Ten ten Seafood Restaurant

To summarize in a few words, Dim Sum really means “touch of the heart” and honestly, it does touches your heart because it’s just really, really good. Dim Sum is a type of Chinese style of cuisine that offers a wide range of small dishes and is mostly eaten as breakfast until noon time. 

Dim Sum can include seafood, chicken, beef, pork, vegetables, sweets and in some cases fruits. Most of these small dishes are steamed in a bamboo steamer basket or small cooking pots.  There are so many different choices to pick from, that it is better to go in a group to enjoy all of the many, abundant, small, dishes that will be coming at you from left to right.

Today, I went grocery shopping in the hopes to find something good to cook at home and have lunch. As I arrived home, my friend Thomas called me to invite to eat at Ten Ten Seafood restaurant in the city of Artesia.  I have been to this place before and I was not about to pass on the opportunity of going back to this particular restaurant , and feast on all the wonderful dishes they have to offer.

They brought up so many different dishes and I was not able to catch up with all the names, and even if I did, I would not be able to remember how to pronounce them or even write their names.  We had everything but veggies, they were not offered this time, but they are really good; Chinese broccoli being my favorite.

Among many of the dishes that were brought out, the chicken feet stand out the most. It’s a real delight to eat those chicken feet, and savor the sauce in which they are served.  The feet are prepared in a combination of spices, and steamed for so long that they almost melt as the flavor explodes in your mouth. Be careful when eating chicken feet because of the small bones which can easily be swallowed.

I would have to write about ten pages just to cover the many different dim sum dishes that we had, but I will limit myself to name just of few, that as I read the menu, I’m able to indentify; BBQ pork buns, ha gau (shrimp dumplings), sesame balls, rice noodles rolls with bbq pork, siu mai (pork dumplings), egg custard buns, among many other.

Ten Ten Seafood Restaurant is conveniently located in the city of Artesia, CA, less than a mile off the 91 fwy. They are open seven days a week from 11: 00 am – 11: 00 pm Monday through Friday and from 10 am - 11pm on Saturdays and Sundays. Prices are really, really cheap, so don’t be afraid to order as much as you can eat. For a group of ten people we paid less than one hundred dollars, and for all the food we order, this was a real bargain.

 

It is typical to serve dim sum with green tea, but if you do decide to visit his place, I strongly encourage you to try their daisy tea. Daisy tea has a very fragrant smell and it’s somewhat refreshing when drinking it, if you prefer it cold, just ask for a glass of ice and pour it into the glass, the fragrance and taste it’s even better.

 

I would definitely go back as many times as possible to feast on all those wonderful dishes that this place has to offer. I’m not an expert on Dim Sum, but my taste buds really enjoy this place and they are hungry for more.

17901 K Pioneer Blvd

Artesia, Ca 90701

562.860.9888

Four Season Cafe

It was Friday, supposedly I had the whole day planned out, but some unexpected events led me to nap at home instead. I was napping peacefully until my two friends Cecilia and Shawn wanted to come over, so I said, ‘sure.’ The three of us talk for a while then we decided to go grab a bite, though we had no idea what we wanted to eat. It took us a while to decide, we went from; ‘should we head to San Gabriel area or should we stay local.’ In the end, we decided to meet halfway; we’ll go to Cerritos. We weren’t sure where exactly we wanted to go but we all decided to play it by ears and see what looks good along the way. As we stroll along one of the newly opened plaza we noticed the Four Season Cafe, based on the pictures from the window, the food looks like it’ll suit our taste buds, so we decided to give it a shot. As we entered the restaurant, the setting was pretty appealing, the décor was modern, and aside from the red lantern that was hanging from the ceiling, I thought everything else went well together. I guess the red lantern was there to cue you in that it’s a Chinese restaurant, which I didn’t think was necessary. We took a while to look through the menu, but for some odd reason all the hot pot dishes keeps yelling my name. So I ordered the Preserved Duck Meat Stone Pot ($9.25), I guess I was not satisfied with the hot pot dish from a couple of days ago, Cecilia ordered the Grilled Chicken Steak ($7.50) and Shawn ordered the Chow Fun Singapore Style ($6.25). It was happy hours or something but they gave us all complimentary soup and drinks are all buy one get one free. The free soup was ok, nothing extraordinary about it, just little chunks of beef with tomatoes. The first entrée that came out was Cecilia’s Grilled Chicken Steak, the chicken was really moist and tasty, I really enjoyed it. It has a Westernized-Asian kick to it. The second entrée that arrived was Shawn’s Chow Fun Singapore Style, I kind of expected a little more to this dish, but it was a bit on the bland side for me. The Preserved Duck Meat Stone Pot came last, so we were all anxious to try it out. They did a good job on the rice, but the preserved duck meat was not up to par for me. It was too rubbery and salty, not much flavoring in the meat. There’s something about rice that’s prepared in a clay or stone pot that gives the rice a different special flavor. Over all, I’d give this restaurant an OK; it’s good but not excellent.

11688 South Street. #104
Artesia, CA 90701
562.865.6789