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Musha
424 Wilshire Blvd.
b/w 4th St. & 5th St.

$$$$$

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After the bartender at Musha told me that the lady polished off her fourth decanter of sake, I finally understood why she fell of the chair with a resounding thud. Okay, so falling.. >

Blue Marlin
2121 Sawtelle Blvd.
b/w Missippi Ave. & W Olympic Blvd.

$$$$$

5

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Aww...Sawtelle, where the hipsters come out and play. Colorful, young "cool" people killing time sipping their bobba and conversing about the latest whatever. This place has certai.. >

Daikokuya
327 E 1st St.
b/w Judge John Aiso St. & S Central Ave.

$$$$$

5

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A few months ago, I drove to L.A., paid for parking in one of those Little Tokyo parking labyrinths, and waited for over an hour to get a seat at Daikokuya, the stalwart of L.A. ra.. >

Izayoi
132 S Central Avenue

$$$$$

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Ok, now that we have pinned down the very nature of what izakaya -- Japanese pubs serving beer, sake, and small bites -- are all about in this post, we can talk about Izayoi in Lit.. >

Orris
2006 Sawtelle Blvd.
at La Grange Ave.

$$$$$

6

My friend Susan was in town from Australia for a conference at UCLA this week so it presented a perfect time to finally try Orris on Sawtelle. At the waiter's recommendation we sta.. >

Yabu
11820 W Pico Blvd.
at Glenville Ave.

$$$$$

6

I thought I had it made when I started working in Century City. The mall was across the way and the renovated food court offered all sorts of tasty options. But with anything in fr.. >

Sushi Sasabune
12400 Wilshire Blvd,. Suite 150

$$$$$

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Sasabune Omakase at the sushi bar: blue fin tuna, toro, salmon with sea kelp, amaebi sweet shrimp, scallop, and so much more! In response to “Not a Penny Pincher,” I’d like to shar.. >

Gaja
2383 Lomita Blvd. #102
at Pennsylvania Ave.

$$$$$

5

A few entries back we went to this Okonomiyaki (Japanese Pancakes) called Gaja Moc . I saw a sign posted on the wall that saids "we're a different restaurant during day time." At n.. >

Katsuya
11777 San Vicente Blvd. #120
b/w Montana & S Barrington Ave.

$$$$$

5

The mini malls of L.A. have some of the best sushi this side of the Tokyo Fish Market... >

Tampopo
3760 S Centinela Ave

$$$$$

5

This past weekend my friend and I were cravin' ramen in the San Gabriel Valley and feeling experimental, so we skipped Daikokuya, Shinsengumi, Ajisen and Foo Foo Tei (which we've t.. >

Kanpai
8325 Lincoln Blvd

$$$$$

5

Toro and Oyster shoot. The fattiness of Tuna...so good yet so scary (is there such thing as Tuna's fat being good fat? or is this just my justification?). Add a $4 mini tuna bowl t.. >

Kabuki
6081 Center Dr., #203
at Park Terrace Dr.

$$$$$

4

I'm very Jewish when it comes to Christmas because you'll typically find me at the movies. As a single guy living away from my family, I often find myself sharing my Christmas with.. >

Ramenya
11555 W Olympic Blvd.
at Colby Ave.

$$$$$

4

I first wrote about this small noodle shop back in 2005, when I began my humble diary of good eats and good finds in LA. And here I am, almost two years later... still blogging and.. >

Sawtelle Kitchen
2024 Sawtelle Blvd.
b/w La Grange & Mississippi Ave.

$$$$$

4

One Friday evening a little while back, I called Sawtelle Kitchen for a table for two. I was excited that the little restaurant I loved from my high school years was back in busine.. >

Suehiro Cafe
337 E 1st St.
at Judge John Aiso St.

$$$$$

1

4

When I first moved to LA from Pasadena and I lived in K-town with a good friend of mine by the name of Takeshi Nishimoto, a brilliant guitarist who taught me how to just love makin.. >

Chabuya Tokyo Noodle Bar
2002 Sawtelle Blvd

$$$$$

4

Too short to be a substantial blog entry (asides from an excuse to dish out food photos), yet too long for my Twitter -- that's what my Friday Quickies will be for: brief moments o.. >

Il Chianti
24503 Narbonne Ave

$$$$$

4

I'd heard a lot of good things about the Japanese-run Italian restaurant called Il Chianti. So maybe my expectations were running high when my girlfriends and I decided to check it.. >

Izakaya Haru Ulala
368 E 2nd Street

$$$$$

4

The San Francisco Bay Area is often an incubator of trends, so I'm surprised with the large Asian population the Japanese izakaya has largely passed us by. These pubs are known to.. >

Gonpachi
134 N La Cienega Blvd

$$$$$

4

What would you do with $18 million dollars? Would you retire and travel the world? Would you help out a village in an underdeveloped country? Would you buy a ticket on Virgin Ga.. >

Curry House
123 Astronaut E S Onizuka St.
at E 1st St.

