Tribe.net. Local Connections sailor alecs (aka: heidi ho!) http://asiandiaspora.tribe.net/thread/a045e2f3-8d16-4c0d-984f-0e632b432ee0#60c3f8de-517b-48dd-9933-1f9616c600df 2007-01-05T18:50:12Z 2007-01-05T18:50:12Z

Gary, I echo your praise on the selection of Asian restaurants in SF. I live here too and the sushi here's great...korean, indian...etc etc...plus, the chinese food here is actually really authentic. I mean, if you want the chop suey, sweet and sour pork type of stuff, there are those too, but there are quite a few authentic places here; both formal dining and casual.

sailor alecs (aka: heidi ho!) 2007-01-05T18:50:12Z FirstName http://asiandiaspora.tribe.net/thread/a045e2f3-8d16-4c0d-984f-0e632b432ee0#c9bc04d2-fac4-44fe-a9ae-8ae462b44c56 2006-11-16T21:15:09Z 2006-11-16T21:15:09Z

SF. I like the Chinese food here, but I've had better Vietnamese cuisine in France...

FirstName 2006-11-16T21:15:09Z $item.owner.firstName http://asiandiaspora.tribe.net/thread/a045e2f3-8d16-4c0d-984f-0e632b432ee0#f3931c67-b5f6-456b-9ccd-ba6d92843967 2006-11-16T01:00:45Z 2006-11-16T01:00:45Z

Hi, I'm from South Eastern Ontario. My parents are Filipino and my brother and I were born here in Ontario. Leticia

$item.owner.firstName 2006-11-16T01:00:45Z Vu http://asiandiaspora.tribe.net/thread/a045e2f3-8d16-4c0d-984f-0e632b432ee0#ac3f8419-778a-4252-9328-9aaa93a42b9e 2006-03-10T23:13:29Z 2006-03-10T23:13:29Z

San Diego you can get about any type of asian food you want. you can even go to the asian markets and get your seafood fresh, where your white friends can trip out and poke at the live crabs with tongs.

Vu 2006-03-10T23:13:29Z Sobey http://asiandiaspora.tribe.net/thread/a045e2f3-8d16-4c0d-984f-0e632b432ee0#32ea6805-ec7f-4259-801b-dce9cb629b1f 2006-02-24T01:48:10Z 2006-02-24T01:48:10Z

Vancouver/Sunshine Coast BC represent. On the Sunshine Coast the asian presence is slowly growing with filipino's especially seen clamming in Porpoise Bay. Vancouver aka Lotusland is a large portion asian and i've been a part of Asian Heritage Month and an Asian arts collective in the past.

Sobey 2006-02-24T01:48:10Z Amy http://asiandiaspora.tribe.net/thread/a045e2f3-8d16-4c0d-984f-0e632b432ee0#1d293209-5840-4239-aeb1-d9846d52cd7f 2006-02-23T00:36:08Z 2006-02-23T00:36:08Z

I still live in Dublin, CA, with Mom. Pretty decent selection of Asian restaurants here, considering we're so suburban. We now have two tapioca places (wow!), my favorite being the independently-run Cafe Tapioca.

Amy 2006-02-23T00:36:08Z Ruri http://asiandiaspora.tribe.net/thread/a045e2f3-8d16-4c0d-984f-0e632b432ee0#d58aa4c6-f6ef-4f01-bfe3-a959f8e704ac 2006-02-21T22:40:44Z 2006-02-21T22:40:44Z

Gary wrote: So, Where are the good Hawaiin places? Okay, sooo I cheat on this one.*giggle* I've talked the owners at Anna's Place (El Cerrito) into making rice plate for me (i.e. chili over rice, etc). The previous owner loved Hawaii and understood what I was looking for and this was passed on to the new owners. *smile* See it pays to be a good, regular customer. And since L&L in San Pablo closed long ago (the Hercules one is just not the same), I really do not know of any "good" Hawaii rice plate places. There are several "Hawaiian BBQ" places springing up everywhere but I have yet to eat at one that reminds me of Hawaii. But hey, I'll keep looking. ^_^

