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A Fast Bowl of Beef at Yoshinoya

December 4th, 2009 Tweet Facebook Digg Stumble Reddit
Onion-free as it should be.

Onion-free as it should be.

For a quick little dinner I made the executive decision that my girlfriend and I should go to Yoshinoya, a Japanese fast food place.  There is one painfully close to where she lives and I thought it was pretty sad that she had never been before.  Plus, I had only been to one in China and that was years ago.

We walked into the Yoshinoya and it was pretty empty.  This wasn’t a good sign, but we proceeded to the counter to figure out our order.  I decided to keep it simple and order a beef bowl.  This came with onions, but I asked for it without.  Thinking this wouldn’t be enough food, I also ordered the chicken wings.  My girlfriend ordered her own bowl of unspeakable vegetables and our bill came out to under $10. Continue Reading»

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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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