Chickenless run

Today I did Father's Day lunch with the in-laws (below). Hey, wait, I'm a dad, too! Weird, but that meant I had a say in choosing the spot so we went to one of my favorite Chinese vegetarian places, Happy Family in Monterey Park, home of the justifiably famous House Chicken--actually mushrooms.


Also tried the mock shrimp and young snow-pea leaves. Wendy thinks they're better at Vegetarian Wok, but I liked the dish a lot.


The chicken nuggets are good, too--a salty complement to the sweet/spicy "chicken" dish.


Eloise didn't get to eat any of the food, but she still had lunch.


Wendy's brother, sister, and uncle made the trip. You can't tell in this photo, but from the window behind them you can see a fireworks stand going up. In L.A., the SGV is one of the few places where you can still buy them for the Fourth of July.


Maybe we'll see you there next weekend...