Ruri 2006-02-21T22:40:44Z monistat http://asiandiaspora.tribe.net/thread/a045e2f3-8d16-4c0d-984f-0e632b432ee0#5f76c82a-79c8-4d51-aa29-e1d935571064 2006-02-16T02:55:08Z 2006-02-16T02:55:08Z

lol as a proud filipino... im akin to say that some of our filipino restaurants in the bay are not as good as home cooked fiipino meals... some notable exceptions Max's Restaurant in South San Francisco and the Patio in San Bruno other than that there is no real home style cooked meal, which is by far my favorite type of filipino food...its so much more passionate... as for other asian restaurants... i tend to go to Thanh Long (the original Crustacean) for Vietnamese and I get intensely irritated at the amount of thai restaurants, that serve mediocre cuisine ( I live in the Castro where apparently there is a Thai Restaurant on every block) ive never tried Burmese food.. but i am willing to try

monistat 2006-02-16T02:55:08Z winterbamboo http://asiandiaspora.tribe.net/thread/a045e2f3-8d16-4c0d-984f-0e632b432ee0#b952a595-7ef8-4338-90fd-c110e559a36f 2006-02-16T02:34:26Z 2006-02-16T02:34:26Z

I'm living in Vancouver, originally born and raised in Toronto. The Asian food in Vancouver is the best kind of food for going out. loads of Chinese and Japanese joints. the western restaurants are mostly condiments. Loads of cheap dim sum joints, and all you can eat sushi's.... mmmm.... i'm hungry now. winterbamboo

winterbamboo 2006-02-16T02:34:26Z Gary http://asiandiaspora.tribe.net/thread/a045e2f3-8d16-4c0d-984f-0e632b432ee0#6c375198-cd7c-4704-857c-39b5fc716843 2006-01-03T03:58:34Z 2006-01-03T03:58:34Z

I think it's baffling that you can't find good sushi. Of the non-Japanese-run sushi places in SF, I'd have to say the Korean-run ones tend to be better than the Chinese-run ones. But it could just be my self-hatred clouding my taste buds. btw, what qualifies as upscale galbi? does: regular galbi::upscale galbi as sirloin::kobe beef ?

Gary 2006-01-03T03:58:34Z Gary http://asiandiaspora.tribe.net/thread/a045e2f3-8d16-4c0d-984f-0e632b432ee0#f6ec876f-67ee-445c-9b91-3ecddf409f90 2006-01-03T03:54:19Z 2006-01-03T03:54:19Z

So, where are the good Hawaiian places? There's Hukilau in SF, and then there's this place in the Sunset that keeps opening and closing...

Gary 2006-01-03T03:54:19Z Ruri http://asiandiaspora.tribe.net/thread/a045e2f3-8d16-4c0d-984f-0e632b432ee0#2c62589f-9c4a-484a-847e-25d271394053 2005-12-21T08:38:19Z 2005-12-21T08:38:19Z

>>Gary wrote: I'd say the majority of folks are from the Bay Area<< Yup, from the Bay Area - East Bay that is *giggle*. Lots and alot of "yummy in my tummy" Asian Cuisine. Vietamese, Japanese, Chinese, Hawaiian (Rice Plates), Taiwanese, Indian, Thai... and so on.`Then there is your side of the bay (talking a quick BART ride away) and there's even more to choose from. Weeeeeeeee!

Ruri 2005-12-21T08:38:19Z Mr http://asiandiaspora.tribe.net/thread/a045e2f3-8d16-4c0d-984f-0e632b432ee0#9545b78d-ca04-44f9-bd2a-092c7b580588 2005-12-19T11:39:43Z 2005-12-19T11:39:43Z

yes, the indian food here is plentiful and delicious. america has prevalent chinese food, but here in the UK, indian food is considered the national cuisine. ;)

Mr 2005-12-19T11:39:43Z annie http://asiandiaspora.tribe.net/thread/a045e2f3-8d16-4c0d-984f-0e632b432ee0#338319c2-0ca7-4d11-84e4-db7dacf47fdc 2005-12-18T01:53:18Z 2005-12-18T01:53:18Z

i lived in san francisco until last year, when gary told me the town wasn't big enough for the two of us. korean food in seoul is awesome. ^_^ fire chicken, upscale galbi, homemade dubu specialty joints that serve kongbijee, all veggie temple-style bibimbap, any of those mushroom hot pot dishes that end in them frying rice in the concentrated soup dregs. and thanks to globalization and a wave of migrant workers, there's pretty yummy indian in the more working class district with all the nepali workers. bad thai, expensive vietnamese, and we've never found good sushi here (though that may be because i can't afford to go to the swank int'l chain hotels). the korean-chinese food is like american-chinese food in that it resembles nothing that i've ever seen in a chinese restaurant in a city with a chinese american population, but is damn tasty anyway.

annie 2005-12-18T01:53:18Z Brian http://asiandiaspora.tribe.net/thread/a045e2f3-8d16-4c0d-984f-0e632b432ee0#91abd784-d33b-49c8-8d8b-5b84753e48bb 2005-12-16T15:26:37Z 2005-12-16T15:26:37Z

Isn't the Indian food good there, at least? I still remember being in London at the age of 6 or so. There was a meal where they served me a big slab of rubbery, boiled meat with mint jelly. I didn't know what to do with it.

