Food, Food, and More Food Thread

bmwracer wrote:Dinner at Furaibo.

Tofu salad.
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Yakitori.
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Tebasaki.
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This is an izakaya, right? Looks delicious plus the servings seem quite large. My brother treated me to Otafuku for handmade soba and he also ordered tons of side dishes. It was very good but the servings were so small.

Tu_triky wrote:A few days ago I went to what is for me by now an oldie, but a goodie - Ramen Mottainai.

Gyoza & Sapporo style Miso Ramen

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Ummm....looks good! Time to go back to Ramen Mottainai!! :D

Sengo wrote:This is an izakaya, right? Looks delicious plus the servings seem quite large. My brother treated me to Otafuku for handmade soba and he also ordered tons of side dishes. It was very good but the servings were so small.

I don't know if Furaibo is referred to as an izakaya, but the menu and the atmosphere sure makes it feel like one. :)

Sengo wrote:

This is an izakaya, right? Looks delicious plus the servings seem quite large. My brother treated me to Otafuku for handmade soba and he also ordered tons of side dishes. It was very good but the servings were so small.

I've been to Otafuku for lunch. Their soba is probably the best I've ever tasted in L.A. because, as you said, it's actually handmade. I've never been for dinner...but for lunch it looks like a scene out of Tokyo...tons of Japanese "salarymen." Guess that's a testament to its goodness.

I've only had the Tenzaru <Tenpura/buckwheat soba combo> there. Good stuff!

EDIT: If you appreciate the handmade nature of the soba at Otafuku I would recommend the handmade udon at Sanuki no Sato...the best in the L.A.

http://www.sanukinosato.com/en/index.html

bmwracer wrote:Sashimi at Sushi Zen

Toshio Suzuki, the proprietor of Sushi Zen, is in many ways the dean of sushi here in New York -- the man many chefs, both Japanese and otherwise, look to as their mentor in the art of serving raw fish. He loves a good laugh and is very approachable, but you really need to see him in action.

And I thought Jacques Pepin was good with a knife: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/josh-ozersky/omakasi-by-toshio-suzuki_b_832135.html

Those knife skills are amazing. Wow. Great looking food and presentation. :)

Sengo wrote:

Ummm....looks good! Time to go back to Ramen Mottainai!! :D

Yes it is. :) This place has become my go to spot for ramen as of late. Go back soon, Sengo!

Tu_triky wrote:Yes it is. :) This place has become my go to spot for ramen as of late.

I need to get my buddy from Berkeley to go there.... :fingerscrossed:

bmwracer wrote:
I need to get my buddy from Berkeley to go there.... :fingerscrossed:

Yeah. :victory: Well you got choices with the recent proliferation of noodle shops...for me personally I always get the Miso Ramen now...I've figured out that is my favorite of their three flavors. One of the waitresses there comes up to me now and says, "you need don't even need the menu, right?" :beaten:

The only critique I have of Mottainai is I don't think their chashu is up to snuff but I invariably order the miso ramen as I mentioned...that particular ramen has julienned strips of pork and ground pork instead of the typical chashu slices. Heck I love the miso broth in their ramen so much I would even eat it without the meat! They mix the 4 types of miso and char it in a wok so it gives it that smokey flavor. Can't beat, man!

Tu_triky wrote:

I've been to Otafuku for lunch. Their soba is probably the best I've ever tasted in L.A. because, as you said, it's actually handmade. I've never been for dinner...but for lunch it looks like a scene out of Tokyo...tons of Japanese "salarymen." Guess that's a testament to its goodness.

I've only had the Tenzaru <Tenpura/buckwheat soba combo> there. Good stuff!

EDIT: If you appreciate the handmade nature of the soba at Otafuku I would recommend the handmade udon at Sanuki no Sato...the best in the L.A.

http://www.sanukinosato.com/en/index.html

That's another place I'm heading to, also!! Thanks to many of you here I've learned about a lot of great places. Many years ago I used to live in Gardena and back then there weren't many Japanese places. We used to eat at Harry's Okazuya often to have their saimin.

Tu_triky wrote:Yeah. :victory: Well you got choices with the recent proliferation of noodle shops...for me personally I always get the Miso Ramen now...I've figured out that is my favorite of their three flavors. One of the waitresses there comes up to me now and says, "you need don't even need the menu, right?" :beaten:

Haha... Definitely a regular. :)

The only critique I have of Mottainai is I don't think their chashu is up to snuff but I invariably order the miso ramen as I mentioned...that particular ramen has julienned strips of pork and ground pork instead of the typical chashu slices. Heck I love the miso broth in their ramen so much I would even eat it without the meat! They mix the 4 types of miso and char it in a wok so it gives it that smokey flavor. Can't beat, man!

Dang, getting hungry now...... :drooling:

Sengo wrote:

That's another place I'm heading to, also!! Thanks to many of you here I've learned about a lot of great places. Many years ago I used to live in Gardena and back then there weren't many Japanese places. We used to eat at Harry's Okazuya often to have their saimin.

Cool. I think you'll enjoy Sanuki no Sato. When you bite in to the udon you'll immediately appreciate the texture and chewiness of the noodles...which you just don't get from mass produced udon. The number of udon preparations on their menu is astounding.

I feel the same way, I've learned about a lot of places that I wouldn't have otherwise heard about if people didn't post their experiences or links from other websites. :)

bmwracer wrote:
Dang, getting hungry now...... :drooling:

Darn it, me too.

Got the beemer bug. :bow:



Lunch.

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Halibut ceviche
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Octopus ceviche
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^ LOL.... Ceviche fever. :mrgreen:

bmwracer wrote:^ LOL.... Ceviche fever. :mrgreen:

Thanks to you. :D Simple, delicious food that satisfied the appetite and the mind.

Tu_triky wrote:Thanks to you. :D Simple, delicious food that satisfied the appetite and the mind.

Fish is great brain food...! :victory:

From HuffPo:

Food & Wine's list of the best burgers in the U.S.: http://tinyurl.com/49orsfy

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bmwracer wrote:From HuffPo:

Food & Wine's list of the best burgers in the U.S.: http://tinyurl.com/49orsfy

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That's torture, son.

bmwracer wrote:
Fish is great brain food...! :victory:

Funny thing is I never order tako when I go eat sushi, but with the red onions, the lemon/lime acid in the ceviche marinade (and salt I'm sure) give it that wonderful zest. I could literally drink the marinade.

Tu_triky wrote:That's torture, son.

You're telling me: I'm dying for one right now... :drooling: