Filed under: Philippino Foods, Pork, asian foods, dinner, food, lunch, resturants, tasty travels, unusual foods
Shout out to my Flip (Philippine) friend Marvin who I think had a conspiracy to kill me with over indulgence and “redline” my cholesterol levels at this “hole in the wall eatery”, At first this place is truly nothing interesting in décor or appearance with a couple of your standard booths and tables in a strip mall which with the name MAGIC WOK, I thought “not another Chinese fast food place. Definitely NOT! Locals only, all Phillipinos enjoying one dish that is commonly ordered here.
Marvin or “Marbeen” as his mom calls him, mentioned that a co-worker mentioned this local Flip food joint specializes in PLATA. What is PLATA? Well, if you knew you were heading for Hell and you want to add Gluttony as one of your sins, you would need to order this dish. PLATA is a deep fried crispy pork shank or leg with skin on it. It looks like fried chicken but the meat is not moist and white but all crispy from the outer skin to the insides. In other words it is like eating all of the crispy goodness of the pork. To accompany this “devilish” dish is to dip it in a sweet “au jus” sauce made from the inners of the pork.
We also ordered the traditional EGGROLL, which was similar to a taquito with ground pork and a BEEFSTEAK plate, which was a marinated beef stir-fry with onions. Overall the value of the meal was great since it was very affordable and the most expensive dish of $8.95 was the PLATA. One bite brought me back memories of when Marvin and I were college roommates and he one day cooked a whole packed of bacon just to eat with rice. TOTAL GLUTONY.
This Hungry Cholesterol Free J Buddha Belly give this meal 4 RUBS OF THE BELLY. for indulging in one of the Deadly Sins!!!
Magic Wok is located at 11869 East Artesia Boulevard, Artesia, CA 90701, (562) 865-7340. Please click on the title of the image to see picture.
My travels as a warehouse management system implementer frequently take me into big industrial areas. After all, that’s where warehouses are! My frequent challenge is to find decent places to eat in these industrial areas. One “chain” restaurant that keeps showing up in these industrial areas is Farmer Boys. They are a cross between a fast food restaurant and a sit down burger establishment. You order at the front counter, take a number, find a seat and wait patiently (or impatiently in my case) for the food to arrive. The décor is a down home country style with pictures of roosters in barns, Norman Rockwell style paintings and country music in the background. I will say that the service here is superb! The cashiers are super friendly and attentive. There must be a company motto somewhere that prizes hospitality, because every worker there was friendly and ready to help. I did notice that the drive through had an awning covering that said, “Thank you for coming!”. So, let’s get to the food already! The menu consists of classic American fare. Hamburgers, patty melts, fried goodies, etc. are the staple. I ordered the BLT combo (sandwich, fries and a coke). After all, what goes best with bacon than more bacon! I am all too happy to sacrifice my waistline for the good of the blog! Anyway, immediately what set this sandwich apart from the normal BLT’s is that Farmer Boys uses applewood smoked bacon. Ok, first of all, yum to bacon… long live bacon… up with pork and porky goodness!! But, applewood smoked bacon… oh yeahhh buddy! One thing Farmer Boy are not, and that is stingy. There was ample amount of bacon (say it with me baaaccccoooon – yum), tomatoes and lettuce. The sandwich was served with a side of fries. Now one thing I hate is getting a side of greasy, soft, cold fries. This was most definitely not the case here. The fries were crisp and well salted. They were also the medium thickness fries that crisp up nicely (I can’t stand the thick steak fries – in case you were wondering). So, all in all, the Farmer Boys experience was definitely a good one. I’d go back and given that I am in these industrial area’s a lot, chances are I’ll be trying more stuff. On the Buhhda fast food scale, I give Farmer Boys 3 ½ belly rubs. - Scott Buhhda
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Hello Belly Rubbers,
As you know I started this to get my friends and family enthusiastic about all the different foods out there. I hope you enjoy my blog since I am passionate and very excited about what I eat and where I eat. I hope my experience transends all appetites and at least give you an idea of my personal taste and as well as getting your Buddha Bellys great cravings to try out !! Enjoy and please let me know what you had to eat, feel, and overall experience.
Now you all have seen in most asian restaurants the Happy Buddha statue or figurine that stands by the cash register or near the door way. I believe that if you rub the Happy Buddha statue’s belly it makes him and you happier. When I see one of these funny statues I make it a point to rub it for luck! With that being said I would like to quanitfy my overall experience on a scale of 0 to 5 rubs of the belly with 5 belly rubs considered the “best” or “happiest”.
Hope you all enjoy what the Hungry Buddha Belly has to offer.