Brian 2005-12-16T15:26:37Z Mr http://asiandiaspora.tribe.net/thread/a045e2f3-8d16-4c0d-984f-0e632b432ee0#b7e73843-f064-4084-b829-ee1e52ca7fd4 2005-12-16T09:04:01Z 2005-12-16T09:04:01Z

You enjoy every minute of the meal and of being with friends. I miss the variety, no doubt, but as I said, there is no other place like Southern California, no other place in the world. When you realise that, you just deal and treat the food differently. It's a different story when I come back to visit LA -- I'm a non-stop eating machine!

Mr 2005-12-16T09:04:01Z Gary http://asiandiaspora.tribe.net/thread/a045e2f3-8d16-4c0d-984f-0e632b432ee0#253c6b30-0378-4bc8-a2bf-0e3f0242c7c4 2005-12-16T00:15:14Z 2005-12-16T00:15:14Z

Hmm... that sounds kind of depressing. How do you deal?

Gary 2005-12-16T00:15:14Z Mr http://asiandiaspora.tribe.net/thread/a045e2f3-8d16-4c0d-984f-0e632b432ee0#0c71844b-ec61-4bcf-803a-7743619a4463 2005-12-15T16:37:52Z 2005-12-15T16:37:52Z

Born in Sydney, Australia, schooled in the U.S. of A. Lived in Los Angeles for 19 years before crossing the "pond" and now am in London. For those of you in L.A., feel very VERY fortunate you have such a diverse Asian cuisine at your disposal...truly, places like the San Gabriel Valley, and out by Walnut/Diamond Bar, and down in Torrance and Westminster are one of a kind. Southern California is a MECCA of Asian food. London, on the other hand, leaves much to be desired in that sense. "Chinese" food consists of generic Cantonese rice and noodle dishes, and dimsum. Japanese food is expensive, as is Korean, and they are just getting Vietnamese in. But think _stripped down_ menus. Generic. You won't get your stand-alone specialty ramen or noodle house here. You won't get soon dobu houses. Hawaiian plate lunches? 24-7 Hong Kong cafes? Forget it. They can't even get boba tea right here. I'm so bored of the Chinese food here but it's all they got, and wonder why no one bothers to get a bit more experimental. I am guessing the gwai lo can't hang...

Mr 2005-12-15T16:37:52Z gibosi http://asiandiaspora.tribe.net/thread/a045e2f3-8d16-4c0d-984f-0e632b432ee0#6b41bf49-bffe-4a76-b90e-47dae87918cd 2005-12-15T16:00:05Z 2005-12-15T16:00:05Z

Columbus, Ohio. With a major Honda manufacturing facility close by and Ohio State University, I think we have a reasonably good selection of Asian restaurants here. But I suspect this is relative. Good for a medium-size midwestern city, but maybe not so good compared to the more urban left and right coasts. :)

gibosi 2005-12-15T16:00:05Z Brian http://asiandiaspora.tribe.net/thread/a045e2f3-8d16-4c0d-984f-0e632b432ee0#98b50aa3-fc28-4d86-840a-272e70de8363 2005-12-14T21:05:27Z 2005-12-14T21:05:27Z

I'm pretty much in L.A., where the selection of Asian food is very good. I'm from Tennessee, though, where it isn't so good.

Brian 2005-12-14T21:05:27Z Gary http://asiandiaspora.tribe.net/thread/a045e2f3-8d16-4c0d-984f-0e632b432ee0#bed226e1-84b4-403a-b316-2f85a5fcd3cd 2005-12-14T18:28:37Z 2005-12-14T18:28:37Z

So, based upon what I know of Tribe's overall demographics, I'd say the majority of folks are from the Bay Area, with decent representation from NY and LA. Where's everyone else at? And moreover, how's the select of asian restaurants where you live? I'm in SF, and have particularly enjoyed the range of restaurants it has to offer--there's excellent, traditional style sushi (i'm a snob), burmese food, and tons of the usual suspects: korean, indian, vietnamese, chinese, etc...

Gary 2005-12-14T18:28:37Z