Post #507927 by Bora Boris on Fri, Jan 29, 2010 8:31 PM

John-O,

I’ve been quietly waiting for you to mention Goody’s which is not far from Bahooka at 865 E Las Tunas Dr. in San Gabriel but then I read in LAOserved that it closed a few days ago.

*“Goody's, a San Gabriel culinary landmark, moves on
Kevin Roderick • January 26 2010 4:50 PM

Food blogger Mike Tanner discovered the news while driving yesterday in San Gabriel: the sign on Goody's was dark. Sitting down to order, he was told by the waitress that today will be the end of the line after 50 years at that location.
The landlord was raising the rent and the owner was moving on. And it was sad. Antoinette and I had stumbled into not just witnessing a bit of history, but being a part of it.
The neighborhood and the economy had changed. Was there no room for Goody's in San Gabriel? It is no doubt that in a few short months a new pho or dim sum place would open in this building. Now, I love pho and I love dim sum but you know what Las Tunas Avenue doesn't need? More pho and dim sum.
Goody's was winning us over already based on more than just sympathy. How would it fare with the coffee test though? Well, okay. It did poorly on that front. It was bitter and had clearly been sitting on the burner for too long. Antoinette traded hers in for tea. I soldiered on and I must say that after that initial cup, fresher coffee was made and was much better.
Antoinette ordered the Chicken Pot Pie with a salad and side of green beans. I ordered the "Dutch Treat" with spicy red cabbage.

The owner, who apparently started at Goody's as a 14-year-old busboy, is building a new location in El Monte."*

Hopefully the new location will be something special.

Tiki-Kate and I discovered it while looking for remains of the Kon Tiki in Temple City that now appears to be a liquor store.