We tried another fairly new restaurant on the westside – a Japanese izakaya/sushi bar called BiMi. The Asian Tapas sign and the quoted disclaimer came off a little cheesy for me. The sushi chef was from Matsuhisa, but BiMi is much more affordable. Sushi are generally $6-7 for each order. We were one of the […]
Posts Tagged ‘Uni’
Otafuku (Gardena)
By Freda in 17: South Bay, Favorite Food EntriesBack to LA. We went back to that wonderful Soba/Udon place Otafuku (see old post). If they could make common dish like Oyakodon so delicious, I’m willing to give another item a try — the other common Japanese dish that I don’t usually like: cutlet. Katsudon – Juicy Pork Cutlet Bowl Thinly pounded pork (Borkshire) […]
Asanebo (Studio City)
By Freda in 18: Greater LA, Favorite Food EntriesBack to LA with many belated entries. First up. I met up with a big time foodie friend at Asanebo, also known as the small strip mall sushi place that got Michelin one star (given that Michelin stars are scarce in LA to begin with). We got there at the right place and right time […]
Tags: Haute Cuisine, Japanese, Sushi, Uni
Il Chianti (Lomita)
By Freda in 17: South BayHaven’t been back to this Japanese Italian place for awhile. The once $8-12 lunch sets are now $13-18. Instead of getting the sets, we both got specials from the blackboard. Uni Spaghetti (I just have to get this): so good. The uni is fresh and creamy and not mixed in some cream sauce like some […]