syori the foodie

Sunday, August 23, 2026

Tonchin LA@Larchmont ★★★

$45 4-Course dineLA. Homemade Ramen. Delicious appetizers. Whole table not required to order off dineLA menu. Limited parking on side streets (read signs).

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4-Course dineLA $45
3rd Course: Smoked Dashi Ramen (choice)

2nd Course: Tebasaki (Chicken Wings) (2 pcs) (choice)

2nd Course: Small Tonchin Salad (choice)

1st Course: Zesty Cucumber

Optional Add-On Drink fro dineLA
Toki Highball add $7

Tokyo 1992
with roasted chashu pork belly

Pickled Vegetables & Garlic Sauce for Tokyo 1992 Ramen

Tonchin Ikebukuro Tokyo Bowl

Dessert Course: Small Matcha Kakigori (choice)
Small Mango Kakigori (choice)

Tonchin LA
5665 Melrose Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90038
323-380-6072
www.tonchinnewyork.com

Hong Kong Café. The turtle was adorable. So real that I was a bit scared to eat it. Amazing choices of healthy Chinese soup. Hong Kong dessert looked great. Their Soufflé seemed popular and was sold out for the day. I am not a fan of HK café food. I had a hard time looking for something I like in the menu (I am not a meat person). Tea is non-refillable. Ample parking in the back.

Clay Pot Combo $25.95
Beef & Egg with Pickled Mustard Tuber Clay Pot Steamed Rice
Moral Mushroom Soup
Turtle-Shaped Herbal Jelly (or Iced Lemon Tea)

Turtle-Shaped Herbal Jelly

Beef & Egg with Pickled Mustard Tuber Clay Pot Steamed Rice

Grilled American Wagyu Rice with Gyoza (3 pcs) $26.95
Daily Special Combo comes with Iced Lemon Tea (non-refillable)

Y.our Cafe
2968 Huntington Dr, San Marino, CA 91108
(626) 234-2045
https://www.yourcafemenu.com

Saturday, August 22, 2026

Sushi Kisen@Arcadia ★★★

dineLA. $35 Kaisendon Lunch for dineLA August 14-28. Can ask for hot dashi soup when finishing the Kaisendon. Whole Hairy Crab $65, Uni box $42. Table seating only for dineLA. Hot green tea $3. No reservations for lunch (except for omakase sushi at counter). Line up well before 11:45am opening to sign in on the list. Free parking in strip mall lot. Corkage $35.

dineLA Kaisendon $35
fresh scallop, amaebi, chopped toro, uni, ikura

Appetizers for Deluxe Sushi Lunch

Deluxe Sushi Lunch $42

Blue Fin Tuna Cheek (special order)

Dashi Soup for Kaisendon in the end

Sushi Kisen
1108 S Baldwin Ave Ste B6 Arcadia, CA 91007
(626) 623-6033
sushikisen.com

Sunday, August 9, 2026

Ringo Izakaya@Torrance ★★

Affordable Sushi & Izakaya. Reasonable price. Small bite-size sushi. Miso Cod was good with white rice. Came to visit Yoshio-san, but he's no longer working there. Parking in strip mall lot.

Premium 7pcs Omakase Nigiri $49

Blue Crab Roll $10

Toro Taku Roll $15

Crab Croquette $12

Premium 7pcs Omakase Nigiri $49

Miso Cod $8.50

Rice $2.50

Spider (Soft Shell Crab) Roll $14

Melon on the house

Izakaya Ringo
1542 W Carson St, Torrance, CA 90501
(424) 558-8978

Friday, August 7, 2026

Sushi Sonagi@Gardena ★★★

Amazing Omakase Sushi. Seasonal & new dishes by Chef Daniel Son (Katsu Sando). Love the Gangjang Gejang (Soy Fermented Flower Crab) with Astrea Caviar. Lovely combination of Dungeness Crab & Sakura Ebi Dolsot Bap (Stone Pot Rice) with refills available. Tasty crispy rice (okoge) on the bottom of the stone pot. Michelin Guide restaurant. $250 per person. Perfect portions. 8 seats per seating with 2 seating available. Only opens 3 times a week. Reservations via Tock and is always sold out. Hot or cold green tea is complimentary. Corkage $45 for 720mL bottle. Right next to Torimatsu. Free parking in strip mall.