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We had a quick lunch @ Spicy Town 麻辣誘惑. Originally we wanted something light, but unable to find 1 in this Plaza. So ended up eating at Spicy Town. This place is pretty crowded during lunch time.
Just ordered couple simple dishes from the lunch menu. Lets start by saying the dishes were extremely saltly to our likely. We've eaten spicy dishes before, but this place is just too salty for us.
Lunch comes with a bowl of rice and soup. We didn't eat the soup, corn egg drop soup ... too sweet.

This is our first time here for dinner. We were here couple months ago for a quick lunch, but didn't write about it. It was a Saturday night, so this place was pretty packed. Nonetheless, we got a table right away, just 2 of us. This is probably one of the popular HK Cantonese style dinner place in Fremont. Indeed, the food is not bad.
COFFEE SPARE RIBS 咖啡排骨 - outer was crispy and inside is tender. A little sweetness with a hint of bitterness coffee flavor. They put a bit of whip cream on top ... hubby says it taste like Mocha. Not a bad dish.
[caption id="attachment_1321" align="aligncenter" width="700"] COFFEE SPARE RIBS 咖啡排骨[/caption]

This is just going to be a short one, introducing a rather new ice cream place Matcha Love located inside Mitsuwa Supermarket San Jose.
It's about 7 weeks new, this is our first time visiting. The line was pretty long ... and only 2 person working, 1 at cash register, another 1 preparing the order. So be prepare to wait a little. Very simple menu, ice cream and drinks. We wanted ice cream! 3 flavors - Matcha, Black Sesame, and Hoji-Cha (you can get all 3 flavors too).
We weren't very hungry, so just ordered 1 small Matcha Cone. Pretty good size for its price, about 5 swirls :P $3.00 (same price for cone or cup).

I've been wanting to try this place for a while. Definitely a popular and crowded place, we got here around 8:15pm and waited 15 minutes for our table, not bad. Service was prompt and good.
BANCHANS - 8 free side dishes, non of them really stand out. Typical kimchi, radish kimchi, japchae, bean spouts, string beans, appple salad, and couple others I don't know what they are. I guess we enjoyed the japchae, we asked for refill.
SEAFOOD SOFT TOFU SOUP - soup was good, but not great compare to Tofu House. I had the Spicy, but it wasn't that spicy. Tofu House soup was spicier and filled with more ingredients.

Another new bubble tea place in Fremont (same plaza as Marina Foods), I forgot how many new ones opened recently and of course I have to try it out.
A cute little place with beautiful and fresh color decor. Service was pretty good, I can see the employees are well trained, very systematic.
I ordered the very basic Jasmine Milk Tea, 30% ice, 50% sweetness. Tea were brewed already, and everything else added later. Bubbles were good, right chewy-ness, tea flavor weren't very strong, more towards the milky-side.

We were in SF for July 4th fireworks, we got an excellcent spot! It was magnificent!
Anyway, we went to S&E Cafe in SF for a late dinner. It was around 11:30pm when we got there and this place did have few tables. We were promptly served with water and menu.
Macau Style Pork Chop Portuguese Sauce with Spaghetti - pork chop was amazing! It was crispy, tender, and juicy. I was rather impressed, most of the Asian places use baking soda or powder mandarin the pork chop to the point there are no more texture! This place was perfect! Spaghetti was al-dente! I wish they could throw in couple broccolis :P

Our Sunday Brunch! We were having family brunch and sister in law introduced us to Pastis. It is a nice little cute resturant, brunch was served from 9am-3pm. We were there around 2:35pm, hence the place was pretty much free up.
Bavette Maitre D'Hotel - grilled flank steak with french fries and salad. The steak was very juicy and tender, it was sliced when served.
Groque Monsieur - french bread with ham & swiss cheese topped with sunny side up egg. I didn't try this one, but it looks pretty good.

This is one of our default place for Hong Kong Style Afternoon Tea. They usually have Happy Hour 3-6pm and 9pm-12am, special discount menu and buy 1 get 1 free drinks. Portions are good for its price. They do get crowded during happy hours.
So, we had ordered ...
Garlic Chicken Wings 蒜香雞翼 - MUST GET! Always served piping hot, fresh from fryer! Very crispy skin and yet moist inside, right amount of flavors!

We are here again last night - Sunday. We were here around 7:45pm and still couple empty tables, so no wait.  My previous review is here: Yokohama Iekei 1st Visit
We ordered Fried Squid - my hubby's favorite, anything seafood for him. I wish it was cut into smaller pieces. You will have 3 large pieces in an order.

I really wanted to keep loving you Mai Lee. I've a patron since I was a kid, from your old location to moving to this bigger new location. Nonetheless, you really have disappointed me the last couple times in terms of service, quality and portion.
The food still taste ok, but definitely sense the decrease. My favorite Beef Pho noodle soup doesn't taste as bold, punch as before. Oh and the service is a hit or miss, so I guess it will depend on my luck.
Worst of all, the portion is so tiny. I can't even begin to describe how much is has changed. I am not a big eater, and I wasn't really full after the meal. I remembered I used to be holding my stomach home after dining at your old location!