Big Trouble in Los Feliz Elite Event

I was fortunate enough to discover this place for a Unilocal event, otherwise I might never have heard of it.
I got to try quite a few items and have to say most of it was really good.
But the standouts for me were the fried chicken, the Chinese chicken salad (which I normally am not a big fan of, but I LOVED this), and the Tangerine chicken.
The service was excellent. Everyone was so nice. They even had free drinks, but since I don’t drink… well, it was cool for those that did.
Even though this was a Unilocal event, I ended up buying some of the Tangerine chicken to go, it was «that» good.
I would definitely come back here again.

The Palace in Los Feliz is a Hidden Gem Chinese Restaurant!
Stop by here per a friend’s invite for a Unilocal event.
I never knew this Chinese Restaurant existed in Loz Feliz.
I don’t know if my rating would be as fare since it was a special event verse their regular services. So this rating is base on food and taste.
I like their Smoked Flavor Beef, Sichuan Garlic Pork, Smoked Flavor Chicken, Steamed Dumplings, Crispy Vegetarian Curry Triangles, and Vegetable Egg Rolls.
I wouldn’t mind going back again for another delightful American Chinese cuisine.

This was my 2^nd event since I became Elite. I took my friend that was soon leaving away for school. We got here early and just waited outside until the door was open. Once we got in, all the tables were decorated and plenty of seating area. Food was served sorta like a buffet style and plenty of choices and drinks.
I liked the crab ragoon, chicken wings, and the salad. I was surprised at the variety of items they had that night.
Complimentary drinks included mai tais, and beer.
What a way to host an event. Everyone was so nice. The son and the owner even went around to greet a few members.
Thanks Katie B. for setting yet another great event.

Can Unilocal NOT hold a good party? Nope. Another fun, different, and exciting Unilocal Event at The Palace in Los Feliz. The vibe was great, people munching on an endless supply of delicious and AUTHENTIC chinese food. The music by Audrey Zeng totally set the mood of the event. She is so talented and adorable. I think my parents will totally appreciate.
It was very nice of the owners to come around and greet the guests and make sure that everything was going well for the crowd. Which is was, DUH. They were feeding us Tiao Long Bao (soup dumplings), Hot and Numbing Braised Tendon Salad (it really was numbing. I swear, spiciest thing ever and most importantly… yummy. had 2 servings!) among other delicious items. My fave. (which I had 3 or 4 servings of.) was the Peppercorn Chicken Wings! Seriously. I’m going to bring my mum to this place. She will love it! Especially since they have a ton of Scichuan type foods. The only item I didn’t love was the Tangerine Chicken. Another one of my favorites was the Crispy Vegetarian Curry Triangles. They’ve got a won-​ton-​ish skin. and the filling was not a lot but sooo flavorful! Delish! I’m taking a look at their regular menu… and a lot of the dishes we had that night are not on the menu! WHAT GIVES? I demand MOAR!!! GRR Me hungry! *boom boom boom*
Okay. See what you created?
I would also like to thank Unilocal and Katie B for having such a wonderful event that I could take my sissy to! She had the best time ever! Also had her first Mai-​Tai. she’s totally hooked! It was such a small and intimate event. A fun switch from the usual hustle and bustle of the other huge Unilocal Events! ‘Til next time, Unilocalers!

Loved it!
I love all the friendly Unilocalers and especially Katie B. and Hazel Q and Tiffany!
There were plenty of free Unilocal swag, food, drinks, and an awesome photo booth! The chinese artist playing was pretty cool too!
My favorites were the soup dumplings and the tangerine chicken and the chinese chicken salad… and the mai tais!
It was a great time all the way around and I got to meet some new people (Christina, Walter, and Gianina) as well as see some old friends (Andrea)!
Oh, and they have a sweet salt water fish tank in the restaurant too!
Thanks Unilocal!You’re the bestest!!!
Xie Xie!!!

This event was definitely 5 stars all around, lemme break it down for ya:
Parking: FREE! Didn’t have to spend a dime!
The Crowd: It was a smaller event, but it gave me an opportunity to meet some new people and it wasn’t overcrowded with hunger-​crazed Unilocalers.
The Venue: The Palace is a nice cute place, upon walking in, the place was all set up with live music and beautiful table settings, including some quieter tables upstairs.
The Drinks: It was heavy on the whiskey, but the bar gave out free beer and the wonderful Hazel Q. was walking around passing out yummy mai tais!
The Food: Plenty to go around and it kept on coming! It was served buffet style, and the food constantly changed, they were bringing out new stuff to try every so often. So you’d fill up your little plate, sit down and eat and then go back for more new stuff! I thought the food was delish… and such a wide variety! I really have to give it up to The Palace for providing us with such delicious food. There was chinese chicken salad, salted boiled chicken legs, cream cheese wontons, triangle looking wontons, braised beef, spicy chicken wings, tangy chicken wings, orange chicken, and soupy dumplings! So much food!
The Swag: lots of free Unilocal swag on the tables… from wristbands to bouncy balls to shot glasses to keychains! My favorite free Unilocal thingy was the fortune cookie… with Unilocal fortunes, like mine here:
So do as the fortune cookie says damn it!
Thank you Katie B… your the bestest! Such a great event… and thanks to Hazel and Tiffany for helping out!

