Elvis]

My favorite store bought salsa in California is La Salsa Chilena. Highly recommend trying it.

 

[Lt Dan]

My favorite store bought salsa in California is La Salsa Chilena. Highly recommend trying it.

Everyone is going to laugh, but my favorite salsa comes in the Costco taco kit

This salsa is perfection in flavor and spice

 

[Kurrilino]

The Habit > In'n'Out.

But Shake Shack > both. And White Castle is the most overrated fast food I've ever eaten (close second: Five Guys).

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Five guys really takes the cake.

I refuse to go back there since i ordered a cheeseburger and they asked me "Do you want cheese"

 

[Sol]

The Habit > In'n'Out.

But Shake Shack > both. And White Castle is the most overrated fast food I've ever eaten (close second: Five Guys).

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Shake Shack is legit ass. Habit and In n Out are leaps and bounds better.

Also, if you guys still buy dominos and Pizza Hut rather than a mom & pops pizzeria then we have problems. If you want to know what a person thinks of you, look at what pizza they buy when you go over.

 

[Kurrilino]

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To all the detractors, if you pour milk second that means there’s something wrong with you.

Just for the record, are you really pouring milk before the cereal or are you just forwarding this message?

 

[Sol]

Just for the record, are you really pouring milk before the cereal or are you just forwarding this message?

I do pour milk before cereal because it’s the only way to do it.

 

[Lt Dan]

Also, if you guys still buy dominos and Pizza Hut rather than a mom & pops pizzeria then we have problems. If you want to know what a person thinks of you, look at what pizza they buy when you go over.

I more than forgive you for your milk before cereal hedonism.

This is some Socrates level thinking right here




Here are two of my favorite pizza places. Both are totally different styles

NY Style:
A Slice of NY PIzza in Seal Beach on Main Street Slice of New York Pizza Seal Beach - Google Suche
This is the best NY style pizza that I have found in So Cal.

I guess I can best desribe this next style as Mom and Pop So Cal or Seriously Gourmet Lamppost

Doria's Haus of Pizza in Costa Mesa Doria's Haus of Pizza - Google Suche

 

[Schrute farms]

Haus of Pizza in Costa Mesa is a great choice. It's been a while, but i used to love that place back in the day.

 

[Schrute farms]

My favorite store bought salsa in California is La Salsa Chilena. Highly recommend trying it.

Hmmm, thanks -- i'll give it a try.

I put salsa on almost everything and go thru jars/etc. in 2-3 days. But my prior to-go was discontinued a while back and i've been searching for 1-2 years now on a new to-go salsa. Any other suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

 

[Kingfan1967]

For "Flake" style cereal, just use small servings, eat 2 bowls if needed ( those flake cereals go soggy SOOOO FAST) now "grape nuts", just let those things soak, and when you think there ready , just let them soak some more.

 

[johnjm22]

The Habit makes a totally mediocre burger IMO.

I’d rather eat at McDonald’s.

 

[Buddy The Elf]

Also, if you guys still buy dominos and Pizza Hut rather than a mom & pops pizzeria then we have problems. If you want to know what a person thinks of you, look at what pizza they buy when you go over.

There's a time and a place for chain pizza restaurants and that usually involves having over little children or people that are cheap skates and you're merely returning the favor. Oh and costco pizza is beyond gross.. can't believe any one buys that crap. I'd rather eat Little Caeser's. Yeah, I said it! As I mentioned before I still love Round Table as it's nostalgia for me.

With that said, we've got plenty of decent places near me. Michael's and La Parolaccia make good neopolitan style. A place that's gotten a lot of hype that i like but I think is overhyped is a place called Speakcheezy that was right behind my old house. Milana's NY squares and Milana's NY Pizza are good NY style. Little Coyote is pretty good too.

Anyone that thinks Pizza Port pizza is good needs to have their head checked. Pizza has been a hot topic with my beer league team. We got dragged to Pizza Port a few years ago playing a tournament in San Diego and I was offended quite frankly!

Anyone been to Pizzeria Bianco? We went after watching the Chef's Table episode and they had just opened the DTLA location. Chris Bianco was there and going around to all the tables. Such a nice guy and great pizza but it's definitely not cheap.

 

[Fat Elvis]

I'm an OC guy
Terra Mia in Laguna Hills makes a good pie. NY style.
Lunitas Pizza in San Juan is a good sheet pan style. Detroit maybe. Anyway, high quality and not inexpensive.

 

[bland]

I have been known (under certain circumstances) to eat an entire box of fruity pebbles with just one pour of milk - which then goes down the hatch like a melted shake.