$$$$$

3

Japanese curry is one of my favorite foods. I remember when I first had it, and thought it was rice with spicy gravy. Rice + gravy was not what I was used to eating at home, so it .. >

Irori
4371 Glencoe Ave.
b/w Mindanao Way & Maxella Ave.

$$$$$

3

I like taking my shoes off while eating.Is that weird? I only do this at home, then again we have a "no shoes in the apartment" rule. (Don't disrespect the dojo, man!). It just fee.. >

Izakaya SaSaYa
11613 Santa Monica Blvd.
b/w Federal Ave. & Barry Ave.

$$$$$

3

Back here on Wednesday Ladies' Night last week, drinks were half off~ :D.. >

Nozawa
6010 Laurel Canyon Blvd.
at Oxnard St.

$$$$$

3

One of my dearest friends, DK, knows about my foodblogging. He has never had a problem with me taking photos of food when we go out. He has never once complained about how I blab.. >

Sakura
4545 S Centinela Ave.
b/w Gilmore & Greene Ave.

$$$$$

3

Taco rice. Upon hearing that phrase, I shuddered as my culinary senses prickled, detecting a disturbance in The Force. Somewhere out there, in Huntington Beach, there was a Japan.. >

Sanuki No Sato
18206 S Western Ave.
at W 182nd St.

$$$$$

3

Who would have thought that I would be having a double-date with my mom? MS and I met my mom and step-dad at their favorite udon restaurant, Sanuki no Sato, for an eary dinner las.. >

Shinsen Gumi
18517 S Western Ave.
b/w W 185th & W 186th St.

$$$$$

3

A trip to the Shin Sen Gumi Yakitori in Gardena seemed simple enough. We'd all meet up, have some grilled items on skewers, imbibe some beer and sake, and laugh the night away. A.. >

Torafuku
10914 W Pico Blvd.
b/w Midvale Ave. & Kelton Ave.

$$$$$

3

From the day before our all-vegetarian weekend started. Back to that expensive place (for lunch) even though I said unlikely ^^;; I never like cutlet but I just wanted to try since.. >

Yuzu
1231 Cabrillo Ave
Plaza del Prado

$$$$$

3

In the end, it always comes down to ingredients. Last week, after a drink with R., we met up with the boys for sushi at newly opened Yuzu. We stopped in by happenstance -- our firs.. >

Furaibo
2068 Sawtelle Blvd

$$$$$

3

Back to this Japanese pub and tried to order different things. Seems like a lot of things taste rather similar, especially fried food... >

Manpuku Tokyo BBQ
2125 Sawtelle Blvd

$$$$$

3

I first tried to go to Manpuku at about 6:30 on a Saturday night, and there was already a thirty minute wait! There were a couple of empty tables outside, but they're only for wait.. >

Santoka Ramen
3760 Centinela Ave.
Mitsuwa Market Place

$$$$$

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Holiday's over, time to clear some old entries first. ^^;;.. >

Tokyo Table
50 N La Cienega Blvd
Ground Floor North End

$$$$$

5

3

yum, honey toast... It was a mini-reunion of ex-colleagues and even though one was enceinte, I chose Tokyo Table since besides sushi, there's plenty of cooked items on the vast men.. >

Sushi Ike
6051 Hollywood Blvd., Suite 105

$$$$$

3

Looking for a lunch spot in Hollywood, and after hearing great things about Sushi Ike -- and jonesing for some -- we decided to check it out. They stipulated: It's in a strip mall.. >

Red Pearl Kitchen
6703 Melrose Avenue

$$$$$

3

Red Pearl Kitchen has heard the bitching. Owners Tim & Liza Goodell have hired Tyson Ophaso from Chinatown Brasserie in NYC as the new "corporate chef for the Domaine Restaurant Gr.. >

Maison Akira
713 E Green St

$$$$$

4

3

Due to a Feng Shui supersititious, RP treated us to dinner at Maison Akira to celebrate her birthday! HAPPY BIRTHDAY woman~! ^o^/ (we're going to treat you even better next time ^_.. >

K-ZO
9240 Culver Blvd

$$$$$

3

My friend Tim was nice enough to want to take me out for my birthday (which was MONTHS ago! I am only catching up now, I've been the worst blogger...), and we headed over to K-Zo,.. >

Akane Chaya
1610 W Redondo Beach Blvd.
at La Salle Ave.

$$$$$

2

I was introduced to this great find in Gardena's Pacific Square years before I moved to Michigan. And I was so happy that the same cheesy black lacquered chairs with fake wooden ta.. >

Asakuma
11701 Wilshire Blvd. #15
at S Barrington Ave.

$$$$$

2

Don't you just love when serendipity happens? When I was little I was told a story in second grade about serendipity. A child had lost a toy and went looking all over their home fo.. >

Atch-Kotch
1253 Vine St., #5
b/w Fountain & La Mirada Ave.

