This authentic and low key Japanese restaurant Kappo Ishito specialized in Kaiseki (traditional pre-fixed haute cuisine). It is tucked away on the 3rd floor of a plaza, overshadowed by the very popular ramen joint (Orocho) next door. We heard about their limited bento box (only 15 are made everyday) during weekday lunch, but we arrived […]
Posts Tagged ‘Bento’
October 18, 2006
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Yashima (Sawtelle)
By Freda in 12: SawtelleLunch with 2 friends here. One person got the Curry Don and two of us got the Bento Lunch set of the day: Salmon $9. Incredible~ I didn’t know about this well hidden Japanese restaurant, up on the 2nd floor of a plaza (without visible signate from outside). Normally I wasn’t too thrill about bento […]
September 5, 2005
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Hokkaido Fair (Torrence)
By Freda in 17: South BayThere’s a Hokkaido Fair in Mitsuwa Markets, full of fresh Hokkaido’s seafood directly from Japan. We went to the one in Torrance and had the Ika-meshi (grilled squid with stuffed rice inside), Crab and Ikura Bento box and Three Color Bento. Yum! There was also this Hokkaido Ramen but the line was too long. The […]
January 23, 2005
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Beacon (Culver City)
By Joan in 13: Culver CityNo.1 in LA eh? So we went there out of curiousity. It’s inside a plaza I’ve been to before, nearby there are nice furniture stores and cafes (and ‘Last Chance‘, the little designer brand fashion outlet that you all ought to know ^_-). The interior is cold cement & minimal designy (in fact quite like […]
September 10, 2004
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Maison Akira (Pasadena)
By Joan in 02: Pasadena, Favorite Food EntriesFinally tried this French + Japanese fusion restaurant Maison Akira on Green St. in Pasadena! We passed by it almost daily for 4 years while we attended ArtCenter, but for some reason we never step in there once. Why? I don’t know ^^;;; (perhaps intimidation + bad timing + inconvinience + laziness?!?!) Once we almost […]
