Kyubey Ginza Annex My plan was to dine at the famed Sukiyabashi Jiro Honten as well as another high end sushi establishment for comparison. Jiro didn’t work out, but everything went very smoothly with Kyubey. Kyubey has a long history as one of the oldest and most well regarded sushi establishments in Tokyo. It was…
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Rokurinsha
Rokurinsha Ramen Street, Tokyo Station location Tokyo Skytree location It had been 3 whole days in the land of ramen and a slurp of noodles had yet to pass these lips. It felt criminal. It felt like I let the Michelin guide get the better of me. It was high time I get down to some more unpretentious eats. I had a good…
Harutaka
Harutaka Google Maps Many of you may know, but I was supposed to eat at the 3 star Michelin restaurant, Sukiyabashi Jiro Honten during my Japan trip. We knew someone who knew someone who secured a reservation for us. The Annoyer and I loved the documentary “Jiro Dreams of Sushi,” the film that really skyrocketed…
Tempura Kondo
Tempura Kondo Sakaguchi Building 9F Google Maps location In planning my Japan trip, I wanted to make sure to vary the meals. The dining scene in Tokyo is just so vast. You can go cheap and casual or you can splurge Michelin style. I wanted to do a little bit of both and try a…
Maisen Tonkatsu
Maisen Tonkatsu Multiple locations throughout Tokyo A morning stroll through Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden, was a beautiful way to pass the time in between breakfast and lunch. We saw many gorgeous cherry blossom trees and the crowds weren’t too bad. From there, we headed over to the Omotesando area of Shibuya. It is sometimes referred to as the…
Eight Korean BBQ
Eight Korean BBQ 6681 Beach Blvd Buena Park, CA 90621 Yelp Who doesn’t love Korean BBQ? Obviously vegetarians are excluded from this rhetorical question. I can’t say most people would say they would love Korean BBQ if it’s pork at the center of it all. At least I can’t say I would be excited, until I…
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…
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…
Myers + Chang
Myers + Chang 1145 Washington Street Boston, MA 02118 Yelp Myers + Chang is part of Joanne Chang’s Boston empire. Her claim to fame probably comes from her chain of bakeries, Flour Bakery. But she and her husband, Chef Christopher Myers, decided to take the foods she grew up eating, revamped and reinvented for a fun…
MF Sushi
MF Sushi 1401 Binz St. Houston, TX 77004 Yelp Houston’s best upscale Japanese fusion/sushi restaurant is without a doubt Uchi. Uchi is probably more successful with its Japanese fusion dishes than its classic sushi. Now there is MF Sushi here to fill that void. The restaurant is strikingly modern, elegant, and unarguably beautiful. The sushi bar is…
O Ya
O Ya 9 E St Pl Boston, MA 02111 YelpI didn’t know much about the Boston dining scene, so I let The Annoyer pick this place. Of course it’s sushi because there’s nothing The Annoyer loves more than thinly sliced raw fish. I did some research and found that my trusty Boston blogger, Tiny Urban…
Koiso Sushi
The one restaurant that has eluded The Annoyer during the previous 4 times he visited Maui is Koiso Sushi. It’s one sushi chef manning an 11 seat sushi bar and one 4 top table. It’s sort of like your neighborhood sushi joint, but you can’t just walk in any ole time you please and expect…
Overworked. Underfed. 