Eating & Drinking

Oreo sticks with “Vanilla Cream”

While in Hawaii, I decided to try out a chain sushi place called Genki Sushi. This place has the conveyor belt system like they have at the Frying Fish in Los Angeles. In case you’re not familiar with this system, ...

While in Honolulu, I decided to try an upscale Japanese Restaurant located in the Ala Moana mall called Rokkaku. Although this restaurant uses authentic ingredients, the dishes are not old school traditional dishes by any stretch of the imagination. Since ...

The Old Spaghetti Factory in Hollywood used to be one of my favorite places for pasta but they’ve been closed for many years. Since I don’t live close to any of the other ones in California, it’s been years since ...

Back in the day, I used to go to Terried Sake House on Santa Monica Blvd. But over the years, I stopped going there but they had some authentic Japanese food for very reasonable prices. Fast forward to July of ...

This Japanese product is actually called “Let’s Party” and is a package of roasted crabs. No, not small parts of crabs. The whole thing, including the pinchers and legs. They are covered with Sesame seeds and glazed with a sweet ...

Last time I visited this place, I tried their Zencu roll. This time, I decided to try their Tuna Tartare and their “Dragon” roll. I’m not a big fan of Tuna Tartare but I decided to try their version of ...

When this placed opened years ago, I used to come here once a week. After a while, I got tired of the same thing but if you’re looking for sushi rolls, this is your kind of place. You can also ...

As you may have read, my sushi hunting in Vegas has been a complete fail for me so far. A little disillusioned, I asked my researcher friend to find me a decent sushi place. She found Okada at the Wynn ...

After being fully burned at BarMasa at Aria, I was over with the over-priced Asian-fusion crap and decided to checkout something more traditional. I inquired about a traditional Japanese restaurant that a local would go to and was told to ...