Restaurants along the Coast

I need a place to jot down all the restaurants we went to during our Pacific Coast road trip before I forget them all. The best place I thought would be this blog since I can always retrieve it. Maybe someone down the road will ask me any good restaurant recommendations, and I hope to be able to give them some of these:

(***** maximum star ratings) Note: I'm a pretty hard grader. I rarely give any 5-star rating. A 5-star rating means not only the restaurant has to be perfect in food, service, and price -- it has to be consistent (through multiple visits).

Old Fisherman's Grotto (seafood)
39 Fishermans Wharf
Monterey, CA 93940
must try: clam chowder
(**)

Dametra Cafe (mediterranean)
South east corner of Ocean and Lincoln
Carmel, CA 93921
must try: hummus
(***1/2)

Robin's (american)
4095 Burton Drive
Cambria, CA 93428
must try: vegetarian open faced sandwich
(**1/2)

Gosh-i Japanese Restaurant (japanese)
570 Higuera St, Suite 20
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
must try: the $17 bento box!
(***)

Pinkberry (yogurt)
742 State St.
Santa Barbara, CA 93101
must try: everything on the menu
(****)

Soowon Galbi Korean BBQ (korean)
856 S Vermont Ave, Suite C
Los Angeles, CA 90005
must try: signature Galbi and bulgogi
(****1/2)

Din Tai Fung Dumpling House (taiwanese, northern chinese)
1108 S Baldwin ave
Arcadia, CA 91007
must try: Shanghai soup dumpling, skip everything else
(***)

Banh Mi & Che Cali (vietnamese)
647 W Valley Blvd
Alhambra, CA 91803
must try: Banh Cuon
(***)

Elite Restaurant (dim sum/cantonese cuisine)
700 S Atlantic Blvd
Monterey Park, CA 91754
must try: stuffed chinese donut on a rice roll
(***)

Baby Blues BBQ (southern bbq)
444 Lincoln Blvd
Venice, CA
must try: mac & cheese, memphis ribs or baby back ribs
(****)

Pink's (hot dogs)
709 N La Brea Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90038
must try: chili dog (if you can bare the 1 hr wait)
(**)

Sprinkles (cupcakes)
9635 S Santa Monica Blvd
Beverly Hills, CA 90210
must try: red velvet / Black & White cupcakes
(***)

Fosselman's Ice Cream Co.
1824 W Main St
Alhambra, CA 91801
must try: your favorite flavor
(***)

Phoenix Inn Chinese Cuisine
208 E Valley Blvd
Alhambra, CA 91801
must try: good for late night siu yeh - decent food
(**1/2)