Address: 1137 11th Ave, Honolulu, HI 96814 I used to go to Japanese Restaurant Aki quite often when it was in its old location (next to Ala Moana), but I hadn’t been in a while to its new location in Kaimuki. I just went again recently though, and I was impressed by both the quality…
Read more Best Restaurants to Eat at in Honolulu: Japanese Restaurant Aki
Address: 11555 W Olympic Blvd Ste B, Los Angeles, CA 90064 When I used to work in Sawtelle for a summer, I went to a lot of restaurants around the area during my lunch breaks. Sawtelle is mostly famous for its ramen and Asian food, with places like Tsujita LA Artisan Noodle being especially popular.…
Read more Best Restaurants to Eat at in Los Angeles: Mogu Mogu
Address: 1451 W Whittier Blvd, La Habra, CA 90631 Japanese-Peruvian food is not a combination that you will hear often, but it is actually a great combination. I prefer the Peruvian food at Higo Sushi, but if you want to mix it up and get both you can definitely do that. Peruvian food is something…
Read more Best Restaurants to Eat at in Los Angeles: Higo Sushi
Address: 672 Geary St, San Francisco, CA 94102 On the whole, I would say that Japanese food in San Francisco is a bit underwhelming. However, the one Japanese restaurant in SF that I can recommend eating at is Mensho Tokyo SF. Mensho Tokyo SF is famous for its tori paitan ramen, which is very similar…
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Now that I have been living on my own for a bit, I have been doing a lot more cooking. Since I can’t really do anything fancy yet, I am sticking to the basics. This means a lot of rice and noodle dishes with some sort of vegetable and meat. In order to make my…
Read more Best Sauces to Eat: Momoya Ra Yu Chili Oil with Fried Garlic
Address: 2125 Sawtelle Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90025 Korean BBQ is the most popular type of Asian BBQ, but I personally prefer yakiniku (Japanese BBQ). One of my favorite places for yakiniku outside of Japan is called Manpuku. Manpuku has multiple locations, and I have been to ones in both Costa Mesa and Sawtelle. I…
Read more The Best Los Angeles Restaurants: Manpuku Tokyo BBQ Dining
Address: 4 Chome-8-5 Jingumae, Shibuya City, Tokyo 150-0001, Japan Maisen is one of the most popular tonkatsu restaurants in Tokyo, and it is always one of my first stops when I am in Japan. The last time I was in Tokyo, I found another excellent tonkatsu restaurant, Hasegawa, but the options at the two restaurants…
Address: 7 Gough St, Central, Hong Kong After having lived in Hong Kong for a year, I can say that Zagin Soba is my favorite restaurant there. It is a bit weird that a ramen restaurant is so good in Hong Kong, but Zagin Soba is that great. I would even say that Zagin Soba’s…
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Since I have been pretty busy recently, I have not had as much time to write new blog posts. While I am still constantly finding new things I love to recommend, I wanted to share some of my previous favorite recommendations. Over the course of this blog, I have now written over a year’s worth…
Read more Best Restaurants to Eat at in Tokyo: Toritsune Shizendo (鳥つね)
Address: 3046 Monsarrat Ave, Honolulu, HI 96815 Pioneer Saloon is a restaurant in Hawaii that has a lot of local Hawaiian dishes with a Japanese flair. Pioneer Saloon has two locations, with one located on Monsarrat and the other in SALT. I have only done takeout from the Monsarrat location, but I think both locations…
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