$$$$$

2

I did an entry on this Japanese place long time ago. I always get the half-size miso ramen (with egg and seaweed added) even it's just taste ok, I don't know why I keep getting it... >

Canal Club
2025 Pacific Ave.
at 20th Pl

$$$$$

2

Growing younger not older. That should be on my mind. It seems as though that over the years, birthdays get less happy and more depressing. I don't get to celebrate them the way I .. >

Chaya
8741 Alden Dr.
b/w George Bums Rd. & N Roberts Blvd.

$$$$$

2

Looking for a business lunch spot in the area -- but wanted to avoid the usual power lunch suspects, like The Grill (which I can't stand) (Flickr pic by jenster181.) What we ord.. >

Chop Suey Cafe & Lounge
347 E 1st St.
at Los Angeles St.

$$$$$

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Chop Suey Cafe opened about a month ago with hopes of rekindling the charm that made it a community institution in the latter 20th century... >

Daichan
11288 Ventura Blvd. #F
b/w Eureka Dr. & Vineland Ave.

$$$$$

2

I hate clutter. Even a dusty stack of magazines by the bedpost irks me. Yet when I stepped inside this restaurant-slash-emporium of Japanese souvenirs – strung from the ceiling and.. >

Geisha House
6633 Hollywood Blvd.
b/w N Cherokee Ave. & Whitley Ave.

$$$$$

2

I know, I know -- after my last (mis)adventure at Dolce, why am I taking a gander at Geisha House (which is in the same restaurant group), well, 2 reasons:.. >

Hirozen
8385 Beverly Blvd.
b/w N Orlando Ave. & N Kings Rd.

$$$$$

2

I had begun to feel it. Burnout. Burnout from all the food hopping. I thought that by appropriately mixing up the restaurant cuisines and locations that I would be able to fulfill .. >

Inaba-Tei
2937 Rolling Hills Rd.
b/w Fallen Leaf Dr. & Crenshaw Blvd.

$$$$$

2

premium sake sampler My mother must have sown the seeds of a baby foodblogger by taking me on the orange RTD bus all the way from Santa Monica, down Wilshire Blvd. to Little Tokyo,.. >

Nobu
3835 Cross Creek Rd. #18A
at Pacific Coast Hwy

$$$$$

2

NOBU MALIBU, PUT TO GOOD USE The fires have kept Nobu Malibu closed since Sunday, but starting yesterday afternoon Nobu Matsuhisa opened his doors for the firefighters. Yay, Nobu! .. >

Sushi Gen
422 E 2nd St.
at S Central Ave.

$$$$$

2

I've had a couple bad experiences with downtown sushi. The first was Hamakawa. Easily the worst sushi I have ever had in terms of quality and freshness. Literally inedible. Second .. >

Sushi Karen
10762 Washington Blvd.
b/w Culver Crt & Midway Ave.

$$$$$

2

Some will claim that writing about what you eat everyday is a waste of time. Someone even took the time to write a book called Nobody Cares What you had for Lunch. Call me crazy, b.. >

Yashima
11301 W Olympic Blvd. #210
at Sawtelle Blvd.

$$$$$

2

Where to eat on Halloween...Amber and I searched for a place to go during lunch. We had wanted to try the new rotating sushi bar...but upon arrival at the door, found that they wer.. >

Terried Sake
11617 Santa Monica Blvd

$$$$$

2

Had to grab a quick dinner before a movie so we tried the nearby Izakaya Terried Sake House that's right next to Sasaya. Terried Sake House been around for much longer and has been.. >

Joymart
137 Japanese Vlg Plz Mll

$$$$$

2

Drop by Joymart for dinner on Friday night after OT at work till Eight-after. Raw Tuna Salad with Ponzu sauce $8 and Bibimbap $8. And guess who we saw drinking beer alone there? Ma.. >

Hakata Ramen Shinsengumi
2015 W Redondo Beach Blvd

$$$$$

2

A few months ago I wrote about how I was having issues with an old boyfriend. Well we've made up and have had a pretty good relationship ever since. But I never said this was a mon.. >

Bistro Beaux
21605 S. Western Ave., Suite A

$$$$$

2

Take a little break from NY. ^_^ Back to Bistro Beaux, the western style Izakaya. Again wish there were more people so we could order more! Same as last time, we got the Baked Oyst.. >

T.O.T.
345 E 2nd St

$$$$$

2

Google Local Info Over the past holidays, I had the dubious pleasure of serving jury duty. You'll be happy to know that I sent a probable gang-banger home to his momma for Christma.. >

Hama Sushi
347 E 2nd St

$$$$$

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Buddy convinced me to branch out a bit from my favorite sushi joint, Saito's, so we headed down to Little Tokyo to a place he had been once before. The inside of the tiny restauran.. >

Komasa Sushi
351 E 2nd St

$$$$$

2

My Sazerac and the cigar list at Seven Grand Whiskey Bar When I'm not cooking or saving the world, I read books. The downtown LA public library hosts quite the line-up of authors.. >