my favourite skewer at shin-sen-gumi yesterday: the “special heart”.
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very glad to report that sushi nozomi in torrance has tented outdoor seating (only two 2-tops and one 4-top set out at 11.30 today). also very glad to report that the sushi was very good as well.
most of the restaurants in that massive shopping strip seem to have tented outdoor seating.
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I think Southern Spice in Lawndale deserves way more attention. They have a pretty large variety of South Indian dishes that you can’t really find anywhere else in the South Bay (to my knowledge), and everything I’ve tried has been really great. They also don’t skimp on the heat levels, thankfully.
A few of the dishes I’ve had:
Dindigul mutton biriyani and mirapakaya kodi (green chili chicken fry).
Mutton sukha and jeera pulao.
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lunch at jidaiya ramen in gardena turned out to be our first indoor restaurant meal in a week. they had outdoor dining on the go when we were at shin-sen-gumi on monday but when we arrived today right at opening, hoping to grab one of those tables, they said they weren’t doing outdoor service today on account of staffing issues. there was no one else in the restaurant though and so we went in and grabbed the one table that’s 10 feet or so away from all the others–and they kindly kept the door wide open for us (they shut it as soon as we left).
we got four different ramens between the four of us and enjoyed them all. here, the spicy miso ramen.
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Every time I eat at Tendon Tempura Carlos Junior, I wonder how we in the South Bay got so lucky.
Chicken tempura bowl (chicken breast, shrimp, kakiage, pumpkin, seaweed, shishito pepper, half boiled egg, rice). Besides the always perfectly crispy tempura, my favorite thing is eating their awesome rice mixed with the kinda sweet tare sauce, egg yolk, and that spicy condiment they have on the table that looks like togarashi but tastes much better and spicier than togarashi.
Good hot soba for a cold night:
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Saffron house. Kebabs and rice were delicious. Stew left something to be desired. Definitely want to try out their tongue sandwich.
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we’re spending our last day in town at home–the rain is helping with this but it’s good to have the boys spend more time with their grandmother (which is the main reason we did this trip). and so we did outdoor dining on her porch. takeout from a few places in garden grove.
from gamjatang house, gamjatang and yumsotang.
from jong ro shul lung tang, soondae and shul lung tang
from manmi bakery, a bunch of sweet things including this sweet rice doughnut.
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I miss Ramen California and those rosemary kasha bread rolls they had.
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here is a more detailed write-up on my blog of our meal at nozomi.
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I believe this thread needs to be called “South Bay Crypto.com” now.
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Ramen California was ahead of it’s time and LA didn’t appreciate him (we’re still basically swimming in tonkotsu). He moved to NYC and opened up Ramen Nakamura, what a loss for LA.
i’ve never been but i wish i had a chance to go. you can order Ramen Nakamura on Goldbelly though.
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Yeah, I remember a lot of “that ramen isn’t authentic” bullshit from people at the time. I hope he’s doing really well in NYC. Thanks for the heads up about Goldbelly!
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youre welcome! I think his ramen is considered one of the best in NY or nationally from what a couple of my friends said. I’m sure a couple people on here could chime in on his food in New York
I was thinking of ordering it but its pretty pricey. but most things on Goldbelly is pricey.
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a fuller report on our meal at shin-sen-gumi yakitori–along with a lot of photos–is now up on my blog for those who care to look.
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fuller report on our christmas dinner at mo ran gak also on the blog today.
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Some recents.
Ruiji Sichuan in Lomita
Toothpick lamb:
Sichuan fried chicken:
Pho Consommé in Gardena
Bún thịt nướng:
Shake Shack in El Segundo
Double SmokeShack:
Saffron Market in Torrance
Beef koobideh:
Colossus Bread in San Pedro
Pecan sticky bun:
Vanilla bean Kouign-amann:
Jambon-beurre (sliced country loaf, ham, Pernod butter, gruyère):
Chori-Man in San Pedro
Breakfast burrito with maple habanero pork chorizo:
Seorabeol K-Food at H Mart in Torrance
Bibimbap with bulgogi:
Yukgaejang with udon:
Kagura in Torrance:
Millefeuille pork katsu:
Kani cream korokke:
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How was it???
For everyone: are the Shake Shacks really inconsistent across branches? I really liked the Century City one, but the Santa Monica branch on Wilshire was terrible. One visit to the CC one, 2 visits to the SM one.
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So good! The butteriest one I’ve tried so far. And I like the bit of creamy vanilla bean filling on the inside. If I had to nitpick, the caramelization is mostly on the bottom and I wish it was all over.
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I would say they are even inconsistent within branches. I used to go the weho branch often and would have different outcomes with my burger. I actually like the chicken sandwich more than the burger.
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Yup. The El Segundo location is consistent with their burgers but inconsistent with the chicken sandwich.
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