San Diego has some seriously decent Asian restaurants, clearly evident as you drive down Convoy Street, on both sides of Balboa. From Chinese, Korean, Japanese, and a few Vietnamese thrown in, you’re never short of choices whenever that craving hits. I usually go to Rakiraki for ramen, but on this occasion, I’m at Tajima instead. It […]
Gu Ramen Taps & Tapas — Laguna Beach
Although Laguna Beach is home to a few Japanese restaurants, there isn’t one dedicated exclusively to ramen. While Gu Ramen Taps & Tapas has “ramen” in its name, the little place on the corner of PCH and Thalia, also offers a tapas menu on top of other things, should you be dining with friends who are not interested in eating […]
an LA food crawl
It’s been quite some time since I’ve driven up to LA for no reason other than to hit some of the spots I’ve had bookmarked for a while. I grab a friend and we head up to LA last weekend for a day of food crawling starting in downtown Los Angeles, at Pok Pok. My […]
Rakiraki revisited
It’s been over a year since I first encountered Rakiraki on a trip to San Diego. If I had to sum this eatery up in a sentence, it would be “love at first bite”. Since then I’ve been back several times whenever I get the opportunity. Driving to San Diego always means a bowl of ramen at […]
Umami packed ramen at Rakiraki San Diego
I was scrolling through Twitter one day and saw an entry about a ramen place serving tsukemen, but it was in San Diego. I love tsukemen, a ramen style noodle dish served with a dipping broth on the side. Very few places in OC serve this and I’m always looking for better ones to try. […]
