Eating & Drinking

Asuka is located in Westwood and has been at this location for probably 20 years or so because I remember going here in the 80’s.  When my cousin told me she was visiting LA with her family and wanted to ...

Last time I was at Zencu, I didn’t try a sushi roll so I decided to go back for another check. I ordered their Zencu roll, which is made up of a bunch of ingredients that I forgot to write ...

Sometimes I’m in the mood for some red meat instead of sushi.  I like the Shabu Shabu House in Little Tokyo but it’s often too crowded with a long wait.  If you don’t mind paying just a little more for ...

When the Little Tokyo branch of Honda Ya opened in 2007, I reviewed them out one week after their opening. Sometimes, restaurants get worse, while others get better. The restaurant has expanded and have taken over the area to the ...

Since I tried the downtown version of Zip Fusion, I decided to try their West Los Angeles branch.  The West LA version is located in the Olympic Collections near the West Little Tokyo on Sawtelle.  Compared to the older downtown ...

There has already been a review of Yashima Noodle in the Olympic Collections at Sawtelle (which is apparently now closed), but none of the other restaurants in the building.  Now, it’s time to checkout Kiriko, which is located on the ...

There’s probably a book that talks about this at length, but since I don’t read, I decided I’m going to write about it. Have you ever visited a restaurant on a Friday night and couldn’t get good service?  Forget good ...

I don’t know how long they’ve been doing this, but apparently, you can get a 10% discount on your order if the clerk likes you.  It’s called a 10% neighbor discount.  I guess that means that you have to be ...

According to an inside source, Pinkberry will start offering Pomegranate flavored frozen yogurt starting November 11, 2008 for the same price as Coffee and Green Tea. We’ll find out later today if this is BS or not.

Sushi-Gen is on many sushi eaters’ top 10 list for the best sushi, and the sushi is top notch but I’ve had better. On this trip, I had the Nigiri sushi combination ($26). They also have some really crazy stuff ...