April is turning out to be one of the best months of the year. Not just because it is my birthday month, but also Mama H.o.P. and Baby G’s birthday month too. So April has become a month of celebrations, and in my family that translates to a month of eating. Now that Baby G…
Tag: asian
Earthen
After too many days of eating the white man’s food, I really was craving something Asian. I can’t go too many days without eating Asian food. I crave chocolates and sweets, but my want for Asian food runs deeper than simple desire. It’s like it’s ingrained into my genetic makeup to optimally thrive off of…
Nana San
Nana San keeps company with Ohshima, San Shi Go, and Ikko as Orange County’s best sushi spots. I’ve been here before for dinner omakase and was thoroughly impressed with the offering. It’s definitely the most bang for your buck compared to the other 3 places. Lunch was no exception. Fishing Zebra Man has become my…
Kinjiro
Oishi Nazi, who I dined with at my first visit to Totoraku, is the brain child behind Kinjiro, Little Tokyo’s newest izakaya restaurant. He actually operated b.o.s., the restaurant which previously occupied the same space. b.o.s. had some amazing food, but it didn’t quite get the following it deserved. So Oishi Nazi, being the passionate…
Twenty Eight
So I first tried Top Chef finalist Shirley Chung’s cooking at her pop up at The Playground 2.0. I liked most of the food we had there, especially her hand cut noodles. It was a pricey meal to say the least, but I like to support new talent and understand that sometimes you are paying,…
Night + Market
I love Thai food. It’s a cuisine that packs so much flavor and punch in every bite. Salty, sweet, sour, spicy, and your mouth just explodes. Night + Market makes a point of making all of that the focus of its food. It’s more tame sister restaurant, Talesai, serves your run of the mill Thai dishes…
San Shi Go
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. Orange County has some pretty good sushi. When Pushy & Stubborn told me his go-to sushi joint is San Shi Go, I sorta scoffed. I had been to the location in Laguna Beach and was totally underwhelmed by their large selection of rolls and other sushi…
Capital Noodle Bar
The Irvine Asian food scene continues to grow with each passing year. New eateries are popping up here and there. A notable addition to the Chinese offerings here is Capital Noodle Bar, which is related to Capital Seafood. The latter is Irvine’s mediocre attempt at dim sum. Sadly, I’ve been here many times because, frankly…
Sen Yai
Andy Ricker’s fame has spread beyond the confines of grey-ass, gloomy-ass Portland. Who would have ever thought a white man could create this burgeoning Thai food empire from one of the less Asian influenced cities in this country? If you won’t take my word for it, believe me when I say even Thai people (Verde…
Sushi Tsujita
It’s so awesome how Little Osaka, or the area on the Westside I’m used to referring to as “Sawtelle,” has totally exploded into this mecca of delicious Japanese-centric dining destinations. I’m actually envious and wish I could turn back the clock to be a UCLA student now. Back in the day, the only thing I…
Lemongrass Express
So I’m finally getting around to my Big Island vacation eats from the summer. I didn’t really plan on any specific places to hit up. In fact, I did very little planning for the whole trip. Thanks to Fat-Skinny-Fat-Less Fat and Dairy Queen, I just hopped along for the ride and kinda played the fooding…
Overworked. Underfed. 