Smokehouses near Temple City, CA

“came in by myself for lunch, after seeing a great review of the place. it's located next to another chicken restaurant inside a shopping plaza. very clean restaurant, empty around 1pm. throughout my lunch, I was the only dine-in customer; only 3 people walked in wondering what they sell, and 1 person ended up ordering to go. the server was friendly and recommended their spicy chicken/hen. I didn't order it as they only sell as whole chicken and I cannot finish it. she also recommended if I'd like to try different things they can combine and sell by weight. so I ordered 2 gizzards, 1 beef tendon and 1 pig's ear as an appetizer plate, and a noodle dish as main dish. the appetizer plate was flavorful, all were cooked well and tender (as gizzard and tendons can be tough if not cooked through), but then since they're all 'smoked' in the same recipe, they all tasted the same. I couldn't finish it by myself so I took 1/2 plate home for sandwiches the next day. the noodle soup came in a large bowl with a smoked chicken leg sliced, plus some picked string beans and a fried tofu skin. again, the chicken leg was smoked and tasted the same as the appetizer plate. the portion was a lot for me so I also took some leftover chicken legs slices home. overall the restaurant is very clean, almost look like they've just had a grand opening. lots of selections to choose from, although all have same smoked recipe, except a few items (whole chicken, pigs knuckles, etc. also came in a spicy recipe). I think that's why most people just order to gos, when they have a craving for a specific item. I'll probably come back to try their spicy items if I'm in the neighborhood.“

“Had to write this on my lunch break the second after eating cause hot damn this is the best food I've had in Los Angeles in my 30 years of life. I got the Pulled Pork and Brisket plate with a side of loaded mashed potatoes. Let me tell you, when they say loaded, they mean LOADED, I saw bacon bits, herbs, spices, potato peel, and what I can only assume as just love cause holy mother of god they were absolutely amazing. The pulled pork was drenched in a tangy bbq sauce and went perfect on the bread roll. Now for the brisket, I consider myself a snob when it comes to food, and this brisket was not only juicy, tender and absolutely loaded with flavor, it was gigantic and had a perfect smoke ring. Do yourself a favor and eat here, it is seriously some of the best comfort food I've ever experienced, I say experienced because it truly felt like I was reborn again and relearned to taste again after eating all the refried and processed crap most restaurants serve now. 10/10 bees knees, cats pajamas, will probably be eating here frequently. Also the door slides, don't be a fool like me and try to push it open.“

“The food is always Delicious!!! Staff is Great. Always Worth the Visit .“