Where to find the best mooncakes
The Chinese mid-autumn Moon Festival, or zhong qiu jie, falls this year on Monday, September 14.
One of the traditions of this holiday is to give mooncakes to friends and loved ones. These are small pastries stuffed with lotus, dates, or red bean, and maybe a salted duck egg yolk. You’re not supposed to buy them for yourself, so if you want to try them, you’ll have to give them to someone you think will share with you!
Luckily for us, we live in one of our country’s delicious mooncake epicenters — the San Gabriel Valley. Our buses can’t take you to the moon, but they can definitely get you to a mooncake or three.
Claremont: Line 480, Indian Hill Blvd and American Ave - Stops 1825 and 1826
Hacienda Heights: Line 185 or Line 282, Colima Rd and Manor Gate Rd - Stops 1019 and 1020
West Covina: Line 281 or Line 480, Citrus Ave and S Garvey Ave - Stop 2847 (Line 281 north and Line 480 west), Citrus Ave and S Garvey Ave - Stop 2847 (Line 281 south)
Hacienda Heights: Line 185 or Line 282, Colima Rd and Manor Gate Rd - Stops 1019 and 1020
Rowland Heights: Line 178 or Line 289, Nogales St and Walnut Dr - Stop 2902 (Line 178 west and Line 289 east) or Nogales St and San Jose Ave E - Stop 2086 (Line 178 east and Line 289 west)
Hacienda Heights: Line 185, Line 282, or Line 285, Hacienda Blvd and Halliburton Rd - Stop 1672 (Lines 185 and 285 N and Line 282 W), Halliburton Rd and Hacienda Blvd - Stop 3130 (Line 282 E), or Hacienda Blvd and Newton St - Stops 1684 and 1685
Rowland Heights: Line 178, Line 289, or Line 482, Colima Rd and Nogales St - Stop 1027 (Line 482 E), Colima Rd and Nogales St - Stop 2832 (Line 178 E, Lines 289 and 482 W), or Nogales St and Colima Rd - Stop 2827 (Line 178 W, Line 289 E)
Arcadia: Line 187, Huntington Dr and Baldwin Ave - Stops 1759 and 1760
Rowland Heights: Lines 178 and 289, Nogales St and Walnut Dr - Stop 2902 (Line 178 west and Line 289 east) or Nogales St and San Jose Ave E - Stop 2086 (Line 178 east and Line 289 west)
Arcadia: Line 187, The Shops at Santa Anita - Stop 2439
