syori the foodie

Friday, August 28, 2026

Yakitoriguy Pop-Up@Culver City ★★★

Fun Yakitoriguy Omakase Pop-up. Private party. Fresh & perfectly cooked Yakitori served hot. Tokyo Mid-Night Diner vibe. Always nice to hear Yakitoriguy's stories. A total of 1/2 chicken portion is served to each person plus veggies. $175 per person. Add-ons available for $10 each skewer. BYOB alcohol. Subscribe to his newsletters for next pop-ups.

Akabu Hisui

Sasami (Chicken Tenders) with Shiso Flower, Ume Plum Paste & Wasabi

Heart & Artillery

Negima with Momo (Thigh)

Dakimi (Hug Meat)

Kinchaku (Stuffed Pouch)
Dakimi Meat, Takuan, Purple Pickles, Deep Fried

Oyster Inner Thigh Tail with Kinkan

Knee Cartilage

Chicken Skin Salad

Corn

Neck

Belly Meat

Chicken Soup with Grilled Onigiri Rice Ball

Grilled Onigiri Rice Ball for Chicken Soup

Smore

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

Y.our Cafe@San Marino ★★

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.