Men Oh Tokushima 456 E 2nd St Los Angeles, CA 90012 Dining date: 10/9/12 Men Oh Tokushima is the latest Japanese ramen chain to hit Los Angeles. Like the gourmet pizza/cupcake/burger, these shops seem to be popping up everywhere. However, the Little Tokyo scene has been rather quiet, with the likes of Tsujita, Yamadaya and…
Sushi Gen 422 E 2nd St Los Angeles, CA 90012 Dining date: 4/6/12 and 4/11/12 Sushi Gen is one of Little Tokyo’s most popular restaurants (4.5 stars on Yelp with 1500 reviews is a good indication), seemingly always having people waiting outside. It’s probably one of my favorites too, and one of the first restaurants…
Lazy Ox Canteen 241 S San Pedro St Los Angeles, CA 90012 Dining date: 4/1/12 I’ve been to Lazy Ox Canteen a number of times and have always had a fairly positive experience (except for the time they ran out of fried chicken at 6:30). However, for me it’s been stuck in the “pretty good,…
Restaurant Komasa 351 E 2nd St Los Angeles, CA 90012 Dining date: 3/20/12 Komasa seems to be one of the most popular restaurants in Little Tokyo, garnering lines as reliably as Daikokuya. From my perspective, there are a trio of Little Tokyo sushi restaurants that are clearly more popular than the rest – Hama, Sushi…
Shin-Sen-Gumi 132 S Central Ave Los Angeles, CA 90013 Dining date: 9/8/11 Little Tokyo has a lot of places that serve ramen, but the only really notable option has been Daikokuya. For me, the greatest downside is its own popularity – there is always a line outside, often very long. Enter Shin-Sen-Gumi, one of the…
Flying Pig Cafe 141 S Central Ave Los Angeles, CA 90013 Dining date: 7/28/11 Flying Pig Truck is probably one of the more popular food trucks in LA and one of the few to successfully make the leap to a physical storefront thus far (it seems to be the next step for food trucks nowadays)….
The Spice Table 114 S Central Ave Los Angeles, CA 90012 Dining date: 7/27/11 The Spice Table opened a few months ago, one of the latest additions to the ever-growing Little Tokyo/Downtown LA restaurant scene. Although chef Bryant Ng’s background includes being opening chef at Pizzeria Mozza (as well as working with Daniel Boulud and…
Kokekokko 203 S Central Ave Los Angeles, CA 90012 Dining date: 5/6/11 On my last visit to Kokekokko, a friend and I dropped in (both first-timers) for some yakitori (grilled meat, particularly chicken, on skewers), what this restaurant is known for. It turned out to be one of the most memorable dining experiences I’ve had…