Opening specials look pretty damn good!
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Dang I’d do one of each and not eat all the rice.
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A maguro and ikura bowl would be insane
That curry rice is also pretty damn good
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anyone who goes please report back! hopefully they didn’t do much more than remodeling
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I hope to God that Sergio (Tetsu-san) and his kamado are still there…
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Keeping the crust on already kills a huge part of what makes them so good in Japan.
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This is not my true FTC confession. We have a 7-11 at the corner of our home. But one of my SO’s favorite treats is their Chicken Salad Sandwich. About a month ago he noticed the change to the milk bread anf a creamier salad. He likes it.
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Relatively new night market in Torrance….
Munchies Night Market. On Normandie between Torrance and Del Amo.
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Been meaning to check it out looks like some of the 110 night market vendors moved over there
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Picking up some soba noodles at Tokyo Central and couldn’t resist
Cold soy milk from Meiji featuring the GOAT on bluetooth. Refreshing but also has a very good body to it unlike others.
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Have hit a couple random spots of late…
- Chowder Barge in Wilmington. It’s a fried seafood shack with solid clam chowder. Full of clams, not too bacon-y. The sourdough bowl is nicely toasted. Steamed clams were meh - everyone serves those frozen clams from Asia now, no longer the good old American clams with much thicker shells (cherrystone?) that are bigger, meatier and much more flavorful. Fried seafood was good, calamari rings and shrimp solid but clams not really meaty enough. Older son had a patty melt on sourdough that was delicious as well.
- Shrimp By You - Cajun shrimp place in the Gaetano’s plaza. Sort of depressing location but the seafood is good and there’s never a line. We’re simple when it comes to this, so we do a pound of shrimp, 3 orders of sausage and 3 orders of corn and call it a day. I’m not a huge fan of this style of food, so can’t really compare to other places.
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Gorditas La Guera @Wilmington “Morning” Market, 7am-2pm.
Gorditas Durango style. Not deep fried! On the plancha. Yes fresh pressed masa.
Menu:
Something for everyone.
Horchata with walnuts and melon.
Gorditas. I loved the chile pepper and the cactus one (it was cooked in a tomato sauce). $5 each. Warning the salsa aceite is hot. The verde might be a better option for certain palates.,
Beats all the bs breakfast/brunch spots by Torrance/Redondo area!
Tia was incredibly sweet to me. Considering my Spanish also incredibly patient.
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Where is the morning market? 110 and pch?
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Yes same location as night market
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Niceeee I’ll have to check it out at some point! I’ve also seen a canasta vendor there wanted to check them out
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Also had some canasta tacos this was on Vermont close to the 91 on ramp
I believe it’s the same vendor at Wilmington.
Also had a torta de tamal at a neighboring vendor.
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Wow haven’t seen a torta tamal since cdmx
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Yeah I had to google search that really quick because I never seen or heard of it.
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Elote asado stand at Wilmington Night Market.
This is according to the owner what elote is like in Mexico. Just lime, salt, tajin. Mexican corn over coals. It is more chewy than the sweet corn we are used to.
Quite the contrast with the boiled sweet corn slathered in mayo, and cheese that we are used to.
Potato flautas at the antijitos stand.
Also there is a baledas stand, a Michoacán style enchilada (I went here see my post on it), and the pupusa stand looked great.
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