Monday, August 25, 2025

Kaiseki Motoishi@Beverly Hills ★★★

Kazu-san's Amazing Handcrafted Bento Pick Up. Healthy & well-balanced Kyoto-style bento with lots of rich & individually flavored ingredients. Perfect with sake. Cover & lightly heat up with microwave to enjoy. Every Monday Aug 25 through September. Pick up from Sushi Yamamoto (Beverly Hills) or Sushi Kisen (Arcadia) 12-2pm. Limited availability (15-16 bentos per day). Pre-order early via Tock. Some dates are already sold out.

Tai-Meshi, Dashimaki Tamago (Japanese Egg Omelette), Pickled Okra with Plum, Grilled Black Cod with Sakyo Miso, Shibazuke (Kyoto Style Pickles), Simmered Daikon with Yuzu Miso, Atsuage Tofu (Fried Tofu), Grilled Shishito Pepper




@kaiseki.motoishi
Monday pop-ups at Sushi Yamamoto
Rodeo Drive, Beverly Hills

Saturday, August 23, 2025

Hayatobi@San Gabriel (closed)

Affordable Japanese Restaurant. Large variety. No reservations in the weekend. Last day August 24, 2025 due to end of lease. No corkage fee. Free parking in rear.

Belly Sampler $18

Grilled Salted Saba (Japanese Mackerel) $14

Chicken Karaage $9

Organic Green Salad $6.50

Fried Soft Shell Crab $16


Kurodai $6 (2 pieces)

Ikura $9.50 (2 pieces)

Premium Japan Uni Sushi $15 (2 pieces)

Tsubugai $5 (2 pieces)





Nice Sushi Chef Mark-san




Hayatobi
6420 Rosemead Blvd,
San Gabriel, CA 91775
(626) 703-4344
hayatobirestaurant.com

Sunday, August 17, 2025

Watertable@Hyatt Regency Huntington Beach ★★★

Nice Hyatt Restaurant with Sea View. Amazing crispy Potato Cakes & Bone Marrow. Great service from our server, Ramon. Indoor & outdoor patio seating available. Reservations via Tock. Corkage fee $35. $10 valet parking.

Bone Marrow $21
mushrooms, madeira, parsley, grilled sourdough baguette

Chilled Baja Day Boat Prawns $26
passion fruit coconut cream, kaffir lime oil, basil, marinated hearts of palm

Creamer Potato Cakes $17
truffle dip, snipped chives, cracked pepper





Complimentary Bread Service

Grilled Lamb Chops $20 (appetizer)
sweet onion-chorizo-potato hash, smoked paprika

Filet Mignon 6oz (with grilled asparagus) $75

Watertable Wedge $19
bleu cheese crème fraîche, lardons, candied walnuts, herb marinated tomato, pickled red onion, house-made green goddess

12 oz Prime Ribeye (with fries) $82

Espresso Martini (with Ketel One) $23

6 Degrees of Chocolate $15
resort signature dessert with hazelnut

Hyatt Regency Huntington Beach Resort and Spa
21500 Pacific Coast Hwy, Huntington Beach, CA 92648
(714) 845-4776
www.watertablehb.com

Saturday, August 16, 2025

Ohshima Japanese Cuisine@Orange

Omakase with Good Pricing. Fresh live Botan Ebi was nice with big fried shrimp head with lots of ebi miso (or cook with miso soup option). Thick cut sashimi but a bit watery. Used to be Japanese-owned and now Korean-owned. Nice & friendly chefs. 13-piece Omakase $120 (price varies). Limit 1.5 hours seating. Free parking in lot. Reservations available on Yelp.

Live Botan Ebi (Sweet Shrimp)

Assorted Fish Ceviche

Kinmedai

Hon Maguro Akami (Blue Fin Tuna – Lean Part)

Hokkaido Hotate (Jumbo Scallop) with Umeboshi (Plum Paste)

Kanpachi (Amberjack) with Marinated Jalapeño

Suzuki (Sea Bass) with Yuzu Kosho

Monkfish Liver $14

Uni Chawanmushi $16

Masu Trout (Cherry Salmon – Belly)

Hamachi (Yellowtail) with Shiso Leaf & White Onion

Toro (Fatty Tuna) with Jalapeño

Live Botan Ebi (Sweet Shrimp)

Live Botan Ebi (Sweet Shrimp)

Our nice & friendly sushi chef Rich

Hiramasu (Gold Strip)

Grilled Gindara (Sea Bass)


Bonito with Black Garlic Chip

Live Botan Ebi (Sweet Shrimp)

Live Botan Ebi (Sweet Shrimp)

Santa Barbara Uni

Ohshima Japanese Cuisine
1956 N Tustin St Orange, CA 92865
(714) 998-0098
ohshimacuisine.com