Haven’t been to Nozawa for a long time. I’ve heard notorious stories about the famed sushi Nazi who kicked people out for picking up their cellphones or ordering California rolls…but I haven’t witness these myself. We did take caution in turning off cellphones before walking in, and I was nervous whether I could take photos. […]
Posts Tagged ‘Japanese’
Sushi Karen (Culver City)
By Freda in 13: Culver CityI read about this place which is the recent food blog sensation, and I also heard that they get same supplies as some of the high end sushi places in LA. I must give it a try~~ I’m already impressed when I walked in and saw the specials, unlike most usual medium priced range sushi […]
Cha-An (NYC: East Village)
By Freda in 03: NYC, Favorite Food EntriesOne place I wanted to re-visit in New York is actually this Japanese teahouse (see my old posts: 1 & 2). Everyone got different tea. Finally I get to try the Lunch Set B $19, other people in my table envied my seemingly never ending servings. Soy Milk Quiche (subtle sweetness and smells great) and […]
Sanuki No Sato (Torrance)
By Freda in 17: South BayOnce again we came to this famous soba house at Torrance. We wanted to order the Sea Urchin Udon but they were out… Sanshoku Wariko Soba – Trio of mini sobas consisted 1) salmon roe, 2) seasoned herring grated nagaimo yam (my fav), 3) nameko mushrooms. The bowls looked smaller than the photos suggested. Fresh […]
Kokekokko (Little Tokyo)
By Joan in 06: Downtown LALots of recommendations to this popular Yakitori place from people around me recently, including the foodies sat next to Jon and I at Bistro K. Their glowing reviews prompt me to give it a try even though I’m not that big of a fan of Yakitori and chicken in general. ^^;; At 8 my party […]




