Restaurant: Monterey Palace [1, 2, 3]
Location: 1001 E Garvey Ave, Monterey Park, CA 91755. (626) 571-0888
Date: March 5, 2023
Cuisine: Cantonese Banquet
Rating: Great dinner!
The DimSumQuest continues with Monterey Park classic Monterey Palace.
It’s right there on Garvey with that classic 90s look.
And the classic Monterey Park dining room.
Hanging roast meats.
Our private room.
Peanuts. Super salty but actually some of the best salted peanuts I can remember.
Suckling Pig. Perfect juicy pig with crispy skin and just that right amount of porcine funk.
Hoisin and Sugar for the pig.
Geoduck Sashimi. Very fishy, but in a really good “eating the sea” kind of way. Nice chewy texture.
Soy and faux wasabi for the geoduck.
Fried geoduck neck. Super great fry, as good as Longo’s.
Yarom mans the crab.
Steamed King Crab Legs with Garlic. Super moist, tender, sweet, and garlicky. Great.
Typhoon Style King Crab Body. Very nice fry with excellent garlic crunch.
Steamed King Crab Egg Custard. Enjoyable as always, although not as silken as the best of these.
Roast Pigeon. Nice A- version of the crispy pigeon.
Scallops and Mushrooms. They were coated in a sweet but delicious sauce.
Lamb Chops. Tasted like pork chops. Very tender and mild flavored.
Fried Egg Tofu and Mushrooms. Goopy but enjoyable dish with nice textures.
Beef with Mushrooms. A little sweet but pretty tasty.
Candied Walnuts and Peanuts. Yummy.
Hainan Chicken. The chicken was moist and the garlic/ginger sauce amazing.
Garlic Greens. Good version.
Egg Yolk Breast Buns. Hmm.
Sickly Sweet Tapioca Soup. Ick.
Experimenting with “ketoesque gelato” — NSA Vanilla White Gelato — a very simple and elegant Tahitian Vanilla Bean White Base but I’m working on new NSA formulations, this one uses Allulose — made by me for @sweetmilkgelato — #SweetMilkGelato #gelato #dessert #icecream #FrozenDessert #nomnom #dessertlovers #dessertporn #icecreamlovers #gelatoitaliano #foodporn #gelatolover #food #foodgasm #foodblogger #dessertgasm #desserttime #foodphotography #gelatoartigianale #gelatomania #dessertlover #icecream #icecreamlovers #vanilla #nsa #allulose
Cremino al Siciliana Gelato — The base made with Galbani Whole Milk Ricotta and Sicilian Acacia Honey laced with house-made Bronte Pistacchio DOCG “Fudge” — made by me for @sweetmilkgelato — #SweetMilkGelato #gelato #dessert #icecream #FrozenDessert #nomnom #dessertlovers #dessertporn #icecreamlovers #gelatoitaliano #foodporn #gelatolover #food #foodgasm #foodblogger #dessertgasm #desserttime #foodphotography #gelatoartigianale #gelatomania #dessertlover #icecream #icecreamlovers #ricotta #honey #pistachio #pistacchio #fudge
Overall, a very solid top notch Cantonese meal with great service and great food. Dishes ranged from B+ to A with many great ones and no duds.