Food, Food, and More Food Thread

7 Apr 2006, 01:06 #7741

qilver wrote:
that is what i gotta try in Japan for next time....Okonomiyaki :thumbsup:

Then you need to go to Hiroshima...at least the Kansai region. And your explanation is correct, tabana. You cook it on a grill in front of you.

7 Apr 2006, 06:36 #7742

dochira wrote:
Then you need to go to Hiroshima...at least the Kansai region. And your explanation is correct, tabana. You cook it on a grill in front of you.

yeah, there is just so much more of Japan to see, and definitely "Peace Park", in Hiroshima, and other places. :say_yes:

9 Apr 2006, 01:43 #7743

qilver wrote:

thanks for the info...i wonder if there any places like that in OC? :headscratch:

for eats, get out of oc...most of the good japanese restaurants are in l.a anyway :)

9 Apr 2006, 07:46 #7744

Tu_triky wrote:

for eats, get out of oc...most of the good japanese restaurants are in l.a anyway :)

with the exception of Honda ya and Shinsengumi, not much else going on here, so figured that most good ones are in LA area...gardena-torrance

10 Apr 2006, 23:35 #7745

ate a half pound of wet fries just now... sleepy again... my cup of french dripped expresso isn't helping at all.

11 Apr 2006, 00:11 #7746

qilver wrote:

with the exception of Honda ya and Shinsengumi, not much else going on here, so figured that most good ones are in LA area...gardena-torrance

gardena-torrance, west side and little tokyo.

11 Apr 2006, 00:13 #7747

tabana wrote:Thanks. :thumbsup:

BTW, In my dictionary okonomi means choice. I don't have yaki, but the kanji alone means bake or buring and yaku means to grill. So, I guess okonomiyaki makes sense. :sweat:

6 of us ate okonomiyaki (and yakisoba) this weekend...it was a gluttony.

11 Apr 2006, 00:50 #7748

Never tried okonomiyaki. :shamefulcry:

290 yen for udon in a restaurant...

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11 Apr 2006, 00:50 #7749

Tu_triky wrote:

gardena-torrance, west side and little tokyo.

Dont forget the san gabriel valley now... two good ramen shops now. except Shinsengumi's location blows.

11 Apr 2006, 00:53 #7750

krim wrote:

Dont forget the san gabriel valley now... two good ramen shops now. except Shinsengumi's location blows.

refresh my memory...i apologize because i know you mentioned them previously...

so did you finally go to the shinsengumi ramen joint? i'm curious...because i remember reporting here that i went once and i didn't think it was as good as daikoukuya.

11 Apr 2006, 00:55 #7751

tabana wrote:Never tried okonomiyaki. :shamefulcry:

290 yen for udon in a restaurant...

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WOW that's cheap. japanese food can be so affordable at times and so extravagantly expensive...the difference as compared to here is i'm sure some of the really cheap stuff tastes good

11 Apr 2006, 00:56 #7752

i haven't eaten at daikoukuya in a while, i can't compare directly... though i have to admit that the shinsengumi in rosemead isn't as good as the redondo beach location... even though one of the cooks came from there.. :headscratch:

i guess its more that there are 2 big name shops, not that they're especially good..

11 Apr 2006, 00:59 #7753

krim wrote:i haven't eaten at daikoukuya in a while, i can't compare directly... though i have to admit that the shinsengumi in rosemead isn't as good as the redondo beach location... even though one of the cooks came from there.. :headscratch:

i guess its more that there are 2 big name shops, not that they're especially good..

i see, i see....so you DID finally try it....interesting to hear that your seasoned palette agrees with me....the rosemead location didn't really strike me as great.

11 Apr 2006, 01:07 #7754

yeah, finally went with a buddy of mine, we got there at 5:30 and realized that they didn't open til 6pm, we stood outside watching them bow to each other for 30 minutes.. chatted with one of the servers while he was having a smoke outside... talked a little with the overly peppy hostess/waitress. :hehe:

11 Apr 2006, 01:16 #7755

Tu_triky wrote:

WOW that's cheap. japanese food can be so affordable at times and so extravagantly expensive...the difference as compared to here is i'm sure some of the really cheap stuff tastes good

that's the feeling i got when i was in Japan, eating at affordable places, yet some were so expensive too... :hehe:

11 Apr 2006, 01:19 #7756

Tu_triky wrote:

6 of us ate okonomiyaki (and yakisoba) this weekend...it was a gluttony.

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that's an interesting shirt you got on. :hehe: :hehe:

11 Apr 2006, 01:23 #7757

lol

I don't know anything about fashion, but that's ugly. She must've lost a bet. :sweat:

11 Apr 2006, 01:29 #7758

tabana wrote:lol

I don't know anything about fashion, but that's ugly. She must've lost a bet. :sweat:

i thought Triky was a guy... :headscratch:

:hehe: :rofl:

11 Apr 2006, 01:42 #7759

krim wrote:

i thought Triky was a guy... :headscratch:

:hehe: :rofl:

:rofl:

that's about the 500th time i've heard that on this board, right? :beaten:

11 Apr 2006, 01:43 #7760

krim wrote:yeah, finally went with a buddy of mine, we got there at 5:30 and realized that they didn't open til 6pm, we stood outside watching them bow to each other for 30 minutes.. chatted with one of the servers while he was having a smoke outside... talked a little with the overly peppy hostess/waitress. :hehe:

might be the same one that works at hamakawa....since she works both restaurants.

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