So this was my second Elite event and it was fantastic! I love Chinese food but hadn’t gotten my fix so when I heard this event was going to be at The Palace, I was sold. This establishment is amazing; from the food, to the owners and staff, to the neat interior décor. The food provided was delicious and filling; my favorite were the dumplings, tangerine chicken and Chinese chicken salad. They also provided mai thai’s, wine and this super yummy beer.
The owners walked around to make sure everyone was doing fine and thanked us for coming out… it’s very rare to find people who are appreciative of their customers’ business so that really stuck with me. There was also this very cool musician playing some kind of instrument that I’m not familiar with. She was decked out in Chinese wear and put on a relaxing performance.
The first thing I did upon leaving was ask for a menu so that I could come back!!! I will be bringing my family to try this place out next week as a matter of fact. Thank you so much to Katie for putting this awesome event together… I am so grateful for the chance to attend :)

That was a fabulous Elite event. Big thanks of course to The Palace, and to Katie B. The first foodie Elite event that I’ve been to where we get to sit down to eat. :-)
The owners of The Palace were so generous to us, with all their great food, everything was really good, the Chinese chicken salad, the wings, both kinds, the pork belly, and their excellent xlb, and everything else. And so generous with the liquor too! The special recipe Mai Tai’s – so good, the Jameson shots! and Clos du Bois chard. All of the staff was so friendly, and they are Cantonese – yeah!
The best thing is now I found a new place I want to go back to. I don’t hang in Los Feliz, so I don’t think I would have known about The Palace but for this Unilocal Elite event. And now I’m looking forward to going back, plus it’s easy for me to get to.

I have failed to find a Chinese restaurant that really satisfied my craving since I have moved to Southern California. Until I came to The Palace for a Unilocal Elite event.
This is a very lovely, clean, classy restaurant with décor that makes me feel like I don’t have to fly to China to have a wonderfully new-​age authentic experience. The business is family owned, run by the mother, father, and their hilariously gracious and welcoming son. There is a full bar, a big LCD flat screen playing sports, and we were treated with a professional Chinese musician on the night I attended.
The food is flavorful and delicious. The five spice beef is tender, but meaty. The chicken salad is refreshing and savory. The soup dumplings are to die for. I could eat a million of them all night long. Their garlic pork, orange chicken, and different flavored chicken wings were all enjoyable. If I’m ever in the area, I would suggest this place first to all my friends or anyone looking for a fantastic experience.
I look forward to my next visit.

This Elite event was much smaller and less chaotic than the last event I went to (Komodo), which was great because I was exhausted and just wanted to chill out with some cool Unilocalers. Katie did a great job with this one– intimate, fun, and the food was great! I particularly enjoyed the salt and pepper chicken wings, the soup dumplings, and the orange chicken (which is nuts because I usually don’t like orange chicken). The free-​flowing Mai Tais, beer and white wine was an added bonus and the décor, authentic Chinese dulcimer player, and awesome staff really tied it all together. Photobooth, Unilocal-​themed goodies, and the entire restaurant to ourselves for a few hours? So fun! Had to leave after one song by Orion’s Belt, but they were nice dudes. Surprised not many people followed the theme, but The Palace was a great location– brought me back to dim sum weekends with my mother there over 10 years ago.

