How to Eat Your Way Through Asia—in Irvine, California

Beloved Asian eats at Diamond Jamboree, the city’s gathering place, draw international crowds

At HaiDiLao, the meat is fresh and high-quality, and sliced slightly thicker than at most hot pot places. Crystal Shi/The Epoch Times

IRVINE, Calif.—“You'll feel like you’re in Asia,” a petite Japanese woman tells me, giggling.

Where I’m really headed is the Diamond Jamboree Shopping Center in Irvine, California, a humble suburban paradise situated an ocean away. But as I scan the area, I see what she means.