I was introduced to Taiko in Irvine by my wife a short period after we started dating. At the time, she didn’t eat anything raw, so it was nice to introduce her to raw fish at a quality sushi restaurant. Taiko grew to be our favorite sushi restaurant in short time. My favorite memories of Continue Reading
Dog Friendly, Picky Eater Friendly
I remember discovering Lazy Dog almost ten years ago now. I was attending a class for work in Huntington Beach and I was looking for a place to eat for lunch. My friend and I happened to see the restaurant and checked it out. It was quick, affordable, and had a variety of food to Continue Reading
Segregated At An Italian Joint
I don’t venture out to the LA area too often. It’s mostly because I hate driving and it usually takes about an hour to get there from where I live. The only reasons I have for going is to visit friends, go to a concert, or see a show. In this particular instance, it was Continue Reading
Order First, Get Seated Later
It was Father’s Day – my first. But forget about me, I wanted to take my dad out for dinner. Driven by guilt, obligation, or just plain wanting to do something nice – all of the reasons drove me down the same road. Yep, mandatory time with an awkward man who hates new experiences.
Being Bad Feels Good
Sometimes, you have to ignore all of the organic/healthy/fitness BS and just eat what you damn well please. This was one of those days.
I wanted fried chicken and I wanted the good stuff. KFC doesn’t make the grade. Popeye’s would be my go-to, but there isn’t one around me. Ah, and there is BBQ Continue Reading
All You Can Eat Disappointment
I admit it. I got a little tickled when Jeannie told me that there was an all you can eat sushi restaurant somewhat near us. It had pretty good reviews on Yelp and the pictures of the food looked decent.
Sometimes people on Yelp suck.
We came to the restaurant relatively early. It happened to Continue Reading