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 [...]

Rarely do I travel east of Western near K town to eat sushi. In fact, I never do. And rarely do I enter a sushi restaurant with the word fusion in the name and flags that scream beer at you wavering on the rooftop. But this night, I felt like getting a little dangerous. I [...]

Just as I’m a sucker for the dirty dive stand that fails to keep its sign lit up and it’s kitchen intact… I’m also a sucker for the ultra cliche, trendy ass and most blown out of proportion…expensive restaurant. And just as I don’t like sitting on a broken down barstool at a dive bar, [...]

Thanks to our good friend Daniella, it has been brought to our attention that Takami sushi is donating 100% of profits to the Redcross Japanese Relief Fund. There is currently no date set for the donations to stop. I myself used to frequent the rooftop Takami when I lived downtown. The views are incredible, the [...]

Roy: “Dude meet me at Sushi ZO, people keep telling me its the best sushi in LA”. Ryan:  “Where is it?” Roy: “On national by the freeway” …So that’s how it all started. I got there early but not before wondering why Sushi Zo was on a sidewalk right next to the 10 freeway where [...]

Roku me up and serve me some more Golden Snapper! Although we aren’t super fond of reviewing restaurants that have several different locations, Sushi Roku deserves a little bit of praise. Perfect spot to get goin on some Large Asahi’s, Hot Sake’s, and some damn good fish. AND  you can always count on quality sushi [...]

WA WAAA WAAAAA, wow that’s fun to say. I attended this little joint with a friend of mine who is from Japan and has some pretty raging t-buds so I expected the meal to rock my mouth better than Sushi Ike. Upon seeing the place, I would never had gone in unless invited by a [...]

“No Dwagon Roll! No Wainbow Roll! No Phiwidefia Roll! Only Fish, Only Feeeesh!” Those were the words that were yelled at me as I opened the strip mall door to Sushi Ike (and that’s what they sounded like). Ok, woaaaa ladyyy…just because I’m not Japanese and I’m new here does not mean I came for [...]

The rating tells it like it is. Arashi Sushi, 2 blocks across the street from Staples Center in Downtown LA is Decent. It’s brand new so the inside is what I would call “modern casual”. Great contemporary decor and lighting but not too fancy or glamorous. This is a good spot for a casual lunch, [...]

Little Tokyo in downtown Los Angels is easily one of my favorite spots to dine. I actually don’t have much to say about Hama other than it’s a solid, traditional, Japanese sushi bar. I have been to Japan several times and Hama is very much like a sushi bar you would see in Japan (and [...]