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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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Tacos Punta Cabras: Ricky’s on the Westside?
A few days ago, Ciao Bob on Chowhound posted about a new hole-in-the-wall restaurant in Santa Monica selling authentic tacos de pescado. Having enjoyed the heck out of the fish and shrimp tacos from Ricky’s since last summer (still haven’t gotten there on a day that they’ve been selling lobster tacos), I was able 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 […]
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Humble Potato: The Day After
I’ve read some mixed reviews about Humble Potato, but nearly all of the negative ones were focused on the opening night, when the wait for food occasionally crossed the hour mark, and some of what came out of the kitchen were not ideally prepped (cold buns, unmelted cheese, etc). Fortunately, most people seemed willing to […]
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