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Japanese Food Los Angeles

Sutadonya Garlic Pork Bowl

The food court inside Torrance’s Mitsuwa Marketplace continues to provide reasons to return, whether that’s new vendors or their annual Japanese Gourmet Food Fair that celebrates regional dishes. Sutadonya is new stall that specializes...
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Oysters Los Angeles

Miyabi Uni Miyabi Oysters

On social media and media coverage, sea urchin has become glamorized as an “it” ingredient in Los Angeles. Instagram posts starring uni are practically guaranteed to see a bump in likes, and chefs Isao...
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Ramen Los Angeles

Ramen Joint Mazemen [CLOSED]

Jimin Kim has turned The Ramen Joint into a go-to dining option on a Westchester side street. I previously enjoyed his surprisingly light shoyu tonkotsu ramen, but now consider The Ramen Joint’s limited edition...
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Japanese Food Los Angeles

Red Rock American Slice Beef Don

Red Rock features 11 locations in Japan, starting in Hyogo on the central coast. Their first U.S. outpost resides in Torrance’s freeway friendly Nijiya Plaza, replacing udon specialist Monjiro. In a rarity, the plaza’s...
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Japanese Food Los Angeles

Killer Noodle Original Style Tantanmen

Much has been made of Killer Noodle‘s “7 Fundamentals.” At the latest Japantown restaurant from chef Takeshi Tsujita, which is wall-to-wall red and houses a bar lined with jars of fiery spices, it’s hard...
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Ramen Tofino

Kuma House Ramen

Tofino is a beautiful town with an indie spirit at the end of a peninsula on Vancouver Island’s south central coast. Tofino only had 1,876 permanent residents as of 2011, but tourists flood the...
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