IZAKAYA BAR HANBAY - Torrance, CA

Me and slave girl were in the area and saw this place in the same plaza with 85 degrees. It was dinner time and we decided to drop in and check out what's good and what not.

L’ARTISAN FRENCH BAKERY - Everett, WA

Bakery front

Tucked inside a small shopping center by silver lake in Everett, no one would expect to know there is a delicious French bakery hiding in the corner. The restaurant display sign was hard to see, the parking lot was relatively small, but that didn't stop us invading the area for some French goodies.

GYUTAN TSUKASA USA - Costa Mesa, CA

Menu

Beef tongue, not a common ingredient to see on the dinner table. Most of them are prepared into thin slice before grilling and cooked with Korean BBQ. Unlike the Koreans, Japanese cut the beef tongue thicker and it's juicier after grilling. Lucky me actually enjoying the texture and the flavor so you would only imagine how excited I was when I learned about this place.

KITAKATA RAMEN BAN NAI - Costa Mesa, CA

Restaurant front, always a line there

After getting up early to get some Disney seat belt purse at Harvey's, slave girl finally allowed me to get some lunch in the area. I had kitakata ramen ban nai bookmarked for some time and really interested to see what their ramen is all about, especially being the first location in the US from a popular Japanese chain.

ALEXANDER'S STEAKHOUSE - Pasadena, CA

Restaurant front

After I read a post about Alexander's from one of my food blogging site, I was convinced I MUST try this place before I die. Since I don't know when I would die, I gathered bunch of victims including slave girl to share this experience with me.