I’ve been to 2 CMYE events before but this was my first Elite event. Yay! Thanks Katie B! And to The Palace. Katie B. did an excellent job organizing and she greeted us with her warm and sweet smile! The Palace servers were very friendly and kept on piling the food on our plates.
I had a great time hanging out with fellow Unilocalers, including my brother, who was my plus one.
On the outside, The Palace says it serves mandarin, cantonese, and szechuan cuisine. The outside décor is a cream/​brownish building with christmas lights hanging. It didn’t look that appealing on the outside. But when you walk inside the restaurant, the décor was really nice and classy. My bro. said it looked a lot like an upscale Panda Express — like Panda Inn.
The food was great. I would say it is a little bit Americanized chinese food, like upscale Panda Express. Things like orange chicken, tangerine chicken, fried wonton ragoon, chinese chicken salad, fried chicken wings, fried triangle thingies. Things that were a little more authentic were the pickled cucumbers, the tofu/​tendon salad, salted chicken, garlic pork, beef with tendon appetizer cold dish, xiao long bao (pork soup dumplings).
Drinks like wine, beer, and mai tais were also included. Traditional chinese music played in the background using the chinese harp (not sure what it’s called). They also had a photo booth upstairs which was fun.
My favorite surprisingly was the salty fried chicken wings! Yum. Orange chicken was cold and kinda dry. The tangerine chicken tasted better and it was warm. The xiao long bao was good but not hot (it was cold). the beef/​tendon salad was sooooo SPICY and that is considered «mild». My tongue was numb after eating it and I hardly tasted it. I wonder how I could survive eating szechuan cuisine! The chinese chicken salad had a lot of gingery taste to the dressing.
Overall, I had a great time. Good food. Good company. Free food. Freebies. Yay! Thanks again Katie B!
Looking forward to the next elite event.

My first Unilocal Elite event and it was fabulous! Thanks so much Katie B. You were a fantastic host.
My fiancé and I arrived around 8:05 and were allowed in immediately. There was a short line for grub and and a free for all at the bar. The food was delicious. I had my first dumpling, too, but the tangerine/​orange got my vote for the best item served. The guy, who I believe co-​owned the restaurant, was great. He kept inviting all us Unilocalers to get more drinks so of course I helped myself. The freebie drinks included wine, beer, and mai-​tais. Yummm.
We were able to sit anywhere we wanted. I can’t wait to attend another Unilocal Elite event. It was a blast :).

This is a combined score of tasty food and the enjoyability factor of the Big Trouble In Little China Unilocal Elite Event from last evening.
The porky, juicy little soup dumplings themselves definitely earn 5 stars.
Another bonus for taking me back to Chengdu by making my tongue tingle with that numbing beef tendon salad. hua-​j-​out!
Furthermore, I was very comforted by the crunchy fried-​friedyness of those chicken wings.
Rounding it out with abundant rye whiskey, wine, cocktails, and beer being served by enthusiastic and charismatic gentlemen, well, that’s just fine.

Went here last night for a Unilocal elite event.
Got there around 8 and waited outside until we got the ok to come in. While outside I noticed a women dressed in red and gold chinese clothing playing music from the upstairs window. A precursor to my amazing evening.
Walked in and the space looks like a converted older restaurant, high ceilings, lots of tables and friendly wait staff. We stood in line and feasted on buffet style chinese chicken salad, fried wings and dumplings. My favorites were the wontons and the garlic pork, oh so good.
Sat upstairs with my +1 and took some photos at the Unilocal photobooth. Met the illustrious Katie B our CM, chinese garbed out lol, there was also a big dude wearing a lime green chinese dress, that guy was a G.
The ambience inside was great with abundant imported beers and maitai’s flowing. I was worried I wouldnt get enough food but after my 5^th plate I was a very very happy man.
Got to meet the owner Moe Lee and his mother who graciously cooked all of the food here. Thanks you guys (and Mama Lee) for the great hospitality, you guys were terrific hosts!
I’d definitely love to try their regular dinners. My +1 Lightning Mike had a blast. We’ll be back.

Okay okay, i know I came to this place for a Unilocal event but I still got to write about it here.
The food here was amazing!!! The chicken wings were by far my favorite. The soup dupmplings were phenominal. The chinese chicken salad tasted so good and im not evena chinese chicken salad fan! The Garlic pork was soft and you could taste the garlic but it wasnt over powering.
The owner, his wife, and son went around to every table to make sure that everyone was enjoying their food and cocktails. Grade A service! I dont hang out in these parts often but would definitely check this spot out again!

