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Best Restaurants to Eat at in Los Angeles: Tenkatori
Address: 2130 Sawtelle Blvd #210B, Los Angeles, CA 90025 Although I used to work in the Sawtelle area, I haven’t been able to try most of the new restaurants that have opened up recently (especially during or after Covid). One Sawtelle restaurant that I recently got to try is called Tenkatori; apparently it is a…
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Best Restaurants to Eat at in Honolulu: Japanese Restaurant Aki
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…
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Best Restaurants to Eat at in Los Angeles: Mogu Mogu
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.…
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Best Restaurants to Eat at in Los Angeles: Higo Sushi
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…
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Best Restaurants to Eat at in San Francisco: Mensho Tokyo SF
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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Best Sauces to Eat: Momoya Ra Yu Chili Oil with Fried Garlic
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…
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The Best Los Angeles Restaurants: Manpuku Tokyo BBQ Dining
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…
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Best Restaurants to Eat at in Tokyo: Maisen
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…
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Best Restaurants to Eat at in Hong Kong: Zagin Soba
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…