Cheng Can Cook: Homemade Sushi ★★★

Introducing My Newest FoodArt Creation - Dragon Eye. Also here's my all time favorite - Hong Kong Style California Rolls. The difference between the Hong Kong Style and American ones is that Hong Kong Style has Cucumber and Masago, which enhance the flavor by far.

My Newest FoodArt Creation - Dragon Eye

Hong Kong Style California Roll

Hong Kong Style California Roll

Opaque Dining in the Dark@Santa Monica ★★★

The Experience of Being Blind. Lifetime dining experience. Even our server is blind! $99 per person for the experience and a 3-course meal. My pictures here are all black because that's all you "see" in the room. It's pitch black.

Waiting Room

Mixed Green Salad
baby arugula, red oak, frizee, Bibb lettuce with candied pecan nuts, sliced pear blue cheese crumbles and sesame ginger dressing vinaigrette. small bite of vegetable spring roll

Sun Dried Tomato Pesto Rigatoni
roasted eggplant, zucchini, shitake mushrooms and onions with Feta cheese

Mango Panna Cotta
topped with coconut crème anglaise, and a puff pastry stick, mint and fresh strawberries

Opaque - Dining in the Dark
2020 Wilshire Boulevard
Santa Monica, CA 90403
(800) 710-1270
www.darkdining.com

On the Waterfront Cafe@Venice Beach ★★★

Love their German Beer. Nice view of the Venice Beach Boardwalk. Erdinger Weizenbier is the light beer, and Erdinger Dunkel is the dark beer.

Erdinger Weizenbier 17oz Flute $6.50

On the Waterfront Cafe@Venice Beach
205 Ocean Front Walk
Venice Beach, CA 90291
(310) 392-0322
www.waterfrontcafe.com

Gatten Sushi@Monterey Park ★

Revolving Sushi Bar. Fun Stuff.

Seared Salmon Sushi

Scallop on top of California Roll

Kanpachi

White Fish

Negitoro

Oyster Shooter

Salmon Skin Handroll

Scallop

Ikura (Salmon Egg)

Eggplant Sushi

Gatten Sushi
500 North Atlantic Boulevard
Monterey Park, CA 91754
(626) 457-5943

Cheng Can Cook: Negitoro Don

You Get What You Pay for. OK I was being cheap. I bought the $4.00 tuna pieces from Woori Market and thought it will taste the same as the $8.00, but I was wrong. It didn't taste good. Next time when you make Negitoro Don, be sure to buy the good grade tuna. Lesson learned.

Negitoro Don (Grated Tuna with Scallions on top of Rice)

Masago with Uzura Sushi (Smelt Egg with Quail Egg Sushi)

Haru Ulala@Little Tokyo ★★★

Great Japanese Izakaya Food. Sushi, robata, cooked food, alcohol, etc. Everything is good. The only thing I don't like is their uni marinated in sake. I prefer fresh, non-marinated uni. Opens till 12am.

Cooked Spicy Eggplant $4.50

Black Cod Roll $6.50

Garlic Albacore Roll $4.00

Grilled Okura $2.75

Scallop Butter $8.75

Uni Sushi $7.50

Oyster Sushi $4.50

Grilled Pork with Shiso Skewer $2.95

Sweet Potato Fried Skewer $2.00

Izakaya Haru Ulala
368 East 2nd Street
Los Angeles, CA 90012-4203
(213) 620-0977

Chaya@Downtown LA ★★

4-Course Wine & Dine Sunday Menu for only $25.

Wine & Dine Course #1: Farmer's Market Roasted Carrot & Wild Arugula Salad
fennel / pine nut vinaigrette

Wine & Dine Course #2: Burrata alla Panna and Prociutto
tomato confit / basil pesto / yuzu jam / fresh herb thin pasta

Wine & Dine Course #3: Slow Braised Black Angus Beef
baked fingering potatoes / artichoke salsa verde

Wine & Dine Course #4: Greek Yogurt Sorbet and Water Melon
manuka honey

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