Food, Food, and More Food Thread

had sushi for lunch at a sushi restarant with my friend.
:thumbsup: :hehe:

kenjilina wrote:

nothing like that near me :shakehead:

there is a nice chinese restaurant witha gorgeous waitress though. :hehe:

there is a japanese place called 'little tokyo' but it's actually run by chinese, although the food is great, especially the gyoza! :thumbsup:

japanese food is becoming ever more popular in los angeles (not that it wasn't ALREADY popular, especially considering ppl's love of sushi) and more japanese restaurants are popping up.

Japanese most popular Asian cuisine in New York, says Zagat
Tuesday, October 18, 2005 at 14:06 JST
NEW YORK — Japanese cuisine is now the most popular Asian food in New York, surpassing Chinese, according to the annual Zagat survey, which was published on Monday.

While five of the top 10 restaurants were French, led by Le Bernadin, five of the top 20 were Japanese, including Masa which boasts a sushi menu that starts at $350 per person.

Tim Zagat said 22 Japanese restaurants rated higher than the previously top-ranked Chinese. "Japanese food has been going up like a rocket, while Chinese has stalled," he said.

Among the top 20 in Manhattan and surrounding boroughs, Sushi Yasuda at No. 5 was the highest-ranked Japanese restaurant.

Chef Naomichi Yasuda, from Chikura, a town in Chiba Prefecture, has been described by Travel and Leisure magazine as "one of the world's great sushi chefs."

Ranking seventh in the survey was Nobu, run by Nobuyuki Matsuhisa. The restaurant, frequented by the rich and famous, was also voted 10th among the top 10 restaurants in the area. Nobu was also classified as best restaurant in the "power scene" category.

Other Japanese restaurants ranked in the top 20 survey were Sushi of Gari (14th), Masa (16th) and Tomoe Sushi (17th).

The newest Zagat edition contains ratings and reviews of more than 2,000 restaurants based on a record 30,911 surveyors across the five New York boroughs. Restaurants are ranked in a range of categories, including best late dining, romantic, child-friendly, decor, food service and best buys.

New Yorkers in the survey ranked Italian cuisine highest, followed by French and Japanese food.

"One of the great joys of being a food-loving New Yorker is that the culinary scene is regularly being remade," said Zagat. "There's a dynamism and creativity in New York that surpasses all of the 70 other major cities where we do surveys." (Wire reports)

http://www.japantoday.com/e/?content=news&id=352445

I just baked a pumpkin pie, made from a real organically grown pumpkin, and it smells great and I think I'll eat it all :). Happy Halloween.

Tu_triky wrote:

aite...i went to this place..it was really cool! the food was pretty good and the atmosphere was even better...it really had the feel of japanese izakaya...very laid back and fun....it really reminded me of being in japan...it's a great place to drink AND eat...they had 2 for 1 large bottles of Kirin Ichiban on a Saturday night, which is practically unheard of in Los Angeles...a great place for a date or somewhere to eat dinner with friends before partying the night away.

p.s. the Japanese waitresses were very cute...but I had to temper my enthusiasm because I went with a girl. :hehe:

Looks like i found a new hangout on sat nights!

looks like a good find! :woot: :wave: :applaud: :victory:

krim wrote:

Looks like i found a new hangout on sat nights!

looks like a good find! :woot: :wave: :applaud: :victory:

yeah it's a very fun place...small and retro in terms of interior design...they have all these really old japanese posters decorating the walls....it's very laid back...to be sure it's more of a drinking place than an eatery but they do have decent food there. they also have a private room in the back that can accommodate up to 15 ppl.

i couldn't believe the beer special on a saturday night (maybe because it's still new and they're tryin' to attract customers)....ended up ordering four of those large bottles of Kirin and the cost of those was a total of 4 dollars...4 dollars?!? ridiculously cheap. almost wondering if it was a mistake! very cool spot tho...on the corner of La Brea & 8th St.

Tu_triky wrote: those large bottles of Kirin and the cost of those was a total of 4 dollars...4 dollars?!?

Did you know that Kirin beer was a play on words? Kirin is "giraffe" in Japanese, and if spoken with a Japanese accent sounds pretty similar to "draft". So, I'll just have a "giraffe" beer please!

Actually, I just made that up, but it's almost plausible. :)

sounds good, looks like its time to build a relationship with the people there. ;D

loris wrote:

Did you know that Kirin beer was a play on words? Kirin is "giraffe" in Japanese, and if spoken with a Japanese accent sounds pretty similar to "draft". So, I'll just have a "giraffe" beer please!

Actually, I just made that up, but it's almost plausible. :)

nice. lol.

krim wrote:sounds good, looks like its time to build a relationship with the people there. ;D

yeah after a while i'm sure they'd recognize you because the place is so small. the food isn't as great as furaibo or anything but it's cool...very reminiscent of some places in japan given the setup.

the garlic butter albacore was tasty.

Tu_triky wrote:


yeah after a while i'm sure they'd recognize you because the place is so small. the food isn't as great as furaibo or anything but it's cool...very reminiscent of some places in japan given the setup.

the garlic butter albacore was tasty.

ill take that as a dish recommendation :hehe:

krim wrote:

ill take that as a dish recommendation :hehe:

yeah it was good...it's one of their "house specials."

also had this maguro yukke (marinated maguro sashimi tartare with raw quail egg yolk) it was pretty good too.

Tu_triky wrote:Japanese cuisine is now the most popular Asian food in New York, surpassing Chinese, according to the annual Zagat survey, which was published on Monday.

It's been that way for me for decades now. ;)

bmwracer wrote:
It's been that way for me for decades now. ;)

For me as well. I guess you can say you are a head of the curve. :woot:

Just had some Tokushima Ramen with qilver and KT. I'll post the pic of us later. :)

dochira wrote:Just had some Tokushima Ramen with qilver and KT. I'll post the pic of us later. :)

Hopefully long after we've eaten. ;) :hehe: :beaten:

bmwracer wrote:
Hopefully long after we've eaten. ;) :hehe: :beaten:

:lol: I'll wait til midnight. ;) If I brought the memory card reader to work, you'd be barfing your lunch by now. :twisted: :hehe: :beaten:

dochira wrote::lol: I'll wait til midnight. ;) If I brought the memory card reader to work, you'd be barfing your lunch by now. :twisted: :hehe: :beaten:

Just the thought is giving me dry heaves.

But not set to music. :hehe:

dochira wrote:Just had some Tokushima Ramen with qilver and KT. I'll post the pic of us later. :)

yeah, it was cool meeting you guys. Shinsengumi has excellent ramen, and so does daikokuya in LA, next time you are down in So-Cal, we should go to one of those places for some good ramen.

drinking my "Blendy" coffee drink as i type this post, japanese drinks are good, but can be a bit pricy for a small drink. :bonk: :beatyou: :hehe:

bmwracer wrote:
Just the thought is giving me dry heaves.

But not set to music. :hehe:

Speaking of which, I can't remember if I had my thumbs pointed up in the pic.... :hehe: