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Another Southern California opening of The Halal Guys from New York! If you've been following me,  you know that I'm a fan of The Halal Guys in Costa Mesa and at their opening in October. With the opening of the 2nd location in Southern California in Long Beach, I was invited to get a sneak peak at this location.  Grand Opening on January 2, 2016! Besides staff training, the media was invited to sample why their lines are so long in NYC. On past trips to NYC, The Halal Guys' cart was always a late night stop. Now, I don't need to travel 2,500 miles.  A platter with everything, including a falafel. Gotta love the famous White Sauce  Choice of gyro (beef), chicken, and falafel. You can choose 1 or 2 items Each platter comes with rice, pita, lettuce & tomatoes and served with their famous white sauce  and red sauce (hot). Fresh-Cut Fries  Get it with sauce! ...

Unfortunately Late Night Ramen has been cancelled. The demand has been overwhelming and had to turn away customers. Stay tuned for updates... The Original Ramen Burger's Late-Night Ramen in KTown! They've heard you ask for ramen in a bowl and they're introducing limited late-night ramen. Updated Post  The  Original Ramen Burger will serve Late-Night Ramen on Fridays and Saturdays from 10 pm until Lock & Key closes. Limited to 20 bowls of each per night. Two types of ramen served, Tonkotsu-Shio (pork based) and Torigara-Shio (chicken based). Chef Devin Hight has created two ramen classics with his spin (in a good way). Peter and Fernando will get the bowls out to you. See What Jay Eats... Photo Courtesy of Jeff Shimamoto Tonkotsu-shio Ramen (Pork) topped with sous-vide chashu, egg, kikurage (mushroom), sake-infused  menma (bamboo shoot), crunchy scallions, and nori. $12 Ch...

Thanks to a foodie friend who invited me, I tagged along to taste the new summer menu at  Jack in the Box .  I attend various menu tastings from time to time.  A side from the food, the part I like is to hear how the dish (or name) came about.  A lot of the dishes that I create have stories or how the combinations came to be, which also make great social media content. Tonight's Jack in the Box tasting menu Jack's Fruit Coolers - Mango Mayhem Mangoes mixed with lemon-lime sparkling soda. Not too sweet and a nice cooler.  They also have a Twisted Strawberry cooler and just as good as the Mango Mayhem. See What Jay Eats... Leading off tonight's tasting, BBQ Ultimate Cheeseburger  Two beef patties with American and Swiss-style cheeses, BBQ sauce, and grilled onions on a toasted sesame seed bun.  Who doesn't like a double cheeseburger? Add some BBQ sauce and it's even better Carl f...