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That's crazy that Danny Trejo got a meal at Del Taco now.

Give a damn if the city socked him out earlier this year, true L.A. spirit right there - still hustlin' even in the face of public embarassment.

*Always wanted to buy stock in an L.A. restaurant like how Nip has that Fatburger at Crenshaw Mall. Who knows maybe the stock will go so far down I'll wake up one morning and my share will give me controlling stock ... If that were the case, I'm bringing back Del's Dollar Menu.

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1992 #CVReview

What a good waste of ten dollars. "1992" is yet another film set during the L.A. riots, but I'd rather watch Halle Berry bedwench to Daniel Craig in "Kings" again than to have spent the money I did to see this picture. Tyrese spent the film portraying a golem that protects asian store owners and Beverly Hills adjacent 2 in my old Crenshaw stomping grounds. The obvious problem with this is that Tyrese essentially portrays a boomer with boomer idealogies that do not have the opportunity of Pan-Africanism but the reservations of 60's Civil Rights activism through intergration which left a sense of self-hatred within the U.S. negroid population. First "Cocaine Bear" and now this? Ray Liotta starred in some really shitty films before his death, and once again was the highlight of the cast. The rest of the cast comprised of Antoine Bey who portrayed Tyrese's son - reminded me too much of Shaft's son in the most recent addition to the series : weak, crying sobbing and annoying; too annoying to actually want to see survive. Which was an affliction that all the characters including Liotta's suffered from - none of the characters were likeable or had any redeeming qualities. I wanted to feel for Tyrese's struggle as a single father, but I couldn't empathize because I am not that. I wanted to empathize for the protagonists' son, but he was too much of a crybaby for me to get behind him with my own experience growing up in South Central. The race-baiting that surrounded the film didn't click with me since I do not see the U.S. as a home but as an origin point. How could I as a negroid ever recognize a European country as a home? So the Rodney King paralells to George Floyd - drug addicts, mudshark chasers, shit I dont identify with - did not rouse me like it would have in my teens. If anything, "1992" showed me how much I've grown since leaving the LAnd nearly a decade ago. I wondered why there was a modern Snoop record at the top of the film when it was set in '92 and a "Chronic" record would have opened the film more appropriately. But as the film wrapped with the source piece of "The Chronic" 's classic single "Li'l Ghetto Boy", I recognized the new Snoop piece was fitting. Because no matter what, L.A. will never change. And that's not a good thing, when this weekend there were riots in my LAnd over a shot down repairations bill. It seems that's all my fellow Angeleno's know how to do - tear up my city of origin, but never doing enough to lead a full insurrection. It's a pitiful, just like this film was. When I saw the Death Row logo and Tyrese on the bill, I felt proud to be supporting Afro-centric cinema but when for the duration of the film the only people that were getting mutilated and murdered were negroids and the people that were getting defended and commitung atrocities scott-free until the final half hour, I found "1992" to be janky and as much of an exploitative cash-grab based on negroid male pain as a film set in the Antebellum-era, and I stopped watching those films nearly a decade ago.

As I said previously, a lot can change in nearly a decade's time, but L.A. won't. Which is why l won't be revisiting my land of origin like I find no need to revisit this film.

C.V.R. The Bard 2nd/Sept.2k24

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Old Ferry Donut, 704 W Las Tunas Dr, San Gabriel, CA 91776

Old Ferry Donut just opened its first San Gabriel Valley location in the same shopping center as Half & Half Good Old Time, Paris Baguette, Katsu Sando, and Bonchon.

Founded in Seoul in 2016, the company claims to be the first “premium donut brand” in South Korea. They specialize in filled donuts that cater to the Korean tastes. Koreans love cream filled pastries and donuts.

They had about a dozen types of donuts (e.g., cake, raised, filled) with more marked as “coming soon” on a sign. As for the donuts, they have a variety – raised, filled, cake. The flavors are interesting – e.g., Earl Grey, Butter Pistachio, Crème Brulee, White Chocolate Sesame, tc. The price ranges from $2.75 to $4.75 each. They also have coffee (their own roast) and bottled drinks.

Peanut butter ($4.50): A must for PB lovers. Really good! The raised donut was soft, tender, and fluffy. It was injected with a generous amount of peanut butter cream, dipped in a pb glaze and topped with chopped roasted peanuts. So much peanut butter! The donut was not glazed. The pb cream was sweet and smooth. I think I detected a hint of salt. Surprised by the amount of cream inside.

