Category: Japanese
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Kiriko: A Photographic Retrospective
[I know I promised a review of my winter lunch omakase at Kiriko to follow my Winter Omakase at Shunji and Winter Omakase Counter at Sushi Taro, but I decided to try something a little different…] This week marks a year since I first walked into Kiriko (linked to Facebook since owner Ken-san updates that […]
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Kotoya vs. Hayatemaru: Ramen Showdown
I finally tried Kotoya this Monday, and then went back to Ramen Hayatemaru (twice) this week, so I thought it’d be fun to do a quick “showdown” between the two newcomers to the Westside ramen scene. This won’t be an apples-to-apples comparison, as I did not order all the same dishes. My goal here mostly […]
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Ramen Hayatemaru on the Westside
[I don’t know if anyone’s noticed, but I’m trying to increase my posting a bit. One way I’m doing it is with these same-day “flash” reviews, like the one I did for Tacos Punta Cabras. Here’s another…] I’ve heard very good things about Ramen Hayatemaru in Torrance and have been trying to get to their […]
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Winter Omakase Counter at Sushi Taro (Washington, D.C.)
[This is the second review in my “Three Winter Omakase” series. Winter Omakase at Shunji was the first. Winter Lunch Omakase at Kiriko will be the third.] I had to travel to the Washington, D.C. area last month for work, I knew I wanted to try the best sushi that D.C. had to offer, to […]
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Winter Omakase at Shunji
[This is the first review in my “Three Winter Omakase” series. Winter Omakase Counter at Sushi Taro is the second. Winter Lunch Omakase at Kiriko will be the third.] Last month I returned to Shunji Nakao’s eponymous Japanese restaurant on Pico near Bundy for another amazing omakase experience. I consider my first omakase there last […]