Raging Taste Buds

Ohhhh my! Do I love indulging my ugly face in some raging Japanese dishes. Move over Fu Rai Bo, enter Yabu. I strolled into this fine Westside establishment with my good Japanese friend who swears this place is pretty much as close as you can get to typical Tokyo dining in LA. Traditional…Check. Quality…Check. Raging [...]

I think I’ve tried just about every Shabu Shabu spot in LA and now I can officially check Mizu 212 off my list….In more ways than one. Maybe I got spoiled by Shabu Shabu house downtown and maybe I’m a bit picky, but Mizu 212 just didnt do it for me. Your pot of water [...]

Ramen’d out yet? Good because I wont be eating any for a while. Better known in my book as “Itchy crotch”, this Hollywood strip mall ramen cafe is interesting to say the least. I’m not sure what to make of it. I hate the strip mall that its in…the whole building is an eye sore [...]

My first post! May I open by pointing out that even a guy’s eye point of view could use a feminine touch. Enter Amber. Manber! So I routinely scour the city in my shitty Nissan Sentra for some good Asian cookin’ that will dip my taste buds into my own primordial roots- and Orochon Ramen [...]

Few restaurants in Santa Monica can offer what Musha does. A solid list of small Japanese dishes tailored for American buds to feast on. Unlike Fu Rai Bo, Musha has a menu that your average Dodger fan can actually comprehend. Musha truly has some fun things on the menu including steak that you can cook [...]

Yakitori can be pretty hit or miss. I wrote about the yummy Kokekokko yakitori house in Little Tokyo a while back and now its time to Robata….Ya (The “KKKKKK of the west side”).  On my way to this jolly japanese bbq, I passed foie gras do-gooders outside of Providence (Nominated by everyone and their mother [...]

YES! The one thing that goes through our minds when we eat any dish at this restaurant. YES, Tori PiriKara, YES Tori Wasai Goma, YES, ……….. YES, ………….. We love this place and  have one good friend to thank for showing us this Japanese restaurant. It’s for sure a Raging Taste Bud’s favorite. No, it’s [...]

Warning: It only takes one bite at Shabu Shabu House to become highly addicted. That’s no joke people. Over the years of taking friends here, I have not yet had one person that didn’t love it or not return here on their own time. In fact, when people ask me where my favorite place to [...]

What the Internet? Kokekokko? How do you even say that? That name has almost twice as many K’s as the you know who and sounds like a legit nick name for crack cocaine. Take the name or leave it, but at the end of the day remember that this place is a good Yakitori spot. [...]

I’m not so sure how the Japanese would feel about calling Shabu Shabu, “fondue”. (If you don’t know what Shabu Shabu is… google it) Then again, I’m guessing Yojie isn’t exactly trying to appeal to a fully Japanese crowd. With a restaurant basically attached to FIDM, I was expecting the restaurant to be filled with [...]