«This is Jack Burton in the pork chop express and I’m talking to whoever is listening out there. It’s a pretty amazing planet we live on here, and a man would have to be some kinda fool to think that we’re all alone in this universe.»
Big Trouble in Little China is a hilarious 80’s flick and was an awesome choice for a theme. Being that it was a laid back event, I didn’t feel like I had to go all out with my attire so I came Jack Burton styles all demin’d-out in denim shorts and a denim jacket.
This was a great Elite event for the fact that the event was centered with the importance being on the food and not just the event itself. And boy was the food worth the spotlight.
I like Chinese food, but whenever ask what I’m feeling for dinner a few other countries in Asia would always cross my mind and lips before Chinese food would. But The Palace’s food changes that for me. I loved the fresh chicken salad with the lovely light dressing. I didn’t trying all the fried chicken and chicken wings except for the tangerine chicken which was great, and could totally tell that it was better quality chicken than usually used in other restaurants. The only thing that wasn’t my cup of tea was the hot and numbing braised tendon salad that isn’t even on the menu yet. I tried to eat it and the flavor was REAL good, so was the veggies, but the actual tendon’s texture is what I couldn’t flow with. But if you like that flavor of tea, I’m sure you’ll love!
The soup dumplings were TO-​DIE-​FOR! Makes me kind of sad now thinking about them that I only had one. Must go back for more of that though. The rest of the app’s were all great as well. I think one of them was crab wonton… super yumm-​o!!!
The super nice family that owns The Palace was there to greet, mingle and tell us stories. Their family is a real rags to riches story. Mama Palace came over by herself when son was just two and worked to bring the rest of the fam over. Papa Palace work at previous restaurant that was in the location of where The Palace is now. When the space because available Papa Palace and family jumped at the chance to have the all american dream of owning their own business and are doing a great job at it.
At the bar was an amazing thing. Papa Palace’s own recipe of a Mai-​Tai. SO GOOD! Not super sweet with grenadine and all the junk. Just yumminess. The Palace family also provided shots of whiskey, which I stayed aways from only for the fact that I was driving and good Chinese beer.
And what Elite event would be complete without a bunch of photos to make all our friends, Unilocal Elite or not, jealous of all the fun and good food that was had. Katie B. provided super fun props at the photo station and I can’t wait to see those pix.
Thanks Katie B. for another great outing, and thank you to The Palace family for provided the great food, drink, atmosphere, and location. I will for sure be coming back.
xx

I’ve been to a few Unilocal events and this one may have been my favorite. I haven’t seen Big Trouble in Little China, but I did wear a cheongsam and bring my white boyfriend, so I think I was on theme. I was afraid no one else would dress up, but there were enough others in costume that I didn’t feel out of place.
Katie B. greeted me with a smile at the door. She was great and full of energy the whole night, and I want to say thanks again for another great event. I arrived before my +1 and and felt kind of awkward getting in the buffet line alone, but all was well when I loaded a plate full of food and was obliged to make friends due to my need for a table. A rather strong Mai Tai helped as well, and I met some fun Unilocalers.
The event was very well organized, and I loved that there was a photo booth with props and live music at the end. I also loved that drinks were always ready to grab at the bar — no need to even order.
The food was awesome, tastier and more plentiful than I’ve had at any other Unilocal event. It was set up buffet style, and I made multiple trips. I will have to go back to the Palace for more of those delectable fatty pork soup dumplings. There was also crab rangoon, hot and spicy beef tendon salad, a few different varieties of chicken wings, and cold cuts of chicken, beef, and pork in various preparations. Everything tasted great, and though I rarely go for Chinese food, I may have to add the Palace to my Los Feliz restaurant rotation.
It helps that the owners and their hilarious outgoing son are an adorable family who I wish well. They were fabulous hosts to a thoroughly enjoyable event, and I hope to see them again.

One of the smaller more intimate events i’ve been to, a nice smattering of eclectic foods, soothing Chinese string music and appropriately themed photo booth.
For those that missed out (which is most of you), the afterparty was rockin’.

When you end the night sitting next to kurt russell in a muscle tank, watching the owner’s son headbang to a band named after a constellation calling ⁴⁄₂₀ «the holidays», you know it’s been a little trouble and a whole lotta fun!
Katie B does it again, with pizzaz and some 10 spice! amazing fun. Maybe my fave event yet! Simple yet awesome.
Venue was great. The Palace family was SO NICE, coming around and thanking everyone for coming, introducing the adorable chinese mama behind all the recipes. Food was definitely amazing. Esp the Xao Long Bao (soup dumplings)… i think i had 5 servings of those alone.
Photogs were plentiful and awesome, and there was a photobooth upstairs. Classical musician was super, and Orion’s Belt didnt disappoint for the afterparty.
No better way to spend a troublesome or trouble free Wednesday night!

My fortunate cookie told me I’d b the first to review this event. Great food, very authentic, free booze?! AWESOM3! Would b more awesome if I was first!
Ok more about the event… It was so funny watching Moe all night. Walking around joking around with people… I hope he is always this fun when we go visit the restaurant!
The food that I tried was on point (cucumber salad, the other salad not with chicken, but with beef, and the dumplings). This place was such a good Chinese food experience in America. Usually you’d have to come to the suuuper Asian places in the 626 to get some authentic Chinese food. My mom is from szechuan, and shes a great cook… I grew up eating szechuan style Chinese food. I wish I had a bigger stomach to enjoy the food more… but I had to save room for booze!
Special shout out to the bartenders trying to get me drink when I reach for a beer! I didn’t take any shots, but I had enough to get a hang over the next morning! Ain’t gonna lie, I was kinda on a drinking binge.
Cheers to The Palace, and Katie B for opening up my eyes! And as always… for a good time!