[Rick Lee]

I went to Jasmine in San Diego today, which ranks pretty well online. It's a pretty big place and I got a little nervous seeing about half of the 150 or so tables full of white people. It took probably 20 min. to get any food, they had no more than two carts on the floor at a time for a packed dining room, easily 500 people. It got so bad that people started ordering the staff to go get them this or that dish off a cart. Since Mrs. Lee is a Mainlander, this is very easy for us. They are incredible ball busters and aren't shy about making sure someone notices them. I think some of the ABC and white folks were taken aback, but at least we got some food. And it was mediocre food too. Never again.

Nostatic, do you mean that place on Santa Monica or Wilshire just west of the 405? I went there for dinner last year and had dim sum. It was ok, but nothing compared to the ones in San Gabriel and Monterey Park.