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That’s the hiyashi chuka at gr/eats. Yes, it’s good. It’s there as a special nearly every day. Luckily, I had it when it was warm out, but it’s cooled down just a bit in SoCal, but it’s still good in the summer. That’s Mr Romanelli with his 1920 Friendship Quilt Cap. Part of his new clandestine line. Check out the hiyashi chuka at gr/eats while you can.
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Shibucho Sushi might be one of the best places around. Of course a large percentage of you think sushi is all about the fried rolls, or combinations of fish to make one gigantic roll. It is those things now, in a hybrid USA, but there's also the simple and I'd say, more pure. Sushi Shibucho is one of those places. It's not too pricey compared to others who load you up with sushi pieces with a...
Shibucho Sushi might be one of the best places around. Of course a large percentage of you think sushi is all about the fried rolls, or combinations of fish to make one gigantic roll. It is those things now, in a hybrid USA, but there’s also the simple and I’d say, more pure. Sushi Shibucho is one of those places. It’s not too pricey compared to others who load you up with sushi pieces with a variety of sauces and styles, this one gives you sushi that’s clean and simple, and therefore, super rare. Above is a few orders, from Spanish Mackerel, squid, octopus, red snapper, and abalone. Each piece was nothing short of amazing. Shibucho on Yelp. This is battera. It’s Osaka style boxed sushi. It’s mackerel with a pickled gourd on top. I think this is the best I’ve ever had. Ushi no hi. Read up on it. That was the actual point of this post. In old times, and with old school folks you actually don’t eat the eel. It’s an animal that you worship in a way. Eels have whiskers and some think it’s a reincarnate of some sort. Here’s a better article.
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Truck Mayhem. There's maybe 20 new food trucks in LA, maybe more. Kogibbq, other Korean tacos, Japanese, ice-cream, shave-ice (it should have no D in it), and more... They cruise around together making food and serving it to people who are willing to wait over an hour. Lunch breaks gotta be extended if you want to eat at a truck. I'm still not willing to wait it out. Martin got a shave-ice. It was...
Truck Mayhem. There’s maybe 20 new food trucks in LA, maybe more. Kogibbq, other Korean tacos, Japanese, ice-cream, shave-ice (it should have no D in it), and more… They cruise around together making food and serving it to people who are willing to wait over an hour. Lunch breaks gotta be extended if you want to eat at a truck. I’m still not willing to wait it out. Martin got a shave-ice. It was good. I’ve also heard recent news that Baja Fresh is making Kogi Tacos. Read about it on laist. Kogi supposedly means “meat” in Korean, so I guess although there might be confusion, the name is pretty pedestrian. I think a problem happens with confusion, so who knows, maybe there’s a case. If BF used Kogibbq Tacos, that would be a big time bust… but for now, this is what I think. Kogibbq still has lines.
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