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Monday Meanderings

January 24, 2011 mmm-yoso Japanese Restaurants, Sushi and Sashimi, yoso-silly

Yes, I've been hacked:

My email that is. Sorry to say that I think everyone on my contact list was sent high volume spam from my email address. I've hopefully corrected that. On the good side; it was really nice hearing from folks I hadn't heard from in a while. I just wish it was under better (and legit) circumstances. My apologies.

Meet my latest "toy":

For some reason I actually opened up and looked over the monthly adds for Marukai. I noticed that various Shichirin were on sale for the whole month. I decided that we needed a bit of an upgrade from our little Hida Konro. The one selling for forty bucks was a bit too large….

So I went with the one on sale for just under twenty bucks.

Marukai also has Binchotan on sale this month…. just be aware that the label says it's made in Myanmar. I know some folks are sensitive to that. I also thought that there were US trade sanctions against imports from Myanmar…. but maybe I'm wrong?

And just because I needed to include some food photos:

I'm including photos of our New Years Eve dinner(s). You know where, right?

Some Revisits: Noble Chef, Yum Cha Cafe, and Hong Kong BBQ

January 16, 2011 mmm-yoso Chinese BBQ, Chinese Restaurants, Japanese Restaurants, Sushi and Sashimi

Here are a couple of revisits.

Noble Chef:

It's pretty much inevitable when I get to know someone, that one of the first items for discussion would be, "have anything good to eat lately". And such is the case with my Dry-Cleaner Lady, with whom I've shared recommendations and opinions over the years. One recent discussion was over Noble Chef. We both are of the opinion that many of the dishes were executed better before the previous owners retired. Although we both thought that as time passed the food there is getting better. The Dry Cleaner Lady told me that although the broth was pretty weak, the Hu Tieu with Shrimp Balls were pretty good. So during the recent rain and cold I decided to drop by and grab a bowl of Hu Tieu with Beef and Shrimp Balls:

And yes, the broth was decidedly bland, in need of help from the sweet-soy and other condiments. I'm used to a mild pork flavor broth for my Hu tieu soups…. this had almost no flavor. The Beef Meatballs were fairly "squeaky", and were also pretty weak. Those shrimp balls did have a nice shrimp flavor and were quite tender.

The rice noodles were prepared well, slippery with a mild chew to them.

Overall an ok bowl, but I don't think I'll be having this again due to the really watery broth.

The Noble Chef
6159 Balboa Avenue
San Diego, CA 92111
(858)278-8688

More posts on Noble Chef can be found here, here, and here.

Yum Cha Cafe's cheapo 3 item BBQ Combo:

**** Yum Cha Cafe has closed

On a recent jaunt to Thuan Phat Market to pick up some vegetables the Missus wanted for dinner, I decided to check out what was going on at Yum Cha Cafe. I think things have slowed down a bit, so now there's all manner of specials going on. One caught my attention right away.

Granted, as I've mentioned before, I'm not a big fan of Yum Cha's Roast Duck. But 3 meats and rice for under five bucks? You know I just had to try it out. As the various meat was pulled and chopped I was surprised that it seemed like a good amount of protein. And the box seemed to weight at least two pounds. Not along the lines of Tita's in terms of insurmountable food, but the styrofoam box seemed quite hefty.

Opening the box up, it looked like there was a head on collision of Chinese BBQ that fell on a mattress of rice. After playing a bit of Chinese BBQ CSI, I could make out what was what.

The best item was the roast chicken which was very moist and tender., even the white meat sections:

It had a nice mild lemon grass flavor.

The Roast Duck was also moist, fairly meaty, but lacking in flavor.

The skin was on the rubbery side. Overall, this was better than what I had before, but still not even close to top-notch.

The worst item overall was the BBQ Pork, tough and bland are not good when it comes to Char Siu.

The best item overall were the pickled vegetables, which were good, if on the sweet side. So could I recommend this? Well, if you were really hungry and had only five bucks………this could be two meals.

Yum Cha Cafe
6933 Linda Vista Road
San Diego, CA 92111

Roast Duck from Hong Kong BBQ and Dim Sum:

If you've read my previous post on this place you'll know that I've been less than pleased with what I've had here. But after a recent less than satisfying meal from Song Huong, I wandered through Vinh Hung Market and walked pass the Chinese BBQ, and the Roast Duck looked pretty good, so I decided to buy me half a duck.

