Top Pan Asian Restaurant in La Habra
Pick Up Stix Fresh Asian Flavors
1331 W Imperial Hwy suite f, La Habra, CA 90631, United States
Used to eat at pick Up Stix at least once a week sometimes three but the last three or four visits were very disappointing. The service has always been good but the portions and prices have me looking elsewhere. Last time I ordered I think that tiny container of house special chicken was $11 and change?I had the pleasure of meeting the founder years ago and he was very proud of the restaurant chain that he had built. I believe he sold it shortly after and you can tell the difference. It seems like everything is getting worse these days for one reason or another and it's sad to see my beloved Pickupstix follow. Most companies blame Covid for high prices, small portions and poor service but I would point to In-N-Out Burger, Chick-fil-A, Costco and other highly profitable and highly rated companies that are thriving pandemic or not.Don't be a follower Pickupstix, you've always had great tasting food but there's more to it than that.
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Ultramen Japanese Restaurant Sushi & Ramen
159 E Imperial Hwy, La Habra, CA 90631, United States
To start, we immediately noticed something was off because the restaurant is supposed to be Japanese but the owner was Korean, and the lanterns hung up said “ramen” in Chinese (拉麵 lamian), not Japanese (羅麺 or ラーメン). I'm aware that just because someone is Korean does not mean they don't do a different food well (ex. many sushi restaurants are owned by Koreans and they're amazing), but the other factors just made the restaurant seem like it was thrown together assuming Americans wouldn't notice because we don't know any better.That aside, the second red flag is that the menu has soooo many fusion items. Sushi tacos, sushi burritos, to name a few. It was a big read flag but we decided to still give the restaurant a shot.Honestly, the food is pretty whack. We ordered tonkotsu ramen, spicy miso ramen, egg rolls, and gyoza.The tonkotsu ramen tasted like it's heated from a pack. The noodles were good but the broth was very basic with much to be desired. It was okay. Definitely nothing to write home about and not worth coming back for.The spicy miso ramen tasted like they got the tonkotsu broth, and added a gochujang/miso mixture to it… it was really not good at all and I didn't even finish it.The eggrolls were free and tasted like they were from Dollar Tree (which may explain why they're free if you check in on Yelp). They taste exactly like the ones from Panda Express, if you know those.The gyoza was probably the best part of the meal but that isn't saying much. The filling was actually very good, and you could taste the ginger. The weird thing is that they don't offer it to be deep fried or pan fried… it only comes deep fried. This gives the exterior a hard texture that isn't super desirable when it comes to gyoza.Soooo… to put it shortly, I don't think I could ever truly recommend this place to anyone. They would do a lot better if they tried to specialize really well into one thing instead of trying to have a ton of things but not really anything actually good. Also, if they're gonna be a Japanese restaurant… be a Japanese restaurant. Don't have lanterns written in Chinese ?
Northgate Market
1305 W Whittier Blvd, La Habra, CA 90631, United States
I grew up in La Habra Heights but moved away several years ago out of state. On a recent visit to my parents, I went to Northgate Market to grab some produce for my bunnies.My dad had spoken about the new market and how much he liked it since it opened. When I was growing up the first grocery store I remember being in that space was Market Basket. Of course, since then its been several different grocery stores before it became Northgate. It sat vacant for many years before Northgate took it over. I was excited to see what it looked like inside.Wow, what an awesome store. The produce section was spectacular! They even had fresh chamomile in their herb section. They also had zucchini flowers which was amazing. The bakery smelt divine the taqueria was fabulous, and the fresh flowers that were offered were beautiful. Everything in the store was so well taken care of it was impeccable.The staff in the store were friendly, helpful, overall genuinely nice individuals. The woman who checked me out asked what I was going to do with the dill I was purchasing.I told her that the produce I was purchasing was for my bunnies and she smiled and said she loves to feed her bunnies dill as well. She shared photos of her bunnies and we had a bunny bonding moment. I cant stress enough how nice it is to meet genuine people.I know I talk about that a lot in my reviews but its so important because the people who care for and work in a space are putting their energy into everything. When you walk into it you feel it and its so wonderful to be able to walk into a space that has a high vibration of genuine kindness. Thats important.Visit the store. ?
