It’s Time for Ramen at Shalala
A previous post covered that there was more than ramen at Shalala with some izakaya-style small dishes to eat with beer. Now that it’s winter and colder in the Bay […]
Tag Archives: Japanese Food
An Authentic Kushiyaki Experience at Gaku
A Japanese Yakitori restaurant is one that specializes in serving all things chicken, mostly on skewers grilled over binchōtan charcoal. On a business trip to Tokyo once, we were served […]
A Progressive Dinner at Morimoto and Oenotri in Napa
After a long day of drinking, drinking and more drinking (we were in Wine Country after all), we were indecisive about where to dine for dinner. With the re-invigorated downtown […]
Noshing at Tokyo GoGo
Perhaps ahead of the Japanese Izakaya small plates trend in San Francisco, Tokyo GoGo in the Mission has been open since 1998 serving sushi and fusion food in a J-Pop […]
Unctuous Pork Ramen at Kotetsu
Chef-Owner Nobu Iwahashi of Shalala sensed an opportunity to bring his Ramen expertise to Santa Clara and recently opened Kotetsu Ramen. He took over the Menta Ramen space and brought […]
Kappo Style at Nami Nami
Kappo style Japanese food seems to have two meanings: fine cuisine served over a counter sitting face to face with a chef, or the chef’s ability to master the preparation […]
Bushido Goes Sustainable
Bushido Izakaya in Mt. View recently switched to a new executive chef from Ki Sushi, Isamu Kanai, who has a lot of experience working in restaurants in Japan and San […]