Which ended up being pretty good, much better than what I've had before.

So perhaps I'll return to try some other items in the future.

Hong Kong BBQ & Dim Sum
10550 Camino Ruiz(Inside of Vinh Hung Market)
San Diego, CA 92126

Postscript: With the left-over duck, I decided to make something. You see, I was still fuming from spending fifty bucks for a mediocre Peking Duck meal at Duck House in Monterey Park. I was especially disappointed in the stir-fried duck meat with bean sprouts which had no flavor at all. When I mentioned this to the Missus, She called me out and asked, "could you do better"…….

Which is why I made this with the leftovers.

I used my 55,000 BTU Big Kahuna to revive and crisp up the duck meat. Added the bean sprouts, which if you've just bought a high BTU wok stove, is a great way to learn to use it. Flavored at the end with duck drippings and premium soy sauce……

Compared to this:

Sunday Stuffs – Convoy Noodle House, Homestyle Hawaiian, and more…..

December 5, 2010 mmm-yoso Local Kine Stuffs in San Diego, Loco Mocos, Pho, Plate Lunch, Sushi and Sashimi, Vietnamese Restaurants

In case you’ve been wondering what’s been going on here…….. I’ve been having some problems with Internet access and such over the last couple of days. Luckily, as always, Cathy has been able to help me out. Because of the spotty access, it’s hard for me to do a “real” in depth post, since I usually just sit down and start typing things out. This one actually took three days off and on, fits and starts, blah, blah, blah……. It started thinking I could get things done on Friday for Saturday…then Saturday….and finally it’s Sunday. I hope to have everything back on course tomorrow…… So here goes, just a couple of real short items for this Sunday……

Even after all the new Pho shops have opened in the Clairemont/Kearney Mesa area, Convoy Noodle House still stands as my favorite overall in the area especially when it comes to the the broth, which has a more robust anise-clove-beef flavor.

After years of thinking I’d get some decent rare steak (even on the side), I’ve learned that the “tao of dry top round” is almost universal in San Diego, and stick with a brisket-tendon-flank combination.

I was a bit disappointed to that they told me they were out of Ngo Gai……. Still, in terms of flavor, this was as good as I’ve gotten in the area in a while.

**** Convoy Noodle House has closed

Convoy Noodle House
4647 Convoy St
San Diego, CA 92111

Recently, I dropped by Homestyle Hawaiian…. and Mo told me to try one of the new “specials”….. the Roast Pork Loco Moco. ($8.95)

I’m not quite sure what to say other than…… this was an immense amount of food…. four large slices of roast pork, was enough for maybe three or four people in my opinion. The pork was moist, but I wished for more of the nicely flavored edges. This was too much of a good thing. I asked Mo if anyone had ever finished this, and he told me, “all the time!” You gotta remember that this has the equivalent of three scoops of rice (rice is hidden under the pork and gravy), and a scoop of Mac Salad. The gravy makes this version of the loco moco work, and it’s a very decent version….. still, I want to know who has actually finished this dish. Mo told me that he’s working on a loco moco “challenge”….. I can only imagine…..

Homestyle Hawaiian Island Style Food
7524 Mesa College Drive
San Diego, CA 92111

Thanks so much for your patience……I’m hoping to have everything resolved soon….and I do realize that I need to finish up my China posts….after all I can’t let photos like this:

or even these…..

Go to waste, right?

Saturday Stuffs

November 13, 2010 mmm-yoso Japanese Restaurants, Markets & Grocers, Sushi and Sashimi, yoso-silly

I now realize I haven't been paying much attention…..

To the strip mall where Spicy City is located. There appears to be a couple of new restaurants open, or opening up. The first one, called "Gorilla" has replaced Korean Hometown Restaurant, no more Bondegi soup for me I guess.

They're calling it a "Korean Fusion Restaurant"…… the menu looks like a combination of bar food, a la Min Sok Chon, crossed with modernized/westernized Korean Dishes…..Boo Dai Chigae…. along with Tonkatsu (served with French Fries!) and ramen, and cream corn even…..

I'm not quite sure what to make of it……. anybody check this place out yet?

I also noticed this restaurant in the place of Seafood Island. I'm not quite sure if they've opened yet.

