Tag: Japanese

  • Okane

    Okane

    We went to the art show at Hunters Point shipyard and were looking for something for dinner. We picked this place because it was pretty close to where we were and a place I had been curious about for awhile esp. after having eaten at Omakase, the sister restaurant, a couple weeks ago. This is…

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  • SHŌWA Le Gourmet Tonkatsu

    SHŌWA Le Gourmet Tonkatsu

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    I hadn’t really heard about this tonkatsu place through the usual blog sites, but did hear about it through a Discord fine dining group. I had been trying to get a reservation here for a few months. It seemed impossible to get a table for 2 although for 3 or more seemed much more available.…

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  • Friends Only

    Friends Only

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    Second time eating here (first time link here). Outside of restaurant is not very non-descript and not labeled at all. We were the first to arrive although the restaurant was fully booked for 5:30pm on a Wednesday evening, but in talking to the somm (this time we were seated all the way on the right…

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  • Marufuku Ramen

    Marufuku Ramen

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    Was going to lunch with one of my ex-coworkers. We had planned to go to Niku Butcher Shop for their wagyu smash burger, but since there was a fire in Niku Steakhouse, they’ve been closed for that service (boo hoo). Our original plan was ramen in Japantown so that’s where we headed. We had been…

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  • Morimoto

    Morimoto

    Our last meal here. I picked Morimoto since it would be different from the two meals of Chinese food we already had at Din Tai Fung and Hakkasan. We had eaten at Morimoto Asia in Napa in October, but found it meh. Many years ago (2012!) we had eaten at Morimoto in Napa and I…

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  • INÉ

    INÉ

    We were in Hampstead so went to this place that Trisha liked. I was kind of glad to get a lighter meal and Japanese is always a good go to for me. It was a cold day, so nice to start with some miso. I ordered the salmon maki to start, Andrea ordered the vegetable…

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  • Akikos

    Akikos

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    Peter T. invited me to lunch. I gave a bunch of recommendations and he picked Akikos, which is great by me! This was my 4th time dining here with the most recent being dinner earlier this month with Andrea. Every meal here as been great and I expected much the same this time as well.…

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  • Marufuku Ramen

    Marufuku Ramen

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    After visiting the SWEA Christmas Fair at St. Mary’s, we wanted some more substantial, well prepared food and since we were parked in the parking garage in J-town, I wanted to get some ramen. I ended up picking Marufuku based on a quick review on The Infatuation (and there were several recommendations that all looked…

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  • Akikos

    Akikos

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    Andrea was working in the office today, so whenever she does, I always ask if she wants to have dinner downtown, which she did. So I booked us at Akikos which we enjoyed in the past as well as their sister restaurant, Friends Only, which more of their experimental restaurant. We had early reservations as…

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  • Dash

    Dash

    We were looking for a quick and easy low key dinner (and ideally healthy), so we walked down to Dash. Last time we walked by here on a Friday, it was packed. Today on a Tuesday, maybe half full. We ordered a half bottle of Dassai 45 which was actually better than I remember it…

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