Food, Food, and More Food Thread

Tu_triky wrote:He makes Five Dollar Foot longs to feed Jared from Subway.

So I guess "Subway" is a portmanteau of "Sub-Mariner's Way." :mrgreen:

lilly_pad wrote:oh. my. goodness.
your pics of ramen are really making me salivate. i so want to move to california where i can get decent ramen. nothing in richmond, virginia, i'm afraid. except deep-fried twinkies and donut burgers... :bleh:

Yeah we're lucky there are so many choices. I think for you the best closest ramen would have to be in New York, which isn't exactly around the corner!

So I went to Ramen Yamadaya today. It was decent but not great. I had the gyoza and the tonkotsu chashumen. I felt the broth wasn't as flavorful as other tonkotsu offerings I've sampled at other ramen shops. The chashu was good though, tender and delicious.

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Out of the 3 ramen shops that opened in L.A this past summer (Ramen Jinya, Ramen Mottainai, and Yamadaya) I would say Mottainai is my favorite, followed by Jinya, and then Yamadaya. The miso ramen at Mottainai being my favorite. I would definitely recommend it.

Tu_triky wrote:So I went to Ramen Yamadaya today.

Dang, that was quick, dude! :applaud:

How was the gyoza? :beaten:

bmwracer wrote:
Dang, that was quick, dude! :applaud:

How was the gyoza? :beaten:

Haha. Yeah, I had some stuff to take care on the Westside so I just drove down the 405 to grab a quick lunch at Yamadaya.

The gyoza was tasty. He said I was the first one to try the gyoza since they just started offering it. :) I still favor the gyoza at Daikokuya as far as eating gyoza here in L.A.

At Yamadaya they offered kara-age when doors opened and still do...Today they began offering the gyoza. The dry erase board says limit 10 orders a day, which leads me to believe the gyoza are handmade and not frozen.

The place is incredibly small but the chef and staff are nice :)

If someone were going to try a new ramen joint, I'd recommend Mottainai at the Marukai plaza on Redondo Beach Blvd in Gardena.

^ Nice. :victory:

Man, we are spoiled rotten here in L.A. with all the ramen joints. :mrgreen:

bmwracer wrote:^ Nice. :victory:

Man, we are spoiled rotten here in L.A. with all the ramen joints. :mrgreen:

I know it's been like an explosion! We've always had a million sushi restaurants, then the izakaya boom took off, and now it seems like we are experiencing a growth in the number of ramen joints.

Lucky.

Tu_triky wrote:I know it's been like an explosion! We've always had a million sushi restaurants, then the izakaya boom took off, and now it seems like we are experiencing a growth in the number of ramen joints.

Lucky.

I'm looking forward to the gyoza revolution. :mrgreen:

bmwracer wrote:
I'm looking forward to the gyoza revolution. :mrgreen:

:hehe:

You should built a Gyoza Stadium on your block.

"If you build it they will come" -- Field of Dreams

bmwracer wrote:
I'm looking forward to the gyoza revolution. :mrgreen:

Sounds delicious. :applaud:

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Tu_triky wrote:


Yeah we don't need the umpteenth sushi restaurant opened by someone who thinks that reading an Aquaman comic makes him qualified to slice raw fish for sale.

Ditto!!!

Tu_triky wrote:

Yeah we're lucky there are so many choices. I think for you the best closest ramen would have to be in New York, which isn't exactly around the corner!

So I went to Ramen Yamadaya today. It was decent but not great. I had the gyoza and the tonkotsu chashumen. I felt the broth wasn't as flavorful as other tonkotsu offerings I've sampled at other ramen shops. The chashu was good though, tender and delicious.

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Out of the 3 ramen shops that opened in L.A this past summer (Ramen Jinya, Ramen Mottainai, and Yamadaya) I would say Mottainai is my favorite, followed by Jinya, and then Yamadaya. The miso ramen at Mottainai being my favorite. I would definitely recommend it.

Thanks for the recommendation!! I'm going to check it out! :D

Every couple of weeks I would drive over to the Nijiya market in Industry Hills to buy a few things and buy some ready-made sushi. About a month ago I bought some and ate it on the way home with my son. I noticed right away that it didn't taste right and so did my son. I called Nijiya and learned that they no longer make the sushi in each store because it's now centrally made in the Torrance store. The problem was that the sushi was rolled too tight which made the sushi taste mushy. It just doesn't taste good so I won't be buying theirs anymore. It used to taste really good. Very disappointed. :shamefulcry:

Sengo wrote:Every couple of weeks I would drive over to the Nijiya market in Industry Hills to buy a few things and buy some ready-made sushi. About a month ago I bought some and ate it on the way home with my son. I noticed right away that it didn't taste right and so did my son. I called Nijiya and learned that they no longer make the sushi in each store because it's now centrally made in the Torrance store. The problem was that the sushi was rolled too tight which made the sushi taste mushy. It just doesn't taste good so I won't be buying theirs anymore. It used to taste really good. Very disappointed. :shamefulcry:

That's too bad.

I rarely ever buy store sushi even if it was from Nijiya or Mitsuwa after a similar experience ages ago... Nothing beats made-in-front-of-you fresh. :victory:

Sengo wrote:

Thanks for the recommendation!! I'm going to check it out! :D

Yeah go for it :) Try their Miso Ramen served with corn stir-fried in butter...it's delicious.

Tu_triky wrote:

Yeah go for it :) Try their Miso Ramen served with corn stir-fried in butter...it's delicious.

Sounds like a great combo. :victory:

The miso would balance out the sweet corn nicely Id think.

bmwracer wrote:
So I guess "Subway" is a portmanteau of "Sub-Mariner's Way." :mrgreen:

Haha. Nice. Whipping out the big words, man! :victory:

Tu_triky wrote:Haha. Nice. Whipping out the big words, man! :victory:

I always see that word used in reference to the Japanese language, e.g., Noda Megumi => Nodame. :mrgreen:

Eve wrote:
Sounds like a great combo. :victory:

The miso would balance out the sweet corn nicely Id think.

Yeah the juxtaposition of salty and sweet flavors works well. As strange as it may seem to have corn in ramen, it is actually particular to Sapporo style ramen which hails from the Japanese city of the same name (Sapporo).

It's the first time I tried it to be honest. Sapporo ramen all though famous and popular throughout many parts of Japan isn't served at too many places here in L.A.

I think Hakata Ramen which is from Kyushu (in Southern Japan) is the more prevalent style, as opposed to Sapporo ramen which is from the northernmost island of Japan, Hokkaido to be specific.

bmwracer wrote:
I always see that word used in reference to the Japanese language, e.g., Noda Megumi => Nodame. :mrgreen:

Ah, I see. Reminds me I still have to see the Nodame movie! :doh: Been too busy playing games and eating ramen apparently. :hehe:

bmwracer wrote:
That's too bad.

I rarely ever buy store sushi even if it was from Nijiya or Mitsuwa after a similar experience ages ago... Nothing beats made-in-front-of-you fresh. :victory:

Many moons ago I, with my family, used to eat at the sushi bar. So, so good!!! But now with 3 sons, I can't afford it!! I know they would love to eat at the sushi bar but I'm afraid of how much that would cost!! Osoroshii!!! My friend in Torrance says that the sushi at the Marukai on Hawthorne and Sepulveda is good. I haven't tried it yet.