Methodology

We’ll rate each food, restaurant, or drink item based on how tasty it is, on a scale of 0 to 10 (roughly equal to rating out of 5 stars, multiplied by 2). Each item will also be grouped into a category, for easier comparison with other similar foods. If a food has any important notes concerning health (above or below average compared to other foods in its category), we’ll note these down in terms of a caret (+) for healthy, and a question mark (?) for unhealthy. Double carets or asterisks might be used in very rare cases. These are in no particular order - probably just when they were reviewed.

This article will likely grow huge over time: Jump to sections using the heading links above, or Ctrl-F to search for specific categories and/or foods. Also note that ratings are all very subjective, and most of the time, I’m comparing each food relative to other foods in the same category.

Foods

Instant Meals

Snapdragon Beef Pho Bowl: 9/10

Amazingly good, considering it’s an instant noodle bowl! I’d recommend this over the classics like Maruchan instant noodles. Also has less sodium than other instant noodle options.

Maruchan Beef Flavor Instant Noodles: 7/10?

Tastes pretty good, a welcome variation from chicken flavor (which tbh is the superior flavor). But it’s also highly processed with a lot of sodium.

Nongshim Tempura Noodle Udon Big Bowl Soup: 4/10?

Dries up, is quite salty… I rated it low because there are much better options for instant noodles out there (see Snapdragon).

Chips

Cape Cod’s Kettle Cooked Original Chips: 7/10+

Potato chips that are somewhat healthier than the rest, due to being kettle cooked and only using simple ingredients. It’ll still make you feel oily afterward though. Also a good bit more firm than other brands, which can be good or bad.

Veggie Snacks

Annie Chun’s Organic Seaweed Snacks (Sea Salt): 8.5/10+

A nice, light snack to enjoy anytime! Has a good amount of fiber and low calories.

Abound Edamame Dry Roasted With Sea Salt: 2.5/10+

It doesn’t really taste like edamame… I guess it’s healthy though :/

Chocolate

Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups: 9/10

Peanut butter and chocolate are meant to be together. Seriously. Whoever invented this is a genius. For a healthier option, try to get Reese’s Thins. Don’t go for the dark chocolate version though - the taste difference is pretty big.

Lindor Assorted Chocolate Truffles: 9/10

These. Are. Amazing. Literally. Just get it. The 3-flavor assorted version is the best imo. (Avoid the caramel flavor though.)

Drinks

Coconut Water

Vita Coco Coconut Water: 8/10+

It tastes great! I’ve had some consistency issues, and they do add a bit of extra sugar for taste, but I think it’s well worth the many benefits of coconut water. It’s a great replacement for other sugary drinks like fruit juice.

Restaurants

Dumpling Kingdom

Scallion Pancake: 2/10

It’s not good. Too mushy, it feels more like mashed potatoes instead of a fried scallion pancake.

Bull Ohgane Korean BBQ

Small dishes

Glass noodles: 8.5/10.

Gyoza: 5/10.

Seaweed soup: 9/10, as long as you get soup only (avoid bits of meat).

Tofu miso stew: Hot, decent. 6.5/10.

Meat

Marinated rib eye (bulgogi): Fast cook, a little stringy. 7/10.

Seasoned pork belly: Medium-slow cook, stringy. 6.5/10.

Pork belly: 6/10. I think they switched the meat.

Ribeye steak: Slow cook, has some tough parts, but good overall. Unique flavor (steak-like). 7/10.

Beef brisket: Fast cook, thin, not much flavor though. 6.5/10.

Last updated: 24 April 2023

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