All in the strip mall at 4690 Convoy.

You never know what you'll find at 99 Ranch Market:

I was picking up some lamb to make Cumin Lamb, when something grabbed my attention….. I literally did a double take.

Was it what I thought it was?

You bet…. plus it was on sale!

In case you have a problem finding this…… it located right next to the, ahem, Beef Pizzle.

One of the two things I was craving when I got back from Madison/Chicago:

Strangely, or perhaps not, I wanted a salad when I got home from Chicago and Madison. The other thing I craved was taken care of last night at Sushi Yaro.

Something that I found ironic is that Zo-san is now working at Sushi Yaro. Folks might remember that he used to own Sushi Ishikawa which was on this very spot before Sammy Sushi and Convoy Sushi.

Now if I can only talk Zo-san into making some of the Okinawan dishes they used to serve at Ishikawa!

I hope everyone is having a great weekend!

Saturday Stuffs: Manna Korean BBQ opening in San Diego? Yakitori Koubou set to open, and other stuffs….

October 2, 2010 mmm-yoso Sushi and Sashimi

Manna Korean BBQ opening in San Diego?

Talk about doing a double-take. I'm driving down Convoy when I see this sign:

Wow….. I hadn't heard a thing. For those who haven't heard of Manna in LA, it's a very popular AYCE (All you can eat) Korean BBQ restaurant, or more precisely restaurants in the Los Angeles area. Not known for the best quality meats, the prices when I visited were excellent. I'm still not sure if this restaurant is affiliated with the Los Angeles restaurants(maybe someone out there knows the answer?). And what's even more funny was, when I visited Manna, I was the only Asian in the joint……. so I don't know whether to be excited or not. After all, we have enough of those type of places in San Diego…..

But hey, at least there's some business activity in the area.

Yokohama Yakitori Koubou set to open:

While walking to Izakaya Sakura a couple of days ago, I noticed that the signs were up for Koubou. this morning while I drove by, I read a note in the window stating that they'll be opening on 10/07.

Hmmm….. is that it? I feel like I'm short-changing you with such a short post. So here are some photos from a recent meal at Sushi Yaro.

There, I feel better now……

I hope everyone is having a great weekend!

Dinner with Friends – Sushi Yaro

August 11, 2010 mmm-yoso Japanese Restaurants, Sushi and Sashimi, What Howie Eats - Where the Foodie from Foodieview Eats

**** Sushi Yaro has closed

Since Sushi Yaro officially opened on July 1st, I've been visiting at least once a week. I kinda hesitated in doing a post, since I've now known Sam for almost ten years. I really didn't want to seem to be "shill"…. but Sam has served up some great meals over the years, not only to me, but to other FOYs as well. But much like your favorite watering hole, the relationship between a regular customer, and his Itamae is a very close one. Sam seems to have settled into Sushi Yaro, and the place is starting to have that neighborhood feel Sammy Sushi had. It does seem like the customers are focused on the "world of rolls", but Sam always seems to have something for me……

And once he got his kitchen guy back from a stint at Sakura, the kitchen food started getting better as well.

No, it isn't Ota or Kaito….. but I can't really afford to eat there three times a week. At Yaro, on a weeknight I can relax, have some sushi or sashimi, and maybe some Kubota Manju or Otokoyama, and the world becomes a better place.

This is one of my favorite cooked dishes at Sushi Yaro:

Shishamo is really great stuff grilled…. but it is the female smelt, especially those laden with eggs that we're after. So what to do with the guys??? I guess Sam decided to batter them, and serve them tempura style. I was a bit surprised at the flavor, there's almost a savory sweetness to this. I had thought that Shishamo was a bit too high in oil to be used for tempura.

And sometimes Sam will have something that surprise me, like the night he broke out some Razor Clams. The kitchen hadn't done a particularly great job with these…. but it was very thoughtful.

So obviously, it was just a matter of time before our "eating club" descended upon Sushi Yaro for dinner. What follows is mostly photos… many of which "my favorite Librarian", Jenne took.

I can't remember the last time I had oyster jun…..

As always, I had a wonderful time with Candice, Howie, and Jenne…. I can't wait until next month!

Sushi Yaro
7905 Engineer Road
San Diego, CA 92111

Geez you can even find them on Twitter.

I hope everyone is having a great week!

Wa Sushi. Small place. Excellent food.

