Food, Food, and More Food Thread

I ate ikura today. Bitch at the restaurant forgot my nattou. :doh:

bmwracer wrote:From the L.A. Times:

http://www.calendarlive.com/dining/cl-fo-counter11jan11,1,6972067.story?coll=la-headlines-food


COUNTER INTELLIGENCE: JAPAN

The past, deliciously present
Yuzu in Torrance creates a vibrant scene with its use of recherché ingredients in flavorful washoku dishes.
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you're 2 pages too late. :hehe:

krim wrote:

you're 2 pages too late. :hehe:

did you see that i posted about that shinsengumi ramen-ya in your hood?

I did, that's sad, i was hoping it would be better since it's a shinsengumi. so you know the waitress from another place huh? :hehe: You should follow her around to all her workplaces...

there's a place down the street on Valley, near the Hilton hotel.. forgot the name (ramen house?), but it's always packed... been meaning to try that place too.

krim wrote:I did, that's sad, i was hoping it would be better since it's a shinsengumi. so you know the waitress from another place huh? :hehe: You should follow her around to all her workplaces...

there's a place down the street on Valley, near the Hilton hotel.. forgot the name (ramen house?), but it's always packed... been meaning to try that place too.

well...i don't want to dissuade you (completely) from tryin' it but i just felt i have had better....moreover at daikokuya in little tokyo serves a larger portion, with more flavorful broth, and more ingredients included...at shinsengumi you have to pay a bit extra for toppings.....by the way the pork at daikoukuya is much more tender....they use kurobuta pork (berkshire pork) and it is very evident in the taste that it's superior....

oh yeah the waitress ...small world...she happens to work at this sushi restaurant in little tokyo on second and central....it's called hamakawa sushi...it's truly excellent and FRESH....and very reasonable in price...a true GEM...hamakawa is next to that yakitori restaurant that you didn't like that much.....

Tu_triky wrote:


well...i don't want to dissuade you (completely) from tryin' it but i just felt i have had better....moreover at daikokuya in little tokyo serves a larger portion, with more flavorful broth, and more ingredients included...at shinsengumi you have to pay a bit extra for toppings.....by the way the pork at daikoukuya is much more tender....they use kurobuta pork (berkshire pork) and it is very evident in the taste that it's superior....

oh yeah the waitress ...small world...she happens to work at this sushi restaurant in little tokyo on second and central....it's called hamakawa sushi...it's truly excellent and FRESH....and very reasonable in price...a true GEM...hamakawa is next to that yakitori restaurant that you didn't like that much.....

i'll take that sushi place as a recommendation, i've been looking for a decent place around my house.

ill probably still try that shinsengumi and the other place, i've been lazy and not wanting to drive too far for food.

krim wrote:

i'll take that sushi place as a recommendation, i've been looking for a decent place around my house.

hamakawa is great in that they also have a large variety of cooked dishes...that are simply well made and tasty...stuff that you normally wouldn't find at a GOOD sushi restaurant....normally those type of dishes are found at an izakaya...

i found in my experience that most sushi restaurants that are good are just good with respect to that...and most izakayas that are good are good at the typical fare not the quality of their sushi if they have it on their menu...but hamakawa has great veggies and side dishes...the chawanmushi is good there, spinach with garlic, asparagus with bacon, salted spanish mackerel bones, cold tofu....etc.

btw, hamakawa only opens for dinner no lunch, ever.

good to know, ill add it to the "to try" section of the rolodex. :hehe:

krim wrote:good to know, ill add it to the "to try" section of the rolodex. :hehe:

cool....

still gotta try that yuzu place in torrance after reading the article you posted.....

counterintelligence isn't that a regular column in the l.a. weekly?

i think there's a column in the la weekly like that.. i dont read it regularly anymore... since there isn't a place that carrys it near my house.

krim wrote:i think there's a column in the la weekly like that.. i dont read it regularly anymore... since there isn't a place that carrys it near my house.

thought so..

here's a picture of the honey-marinated kurobuta (berkshire) pork loin at Yuzu in Torrance...yummy for tummy.

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krim wrote:you're 2 pages too late. :hehe:

Yow. :ashamed:

bmwracer wrote:
Yow. :ashamed:

you should try that place..it's right in your backyard......it sounds pretty good.

Tu_triky wrote:you should try that place..it's right in your backyard......it sounds pretty good.

Yeah, it's pretty close to work as well... Look like I have to call ahead, though. :sweat:

bmwracer wrote:
Yeah, it's pretty close to work as well... Look like I have to call ahead, though. :sweat:

yeah that certainly is the impression conveyed in the article...perhaps because it's popular but has limited seating.

the photo in the paper did make it look very small.

krim wrote:the photo in the paper did make it look very small.

yeah but that picturesque pork loin is too inviting.....:)

i wonder if it's worthy of a sekai level reaction...

Tu_triky wrote:

yeah but that picturesque pork loin is too inviting.....:)

i wonder if it's worthy of a sekai level reaction...

yeah, but you may turn into that short piggy looking dude. :hehe:

where's the next ep, damnit. :puppydog:

krim wrote:

yeah, but you may turn into that short piggy looking dude. :hehe:

where's the next ep, damnit. :puppydog:

hahaha....no matter i'm heir to the throne of monaco....

dunno...it does seem a tad unusual that the next ep has not been released.

Tu_triky wrote:

thought so..

here's a picture of the honey-marinated kurobuta (berkshire) pork loin at Yuzu in Torrance...yummy for tummy.

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This is why I should refrain from visiting the Food thread before lunch. :drooling: