Address: 1610 S King St # A, Honolulu, HI 96826 Soba and tempura are two of my favorite foods individually, and together they make for my favorite meal combination. Unfortunately, it is pretty hard to find really good soba and tempura in Hawaii, and there is nothing I have found yet that can compare to…
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…
Address: 1001 Queen St #105, Honolulu, HI 96814 Rinka is a popular Japanese restaurant in Ward Village. They have a really extensive menu, and all of their dishes are pretty authentic Japanese tasting. I like the crab dishes that Rinka has, as they use real snow crab. They have both real crab California rolls, as…
Address: Via San Fermo, 1, 20121 Milano MI, Italy It is kind of ironic, but one of the best restaurants I went to during my time in Milan was a Japanese restaurant called Yazawa. It was recommended to me by a couple of friends, and it has some great lunch specials. Yazawa is located in…
If you have ever been to Tokyo, I am sure you have seen all of the soba restaurants inside the train stations. They are typically full of businessmen on their way to work who want to get a quick bite to eat, but they are actually so good. The most popular chain that I know…
Address: 2903 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90029 Osen Izakaya is a Japanese restaurant in Silverlake, and it has both great sushi and traditional dishes. According to an article that I read on it, the chef of the restaurant used to be a former chef of TAO in Hollywood, as well as being involved in…
Address: 1614 Kalakaua Ave, Honolulu, HI 96826 Do-Ne is a Japanese restaurant in Honolulu that my family has been going to a lot recently during the quarantine period. The food is really well suited for takeout, and it holds well even after it has been refrigerated. Some of my favorite dishes are the marinated fried…
Address: 3 Chome-31-8 Shinjuku, Shinjuku City, Tokyo 160-0022, Japan Tsunahachi used to be my favorite tempura restaurant in Tokyo, although I think I prefer Shimomura now (this is no fault of Tsunahachi though, it’s just that Shimomura’s quality is exceptional). Still, I will continue to go to Tsunahachi each time I go to Tokyo. Tsunahachi…
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…
I cannot wait for my next trip to Tokyo (although who knows when this will be), and I am really missing all of the great Japanese food. One thing I really enjoy about Japan is the Hokkaido Milk Japanese Ice Cream. For those of you who have never had Hokkaido Milk before, it is a…
