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By Daniel Fritz, Staff Writer
The unassuming red, white and brick building on the corner of Ramona Boulevard and Maine Avenue in Baldwin Park is the home of Stars Burgers.
While the venue may be a bit harsh on the eyes, customers' undoubtedly happy palate will most likely forgive the visual shortcomings of what is essentially a hotdog stand.
On first glance, it appears Stars Burgers only has outside seating, however, there is a small inside seating area attached to the building. There's even a few prehistoric arcade machines inside.
However, the restaurant makes sure to cater to the diverse Baldwin Park demographic by not just sticking to one food genre.
Stars Burgers has a huge menu, ranging from hotdogs to Mexican food to all sorts of sandwiches. The marquee even states that "Shish-k-Babs" are sold, however upon further inspection, they're no longer on the menu.
Not only is the menu far-reaching, but the vast operating hours make Stars Burgers a place where, if one were so inclined, one could eat breakfast, lunch and dinner. They're open from 8 a.m. until 11 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and until midnight on Friday and Saturday.
There's even a few breakfast specials, like the two pieces of bacon or sausage, two eggs, hash browns and toast combo for $3.05. Several lunch combos exist as well, none of which will set you back more than $5.
In fact, pretty much everything on the menu ranges between $2 and $5.
During my visit, I had a hamburger and a hotdog for $4.87, and took a seat at a patio table outside.
While the dining experience was pretty much what you'd expect from sitting on a corner in Baldwin Park (I had a woman try to sell me Chicklets while I was eating and a pigeon got a little too friendly), it was enjoyable nonetheless.
The hotdog, which came loaded with onions and mustard, was clearly of the footlong variety as it had outgrown the bun.
The hamburger came medium well (I wasn't given an option) and was tender and juicy. Thousand island dressing and shredded lettuce came standard on this one.
Both were satisfying, and I cleared my plastic basket from the table feeling heavy in the stomach and light in the wallet.
Stars Burgers is located at 14351 Ramona Blvd. in Baldwin Park. For information call (626) 337-7777.
(626) 962-8811, Ext. 2201
Although I'm no expert on tacos or Mexican food, I know what I like. And I like the carnitas tacos from Birrieria y Cenaduria Apatzingan in Baldwin Park.
I've had their carne asada, chicken and carnitas tacos, as well as the milanesa torta and cheese quesadilla. All of it is great tasting and inexpensive. I especially like their salsa, which packs a lot of flavor and heat, but isn't so hot that it burns your taste buds.
The tortillas are hand made and very fresh.
Birrieria y Cenaduria Apatzingan
14901 Ramona Blvd.
Baldwin Park, CA 91706
(626) 813-3797
I've had their carne asada, chicken and carnitas tacos, as well as the milanesa torta and cheese quesadilla. All of it is great tasting and inexpensive. I especially like their salsa, which packs a lot of flavor and heat, but isn't so hot that it burns your taste buds.
The tortillas are hand made and very fresh.
Birrieria y Cenaduria Apatzingan
14901 Ramona Blvd.
Baldwin Park, CA 91706
(626) 813-3797
Dining on a budget:
Craving a fresh lunch one day, I decided to go Super.
Super Bionicos in Baldwin Park is a little shop along a small strip mall on Ramona Boulevard that offers a variety of fresh fruit items, smoothies, sandwiches and, of course, bionicos.
Bionicos are a Mexican specialty dessert that features a mix of fresh cut fruits topped with a sweetened
condensed milk and cream mixture, shredded coconut, granola and raisins.
They are made to order if you prefer just one type of fruit, and if you would like cottage cheese or yogurt instead of the cream mixture.
Continue reading Super Bionicos in Baldwin Park.
First of all, I must admit, I am one of those people that can get influenced by commercials to try new things.
So when I saw the commercials for the new Hot Wings at Kentucky Fried Chicken, my love for hot wings and the clever idea of a sauceless hot wing, drove me to the nearest KFC in Baldwin Park for lunch today.
I went ahead and ordered the meal that came with 6 pieces of hot wings, potato wedges and a drink for $5 and change after taxes.
The wing pieces were the usual size as hot wings sold elsewhere and they were crispy. But, as I mentioned before - I am a big fan of hot wings and with these wings, I was not feeling the heat.
If you've been to Popeye's and ordered the spicy chicken, then you'll know what I'm talking about next.
KFC put the spicy sauce inside the wings, between the chicken and the skin, making it 'sauceless' but the spices were not very hot.
And in my opinion, the Popeye's spicy chicken is so much better than KFC's, just as their mashed potatoes should not be in the same category as KFC's version.
I should have gotten the hint that they weren't so hot with the dozens of hot sauce packets thrown in my take-out bag.
So, now I need to fulfill my hot wings craving. Sounds like a trip to Hooters or Denny's this weekend :-p
On my way back to the office today, it was getting close to lunch time and I was coming up on the nearest Del Taco at the edge of Baldwin Park, off of Ramona Boulevard.
I decided to stop in and grab some lunch while I was there.
I forwent my usual Big Fat chicken tacos to satisfy my curiosity - Del Taco's new tostadas at only 89 cents each.
Tostadas as I know them are beans, maybe some type of meat, lettuce, tomato, and cheese all on top of a round, hard (usually fried), corn tortilla. Salsa, sour cream and avocado is optional of course, depending on your preference.
Well, I went ahead and ordered the 'New Tostada' meal which came with one tostada, two regular beef crispy tacos, the crinkly-cut fries (one of my favorite kind of fries), and a drink for under $5.
Of course I should have known that at only 89 cents each, there wouldn't be much to these "tostadas". But I let the menu picture fool me.
First, this tostada version was the size of a taco-truck tortilla, alot smaller than tostadas as I know them. It did have refried beans, but my lettuce was more white than green, and the cheese, all melted now, was the size of a quarter on one side of my tostada.
And where's the diced tomato?! I would've been happy with at least some white (preferably red of course, but see above) pieces of tomato.
Needless to say I was not too happy with my tostada.
I should know better and stick to my Big Fat chicken!
- Claudia
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