San Diego, CA: Tajima Japanese Restaurant

Asari Ramen – Marina Clams & Egg
In San Diego for another wedding. It was getting late and we had not had dinner yet and ended up at Tajima restaurant. There were 2 menus….actually make that 3…1) the dinner menu, 2) izakaya menu and 3) the specials menu. We mainly ordered from the izakaya . . . → Read More: San Diego, CA: Tajima Japanese Restaurant

San Francisco, CA: Arang

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Yuke Jang

Chol Myon
It was late night and we were hungry. Haven’t been to Arang in a while and I was craving something soupy. I ordered one of my favorite korean soups yuke jang. It’s a hot & spicy soup with shredded beef, vegetables and glass noodles. Colleen ordered chol myon which are . . . → Read More: San Francisco, CA: Arang

Las Vegas, NV: Sushi Samba

I’ve heard from a few people that this place is great. Unfortunately, I can’t agree. The ambiance was very fun and contemporary, the service was great, the plating was gorgeous but the food was bland. Not so great even despite the fact that we were starvin like marvin. What a bummer. . . . → Read More: Las Vegas, NV: Sushi Samba

Homemade: Chinese Spaghetti With Shanghainese Noodles

Raw and cooked Shanghainese noodles.

I’m not even sure how to describe the flavor of this. No idea what’s in the sauce. As I was getting ready for work this morning I ran into anthony’s mother rummaging through the pantry looking for the other jar of Chinese spaghetti sauce. Chinese spaghetti sauce? I didn’t realize . . . → Read More: Homemade: Chinese Spaghetti With Shanghainese Noodles

Millbrae, CA: Hong Kong Flower Lounge

Lobster Lo Mein from the Hong Kong Flower Lounge in Millbrae. They charged us $30 for one and a half pounds and $3 for the noodles. What a bargain – for the noodles. The noodles were good but didn’t get a lot of the lobster flavor. I did like that it . . . → Read More: Millbrae, CA: Hong Kong Flower Lounge

San Francisco, CA: Halu

Halu is located on 8th and clement and is formally known as mama san japanese cuisine (look closely at the awning). We originally came here for the ramen but was happy to find that the specialty of the restaurant was yakitori and kushi katsu. This was my first time seeing kushi katsu on a . . . → Read More: San Francisco, CA: Halu

San Francisco, CA: Suzu Noodle House

Wow. Can you believe it’s already July??? It’s hard to believe the biggest holiday of the summer is upon us. My first post of the month is about Suzu noodles in San Francisco’s Japan town. Finally…can this be a decent ramen restaurant in the city? So far, all the good and . . . → Read More: San Francisco, CA: Suzu Noodle House

San Francisco, CA: R & G Lounge

Shrimp head yi mein

More shrimp head yi mein

Fresh shrimp sashimi. From the tank to the kitchen, onto a plate and then into our tummies. The heads were then used to make the yi mein. Other option is to fry them.

Fresh geoduck (mirugai) sashimi. Also straight from the tank.

Geoduck soup. All the . . . → Read More: San Francisco, CA: R & G Lounge

San Francisco, CA: Mercury Appetizer Bar

Best garlic noodles ever. The noodles are thick and soft without being mushy. It has the perfect balance of salty, sweet and spicy. The garlic flavor is not overpowering and the noodles aren’t greasy. I could eat plates and plates of these. The only bad thing I can say about . . . → Read More: San Francisco, CA: Mercury Appetizer Bar

Birthday Police: Noodle Gift Basket

Hey Birthday Police! (and Mr. Lee) Thanks for this creative and thoughtful gift. I can’t wait to try all the goodies and I bet you can’t wait to read all about it! . . . → Read More: Birthday Police: Noodle Gift Basket