I was surprised to find Lao, Thai, and Vietnamese food in this small agricultural town located at over 3,000 feet in altitude. This used to be a BBQ joint, but some Lao people, who live on a mountainside above my desert valley, took it over, and now it's Asian cuisine. They offer numerous condiments on every table: pickled jalapeños, chili oil, chili sauce, and powdered hot pepper; they also offer bottles of fish sauce, sriracha, hoisin sauce, and soy sauce. I ordered the black pepper shrimp, which consisted of eight nicely cooked tail-on shrimp with stir fried onion and red and green bell pepper. I could see specs of black pepper, but I couldn't really taste it; however, with the array of condiments, it was a very tasty dish. The food came super fast, and I discovered that they offer Beerlao. I tried the Beerlao Gold for the first time, but the regular Beerlao lager is better and cheaper. For me, nothing beats Beerlao dark, but they didn't have it here. While the food was good, it's the location of this place that makes it noteworthy.
Location: Taste of Asia, 53071 Highway 371, Anza, California. Date: June 8, 2021.
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Ken Oberlander
6/11/2021 10:35:21 am
Looks very tasty, and low calories, if one is concerned about that.
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Roland Petrov
6/13/2021 09:47:08 pm
Yes, very tasty and a good find on the back roads.
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AuthorChef Roland has been a legal resident of seven countries and has travelled in over thirty, documenting food along the way. He currently resides in the desert in Southern California. Categories
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