Located on a corner in Little Tokyo, Los Angeles, this Japanese izakaya offers a unique selection of Japanese lunches and dinners that go beyond your standard teriyaki flare. My go to dish is always their Matsuri Natto. They import their natto from Japan and their tofu is made in house. It’s just really good, filling,…
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Qin West – Chinatown
Chinatown in Los Angeles has a gold nugget of a little restaurant called Qin West which specializes in Guilin style food from China. The best way I can describe it as a mix of spicy and sour in the best way possible that’s incredibly savory and delicious. This restaurant has some fantastic Guilin soups were they…
The Springs – Arts District
The Springs in the Arts District of Downtown Los Angeles is both restaurant and wellness center. The restaurant serves ups vegetarian delights for lunch and dinner like the paella in the image above. One of my lunch time favorites being their nacho salad. If you’re looking for something a little lighter their tomato watermelon gazpacho…
Liang’s Kitchen – Monterey Park
Liang’s Kitchen makes a mean lamb soup. Incredibly good, tastes like homemade goodness. The lamb stew has 3 different kinds of noodles hidden in the broth. Fat noodles, a clear noodle, and a tofu type noodle which were all excellent. The lamb didn’t have a gamey taste and was incredibly mild and savory. The broth…
Jang Choong Dong – Koreatown
Koreatown Los Angeles has a lot ton of fantastic restaurants and this one is one of my favorites. Jang Choong Dong specializes in a dish called jokbal which is braised pigs foot. The pigs foot is cooked in a bunch of different spices including scallions, gingers, garlic, and rice wine to name a few. It’s…
LaoXi Noodle House – Arcadia
The food really does feel like home cooking. When I imagine being invited to someone’s home and they cook up some delicious home style Chinese cooking this is exactly what comes to mind. My friend and I ordered the cold jelly, cold noodle with sesame, meatball entree, and wife’s noodles. My favorite of the evening…
Bestia – Arts District
arts district restaurant in downtown Los Angeles
Nobu – Beverly Hills
Nobu in Beverly Hills
Shaanxi Garden – San Gabriel
Shaanxi Garden in San Gabriel