Chaya@Downtown LA ★★★

Exciting Uni Fare@Chaya. A la carte uni menu for a limited time March 10 - March 31. Live Uni Sashimi was the best must-try item from the menu. Tasting it with Dashi Jelly instead of soy sauce brought it to another level of enjoyment.

Live Uni Sashimi with Dashi Jelly $22

Poached Organic Egg "Onsen Tamago" $10
santa barbara sea urchin, scallion, shiso, wasabi, dashi broth

Homemade Uni Tofu with Wasabi Soy $12

Live Uni Sashimi with Dashi Jelly $22

Uni & Snow Crab Cake with Mitsuba Leaf $18

Uni & Abalone Akitakomachi Risotto $28

Chef's Bento Box $44
baked hama hama oyster, field of greens salad, sea bream sashimi, nigiri of tuna, spanish mackerel, albacore, grilled scottish salmon, grilled prime hanger steak

Baked Hama Hama Oyster from Chef's Bento Box
garlic butter

Grilled Prime Hanger Steak from Chef's Bento Box
roasted potatoes, baby carrots, three peppercorn sauce

Nigiri of Tuna, Spanish Mackerel, Albacore from Chef's Bento Box

Farmer's Market Cocktail $13

Chaya Downtown
525 S Flower St
Los Angeles, CA 90071
(213) 236-9577
thechaya.com

Connie & Ted's@West Hollywood ★★★

Great Deal for dineLA. $25 for 3-course-lunch. 1/2 dozen Oysters included in dineLA. Fried Oyster Sandwich was very delicious. Have fresh live Uni from Santa Barbara (not included in dineLA, of course). Love the Grapefruit Cocktail.

Live Sea Urchin from Santa Barbara $18

Live Sea Urchin from Santa Barbara $18

Toast for Uni

Toast with Uni

Jo's Wicked Good Chowda' Sampler
New England, Manhattan, and Rhode Island Clear (made with salt pork)

1/2 Dozen Chef's Choice Oysters – Satori, B.C.
fresh horseradish & mignonette

1/2 Dozen Chef's Choice Oysters – Satori, B.C.
fresh horseradish & mignonette

Grapefruit Cocktail + Vodka $12
grapefruit, lemon, house-made ginger syrup, orange bitters

Fried Oyster Sandwich with Cole Slaw
cole slaw, spicy mayo

Fried Oyster Sandwich with Cole Slaw
cole slaw, spicy mayo

Clam Strip Roll
girdled split top bun, tartar sauce

Coconut Ice Sorbet

Blood Orange Sorbet

Mango Sorbet

Chocolate Chip Cookie

Connie & Ted’s
8171 Santa Monica Blvd
West Hollywood, CA 90046
(323) 848-2722
connieandteds.com

Addiction Aquatic Development 上引水產@Taiwan ★★★

Reasonably Priced Seafood in Taipei, Taiwan. Freshness and all. Seafood Platter was awesome. Live Lobster Sashimi was a bomb. You can also make the Lobster head into Miso Soup after you finish the Sashimi. Very crowded. They have different areas for different types of food inside the market: raw bar, sushi bar, and hot pot. 1-2 hours wait for the standing sushi bar. You can just take a ticket and eat in another area while you wait for the sushi bar. It's all worth it. They don't provide water. Please bring yourself a bottle of water.

Canadian Sea Urchin $150 NTD ($4.70 USD)

Uni Sushi $70 NTD ($2.20 USD), Seared Beef Sushi $50 NTD ($1.60 USD), Fatty Toro Sushi $190 NTD ($6 USD), Sweet Shrimp Sushi $100 NTD ($3.20 USD)

Assorted Seafood Plate $1280 NTD ($40 USD)

Fresh Seafood Display

Sashimi Salad
comes with Assorted Seafood Plate

0.36 kg Hokkaido Hair Crab $720 NTD ($22.50 USD)

Spot Prawn $200 NTD ($6.25 USD)

Seafood Porridge $200 NTD ($6.25 USD)

Sea Urchin with Yamaimo $150 NTD ($4.70 USD)

Live Lobster Sashimi $720 NTD ($22.50 USD)

Made Live Lobster Head into Soup

Standing Sushi Bar

Crowded Market

Front Door

Addiction Aquatic Development 上引水產
No.18, Aly. 2, Ln. 410, Minzu E. Rd., Zhongshan Dist., Taipei City, Taiwan
886-2-2508-1268
http://addiction.com.tw

Chaya Brasserie@Beverly Hills ★★★

Fantastic Japanese Fusion Food. Great drinks. 30 years in business. The Chaya Moscow Mule is served in a copper mug, which makes it very fun to drink from. Wagyu Beef Roll was one-of-a-kind. Lobster was Asian-infused and flavorful with Cilantro. Love the grilled vegetables on the side. Black & White Uni Pasta was great. Got a discounted Travel Zoo dining voucher. Valet parking is $6.50.

The Chaya Moscow Mule $14
soyombo vodka, fresh ginger nectar, cinnamon clove tea, fresh squeezed lime juice, ginger beer – served in a copper mug

Market Cocktail $13

Uni Toast $13
santa barbara uni, toasted crostini, duxelle de champignon, hollandaise

Inside of Uni Toast

Wagyu Beef Roll $18
spicy shrimp, asparagus, avocado, fresh tuna

Paella Valencia $31
langoustine, shrimp, calamari, mussels, chorizo, olives, english peas

Spiced Roasted Lobster $29 (half)
seasonal market vegetables, spicy lobster sauce, grilled lemon

Banana Banana Banana $9
chaya classic– banana tart, banana ice cream, frozen chocolate banana

Chaya Brasserie

8741 Alden Dr

Los Angeles, CA 90048

(310) 859-8833

thechaya.com

Cheng Can Cook: A Million Dollar Appetizer ★★★

Heavenly Sushi Appetizer. Envisioned making this for a while. Finally made it and loved it.

Ingredients: (from top to bottom)
Spring Onions for Garnish
Ikura (Salmon Roe)
Uni (Sea Urchin)
Aka Ebi (Red Sweet Shrimp)
Hand Grated Otoro (Premium Fatty Tuna)
Japanese Sushi Rice
A Slice of Lemon
Sesame Leaf

Stack the ingredients from bottom to top skillfully, then you will have this. It's worth the work and craftsmanship to enjoy.

P.S. The Uni is actually very slippery and hard to work with.

Quality Seafood@Redondo Beach ★★★

Fresh Live Seafood. My goto place for fresh Uni. Its spines were still moving. Usually sold out later in the day on Sundays. BTW, Cherrystone Clams are the new Oysters (at least for me). Blue Crab is inexpensive - nice, sweet, and small. You can borrow a wooden hammer from the counter to crack open the crab with a $3 refundable deposit.

Live Uni about $35

Live Cherrystone Clams $3

Uni

Tua Tua Clams $3@, Cherrystone Oysters $3@, Fanny Bay Oysters $3.05@, Kushi Oysters $3.65@

Lobster about $45, Blue Crab about $4

Sapporo Beer $6

Fish & Chips $15

Busy Table

The guy let me feel the live Uni with my bare hand...

My poked bare hand after holding the Uni...

Quality Seafood
130 S International Boardwalk
Redondo Beach, CA 90277
(310) 372-6408
qualityseafood.net