Tag Archives: downtown

People don’t usually like the words “cheap” and “fast” when referring to restaurants, unless you’re talking about fast food. Well, how about Shabu-shabu?  Yup.  Fast and cheap Shabu-shabu in Little Tokyo at where else but Shabu-Shabu House. For those of ...

Izayoi Restaurant is located on the side of the Office Depot in Little Tokyo.  You can park for free at the Office Depot parking lot.  Although the building and styling is brand new, the food here is old school Japanese ...

Everybody is talking about R23 so I decided to check it out. It’s about 3 blocks East of Little Tokyo and you would never find it by accident in a million years. “Hidden” would be putting it mildly.  Not only ...

Zencu is a little hard to find and you’d probably never find this place by accident.  It’s located on the second floor of the building attached to the Japanese Village Plaza called Little Tokyo Mall. The parking is off of ...

If you ever find yourself in Little Tokyo at 2 am on the weekend, after drinking or strip clubbin’, stop by at Suehiro on 1st Street. It’s been there forever and although the food is more “Mom and Pop” than ...

Curry House doesn’t serve any sushi here but if you like Japanese style curry or pasta, you must check this place out. They also have branches in other parts of the city but the one in downtown is the best ...

Found this gem of a sushi restaurant inside of the Little Tokyo Shopping Mall on Alameda between 2nd and 3rd Street. It’s a 3 story mall with a bunch of stores and restaurants inside. It’s not likely that you would accidentally ...

Joy Mart, located in Little Tokyo, is one of those “fusion” slash Asian type places. Nothing wrong with that but don’t expect to find any traditional Japanese plates. The menu I think says sushi, but it’s really Ahi Tuna sashimi ($9.50). ...

Find the best mini cream puffs this side of the Pacific Ocean at Yamazaki Bakery in Little Tokyo. There’s a new place in “West Little Tokyo” that claims to be the best “in the world”, and it wasn’t. But Yamazaki ...