Restaurants

[Anonymous]

If you are in for some Japanese traditional sweets, Fujiwara has a great selection of traditional desserts made from scratch. It is family owned (in Little Tokyo Plaza) and I recommend the Dango--sweet miso paste with dough. There's a lot of selections to choose from. Amanda told me that she loves the peanut butter flavored dessert as well as the Chestnut one. They even have a Gelato selection that's worth exploring. There's nothing sweeter than having some dessert with green tea.

[Anonymous]

mmm.. I love green tea anything. I actually drink about 6 cups or more of green tea on an average day.

[clay dube]

Michelin says that Tokyo may be THE place to eat. 160,000 restaurants (20,000 in Paris and 23,000 in New York) and many of them are considered outstanding. I'm sure most are beyond my budget. Read the Washington Post story on Tokyo restaurants at:
http://http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/14/AR2008021403921.html?wpisrc=newsletter

[Anonymous]

I tried to search the Internet for inexpensive sashimi in Tokyo. I found out that in Ginza, they have the Tsukiji fish market where 450 kinds of fish are received everyday. That's the biggest in the world, accordingly. In this market, they serve fresh-from-the-sea sashimi. You can dabble on the inexpensive variety. Kyubei, which is a stone's throw away from the Tsukiji fish market, is quite expensive. Then there's also the Ten-ichi, which serves the best tempura. This, accordingly, is a favorite dining place of celebrities. For meat (beef, especially), Kurosawa is highly recommended.

[Anonymous]

Anyone have recommendations on good (an affordable) sushi restaurants in the LA area? I'd love to try them in Tokyo, but I'm being realistic for now.

[Anonymous]

Sushi and affordable. Oxymoron? Maybe, maybe not. There is a place called Phat Fish -- two locations. One in LA and Koreatown. If you go there between the hours of 4-7, you get it half off, at least that was the deal in the Koreatown location. And it even has a conveyor belt!

[Anonymous]

Cheap sushi, my never ending search...

I used to go to Todai's buffet, but it's just all right. Then I went to Kabuki, when it used to have the half off deal. Now I go to Midori Sushi in the Valley. It's all you can eat for $25, which isn't too bad, especially if you can chow down like me.

[Anonymous]

Last year, we took our Academic Decathlon team to try Dim Sum, since the competition topic was China. We went to Ocean Star in Monterrey Park. It was very affordable and delicious. We, especially, enjoyed the Shu Mai and Bao.

[Anonymous]

True... I agree affordable sushi is an oxymoron. I've been to Todai, Kabuki, Fat Fish etc. I tend to shy away from the all you can eat places because I'm not a big eatter to begin with. Secondly I find the quality of the sushi not to be very good. I'm still on the search for good and not too expensive sushi.

[Anonymous]

Dim sum isnt sushi, but I like that too. Ocean star is good. I like going there and 99 ranch to pick up groceries across the street when I'm no longer hungry. I find the worst time to go grocery shopping is when you're hungry. I tend to buy lots of random junk then.

[Anonymous]

If anyone knows of a good dim-sum place, please let me know. I've had some of the best DS in San Francisco. I've been to one in Chinatown but I would like to try some other places. Oh, does anyone know the nearest 99Ranch store in Los Angeles?

[Anonymous]

Hi Sarah!

Did you ever go to Legendary Palace in Oakland?

My family here always goes to Ocean Star in Monterey Park because my grandma knows the waiters so they don't charge us for tea. The food there is pretty good. Tell them you know my grandma and they won't charge you for tea. : )

There are 99 Ranch markets everywhere now, it seems, but the closest one to downtown LA, if that's what you mean, would probably still be in the Monterey Park area.

-Miranda

[Anonymous]

Legendary Palace in Oakland is good, but so is Peony's - although it's a little pricey there. Ocean Star is great in Monterey Park.

If you're in LA Chinatown, I recommend Empress Pavillion (they have parking) and Ocean Seafood.

[Anonymous]

There's a 99 Ranch in Monterey Park on Atlantic by Garvey. There's also one in the valley at Sepulveda and Victory. I know there are others, but those are the two closest to me. I wish there were more or any Chinese grocery stores in the Westside. I know Korean and Japanese grocery stores, but not Chinese. Anyone know of any?

[Anonymous]

Hi Miranda,

I'd been to Ocean Star a number of times but not that frequent as to become a familiar habitue of the place like your Grandma. I can't remember the last time I was there. But I do remember that I was there one time with our country's then Vice President Joseph Estrada and some of his officials and Chinese businessmen. The food was awesome. I was not yet a teacher at the time. I was a newsman covering Mr. Estrada's visit in Los Angeles. I was lucky to be the only media person invited as the affair was private in nature. I want to go there again. Can I namedrop your Grandma so I can have free tea there?

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