Food, Food, and More Food Thread

Sengo wrote:

Do you know if all of the Shinsengumi restaurants are owned by the same person? And which one is the one you always go to?

Yes, I think they are all owned by the same restaurant group. The one I prefer going to is the original location in Gardena on Western Ave. It's certainly not the biggest or the "nicest" but it is the one with most boisterous activity. I've been to the one in Monterey Park which serves yakitori and shabu shabu at the same location but I think the yakitori at the Gardena location is better, in my opinion.

http://www.shinsengumigroup.com/yakitori-original-gardena

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bmwracer wrote:[image] [image]

:hehe: Great name!

Tu_triky wrote::hehe: Great name!

That's half the battle for a successful business. :mrgreen:

bmwracer wrote:
That's half the battle for a successful business. :mrgreen:

Definitely important.

So I read about this San Gabriel Valley ramen shop that I haven't been to...it's called Ton-chan...seems to have garnered good reviews.

http://www.yelp.com/biz/ton-chan-san-gabriel

Tu_triky wrote:Definitely important.

So I read about this San Gabriel Valley ramen shop that I haven't been to...it's called Ton-chan...seems to have garnered good reviews.

http://www.yelp.com/biz/ton-chan-san-gabriel

Hmm.

I venture less into SGV than I do the Westside, unfortunately. :(

bmwracer wrote:
Hmm.

I venture less into SGV than I do the Westside, unfortunately. :(

You still got some of the best places close by though :)

I'm more curious about Nidaime Tsujita. Definitely going to hit that spot when it opens up on Sawtelle.

Tu_triky wrote:I'm more curious about Nidaime Tsujita. Definitely going to hit that spot when it opens up on Sawtelle.

Yup, seems to be a must-try.

bmwracer wrote:
Yup, seems to be a must-try.

Agreed. :)

I just hope they have good AC in there! A while back when I went to Ramen Mottainai on what was a warm day it was too dayem hot in there, especially when feasting on a hot bowl of noodles. :sweat:

Tu_triky wrote:I just hope they have good AC in there! A while back when I went to Ramen Mottainai on what was a warm day it was too dayem hot in there, especially when feasting on a hot bowl of noodles. :sweat:

Last time I was there, it was almost too toasty on a cold day. :sweat:

bmwracer wrote:
Last time I was there, it was almost too toasty on a cold day. :sweat:

HAHA. Really? Goodness, they got work on that then. All I know is, no matter how cold it might be when you got that big steaming bowl of ramen in your face that's the only environmental control system your going to need.

Tu_triky wrote:

Yes, I think they are all owned by the same restaurant group. The one I prefer going to is the original location in Gardena on Western Ave. It's certainly not the biggest or the "nicest" but it is the one with most boisterous activity. I've been to the one in Monterey Park which serves yakitori and shabu shabu at the same location but I think the yakitori at the Gardena location is better, in my opinion.

http://www.shinsengumigroup.com/yakitori-original-gardena

Thanks! Whenever I come down the 91 fwy to go to Gardena, I see Shinsengumi across the street from Marukai. I'll try it out. :D

Sengo wrote:

Thanks! Whenever I come down the 91 fwy to go to Gardena, I see Shinsengumi across the street from Marukai. I'll try it out. :D

Sure thing. :)


Oh yeah that's a different Shinsengumi location that serves different food but the one I referred to on Western is pretty close to the location you mentioned on Artesia.

Tu_triky wrote:

Sure thing. :)


Oh yeah that's a different Shinsengumi location that serves different food but the one I refered to on Western is pretty close to location you mentioned on Artesia.

You mean there's 2 very close to each other? I'll look up the address for the one on Western. Thanks!

Sengo wrote:You mean there's 2 very close to each other? I'll look up the address for the one on Western. Thanks!

The one on Western is across the street from Gardena Toyota... Just north of 190th Street. :)

Sengo wrote:

You mean there's 2 very close to each other? I'll look up the address for the one on Western. Thanks!

Yeah bmwracer, pointed out the location I was referring to...but to answer your question they are both pretty close to each other...the one on Artesia doesn't serve yakitori as the main fare. So you want the one on Western.

Meatopia 2011 Preview: Grilled Iberico Spareribs With Seamus Mullen

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bmwracer wrote:Meatopia 2011 Preview: Grilled Iberico Spareribs With Seamus Mullen

[image] http://vimeo.com/26585132

Just looking at the photograph, you know that has got to be insanely delicious. Iberican pork...had my fill of it in Spain...definitely some tasty vittles.

Tu_triky wrote:Just looking at the photograph, you know that has got to be insanely delicious. Iberican pork...had my fill of it in Spain...definitely some tasty vittles.

Looks pretty awesome. :drooling:

bmwracer wrote:
Looks pretty awesome. :drooling:

You KNOW that one dood with the glasses ate two racks just by himself.