July 19, 2010 Cathy Japanese Restaurants, Sushi and Sashimi, What Cathy Eats!

mmm-yoso!!! is the blog which is never on vacation. ed (from Yuma) is resting. Kirk is also resting. Cathy ate and doesn't rest. She is blogging today.

Wa Sushi used to be Haru-Ya. It's in the same mall with Khan's Cave and Boll Weevil, kitty corner from the Registrar of Voters. A few weeks ago, The Mister and I met to have dinner here and it was so very crowded. We would have to wait. So we walked over to Boll Weevil and had some burgers. The other day I was really craving 'food you can eat with chopsticks" and called TheMister and asked me to try meeting here again. We were lucky: there were empty tables. We noticed the sign out front "All sushi and rolls 40% off". We ordered from the regular menu. The Mister's meal came with an excellent -not salty- miso soup.
We ordered the Japanese cucumber salad($3). Crunchy cucumber, marinated with sweet (sugar) and a light vinegar, this was

excellent. I ordered the Assorted fish salad ($13). This is essentially chirashi, but sliced. Usually chirashi pieces seemto be leftovers and chunks of fish. A large amount of *very fresh* sliced tuna, albacore, salmon, yellowtail on top of mosty iceberg lettuce with a light, soy-ginger dressing. Those 'crunchies' on top are fried pumpkin and very tasty.
The Mister ordered the KinTara Misoyaki ($14). Sea bass, marinated in miso, cooked until the skin was crispy but the fish stayed beautifully moist and flavored delicately with miso. The spring rolls were vegetable filled and fried properly, a light crisp, the California roll was made with real crab. The rice, salad and pickles were all fresh and tasty.

We were almost done and still had the menu on the table and the "40% off all rolls and sushi" sign still had us thinking. So we ordered the "veggie roll" ($7 regular price). Asparagus, avocado, cucumber, cabbage, carrot, fried tofu skin, surrounded with rice and wrapped with soy paper instead of seaweed. An excellent dessert for us. Total bill was $40.55 ($1.50 each for hot green tea, refilled constantly.)

Wa Sushi 9340 Clairmont Mesa Boulevard, Suite 8, San Diego 92123 (858) 569-9595

Sakura at the sushi bar.

May 26, 2010 Cathy Japanese Restaurants, Sushi and Sashimi, What Cathy Eats!, What Ed Eats -You too can be like Ed!

This is mmm-yoso!!!, a food blog. Usually Kirk writes here about food he ate and adventures he had. Cathy and ed (from Yuma) kind of intersperse with their own anecdotal meals, if there is such a thing. Kirk is still 'vacationing' and Cathy is filling in so you will stay interested. She is only a Temp.

Hi. I was cleaning out my memory card and enjoying again a meal I shared with ed (from Yuma) when he drove in (from Yuma) -a three hour drive- in March. We who contribute to this blog think nothing strange of doing such a thing for food. It seems we who blog here all *really* like Sakura. So that was where he and I met up one evening. Here's our meal. (Most of the photos are from ed-many thanks)
We ordered from the regular menu while waiting for our special/omakase (i.e., not on the menu) sashimi plate to be prepared by Kazu, the itamae (sushi chef), who recognized ed when we walked in. From the "Hot" section: spinach with uni. I never had warm uni before. This was wonderful: creamy, salty, rich. (OK, I'll get it out of the way: everything was wonderful.)
Shiokara: salty, slightly sweet, savory squid guts. I've seen it on the menu, never had it before and will order it again. Really good, chewy, not too salty, rich with a pleasant aftertaste.

Agedashi tofu. House made silken tofu,  deep fried. I had a craving for this. Creamy and a little crunchy. ed had never had this before. He liked it too. (The sauce on the bottom is sweet.)

Our special sashimi plate was finished by Kazu and proudly placed in front of us.    The "decorative" mackerel skeleton was to be used later, as were the shrimp heads. This was a selection of the freshest most flavorful items available.   So fresh that those shrimp -drunk with sake- were still alive and moving. Other items on there, tuna, octopus, abalone,squid, mackerel, yellowtail, salmon…
Once we had consumed the shrimp, the heads were whisked away, lightly fried and brought back as part of a miso soup.
We also had ordered some tempura vegetables, which were perfectly fried and not greasy. A nice crunch.   Plus we were eating vegetables in addition to the spinach uni…

The Spanish mackerel skeleton was also whisked away with the shrimp heads, breaded, fried and brought back to our seats in this simple display. Yes, that's the head. With eyes. The crunch of the bones and flavor of fried mackerel was a wondrous, perfect dish. We squeezed lemon and dipped these cracker like pieces in the accompanying ponzu sauce.

