Food, Food, and More Food Thread

littlemissfab wrote:I need to go to an izakaya and have a good time. Anybody know of good ones in the bay area? Or if they even exist?

Only in SoCal. :mrgreen:

Eve wrote:

BEt she doesnt eat the rest of the year.

:hehe: Does she squirrel away the noodles in order to survive off of them while she hibernates after the competition?

Thanks to the L.A. Times and 'racer(!) I went to Umami Burger a few days back and tried, what else...the Umami Burger. It was pretty good. Well cooked and juicy. Nice flavor profile did set it apart from most other burgers I've eaten. The Brioche bun was nice and soft, and tasted freshly baked. It might seem huge but actually it's not that big...a nice place for lunch without walking away stuffed. The umami ketchup and garlic aioli are pretty tasty condiments for the fries.



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^ Nice.

Almost looks like the Rossini Burger. :victory:

bmwracer wrote:^ Nice.

Almost looks like the Rossini Burger. :victory:

Didn't put that much of dent in the ol' wallet. Thank goodness. :mrgreen:

^ Which one did you go to?

bmwracer wrote:^ Which one did you go to?

The one on La Brea...it's near Wilshire Blvd. I went at a really odd time so there was only one another patron in the restaurant. The server was cool and polite.

EDIT: I noticed they had an Umami Lunch Truck in the parking lot...maybe to go mobile for catering.

Tu_triky wrote:The one on La Brea...it's near Wilshire Blvd. I went at a really odd time so there was only one another patron in the restaurant. The server was cool and polite.

EDIT: I noticed they had an Umami Lunch Truck in the parking lot...maybe to go mobile for catering.

Yeah, I thought the article did mention something about a Umami lunch wagon...

bmwracer wrote:
Yeah, I thought the article did mention something about a Umami lunch wagon...

Oh yeah? I don't remember reading that, but that's because I must have forgotten mention of it.

^ I just re-read the article... No lunch wagon mentioned. :headscratch:

Wishful thinking, I guess. :beaten:

bmwracer wrote:^ I just re-read the article... No lunch wagon mentioned. :headscratch:

Wishful thinking, I guess. :beaten:

Haha. In any case, I was surprised to see the Umami roach coach. With the surge of "high end" lunch trucks roaming the streets of l.a. (i.e. Kogi Korean taco truck et al)I guess they had to join the fray.

Tu_triky wrote:Haha. In any case, I was surprised to see the Umami roach coach. With the surge of "high end" lunch trucks roaming the streets of l.a. (i.e. Kogi Korean taco truck et al)I guess they had to join the fray.

Yeah, those high end truck seem to be getting a lot of press lately... Especially in Santa Monica, where they're battling local establishments.

bmwracer wrote:
Yeah, those high end truck seem to be getting a lot of press lately... Especially in Santa Monica, where they're battling local establishments.

I'd battle the local establishments too if I had one...I drive mine straight through the front door. :drink:

Tu_triky wrote:I'd battle the local establishments too if I had one...I drive mine straight through the front door. :drink:

No subtlety there...The direct approach. :mrgreen:

bmwracer wrote:http://jdorama.com/posting.php?mode=quote&p=851329#
No subtlety there...The direct approach. :mrgreen:

Hehe. Only thing about those lunch trucks....I think hygiene is always an issue...my buddy once had lunch at the Kogi Korean Taco truck...and got sick. :sweat:

Tu_triky wrote:Hehe. Only thing about those lunch trucks....I think hygiene is always an issue...my buddy once had lunch at the Kogi Korean Taco truck...and got sick. :sweat:

Eeek. :sweat:

bmwracer wrote:
Eeek. :sweat:

Yup. I can lost my enthusiasm about wanting to try it after hearing that he got food poisoning. :sweat: Funny thing, out of all his coworkers, he's the only one who got sick.

Tu_triky wrote:Yup. I can lost my enthusiasm about wanting to try it after hearing that he got food poisoning. :sweat: Funny thing, out of all his coworkers, he's the only one who got sick.

Maybe he got sick from a different meal... Or maybe sensitive to a particular ingredient.

bmwracer wrote:
Maybe he got sick from a different meal... Or maybe sensitive to a particular ingredient.

Maybe he was unlucky. Maybe the dog taco did him under.

Tu_triky wrote:Maybe he was unlucky. Maybe the dog taco did him under.

LOL. :hehe:

The Taco Bell Chihuahua? :rofl: