Kevin and I went out to dinner tonight to California Asian Bistro, an Asian restaurant right near our local Costco. We'd eaten there once and it was really good, so decided to go again tonight. I can unequivocably say that it is awesome.
They have an entire menu of Chinese food, another one of Japanese food, and a full sushi bar. Tonight I had the Sweet and Pungent Shrimp, after having asked what exactly they meant by "pungent." She said it was like sweet and sour sauce but more sour than sweet. I agree--it was delicious. I'm not always crazy about sweet and sour food because they tend to be more on the sweet glaze side which can get overwhelming after a couple of bites. The sweet and pungent shrimp turned out to be right up my alley.
Kevin had the Hong Kong Style Beef Tenderloin Cubes, which according to the menu is, "Tenderloin cubes seared with pepper in black pepper sauce." It was really awesome too. I am not a huge fan of pepper since so many places overdo it, so the whole seared with pepper in a pepper sauce made me nervous--but needlessly. The beef cubes were so tender they practically melted in your mouth.
We also ordered spring rolls for an appetizer (highly recommend too) and the Salt and Pepper Calamari. Unfortunately I wimped out on the calamari there and ordered it without spice (I'm very sensitive to spicy foods). It turns out it could have used at least a little bit of spice. Oops. It was much bigger than I expected, also. The chunks of calamari were substantial and the batter was very light. However, I had a classic case of eyes-bigger-than-stomach syndrome and we really could have done with just one appetizer.
Anyway, if anyone is in the Fullerton/Anaheim area, I want to highly recommend California Asian Bistro. The prices are very reasonable too! Come and visit us and we'll take you there!
Posted by Shelby at October 20, 2007 09:29 PM