House Party and Redmond Food

 Here's some context; I went to a family friend's house to have dinner. Food is always a yes.

Below is some dessert that the mother made, which was really good. I loved the sauce for these peaches; it's sugar and bourbon, but honestly I couldn't even taste the alcohol. She usually serves it with ice cream, but she only had mango tofu pudding, which I still love <3 I love pudding.

I forgot to tell her I was vegetarian, but that's okay haha. That means I won't stuff myself to death like at other parties :P Starting from the top corner clockwise is corn, tofu salad, and rice.

This is all the food that was present.

One day, Sankiupo and I were Pokemon hunting, and then he wanted ice cream. Sooo...Molly Moon's :D I never had their sundaes, so we decided to give one a shot. Yummy x_x a bit pricey, but still yummy.

Tipsy cow has the best fries, in my opinion. I just love the consistency and textures. Plus, they have so many good dips here, and they're all complimentary.

Ooba Tooba is a Mexican place; before this visit, I've only been once. I love Mexican food, and I love how this place has this little bar of salsa and other stuff to go with your food. I got a vegetarian tostada, but the large tortilla is hidden beneath the lettuce.

Veggie Grill, Pizza Party, and Shout-out to BJ's Brewhouse's Avocado Eggrolls

U Village is blessed to have a Veggie Grill. If they had this in Canada, I'd come every day. Veggie Grill is entirely vegetarian, and their dishes are almost like street food. Some of it is pretty raw, so if you're not into that, or you're sensitive (aka Sankiupo) then this isn't for you.

These are the Thai tacos...

Curry rice and quinoa bowl....

"Fish" tacos....

And I ordered the K-town tacos, but I think my photo got deleted :( It was super spicy; the gojuchang sauce was already quite sweet, but it was still really spicy.

Sankiupo and I also went Pokemon hunting in downtown Seattle, so we decided to go to Sharetea. I really love wintermelon tea, and I decided to try the salty cream version. If you like salted caramel, I think you'd like it. Honestly, it wasn't really my thing. I'm lactose intolerant too...it was pretty hellish for me. I prefer my wintermelon tea without milk and with grass jelly <3

We also went to a music summer camp intern lunch, and there was so much pizza :O yum

BJ's Brewhouse is honestly on the pricey side, but since my dad is part of the rewards program and there was a special, we got a really good deal for our food :D These new avocado eggrolls are really good. If you know me, I love fusion food. This has that Eastern vibe with the sweet sesame and soy sauce, plus the cilantro...but the avocado and egg is what makes it different. It's rich and filling. I want to see if I can make this myself sometime.

Vancouver, Redmond, Woodinville: My Brother's Birthday

A new Cow Chips branch in Redmond opened. The moment Sankiupo messaged me about it, I knew I had to go.

While Pokemon hunting, he and our friends got hungry...so we ordered the Bull Chip, which is the largest size. It's about 7 inches in diameter? Mmmhmmmm <3 I prefer my cookies crispy, but gooey is okay too I guess. I wish they cooked mine to be super crispy. 

I've never been to Plaza Garcia, nor have I eaten in Woodinville often since it's a place that's out of the way, but I actually want to come back here. The portions are ginormous and filling, and the price is pretty okay regarding the portion of the dish.

There's a relatively new place in the Microsoft Commons called Boardwalk, which features farm-to-table food. It's a really hipster place, and a good place for a snack. However, if you're really starving and you don't want to spend, this is really not thy place for you. The food is superb, but it's quite expensive... And the portions are small.

Some of the items below are between $4-10+, and none of it is really filling. Still, quality is definitely there.

A newGarlic Crush opened in Redmond, and I love Mediterranean food :) hummus is one of my best friends.

This place is good. For $7-10, you can have a big plate of food or a big wrap (basically the equivalent size of a subway sandwich but better). Definitely a place that I'm coming back to.

I had to go back to Canada for business, so we ate at Brown's Social House in White Rock. I'm surprised that I've never tried this place despite the multiple locations. I was pretty impressed with the food, although it's on the pricier side. 

For Sankiupo's birthday, we went to Gyukaku, which is a Japanese BBQ. I'm happy to see an updated menu with more vegetarian items :) this place is so much fun because you just grill and chill with friends, and everything can be cheap if you choose the right stuff.

There's a ramen place in Metrotown called Kawawa, which was pretty okay. Although I've had better ramen (better ingredients, more flavorful broth, and better quality noodles), the portion is humorous and the price isn't so bad here. I kind of wish that I ordered the cold noodles, because it was really hot that day.

Vancouver + Redmond + Bellevue

We had to visit Vancouver for business, sooo...we took a weekend trip and ate some food.

Peninsula at Oakridge is slightly $$, but yolo. These mango avocado rolls were bomb. Gotta make my own now :P

I've never seen radish cakes served like this before. Usually they're quite oily, and they're equally fried on each side. This version has one really crispy side, and they come with whipped cream. That was an interesting addition. I can't say that it added a lot, but it wasn't bad.

This is their super small serving of sticky rice with wild rice. Aiyah, duh money.

They at least have durian mochi. They're small, but hey, durian is durian. Yummmm.

We met up with family friends and decided to try this Korean restaurant called The Kitchen, which has really good reviews. I was not disappointed. Although side dishes are not plentiful, the food was sooooo good. I only got a tofu bibimbap, and I was in heaven. I ate everything so fast, yumyumyum.

The kimchi that they serve here is really good as well. I feel like this is one Korean place where you don't have to come with a group of people. Everything is portioned well, and besides, they have a policy of placing 18% if 6+ people come.

I reunited with some Bellevue friends (I haven't seen one of them in about 5 years :O ) We had some sort of good food (pricey), and bubble tea, and good talks :)

Tapioca Express, the home of UW people.

This is what I ordered at Foodshion, which was honestly overpriced. I do have to give them props for creativity. They have peanut sushi rolls and avocado and sun-dried tomato.

This was their miso soup.

My parents and I tried out Ramen Yoshi, which was a really cheap Ramen place in the Bel-Red area. They only have one vegetarian option for me, sooo...
It's not authentic, but I didn't hate this place. There's something special about certain cheap Asian foods; its like its own category.

My old close friend reunited in Redmond, and we grabbed some lunch and ice cream together :D She's vegan, so eating together is convenient. She got the vegan cherry chocolate ice cream from Molly Moon's, and I got the summer blueberry lemon custard.

For lunch, we ate al Belle Pastry. She got the same sandwich as me, minus the tomato soup. The sandwich was sun-dried tomato with artichokes. So crispy, so yummy...so messy, lol.