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I Could Use More Mo Mo Sushi

March 4th, 2010 Tweet Facebook Digg Stumble Reddit

Gimme some mo'

They say mo’ money, mo’ problems.  And by they I mean Puff Daddy and the Family.  But for me, Mo Mo Sushi is less less problems.  To start off, Mo Mo Sushi is anything but trendy.  It sits in a tiny little corner strip at La Cienega and Olympic with 3 or 4 other shops and a 7-11.  Although the inside is certainly Japanese, it doesn’t have any of that overdone Japanese decorum that makes trendy places look more Japanese than Japan itself.  So for a sushi place, Mo Mo already had me happy before I looked at the menu. Continue Reading»


Going Global at Plan Check

Fries of the world.

A couple of weeks ago, The Backyard Bite invited me to The Burger Culture Clash, sponsored by Stussy (which apparently still exists) and Plan Check. Plan Check, by the way, is a sort of new (since February) restaurant in West LA with Chef Ernesto Uchimura of Umami Burger fame. As my love of burgers, especially those of the umami variety, I jumped at the opportunity.

Although I arrived alone, I was not the only lone eater. Just next to where I was seated, I met e*star LA and we decided to share a meal called loneliness, because it’s better than eating alone. We made quick friends over our respective blogs and Midwestern roots, then got to work at dissecting the special menu, which Plan Check will be featuring for the next month if anything tickles your fancy.

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