The shop is cute. The bear mascot is featured on the signs and merchandise. The donut box even has bear ears. Seating is limited to two tables inside. Service was friendly. I missed the grand opening, but since it was my first visit, they gave me a buy one, get one free coupon.

5 of 5 stars

By Lolia S.

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Motto Tea Café, 250 W Valley Blvd, Unit A, San Gabriel, CA 91776, Score: 37/50

Motto is a boba shop but it does have something most of the other boba shops don’t: fancy cake slices (mille crepe cakes, mousse cakes, cheesecake, cake rolls) and made to order Japanese souffle pancakes. The souffle pancakes take at least 15 minutes (if they’re not busy).

Score: 37/50

Food: 4/5 – The original souffle pancakes were tender, light, fluffy, and jiggly but didn’t have much flavor and they weren’t served with real maple syrup. For the price they charge, they should provide real maple syrup.

Coffee: 5/5 – I’ve always liked their drinks. There are lots of drinks to choose from: milk tea, fresh fruit yogurt, fruit tea, mango drinks, taro drinks, matcha drinks, coffee, etc.

Wi-fi: 4/5 – Free, unlimited, the password is by the register, the connection wasn’t stable

Ambiance: 5/5 – Modern, bright, attractive, stylish

Noise: 3/5 – Loud pop music

Plugs: 0/5 – Didn’t see any

Parking: 5/5 – Park as long as you want in the shopping center

Comfort: 4/5 – Plastic chairs, padded benches

Bathroom: 4/5 – One nice restroom

Art: 3/5 – None

Tips: Coffee beans and coffee accessories for sale. They sell some of their own merch. 

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City Of Dreams #CVReview

Though this film did nothing to bolster empathy for the illegal immigrant community than runs through my city of origin, "City of Dreams" does shed an un-busheled light over what goes on in So.Cal.

Though I did stand up when San Gabriel was mentioned and expressed equal amounts of revulsion when I heard Riverside, Echo Park, and Boyle Heights - "City of Dreams" is a stark reminder that that is all what L.A. is. - a microchasm of the American dream.

From the protagonists to the antagonists constantly probing the audience "Is this America ? Is this the American Dream?", to the afterword of the film with lead actor Ari Lopez claiming to be in disbelief about illegal immigrant U.S. working conditions I find it hard to believe the incredulity of the Latin community, let alone the U.S. community as a whole.

In the U.S.' individualistic society, the downtrodden are out of sight and out of mind, unless if needed in service - as can be seen during the footchase scene when a passerby asks Ari's character which jeans she should buy since she has an aloof boyfriend/pet wallet.

I did roofing without proper harness gear in Florida earlier last month. This film depicted that with an illegal at the end.

I grew up in Los Angeles County : 91803, 90043, 91776 - Mexican's were always isolationist and prideful in that isolationism.

I can identify with working in a textile plant amongst illegal from CA to FL - admittedly I never imagined them going through the horror's Ari's protagonist experiences within the film; albeit growing up in the City of Dreams myself I experienced the butt-naked beatings that pervade the film - only they were from my pill popping mother.

Suffice it to say, in L.A. - screams of abused children are not heard. So the GTA-esque "as long as you run into a cop the police will investigate" trope was legit, though never have I seen an African migrant in L.A. or a Latino say "Papa" in The County. The former is more Midwest, the latter is more East Coast.

So with a film like "Skincare" at the box office, "City of Dreams" is another picture that shows a realistic depiction of the seediness of L.A. County that I grew up around and leaves me baffled when I hear people throughout my travels say they would kill to come to my hood.

But the film is not necessairly an L.A. expose, though it functions as one. No, "City of Dreams" is meant to pull at the heartstrings of the U.S. populace to be soft on the issues of illegal immigration.

Yeah, there are illegals that do come here unwillingly, but I've only spoken to those who have claimed to have come here illegally through their own volition - so I'll trust what I know, like in the film when the Benz pulled up to the textile company and it was a Russian anchor baby who was running the whole thing - very similar to a 1st gen. asshole I begged for work from the Middle East while I was stranded in Knoxville, TN earlier this year.

Stereotypes eventually evolve into caricatures, and as the film ended and the bus filled with migrants pulled up to the junior aoccer camp - I wondered where their next stop was. Would it still be in the States?

The epilogue said " watch the news to see what happens next ..." - chances are the gang of illegals in the film are headed to further populate my city of origin and the country as a whole as my ethnic group gets further pushed out and pushed down the U.S. caste system.

i was in Alabama two months ago and saw a van filled with illegals pull into a gas station in Birmingham. I asked the locals if they knew what they were doing there - they did not know or seem to care.

