When traveling abroad, many destinations are well known for their street food, including China, Taiwan and other parts of Asia. Many types of Chinese street food are found in the San Gabriel Valley but typically are found in sit down Chinese restaurants. Unlike the Chinatowns of New York, food carts just aren't seen on the street corners of the San Gabriel Valley, though occasionally one might find a small snack cart operating in front of a Chinese supermarket.
So it was surprising for me to find a Chinese food cart operating on a side street in Rowland Heights, within view of busy Colima Road, Yu Ji Stone Mill Chinese Crepes.
But Yu Ji Stone Mill Chinese Crepes is not a haphazard or fly by night operation. In some ways it has the trappings of a formal restaurant. It is listed in Yelp, showing a fixed location and fixed business hours, with bags with their name and location.
Yu Ji Stone Mill Chinese Crepes is a one trick pony in that they serve only one dish, their jian bing. Yes, they do have a menu, but all it really does is list the ingredients of their crepe. You can adjust the spice level or delete a listed ingredient.
There's just one person with one grill, taking about 5 minutes to cook, so you'll have to wait if there's a line.
On the other hand, watching the gal (or her husband) make each crepe one at a time from scratch is an interesting show.
And in the end it's worth the wait.
The cart is parked at 1648 Jellick Ave. in Rowland Heights.
