Food, Food, and More Food Thread

^ Yikes. :bleh:

bmwracer wrote:^ Yikes. :bleh:

Anything like a stick of butter to make your heart flutter?

Tu_triky wrote:Anything like a stick of butter to make your heart flutter?

Literally. :sweat:

bmwracer wrote:
Literally. :sweat:

"I don't drink gin, just margarine." -- Paula Deen

Tu_triky wrote:"I don't drink gin, just margarine." -- Paula Deen

Hehe.

Gourmet magazine just voted her "Ms. Trans Fat." :hehe:

bmwracer wrote:
Hehe.

Gourmet magazine just voted her "Ms. Trans Fat." :hehe:

:lol:

Dayem.

The Goldster, Johnathan Gold, recently named the tsukemen at Tsujita Ramen one of the top ten dishes of 2011:

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http://www.laweekly.com/slideshow/10-best-dishes-of-2011-35832308/

Tu_triky wrote:L.A.'s ramen boom continues.

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Torayoshi Ramen Bringing Tonkotsu to KTown Plaza

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We think this might mean Torayoshi Ramen

L.A.'s well-fed ramen fans may have even more reason to rejoice next week, as a new spot called Torayoshi Ramen is opening inside of Koreatown Plaza's food court. An owner tells us the specialty here will be porky, Tokyo-style tonkotsu ramen and projects that an opening will come around the 16th or 17th, if not sooner. Torayoshi, opening at 928 S. Western Ave. Downtown.

I went here yesterday for lunch. Nothing special. Lackluster broth and way, way too many noodles in the bowl. I barely ate half the noodles before I gave up. With the proliferation of ramen shops in recent years this one shouldn't attract any significant amount of attention.

I predict this place will not last long.

^ Why is it in Koreatown? :headscratch:

That's like opening a Black Angus in Little Tokyo. :crazy:

Tu_triky wrote:The Goldster, Johnathan Gold, recently named the tsukemen at Tsujita Ramen one of the top ten dishes of 2011

http://www.laweekly.com/slideshow/10-best-dishes-of-2011-35832308/

The bacon-buttermilk biscuit looked pretty good as well.

And you've had the bone marrow at Spice Table, right?

bmwracer wrote:^ Why is it in Koreatown? :headscratch:

That's like opening a Black Angus in Little Tokyo. :crazy:

:rofl:

I have no idea...it's in a food court too. Well in any case to absolve myself of that experience I just went to Tsujita on Sawtelle for a quick lunch. The traffic on the freeway was so light I got there quickly despite the distance. Showed up 5 minutes before doors opened up and got seated immediately.

My second time there and I had the chashu tsukemen again. Soooooo good. The roast pork is so tender I could cut it with a chopstick. The broth is simply a flavor bomb.

This is, for real, the top gun of L.A. ramen restaurants. It's probably good I don't live close because I want to go there too often.

:beaten:

bmwracer wrote:
The bacon-buttermilk biscuit looked pretty good as well.

And you've had the bone marrow at Spice Table, right?

Yeah I have. Good memory! It was okay but I didn't find it as memorable as Gold did. I've only had bone marrow a few times. I believe the one time I had it alongside a steak at Craft I enjoyed it a bit more.

I think Spice Table's fried cauliflower dish, which I believe is a customer favorite, is a bit more memorable.

Tu_triky wrote:Good memory!

Hard to forget bone marrow served as a food. :beaten:

Tu_triky wrote:

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She's a Georgia style peach alright. :hehe:

Tu_triky wrote:

:rofl:

I have no idea...it's in a food court too. Well in any case to absolve myself of that experience I just went to Tsujita on Sawtelle for a quick lunch. The traffic on the freeway was so light I got there quickly despite the distance. Showed up 5 minutes before doors opened up and got seated immediately.

My second time there and I had the chashu tsukemen again. Soooooo good. The roast pork is so tender I could cut it with a chopstick. The broth is simply a flavor bomb.

This is, for real, the top gun of L.A. ramen restaurants. It's probably good I don't live close because I want to go there too often.

:beaten:

It's probably a Korean-owned restaurant and may season the broth according to Korean taste. I've never heard of "too much" noodles (like in ramen or udon) usually the broth is a big swimming pool for the noodles.

I'm heading over to Tsujita as soon as I possibly can!!! :D

Sengo wrote:

It's probably a Korean-owned restaurant and may season the broth according to Korean taste.

That's a very good point. Their tonkotsu was a bit weak-flavored and didn't have much depth. They just opened up so maybe they need to work on the recipe.

I, however, don't see myself going back there. There are too many better choices to go to. I'd even prefer Shinsengumi's Hakata ramen which I am too crazy about like many others.

On the other hand at Tsujita I read that they actually have people tending to the soup even when there restaurant is closed...like late after dinner service closed to make sure it turns out right for the next day's lunch service (which is when they serve their ramen/tsukemen as it's not available for dinner. The complexity of the broth is evident in every mouthful. It's no ordinary tonkotsu. As Johnathan Gold reported their broth is made from kurobuta (black pork) bones, chicken, AND fish.

I've never heard of "too much" noodles (like in ramen or udon) usually the broth is a big swimming pool for the noodles.

You're telling me. It was the first time I didn't finish the noodles. I didn't even come close. Moreover, I wasn't so enthusiastic so the broth pretty much stayed in the bowl and not in my mouth.

I'm heading over to Tsujita as soon as I possibly can!!! :D

Do it! :) If possible go early, so as not arrive at 12 noon which is crunch time and you'll have to wait in a longer line to get seated. The restaurant is on the smaller side, truth be told. One thing I did notice that their original lunch service was until 2:30pm but apparently it's so popular (for obvious reasons!) that they've extended their lunch hours to 3:30pm.

Tu_triky wrote:Do it! :) If possible go early, so as not arrive at 12 noon which is crunch time and you'll have to wait in a longer line to get seated. The restaurant is on the smaller side, truth be told. One thing I did notice that their original lunch service was until 2:30pm but apparently it's so popular (for obvious reasons!) that they've extended their lunch hours to 3:30pm.

Good advice... And parking must be a pain as well, huh?

bmwracer wrote:
Good advice... And parking must be a pain as well, huh?

During the crunch for lunch it can be. :sweat:

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A little bit of advice if you can't find metered parking on Sawtelle or Mississippi...just drive east on Mississippi past Furaibo which will be on the left until you hit Beloit, it'll be a T-intersection...you then turn right and on the right hand side you will find unmetered street parking. It's only one block away.

Tu_triky wrote:During the crunch for lunch it can be. :sweat:

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A little bit of advice if you can't find metered parking on Sawtelle or Mississippi...just drive east on Mississippi past Furaibo which will be on the left until you hit Beloit, it'll be a T-intersection...you then turn right and on the right hand side you will find unmetered street parking. It's only one block away.

Duly noted. :victory:

Guess there's no parking structure or anything of that kind around... :sweat:

bmwracer wrote:
Duly noted. :victory:

Guess there's no parking structure or anything of that kind around... :sweat:

Not that I'm aware...but then again I don't go to "Little Tokyo West" or "Little Osaka" or whatever you may call it, all that often. I've never parked in a structure in all my sojourns to Furaibo or other joints on Sawtelle.