Cabin Twenty-Four

A Long Beach Food Affair

Last month, my youngest brother had his last ever academic decathlon meet. It’s hosted annually in the Walter Pyramid, located at the California State University – Long Beach, and is a full-day event where middle school students test their knowledge. I’ve enjoyed supporting and attending these events, but I’m glad it’s finally come to an end. Waking up at 6am to get this thing rolling can get pretty tiring.

My family checked into the Marriott by the Queen Mary so we would have a shorter drive in the morning. Driving to Long Beach was a pain this time around because of the rain and if there’s one thing I’ve learned, California drivers go crazy with some rain.

Hokkaido Seafood Buffet

The night before the decathlon, we had a family dinner at Hokkaido Seafood Buffet. This was a monumental buffet for me because I tried crawfish for the first time – like actually peeling it and it was so good. I’ve had crawfish on my sushi before but this was different – an instant love affair.

Zero Express

On the day of, my younger brother and I decided to head over to 7-11 for some drinks. We ended up stumbling upon Zero Express, a boba shop, right on the same lot. I got the ube milkshake while my brother got the Thai iced tea; we also bought an cookies n’ cream shake for the youngest one who chose to stay at the pyramid. I had asked for my ube milkshake to have no toppings but the barista forgot and I got this massive drink instead. Don’t get me wrong – it made for a good photo but it was too sweet.

Roasting Water

Remember how I got obsessed with Roasting Water ever since Nancy mentioned it in her blog? Since they had a store in Long Beach and since I was in the area, I decided to stop by before heading home. I sort of regretted it because I waited in line for 20 minutes (note to self: they are busy on weekends) but the drink was worth it. Their #SWAG drink is something everyone needs to try at least once in their life!

I had planned on writing more about the decathlon but the food took over. Sorry not sorry – but let’s be real, I have no consent to post about school-related matters online, especially when it’s not my school. Hope this post didn’t make you too hungry!

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  1. Oooh! I actually haven’t been to CSULB’s pyramid yet! Pretty cool that you got to support students at acadeca! OH YES!!! I can totally relate about Cali drivers LOL. Shh, I stayed at a hotel when I was in Seal Beach so I totally understand the commute!

    Yum! You were treated well with the seafood buffet! CRAB LEGS YASSSS

    Zero Express has been kicking up their aesthetic game lately! I had something similar in Monterey Park and it tasted like diabeetus @___@. BUT STILL PRETTY THO.

    YESSSSSSS ROASTING WATER! That is life!!!! UGH I remember walking out once because the line was ridic but the bottle is worth it!!!

    exquisitely.me

  7. The toppings on that milkshake is intense!! Wow. Even though it looks so pretty, I probably wouldn’t be able to finish it as well with how sweet it’s gonna be.

  16. Oh my gosh look at that milkshake! Mmm you’ve got me craving something sugary now. Loving your photography girlie. Lovely blog post ❀ over from littleowlblogs.wordpress.com x

  34. Okay, I need to get myself over to Long Beach, if only for that drink! I can imagine it was far too sweet, but it looks SO nice–and of course, Instagram worthy. Nevermind the fact that I live on the other side of the world of anything, haha!

  38. Ohhhhh boba is my favorite! Our favorite Vietnamese restaurant in Boulder has watermelon boba and it’s one of my favorite drinks in the world. That is an EPIC drink right there!
    You always find these incredible drink spots and I want to try them ALL.
    At least the food made up for the early mornings!

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  41. I’ve never had crawfish before, but I’m actually curious as to what it tastes like. That Zero Express place sounds awesome. Those look like yummy treats, and I love the marshmallows on the one.

  44. Oh my gosh! That milkshake looks incredible! Such a pretty colour! It’s a shame it was too sweet though. I don’t think I’ve tried crawfish before but I’d definitely be willing to give it a go though! I love seafood!

  45. OMG, these shakes look so delicious and cute! I love seafood, so I’d definitely eat at this place, I wished I had some great seafood restaurants around but without a sea, it’s not that easy ;). xx

  46. Woot for supporting events like the one you attended, but no woot for waking up so early!

    I had to giggle since crawfish and Hokkaido just doesn’t go together in my head. I am glad you had a good meal there!

    Zero Express looks yummy! That ube drink topping is definitely massive!!! It looks pretty, though And yassss! Roasting Water! You and Nancy are both making me want to check it out if I am ever in Cali!

  48. THIS POST MADE ME HUNGRY. πŸ˜‚

    That crawfish looks delicious! I can’t forget that Roasting Water blog post from Nancy’s blog – I’ve since it on yours and hers since and whenever it pops up on my socials I just think of you both haha! I’d love to try it someday. πŸ˜€

    I hope your brother had fun at the decathlon – I’ve not heard of it before, what sort of knowledge do they test? Is it like general knowledge or stuff they were taught at school?

  51. The shakes look beautiful, but I do believe you say they were way too sweet. πŸ˜‰
    And as for the food… hmmm you made me hungry. *runs to grab food*

  58. I’m actually disappointed that I didn’t know this was happening because it looks like it was so awesome! I’d never heard of Roasting Water before…time to check it out!

  60. Those milkshakes look insane but I can imagine that they were really sweet! I’ve never heard of Roasting Water but I’m really intrigued now – queuing for 20 minutes is a bit of a pain though but at least it was worth it. I recently queued for over an hour to get a table at a really popular cafΓ©, at least the weather wasn’t too bad that day haha xx

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  61. Just found your blog (thanks Twitter!) and I loooove it. That food looks amazing but I had to laugh when you mentioned California drivers. I live in Adelaide, South Australia – our climate is very similar. And my god do people go nuts on the road when it rains! Never seen anything like it πŸ˜‚