Maybe they will when they see their families resources go that protected class in the U.S. sick process of illegal naturalization.

The horrors that happen in "City of Dreams" are sometimes a part of that process, often times not.

"City of Dreams" is a overgeneralized and largely embellished tale of the So. Cal illegal immigrant experiene. A reminder for an L.A. native such as myself that I never had a home, and a warning for the U.S. migrant - illegal or otherwise - that "America" has a dirty welcome mat with the shanty lodging at best, but you will work for it like you have Beckham's genes and the means to live in Beverly Hills; but once you realize you don't - you'll wish you had a nearby sewing machine to go Milton on too.

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C.V.R. The Bard

1st/Sept.2k24

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XiAn Biang Biang Noodles, 1039 E Valley Blvd, San Gabriel, CA 91776

Once you’re this deep in the San Gabriel Valley, almost every business is Chinese and most of the people in the area are Chinese. That’s also where you’ll find authentic regional Chinese cuisine, like the new XiAn Noodles. It’s more than a noodle shop. The menu includes local specialties (e.g., pita bread soaked in soup, Chinese hamburgers, lamb haggis soup), cold dishes, noodle soups, Biang Biang noodles, stir-fried noodles, stir-fried dishes, soups, boiled dishes, vegetarian dishes, fried rice, dumplings, and drinks.

Three toppings spicy noodle with pepper oil ($13.99): Even though it’s called spicy noodle, there is no chili pepper next to it on the menu. Oversight? I told the server that I liked spicy food and she recommended the three toppings spicy noodle dish. The three toppings are (1) scrambled eggs and tomatoes, (2) minced braised pork belly, (3) a dark ground meat sauce. I also spotted bok choy, bean sprouts, and chili pepper. The noodles are served dry but in a pool of pepper oil. The handmade noodles were extra wide, long, thick, and very chewy. It didn’t seem spicy to me but I added the house hot sauce. The pepper oil wasn’t too salty…not sure what was it in but it seemed a little tangy (vinegar) and slightly sweet. I’m sure it had soy sauce and some spices. Very tasty. The minced pork varied from almost all fat to very dry and a bit salty – but the other elements weren’t salty so it balanced out. The portion was just right.

The interior looks older (but remodeled) and it’s inside an older mini mall with parking. The kitchen is in the back, so I didn’t see or hear anyone making the noodles. Service was friendly. They take your order using an iPad. You can also scan the QR code and order online. Online ordering is available but some of the menu items are listed in Chinese only.

4 out of 5 stars.

By Lolia S.

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Coconut & Co, 1045 Valley Blvd, Ste A102, San Gabriel, CA 91776, Score: 38/50

Coconut & Co. is a Southeast Asian coconut-focused drinks & dessert café. They make things from scratch using organic young coconut water, coconut sugar, coconut meat, etc. Their recipes come from Singapore, where coconut shakes are popular.

Score: 40/50

Food: 5/5 – Choose from several types of Kaya toast (toast, cold butter, kaya (coconut) jam), pandan chiffon cake, purple sticky rice and Qing Bu Liang (build your own sweet cold dessert soup). The kaya toast with butter was simple but good (white bread, slab of salted butter, sweet coconut jam).

Coffee: 5/5 – They do have coffee but I haven’t tried it. The Malaysian tea is like milk tea. They’re known for their coconut shakes and coconut water drinks. The coconut shakes are very good – icy, refreshing, clean tasting, not too sweet. You can add toppings like boba noodles, young coconut meat, coconut flakes, sago, grass jelly, aiyu, etc.

Wi-fi: 4/5 – Free, unlimited, no password required. It worked well while I was there.

Ambiance: 3/5 – Feels like a boba shop with cute images of cartoon coconut characters on the walls, white and green color scheme, some plants

Noise: 2/5 – The pop music is super loud.

Plugs: 2/5 – Just accessible in one area

Parking: 4/5 – Plenty of strip mall parking in the parking lot, 4 hour limit

Comfort: 4/5 – Most of the chairs are padded but there are some stools that aren’t padded. Lots of lights. Tables are pretty close together.

Bathroom: 3/5 – Towards the back

Art: 4/5 – Cutesy coconut characters

Tips: Place your order on the self-serve kiosk. They’re happy to provide samples. You can adjust the sweetness level of the shakes and specialty drinks. Service always seems extra friendly.

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