 

[Rumpelstiltskin]

There's a time and a place for chain pizza restaurants and that usually involves having over little children or people that are cheap skates and you're merely returning the favor. Oh and costco pizza is beyond gross.. can't believe any one buys that crap. I'd rather eat Little Caeser's. Yeah, I said it! As I mentioned before I still love Round Table as it's nostalgia for me.

With that said, we've got plenty of decent places near me. Michael's and La Parolaccia make good neopolitan style. A place that's gotten a lot of hype that i like but I think is overhyped is a place called Speakcheezy that was right behind my old house. Milana's NY squares and Milana's NY Pizza are good NY style. Little Coyote is pretty good too.

Simpatico on the two bolded, although my wife and kids really like the Costco pizza, so eh. Speakcheezy (which our Nextdoor crew won't stop raving about) was IMHO mediocre and wayyyy overpriced. The other place the Nextdoor crew raves about is Rance's, but we've yet to try it. My personal favorite local place is Buono's (there's one in San Pedro, too), but we haven't been since moving out of that general neighborhood.

My old boss (and his boss) used to rave about a place in South OC called Sargent Pepperoni's- want to try it next time I'm down that way.

RT is our favorite chain by far; the one in Lakewood runs a Monday night special 1-topping medium for $10. And I used to hate Dominoes, but their black box pizza isn't terrible, and with the kids liking their New York/Brooklyn-style-whatever, that's become a frequent family haunt.

 

[shuchukfan]

I'm an OC guy
Terra Mia in Laguna Hills makes a good pie. NY style.

I almost went there the other day, so I'll give it a shot soon. I go to Hafez Cafe in that same shopping center almost once a week, which serves up some really good Persian food.

 

[DoktorJeep]

Let’s cut to the chase here. Pizza is great and nachos always hit the spot. But, at the end of the day, chicken wings are the true food of every sports fan.

For me, I keep things simple. Air chilled party wings. Pre-separated is most convenient. No bulk frozen, salinated crap. And GTFO with any nuggets, aka boneless wings.

You can toss them right out of the package into a fry pappy for 20 mins at 400 degrees. Throw some Franks Buffalo sauce in with some butter in a sauce pot at the same time on low. Mix them shits up once you’re done with your drink of choice.

Before the pregame is over, you’re crushing 10-12 fried ass buffalo wings. F them smoked, air fried loser B’s.

 

[shuchukfan]

What happened to the torta love on here? I tried my best to get some during the playoffs, but I guess it didn't help.

 

[Buddy The Elf]

Simpatico on the two bolded, although my wife and kids really like the Costco pizza, so eh. Speakcheezy (which our Nextdoor crew won't stop raving about) was IMHO mediocre and wayyyy overpriced. The other place the Nextdoor crew raves about is Rance's, but we've yet to try it. My personal favorite local place is Buono's (there's one in San Pedro, too), but we haven't been since moving out of that general neighborhood.

My old boss (and his boss) used to rave about a place in South OC called Sargent Pepperoni's- want to try it next time I'm down that way.

RT is our favorite chain by far; the one in Lakewood runs a Monday night special 1-topping medium for $10. And I used to hate Dominoes, but their black box pizza isn't terrible, and with the kids liking their New York/Brooklyn-style-whatever, that's become a frequent family haunt.

Before I get to my reply, I'm open to any suggestions for anything other than Indian food in your neck of the woods. We were living in Los Altos (LB) for a year and would venture over to Los Al a bit and found a few spots but we're always looking for new stuff.

My wife loves Rance's but it's Chicago style deep dish and that's just not really my thing. I mean it's fine once in a blue moon which is generally when we get it but I wouldn't write home about it. They have other styles there but have yet to try it because what are two people going to do with more than one Chicago style pizza?

I've only had Buono's once and thought it was mediocre. It wasn't bad but nothing worth driving a few miles for when we have better options close by.

I'm not going to lie that I went through a phase of ordering Dominos late at night getting the 2 mediums for $16 and crushing an entire thin crust by myself. But agree, Round Table is where it's at as far as chains go. Straw Hat (not sure how many are left) isn't horrible either. I recently discovered that Me-n-Eds is a chain and that place isn't bad either. There's one right next to Lakewood Ice.

I will say that the guy who owns Speakcheezy is a great guy. He hangs out at the Reno Room once in a while. I met him there before he opened up and was just doing his pizza truck so we've tried to support him given we lived around the corner and only a few blocks further now. Speaking of (the world famous) Reno Room, Cocorenos has THE BEST shrimp tacos. With that said, I'll leave this here because I know @Lt Dan will get a kick out of it:



I love that Food and Music are motivating me to contribute to the board more than Kings hockey. Just a sign of the times!

 

[DoktorJeep]

Deep dish pizza is ass. I’ll take my carbs in liquid form, preferably lager. If I’m in Chicago, I’m going for a beef sando or a pork link.