had some friends come down to visit from northern cali... decided to drive down to little italy downtown and just pick a restaurant.... came across a place called Cafe Zucchero (1731 India 92101)... the menu was extensive.. lots of cool dishes on there that you don't usually see on regular "american" italian menus...
the special of the night was an osso bucco which is a veal shank roasted in broth, wine, and vegetables.. i ordered it and wow... it was the best osso bucco i have ever had.. the meat was perfectly tender.. fell right off the bone.. the meat was flavorful and the pasta was perfect... it went perfectly with my chianti :)
i dont usually go to many teppan-yaki places in california.. but this night somebody suggested it and so we all decided to try it out... the restaurant... shogun kobe restaurant(5451 Kearny Villa Rd.) Half of the restaurant was sushi and the other half was teppan.... the place was huuuge.... and the menu was extensive.. pretty much any kind of meat you wanted could be cooked tableside...
i ordered the swordfish and squid steak.. not really feeling like beef... but they ran out of sword fish and i had to order the salmon..... everything was good... the chef was funny.... and the atmosphere was nice... it was a bit pricier than i liked but it is teppan so you do pay for the show.... overall a very nice place but i dont think any teppan restaurant will replace my #1 favorite one which requires me to fly to a totally different state... ~ _ ~ *sigh* its worth it :)
the BEST fish ceviche... seafood cocktail.. and fish tacos ever!~ especially on a nice hot day with one of those mexican cokes that still come in a glass bottle and still made with pure cane sugar.... how nostalgic... :) ...this wonderful ceviche comes off of a big white truck that sits on one of the corners off of university ave in san diego....
the fish tacos are perfectly crispy and flaky and soft all at the same time :) and from what i hear the shrimp quesadillas are the best... they have whole pieces of shrimp and grilled onions and peppers inside...
perfect for a hot summer san diego day :)
drove all the way up to irvine for this one... inside the korean Hmart in irvine there is a korean pizza place that serves bulgogi pizza :) so we ordered a meal with bulgogi pizza and korean spicy marinated fried chicken.... the pizza was good.. but it needed way more bulgogi.... not nearly enough.. maybe next time....
but the chicken was really really good.. perfect... and still really crispy.. :)
so the roomates and i are looking for good sushi places nearby the house so that we dont have to drive really far just to go the the "good" places.... found this little spot in poway called Poway Sushi Lounge (13132 Poway Rd.) about 5 min from the house..
when it comes to sushi restaurants i always base my initial opinion on the hamachi sashimi i order... it was really good :) of course not the best best ive ever had but i was not dissapointed. :)
this hamburger joint called Hodad's(5010 Newport Ave.) is located just a couple blocks from ocean beach.... its supposed to be really famous for their burgers..the place is tiny and gets packed really fast.. on some days there is a line out the door for these burgers....
the walls of the restaurant has license plates and road signs from all over.... it was fun just to sit there and look around...
i ordered a classic cheeseburger and onion rings.. the onion rings were really really good.... a must order.... the burger was awesome.. i think i liked it alot bcus of the huge slice of tomato in it but it think it would have been good with out it too... nothing special about the burger except that it was just a good burger... and maybe the atmosphere and the smell of the ocean air has something to do with the taste... it was good..
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