Oriental Chinese Restaurant
2380 W Whittier Blvd, La Habra, CA 90631, United States
This place is really good for the price. Staff is very friendly. Would recommend looking at their daily specials. Daily specials come with rice, your meat, cup of soup, egg roll, and a paper wrapped chicken. For two people getting the daily special with water and hot tea I normally spend about 20 dollars before tip. Sweet and sour chicken & orange chicken is good. Mongolian beef has alot of onions but has good flavor. Hot tea is free.This post was from 5 years ago, and since then alot has changed It has changed owners a couple of times. I believe it recently changed owners again, so hopefully, they will change it for the better. Since the first owners left, they were two asian ladies, it kind of went downhill. Its the little things such as removing the peas and carrots from the fried rice, changing the egg rolls, and changing the recipies of things; the orange chicken used to be juicy and freshly fried to a crisp. The last time i had the orange chicken it tasted like a fast food chinese takeout place, amd not in a good way.Things like that matter, so Im hoping the new people make it deserve the 5 stars I put up 5 years ago. I recently went back to get my favorite hot and sour soup, and it was okay but not great. The previous owners, with glasses, had the soup tasting bland, and I would hardly ever have the thin mushrooms in it anymore; hardly any tofu either. This last time, with different people, still no mushrooms, but more tofu; which is awesome. However, I think they put sugar because it had a sweet after taste, which was a little off-putting. I have great hope for this place because I would always recommend it to everyone and I would bring my friends and family to eat here. An elderly family friend, before she died, would always rant and rave about this place. Ill be returning soon to see how things change, hopefully for the better.
IHOP
1301 W Imperial Hwy, La Habra, CA 90631, United States
WOW.. what a disappointment from a place you think is the same anywhere you go. Not the case. Went to have breakfast on a Saturday morning, and the waiter was rude all the way around. I am a paying customer and who cares what I order or how much... the waiter seemed compelled to express himself about my order and then question if I was sure. The only thing I am sure about is not coming back to this place or at least his section. To add to it he decides he deserves a 18% tip. How about NO. rudeness gets less than 18 for sure, wrong order less again, cold food, getting close to only 5% spilling water because you seemed bothered I asked for more, you get 0. I will go back but will make sure I do not sit in his area ever again . Btw...only two male servers, this one is high restricted...
Walmart Supercenter
1000 E Imperial Hwy, La Habra, CA 90631, United States
TERRIBLE RETURN EXPERIENCE, LYING EMPLOYEE,DIRECTED TO ANOTHER WALMART, BAD SERVICE. BEWAREI have had multiple problems with this Walmart. The first being, the shelves seem to be almost always empty, the second its supposed to be 24 hours but it was closed and the third and most irritating is when I received a gift from a relative and I tried to return it. First, the lady claimed Walmart doesnt accept returns without a receipt. Since when right? Second upon asking for a manager she claimed there wasnt a manager on duty. Again, Since when does the goliath store Walmart not have a manager on duty? She then directed me to take my return to the Walmart off of Imperial and Beach. She then said that returns were subject to manager approval and maybe they would accept it. I had the box. I had all the packing...I literally took it out. Looked at it and decided not for me and put it back(it was a vacuum). I looked up Walmarts policy and its very clear. Store credit should be given as long as you dont have a history of returns which I dont. I called the store and immediately asked for a manager. The kind operator immediately transfers me as there was always a manager on duty. I told her what took place and she asked for my number and went to speak with the lady. She also tried to tell me returns are subject to manager approval. Thats the first time Ive ever heard that from any Walmart and I have moved many times in my life. Therefore, I have visited many different Walmarts. She claims the process is to check the database to see if a vacuum has been sold recently before returning it. Thats absurd. In Orange county there are hundreds of Walmarts. I have no idea which Walmart the gift was purchased from and Id rather not call and say, Hey, Where did you get my vacuum from. I want to return it. I dont even know when it was purchased. People in my family have a tendency to buy something when its on sale and then give it to you months later. Not saying that its the case here I have no idea and I would never ask. Frankly, Im shocked by the terrible customer service mainly from the original woman but also a little from the manager. Ive always found Walmarts policy especially on returns to be the best but obviously not in this case. My husband went ahead and returned the vacuum for me to the Walmart on Beach as directed with absolutely no hitch. So clearly there is an issue with the Harbor Walmart. To be fair the manager did attempt to call my husband and left a voice mail while he was actually going through the return process at the Beach Walmart (what are the chances) so I have not heard it yet and will probably call her back anyway because Id like to give her the opportunity to clear this up and will update my review if she has a good response. Very disappointed.