Ethnic Nutrient Of The San Gabriel Valley: From The Greek Islands To The Hawaiian Islands


Cuisines covered inwards previous posts: Mexican, Cajun, Nepalese, Lebanese, Thai, Basque, Argentinian, Cuban, Vietnamese, English, Belgian, Spanish, Jewish


What most Greek Food? Well, nosotros create accept some strictly Greek restaurants, such equally Corfu inwards Sierra Madre, most of the Hellenic immigrants to a greater extent than or less here...and nosotros accept quite a few...are to a greater extent than inwards the business of the Greek diner, similar you'd detect inwards New Jersey.

 Greek Diner/Burger Stand cuisine is similar the John Belushi sketch on SNL. We accept a ton of keen places that brand decent, hearty nutrient similar steaks, traditional breakfasts, and...yes...burgers run past times proud Greek families.

 The most famous is likely Tommy's Original. The "Original" is lay on at that topographic point because Tommy's has many imitators using the same or really similar names. We likewise accept the Jim's chain, Angelo's, Kosmo's, together with Grand Burger.  

 Greek diners include Costa's, Palms, and...our favorite...the Monrovian.

While you lot mightiness non intend "Greek" when you lot become at that topographic point amongst all the burgers, steaks, chicken, eggs, pancakes, together with sandwiches on the menu, await closer together with you'll run across gyros, Greek salads, feta omelets, souvlaki, together with more. 

 Here's where you'll larn the "Greek" inwards Greek Diner.  Above, you'll run across 1 of my favorites, the gyro at the Monrovian, amongst their outstanding zucchini fries.

 Hawaiian Food made some inroads hither inwards the final few years, mainly amongst the Hawaiian barbecued chicken chains similar L&L, which has branches inwards Pasadena together with West Covina.
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 It's good, but endeavor to Spam dishes similar Moco Loco for a to a greater extent than authentic flair. Also Hawaiian tinged burger together with bowl fast nutrient joints Spike's together with B' Man's brand keen teriyaki together with pineapple burgers, only similar you'd detect at Duane's Ono burgers on Kauai.  Well, perhaps non tranquillity that skilful but however pretty decent.

Salvadoran Food is represented past times the 2 outlets of El Salvadoreno inwards Duarte together with El Monte. Pupusas, plantains, together with Salvadoran tamales are the big items here. Although good, I've never idea it rises to how skilful some of our Mexican nutrient to a greater extent than or less hither tin be.

 And that brings us upwardly to xviii unlike types of ethnic cuisines inwards our piffling valley. xx to a greater extent than to go...



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