Little Tokyo Adventure

This weekend we went to Little Tokyo together for the first time. I know, two Angelenos who've been together for 10 years, and never to Little Tokyo. Disgraceful!

Our first stop was Fugetsu-Do Sweet Shop, where they make colorful fresh mochi.

J got a mochi with chunky red bean filling, and I got mochi with namado (sp?) leaves ground into it, with a smooth red bean filling.

Inside shot! After this snack, J found a place (Matsuda) where he got an awesome haircut. The old barber really knew what he was doing and made J look trim and neat without that "I'm a shorn sheep" look. Bonus: he gave J a lovely head and shoulder massage, a shave with a straight razor, and a cleanup and steam with a hot towel. Heaven for $15!

We wandered around one of the main plazas awhile, passing by Pinkberry competitor cefiore. I had a sample, but it was before lunch so we didn't buy anything. It was pretty good, but all the Italian-style tart frozen yogurts flooding LA are starting to taste the same to me. We saw another one in Santa Monica called YoGreen.

Hungry, we finally got to our main destination, Daikokuya.

An appetizer of korobuta pork with teriyaki sauce. Too much sauce, but fatty and yummy.

The ramen was tasty! Pork broth cooked until milky white, miso, noodles, pork, an egg, sesame seeds, and tons of scallions. So good! I had a cold all weekend so I really enjoyed all the lovely soups we had. Miso is always a little salty to me, but otherwise this was one of the better ramens I've had in awhile.