At some point, ed and I decided we needed some kind of carbohydrate and the crab fried rice looked interesting on the menu, because neither of us had ever had -or heard of- Japanese fried rice…then there was the crab factor. Kazu grabbed the menu from us, looked at other things available and He also thought that might be a good way to end our meal. So we ordered it. This was wonderful! Who would have thought of Japanese fried rice? You can see the corn, onion and carrots, There was a lot of crab in here also. Fresh and flavorful, a perfect ending to a wonderful meal.

Neither of us had any Sake, although we both wanted it. Hot tea and water were our beverages. I know you are wondering, so here is a photo of the bill.

Izakaya Sakura 3904 Convoy Street 92111 It is in the parking lot with the Original Pancake House, all the way in the back, next to the Recruiting Depot. The door way. The Neon "Open" sign in the window. No other signage.

Road Trip: Sushi Go 55 – Los Angeles

February 2, 2010 mmm-yoso Japanese Restaurants, Los Angeles County, Road Trip, Sushi and Sashimi

I recently took a day off from work, and we headed off to…. well, where else, LA. We hadn't been to Little Tokyo in quite a while. So we decided to start there…… And it had been a good long time, things seemed a bit different, and there's a new transit stop…. or maybe not so new since I don't think I've spent much time here since my (Rail) Road Trip at the end of 2006!

We decided that some sushi and sashimi would make a nice lunch… nothing fancy, just some decently done sushi like we'd get at Sushi Komasa, which isn't open for lunch. Sushi Gen was discussed and rejected because we've grown weary of the lines, and feeling rushed through our meal. So we decided on Sushi Go 55, a shop that's been around for a while, located on the top floor of Little Tokyo Shopping Center.

We had arrived at about 11am…. a few minutes ahead of the 11:15 (11:15???) opening. So we wandered around a bit. We hadn't been here since the Little Tokyo Shopping Center had been sold. As the Missus and I walked through the deserted supermarket (very nice BTW) we fondly remembered when it was first Yaohan, then Mitsuwa. Last year, Mitsuwa Marketplace closed, and was replaced by the Little Tokyo Galleria Market which is quite nice, and stocks both Japanese and Korean grocery items. It was just a bit depressing that the place was pretty much deserted. Here's a photo of parts of the second and third floor, which was totally deserted.

At 11:15, an arm reached out, and turned the sign out front over…. and Sushi Go 55 was open. We were greeted at the door by a very friendly gentleman who recognized us from the parking lot, as we had parked just a few cars apart.

We looked over the menu, and made our decisions. There was an interesting moment when I turned to the back page of the menu. Here there was a copy of a handwritten page with something called the "New Economy Lunch Special"…. 10 pieces of sashimi, rice, and miso soup for $12.75, which is a bargain. We decided on other things though.

We placed our orders, and in very efficient fashion, some sunomono and miso soup arrived to keep us occupied while waiting for our main courses.

Along with a nice cup of green tea, this gave us some time to relax and check the place out a bit. The restaurant is a bit larger than it looks, with a small dining area, along with a pretty sizable bar.

We also noticed that the place had started filling up, with folks trickling in. By the time we started to eat, hte place was two-thirds full. The demographic was interesting; mostly older couples and business people, folks who like to take their time during meals.

Soon enough my Sashimi Lunch ($16) arrived. A chawan of rice, along with a plate of various sashimi.

The first thing I noticed was that this place uses real wasabi, not that reconstituted green horseradish stuff. On my plate were 2 huge slices of Hamachi, which was probably the best item. The worst being the very tough Tako (Octopus). The three slices of maguro were just ok, while the three slices of Albacore were excellent, very moist. Albacore has a tendency to be dry, but these were soft and moist, and just brushed, not drenched in Ponzu sauce, and topped with onions. There were four large pieces of salmon, which were also quite good, firm yet soft. Nothing exotic, but very solid…. I did notice that these were pretty large cuts of fish, especially the Hamachi and Salmon. The two pieces of Tai (snapper) were on the dry and too chewy, even for Shiromi (whitefish). The quality seemed a bit higher than what we've received from Sushi Gen on our last visit.

