Eating & Drinking

If you are into sake, this is clearly the place for you. I’m not a sake drinker but as the name implies, this place has a ton of them to choose from. Like a sommelier at a fancy restaurant, the ...

When people use the phrases “Mom & Pop” and “hole-in-the-wall” when describing restaurants, they are exaggerating. Well, not in this case. On the outside, this place looks like a dump. And so does the inside. In fact, it looks like ...

In it’s quest for world domination, the Nobu restaurant chain is expanding at a rapid pace and is at all the trendy places. I’ve tried the one in Beverly Hills but while I was at the WSOP this year, I ...

In my unending quest for the best sushi in Los Angeles, it was time to try Sushi Tsujita in the Little Osaka area. You can park in the lot behind the building and walk around to the front where you will ...

Gazen Izakaya is apparently a chain of upscale authentic Japanese restaurants in several locations, including this one in Little Tokyo, Los Angeles. I’ve started going here the day it opened back in late 2015 or early 2016. When they first ...

After opening their first KazuNori in downtown LA, Sugarfish has now opened a second branch in Westwood back in June. I tried it the first week of opening and as expected, there were a lot of snags and little problems ...

In case there was any doubt, KazuNori is expanding to Westwood as this posting (see above) on the location proves. The first KazuNori opened back in 2014 in Downtown Los Angeles, and now they are ready to open their second branch. ...

Normally, I search Los Angeles for authentic sushi, but sometimes, my friend is in the mood for some fancy sushi rolls. Since we’ve pretty much tried all of them, we decided to try a new place called The Room Sushi. ...

In my never ending search for great Japanese restaurants, I came across Wadatsumu by Harikawa on Pico Blvd. This place is right next to the Westside Pavilion and across the street from the Backhouse. As far as I can tell, ...

Once again, it was time to look for a restaurant that I haven’t been to before. After doing a couple of searches, I cam across the BackHouse in West LA, not too far from my usual Japanese Sawtelle area on ...