It was a cold, windy, and rainy Friday night. My wife and I didn’t feel like cooking and knew that we would like to get something to warm ourselves up. What better than a bowl of hot ramen? We just heard about a new ramen shop that opened nearby. Named Ramen Shack Takumiya, it took…
Archives for December 2016
Jimmy’s Famous American Tavern Now Offers Brunch
Jimmy’s Famous American Tavern, or better known as JFAT, recently introduced a new brunch menu. I was happy to learn about it and my wife and I recently visited their location in Brea. JFAT is located next to Whole Foods in the Village at La Floresta on Imperial Hwy. just east of Kraemer Blvd in…
Tokyo Central Opens Torrance Location
The Japanese corporation, Don Quijote, purchased the Marukai Market chain and rebranded it as Tokyo Central. Their locations include West Covina, Costa Mesa, Yorba Linda and most recently in Torrance. The produce section is what you first see as you enter. Tokyo Central has expanded the number of fruit and vegetable offerings. What’s different…
Legit Mexican Food in Boyle Heights
While tamales are available city-wide in LA, I’m extremely particular about having good tamales. Tamales Elena has been my favorite “go to” place, but since they aren’t always parked in the same location, I decided to go to a regular brick & mortar establishment. Because I was interested in going to a tortilleria in Boyle…
Torrance Marriott Opens 21 Square Bar + Kitchen
Marriott Hotels is an international chain. Despite its global status, I’ve been surprised to see how much latitude is given to local management in adopting the tastes and interests of the surrounding community. I’ve observed this with a few Marriott properties in the LA area and most recently at 21 Square located inside the Torrance…