There is a little hole in the wall Peruvian restaurant at the corner of Western and Cerritos.  If you've never tried Peruvian food (as in from Peru) I suggest you try it.  It's pretty good and somewhat different.  One of the dishes I had there is this potato dish with this thick yellow gravy/sauce poured all over it.  Very good!   Also I had some squid salad and the squid was as tender as chicken.  Not rubbery at all.  Yum!  They also have chicken dishes.

In Monterey Park, this is one of the most popular Dim Sum places.  I'm sure you could wait an hour even on a weekday.  The place is huge too.  If you really want the Dim Sum experience this is the place to go.

Also, Monterey Park and the areas nearby are heavily populated by Chinese as well as some other Asian groups.  The cool things is there are tons of great and fun restaurants, several video game stores and also a couple of Hong Kong movie theaters so if you want to see the latest Jackie Chan or other Hong Kong movies years before their official American release check it out!

Here is a great review of Nozawa by my friend Danny.

There are two or three for these.  The one pictured above is in Westwood on Westwood Blvd.  There is another on Valley Blvd in Monterey Park just west of Garfield.  They have a ton of noodle dishes (and several non−noodle dishes) from lots of different Asian cultures.  My favorite is the Noodle Planet Pho.  It's a little spicy. 

　

Niki's is Indian fast food.  I could probably eat there everyday.  I usually get the Chicken Tika (not hot) and I have them put the white sauce on my rice.  I have the spinach and the yogurt and if I'm really hungry I'll order a samosa.  Note: The yogurt should be treated like a dip for dipping the meat and other hot things.  Think of it like sour cream on a potato.

Directions: Take Bristol north from the 405.  Past Sunflower on the right past the gas station.

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This is an awesome Indian restaurant in Laguna Beach.  The best part is that on weekdays they have an all you can eat buffet for lunch.  It's a must try!  My friend Tom's favorite dish is the Chicken Tika Marsala.  It's not usually served during the buffet though sometimes you can get lucky.

Directions: Natraj is on PCH south of Broadway about 10 blocks on the left (opposite the beach)

NOTE: Natraj is under new management now and the food is no longer any good.  😞

Tol Sok Bi Bim Bap is a Korean dish that comes in a large HOT stone bowl.  So hot that the food is frying on the bowl and you have to stir it around for a while to keep it from burning.  I'm not sure what all the things are in the bowl.  Rice, some meat, some sprouts, some spinach and then you add a red hot/sweet sauce.  It's really pretty good.

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