Ramen Yamadaya 3118 W 182nd St. Torrance, CA 90504 Yelp I tried Ramen Yamadaya once before at its Costa Mesa location and was sorely disappointed in the days-old tasting chashu. That part of the ramen was so offensive that it overshadowed anything else good about the bowl of noodles that night. Being the open minded…
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Gangnam Eomuyi
Gangnam Eoyumi 10031 Garden Grove Blvd. Garden Grove, CA 92844 Yelp I thought my search for naengmyun in Orange County was over when I tried Yu Chun Bunsik. The offering here had some minor dings, but it was the best I could get without driving to my OG favorite in LA, Yu Chun Chic Naeng…
The Pie Hole
The Pie Hole 714 Traction Ave Los Angeles, CA 90013 Yelp I suppose this post is a bit late to commemorate National Pi Day, but better late than never. After our delicious meal at Pok Pok LA, Hobag and myself craved something sweet to finish out the night. We found ourselves near the Arts District,…
Pok Pok LA
Pok Pok LA 978 N. Broadway Los Angeles, CA 90012 Yelp I’m a big fan of Thai food. Los Angeles has no shortage of great Thai food. So I was surprised to hear that Andy Ricker, chef/owner of the ever popular Pok Pok in Portland and 1 Michelin star Pok Pok NYC, opened an outpost in…
Maui Sweet Eats
I had a lot of random sweet treats in Maui, which I decided to smush into one entry. Ululani’s Hawaiian Shave Ice multiple locations ululanisshaveice.com Yelp Of course, I had Ululani shaved ice. It’s like the Starbucks of Maui. It’s everywhere you turn, on every corner. It turned out to be better than what I…
Yu Chun Bunsik
Yuchun Bunsik 10031 Garden Grove Blvd. Garden Grove, CA 92844 yuchun.site.mobi/en Yelp I wasn’t much of a foodie back in college. Probably because any meal over $10 was kind of a lot of money back then. I didn’t really seek out the best of the best as I do now. I think I was just…
The Playground – Sunday Supper
The Playground 220 E 4th St. Santa Ana, CA 92701 playgrounddtsa.com Yelp Jungle Fever has been fighting the good fight against the most unfortunate of things…cancer. It super sucks of course, but he has been exuding a positive attitude and living life to the fullest these days. A full life for anyone who is really…
Sushi Zo
Sushi Zo 9824 National Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90034 sushizo.us Yelp Boy have I been wanting to try out Sushi Zo for a long time. It has been on my radar ever since I started to appreciate really high quality sushi, and when I became willing to drop a couple hundies on one meal. Sushi…
Totoraku
Totoraku 10610 Pico Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90064 Yelp I previously blogged about Totoraku, or what I referred to as the “secret beef restaurant.” Well if you look on Yelp, Totoraku isn’t much of a secret to the 209 Yelpers who posted the mostly 5 star reviews. But the policy still remains. You cannot eat…
Killen’s BBQ
Killen’s BBQ 3613 E. Broadway Pearland, TX 77581 killensbarbeque.com Yelp When in Rome, do as the Romans. In Houston, they stand in long lines under the punishing sun, enveloped in the sweltering heat, with a beer in one hand, all for the promise of Killen’s BBQ. Texas is all about the BBQ. This line was…
Larchmont Bungalow
I’ve heard of Larchmont Bungalow’s famous red velvet pancakes for many moons now. Hobag and I were not too hungover from our Italian, donut, and wine fiesta the previous night to indulge a little something sweet to get our day started. The place itself has a casual cafe vibe with sidewalk seating, an outside patio,…
SK Donuts
My last LA donut discovery was disappointing. The cronuts at DK left much to be desired and even their regular blueberry donuts, which were supposedly amazing were just meh. So I was a bit skeptical when Hobag told me SK had some amazing donuts. I had pretty low expectations from this mom n’ pop…
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