Food, Food, and More Food Thread

bmwracer wrote:
Enjoy! :D

you still have to eat a Musha in the Mitsuwa Plaza in Torrance -- the food there is extremely good and i would highly recommend it to any fan of Japanese food or good food in general...the food there is truly a treat


http://www.japaneserestaurantnavi.com/musha-torrance.html

Tu_triky wrote:the Black Cod and the Grilled Hanger Steak were prolly my favs....both very well marinated and extremely flavorful

They both sound very appetizing.

Hmm, in order to eat family style, the size of the dishes must've been reasonable, especially with nine people... True? Or after all that sake it didn't really matter? :hehe:

bmwracer wrote:
They both sound very appetizing.

Hmm, in order to eat family style, the size of the dishes must've been reasonable, especially with nine people... True? Or after all that sake it didn't really matter? :hehe:

good point. yeah the dishes were modest at best that's why we had to order more than one of many of the dishes.....

the amazing thing was after the dust settled with tip it was only about 30 bucks a person...i was a bit shocked.....and that's including all that sake.

Tu_triky wrote:the amazing thing was after the dust settled with tip it was only about 30 bucks a person...i was a bit shocked.....and that's including all that sake.

That's very reasonable. :victory:

bmwracer wrote:
That's very reasonable. :victory:

yeah i think we were a bit surprised.....

anyways yeah next time you're looking for a place to appease your appetite for japanese food, try Musha...i doubt you will regret, 'racer...and it's so close to you too!

MFC = Musha Fried Chicken (kara-age)
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Risotto with Italian Cheese, Bacon and Onion brought to the table in a bowl carved out of an ACTUAL piece of Parmesano Reggiano Cheese!

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beef accompanied by your own charcoal grill so you can cook it yourself at the table

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Minced Maguro and Negi Onion Croquette fried in panko to a golden crisp
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Rare duck and Negi Onion Udon
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Buta Kakuni - Pork Shoulder braised in mirin and soy sauce
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Green bean salad tossed with dressing and bacon in a wonton shell
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Fried Shrimp with mayo
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Seared Mackerel, done with a Blow Torch at your table!
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Tu_triky wrote:

you still have to eat a Musha in the Mitsuwa Plaza in Torrance -- the food there is extremely good and i would highly recommend it to any fan of Japanese food or good food in general...the food there is truly a treat


http://www.japaneserestaurantnavi.com/musha-torrance.html

excellent information, thanks Tu. :applaud: :applaud: :applaud:

qilver wrote:

excellent information, thanks Tu. :applaud: :applaud: :applaud:

you really should try that place, man...you owe it to yourself as a lover of japanese food...granted it's an eclectic izakaya but the food there is excellent and flavorful...it really is one the best japanese restaurants i've been to in l.a. and i've been to LOTS of them...

the food is superlative!


they also have one in Santa Monica as well.

Tu_triky wrote:

you really should try that place, man...you owe it to yourself as a lover of japanese food...granted it's an eclectic izakaya but the food there is excellent and flavorful...it really is one the best japanese restaurants i've been to in l.a. and i've been to LOTS of them...

the food is superlative!


they also have one in Santa Monica as well.

i can honestly say, that i am happy to be living in a place like SoCal, despite the smog, traffic etc......
the japanese food, stores, mkt here, are just a tiny fraction of Japan, but i'd say the quality of some of the foods are quite comparable. I look forward to trying these new places. :applaud:

qilver wrote:

i can honestly say, that i am happy to be living in a place like SoCal, despite the smog, traffic etc......
the japanese food, stores, mkt here, are just a tiny fraction of Japan, but i'd say the quality of some of the foods are quite comparable. I look forward to trying these new places. :applaud:

yeah i can say quite confidently that l.a. and new york have the best japanese resturants in the country...hands down.


we lucky :bonk:

Tu_triky wrote:

yeah i can say quite confidently that l.a. and new york have the best japanese resturants in the country...hands down.


we lucky :bonk:

I am a bit partial to San Francisco.

kitakaze wrote:

I am a bit partial to San Francisco.

i've been to the SF Japantown, it's not bad, ate a few of the restarants, and there is a Kinokuniya in there. :applaud:

qilver wrote:i can honestly say, that i am happy to be living in a place like SoCal, despite the smog, traffic etc......

You gotta take the good with the bad.

Smog?? What smog?

kitakaze wrote:

I am a bit partial to San Francisco.

that's cool, but i, too, used to live in the Bay for over 6 years...i'm not talking about living but strictly referring to Japanese restaurants.....there are many more in SoCal and the ones here tend to be better...moreover, there are several restaurants here that are actually branches of Japanese restaurants from Tokyo....that's hard to find in the Bay...if you can find it at all. :say_yes:

Tu_triky wrote:you still have to eat a Musha in the Mitsuwa Plaza in Torrance -- the food there is extremely good and i would highly recommend it to any fan of Japanese food or good food in general...the food there is truly a treat


http://www.japaneserestaurantnavi.com/musha-torrance.html

Yeah, I haven't had the opportunity, but I am going to make a serious effort to twist some people's arms to go to that place...

How big is that place? Casual? Reservations advised, I suppose?

bmwracer wrote:
Yeah, I haven't had the opportunity, but I am going to make a serious effort to twist some people's arms to go to that place...

How big is that place? Casual? Reservations advised, I suppose?

totally casual...it's not very big so i would suggest reservations if you can plan ahead....especially if you have a lot of ppl in your party....a lot of japanese nationals and japanese-americans go there so i guess it's a hit with the more "discriminating" crowd.

well, as i mentioned, whenever you go..you won't have to go far :)

Tu_triky wrote:totally casual...it's not very big so i would suggest reservations if you can plan ahead....especially if you have a lot of ppl in your party....a lot of japanese nationals and japanese-americans go there so i guess it's a hit with the more "discriminating" crowd.

well, as i mentioned, whenever you go..you won't have to go far :)

Great.

I'm planning on having dinner with a couple of friends soon and I think I can convince them to try Musha... :)

Tu_triky wrote:

that's cool, but i, too, used to live in the Bay for over 6 years...i'm not talking about living but strictly referring to Japanese restaurants.....there are many more in SoCal and the ones here tend to be better...moreover, there are several restaurants here that are actually branches of Japanese restaurants from Tokyo....that's hard to find in the Bay...if you can find it at all. :say_yes:

Next time I have time to drive down to SoCal, I'll give them a try :hehe: . Surprisngly there's some Japanese restaurants north of San Francisco owned by Japanese entrepreneurs...I need to find OnQ's review of it.

kitakaze wrote:

Next time I have time to drive down to SoCal, I'll give them a try :hehe: . Surprisngly there's some Japanese restaurants north of San Francisco owned by Japanese entrepreneurs...I need to find OnQ's review of it.

wow, that's cool. i never hung out that much north of the City...I did have a friend who lived in Marin for a while....

kitakaze wrote:Next time I have time to drive down to SoCal, I'll give them a try :hehe: .

When was the last time you were in SoCal?

bmwracer wrote:
Great.

I'm planning on having dinner with a couple of friends soon and I think I can convince them to try Musha... :)

there you go....i posted a couple of pics from Musha up above....