Archive for the ‘Japanese’ Category
sugarFISH - Sweeter Than Nozawa
Friday, August 22, 2008 21:35 4 CommentsA few days ago, I went to celebrate a friend’s birthday. He is an avid fan of Sushi Nozawa. In fact, he was the one who took me there for my birthday last year. For his birthday, he said he wanted to try a new place, sugarFISH… by Sushi Nozawa. [...]
Quickie Lunch @ Misasa
Thursday, July 3, 2008 9:30 2 CommentsWhen I get the craving to eat some no-frills Japanese food, I head to Mitsuwa Marketplace on Centinela and Venice. Usually, I order something from the highly regarded Santouka, but I wanted something different from ramen this time. Enter the katsu-don from Misasa:
Misasa is on the far corner from the entrance when you [...]
Groovy Times at Jazz Cat Cafe
Wednesday, July 2, 2008 0:20 2 CommentsOn the corner of Valley and 7th in Alhambra is a restaurant that usually has a line out the door by 7pm daily. You wouldn’t know it by the name, but Jazz Cat Cafe is the place to go for some good hot pot. There is a slight twist. This is not [...]
Sushi Hirosuke - Mom & Pop Sushi Joint That Hits The Spot
Tuesday, July 1, 2008 15:31 4 CommentsSushi joints are a dime a dozen in Los Angeles. So I have to ask myself, what makes someone come back to the same spot time and again? The freshest of fish, prepared by skilled hands is obviously first on the list, but what about service, or ambiance? Sadly, in my opinion, this is often [...]
Bar Hayama
Saturday, June 28, 2008 10:37 4 CommentsDespite living within walking distance of Bar Hayama, I finally went for the first time last night for dinner. The outside is unassuming and easy to miss, but inside is a nice spacious shelter from the traffic on Sawtelle. The seats around the large fire pit were already taken, but we nabbed a table [...]
Ichimiann Bamboo Garden
Wednesday, May 21, 2008 19:29 No CommentsSitting in part of an unassuming building next to a Foster’s Freeze was the most delicious bowl of soba I have ever had in my life. It may be a hyperbole, but the soba I had at Ichimiann Bamboo garden was life changing soba; I will never look at these buckwheat noodles the same [...]
Jingo - Japanese BBQ in Encino
Monday, May 19, 2008 9:57 No CommentsIt was Saturday night, a few weeks back, around 9:30, when I first visited Jingo to try their Japanese BBQ. I’ll be blunt, by initial impression was mixed, at best.
Jingo is the new incarnation of Gochi, and my first thought was that the latest proprietors have taken the decor from “Mom and Pop” to casual [...]
Musha (Santa Monica)
Wednesday, May 14, 2008 0:23 4 CommentsI had dinner at Musha, an izakaya in Santa Monica, recently and wanted to highlight some or our favorites on the menu. The place is small and gets pretty crowded at night so we made a reservation a day or so beforehand just so we didn’t have to wait thirty to sixty minutes for [...]