I had heard some good things about the Chirashi Lunch Special at Sushi Go 55. At $17, it seemed priced right. It is pretty impressive sight when it arrives as two lacquered boxes, one stacked on the other arrive at the table. I'm sorry to say my photos won't do it justice, but let's just say the Missus really enjoyed Her lunch.

The top box contains all the "scattered" items. (Chirashi Sushi basically means "scattered sushi). I think it would be more appropriate to say the overflowing items…..

The second box held the rice, nori, and other items…..

Let's just say that the Missus couldn't wait to dig in……… and was pretty stuffed, and very satisfied at the end of this meal.

We found the service to be efficient, and that gentleman who worked the front of house was very nice, and even stopped and chatted with us when we were through. He said he was flattered that we came all the way from San Diego to eat here, and wished us a safe drive back home. While the fish was not "top tier", what was good, was very good. The prices are very reasonable for what you get. And the Missus said She enjoyed this more than the last couple of bowls of Chirashi at Izakaya Sakura, so I guess we'll be back.

I found out that the family that owns Sushi Go 55 also own Haru Ulala, which I thought was interesting. Another interesting item, were the copies of the sheet to my right found around the restaurant. I was even asked if I wanted a copy…. maybe next time……

Sushi Go 55
333 S. Alameda Street
3rd Floor of Little Tokyo Shopping Center
Los Angeles, California 90012

It was fun little visit….after lunch we headed downstairs and did a bit of grocery shopping, then moved on to Japanese Village Plaza and walked around a bit, noting some changes since our last visit, and grabbing some manju from Fugetsu-do. We returned via the 405, stopping in Gardena, and did some shopping at Marukai….. I made Poke, steamed some Lau Lau, and grilled Shishamo for dinner. I think you can call that a pretty nice day!

Road Trip: A’Float Sushi Japanese Restaurant- Pasadena

January 13, 2010 Cathy Japanese Restaurants, Los Angeles County, Road Trip, Sushi and Sashimi, What Cathy Eats!

Hello. You are reading mmm-yoso!!!, the food blog. The usual blogger here is Kirk. Sometimes ed (from Yuma) writes about what he ate. Sometimes it's Cathy writing. Then occasionally Vicky and a few others also write about their meals. Today, Cathy's writing about a meal she and The Mister enjoyed.

So, the other day, The Mister didn't have to go to work and we fueled up the car and drove North. We had seen this place in Pasadena for years…at the Corner of Colorado and Arroyo, a pretty central intersection in the Old Town area. We decided to pay the meter and have lunch.
Floating sushi. That's what it's about. Walk in, sit down ask for some tea and watch the boats go whizzing by.

You can see the boats are chained together. They are constantly moving. There is space for up to four plates on a boat and you just grab and stack plates. The plates are priced by design which is noted on the menu/placemat.

We grabbed the fried shrimp ($3.58) when we saw them being brought out from the kitchen and placed on the boats. Light, crispy and the shrimp with flavor. Note the placemat and prices with corresponding plate designs.

The mini lobster wrap with soybean paper was only $3.58 and that filler is real crab, not rice. To the right, the fried squid were $3.08 (see, it's on a plate with a different design). The squid pieces (rings and tentacles as well as one *really* fresh whole shrimp and one breaded and fried green bean) were very tender and lightly breaded. Again, you have to grab the fried stuff as soon as you see it or it gets cold on the trip around.
The dumplings ($2.58) were chilled. They tasted good, were filled with mostly crab.
The oysters ($3.58) were fresh and chilled and quite plump.
The cucumber salad ($3.08) was refreshing. Crispy and with good flavored tomatoes. Topped with a light rice vinegar.
At the end, I stacked the trays by design, to make it easier for our waitress to tally the bill. (Hot tea was free). (The far left plate was for a $1.98 California roll, 3 pieces. Those were fresh and with real crab) It was fun and different for us. You could ask for anything on the menu to be brought out, or for specific cuts of sushi or rolls to be made. We'll do that next time.

A Float Sushi Japanese Restaurant 87 East Colorado Boulevard Pasadena 91105 (626)792-9779