JAPANESE

where: musha restaurant
area: santa monica
when: sunday, november 16, 2008
how was it: chin-lightful

• japanese "tapas" style restaurant, serving small appetizer sized dishes for a pure, chinful experience
• spicy tuna dip with rice crackers, japanese style fried chicken, slow roasted pork (forgot japanese name for this), seared mackerel, tofu french fries, cheese risotto
• flavors were wonderful - definitely japanese, but a different "twist" on the traditional
• favorites: pork and grilled habachi. the grilled habachi particularly exciting as they torch the raw sucker right at your table!
• nice, affordable prices and ability to try a plethora of goodies. however wait may be kinda long. if starving, get a little taco at the wahoo's right next door
  

KOREAN

i recently went on a trip to korea (to visit family, sightsee with my gf on her first visit to asia, and actually to work for a week as well), and there was so much to eat... all these unique flavor profiles one can't get in los angeles, despite there being a pretty giant koreatown. since i want to keep the "reviews" restricted to the socal area, i will refrain from "fat face reviewing" each establishment, but rather provide a link to a gallery of food photos taken while in the country. of course not everything we consumed is included, but there are quite a number of them. go here for pics

some favs: