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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Welcome Back, Welcome Back, Welcomeeee backkkk! Sorry all for being so lame and not taking the time to write about how much my taste buds have been RAGING. I guess you could say I went off the deep end with my food choices. Maybe I haven’t been impressed, maybe I have been in a food [...]

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 [...]

Right smack in the middle of the biggest “village” in America (Los Angeles), lies a restaurant that serves old English pub style food and well priced pints of beer. The owner of this restaurant is far from an idiot. In fact, trying to understand where the “idiot” fits into any part of this restaurant is [...]