Wednesday, April 1, 2009

Guppy’s Teahouse


Have you ever been in a restaurant filled with vibrant colors and exotic decorations filling the room? Well, I recommend the perfect place, Guppy’s Teahouse, considering its fun and adventurous setting. Not only does this teahouse offer you a picturesque surrounding, but it also presents unique choices of desired entrees. Their menu offers a variety of house special teas, noodles, brick toast, and their famous popcorn chicken and shaved ice. The shaved ice is probably the most popular choice in the menu because it is served in a big bowl filled with ice and a choice of fruity goodness, drizzled along with condensed milk to top it off. What makes this place so interesting is the fact that you get to eat popcorn chicken with a barbecue stick. Pretty clever to refrain from washing too many utensils.

Guppy’s has a very versatile and comforting menu that can accommodate the likeness of young children to older adults. Unlike most restaurants, Guppy’s grabs the younger crowd’s attention with its sweet condiments condensed milk, fruits, and ice cream. It’s basically every child’s fantasy. The adults, on the other hand, are gladly satisfied with a more conservative option with the salad, fried rice, and fish filets. I love the idea that Guppy’s caters to a much younger generation and doesn’t focus primarily on the older. Not only that, but the restaurant’s availability is convenient for late night meals until 1:00 a.m.

Every Thursday night, my friends and I schedule dinner at this local hot spot. It’s the simplicity of the restaurant that many teenagers often rave about. Just the fact that you can walk in with a group of friends and split a 20 dollar Guppy special is what makes this place so convenient for “low-income” students. The price for a meal is quite reasonable. You can save a lot of money and still consume a meal that’s not too pricey. Its beautiful atmosphere attains the jungle appeal with a clubbing environment that is certainly praised by many teens. Plants hanging on the ceilings, lighted umbrellas, and a playlist of the hottest jams can never disappoint any customer.

Overall, this is a great place to socialize with a group of friends and treat yourself with a bowl of shaved ice perfection.

2 comments:

  1. GUPPYs! This is one of my all time favorite restaurants to eat at Long Beach. The restaurant alone draws you in. It is so fun and interesting, full of colors and insane lighting and music. You have the option of eating in the restaurant or outside of it. My roommates and I eat here every Thursdays and order the special, Popcorn chicken, MANGO shaved ice, and brick toast. It is so convenient for us college students, I agree. It is what makes this place so great! And with my roommates, we tend to have stomachs craving for food in the middle of the night around 10-11 or so and find this place extremely packed with customers. So if your planning to try this place out you may want to go a little bit earlier if you cant handle waiting in line at night. But it is definitely worth it. ;]

    --staCEy e.

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  2. I used to go to Guppie's Tea House during my SAT academy days. Back then, my friends and I would order the 20 dollar special (shaved ice and this toasted bread with chocolate syrup on top of it) and satisfy our hungers. Though it wasn't the best meal for our health, we still craved for these desserts every Saturdays.
    Speaking of popcorn chicken, it is really unique how they give woodsticks to eat the chicken. Not only will it save them from washing all more utensils as you mentioned earlier, I think that it is one of their trademarks to attract their customers. It was fun reading your blog.

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