Sushi

Full Moon Sushi: New Order

[Hole In the Wall] This mini-chain has grown without sacrificing its excellence

LinX To Offer Breakfast Corn Dogs

I reviewed LinX this week for the dead-tree edition, but it was, alas, too early for me to try what promises to be their most intriguing and calorically irresponsible item yet. LinX announced via its Facebook a few days ago that it plans to start serving breakfast beginning April 20th. They'll featu ... More >>

Eat This Now: Ippo Roll at Ippo Sushi

As a college student who spends her nights studying or working on group projects, I'm not a big fan of dining out all the time. Going out to eat requires you to drop everything you're doing, and students with deadlines can't afford to take that risk. And there comes a time where you can only take so ... More >>

Guess Where I Ate; Win a Prize!

Where did I eat this sushi roll which is obviously made of salmon? Guess correctly and you win our mystery prize! One guess per comment per person. No Weeklings allowed and be sure to use a valid e-mail address when you log your entry. Good luck! Follow Stick a Fork In It on Twitter @ocwee ... More >>

Surah Korean BBQ & Sushi Will Put You on a Beef Bender

The Buena Park restaurant's all-you-can-eat meat feast is not for the weak-willed or of the partly full stomach

No. 59, Live Amaebi at Sushi Imari

If you fancy yourself a sushi purist, you, too, might have dismissed Sushi Imari as a roll-peddler, an entity that would initially appear so diametrically opposed to the respected raw fish masters at Sushi Shibucho and Sushi Wasabi that it becomes like comparing a graffiti artist to Michelangelo and ... More >>

No. 63, Sizzling Hiramasa Sashimi at The Catch

If I'm at the Catch, I'm eating seafood and/or steaks--maybe a burger, if I don't need to impress anyone and want to pig out. But regardless of entree, my appetizer is always the same: the Sizzling Hiramasa Sashimi, a flowery title for a dish that skips across culture like the city in which it's mad ... More >>

Roe Restaurant And Fish Market Opens in Belmont Shore

Roe Restaurant And Fish Market has opened on Second Street where Naples ends and Belmont Shore begins. As I mentioned in a previous post, the seafood eatery, which takes the place formerly occupied by The Dog House and Barry's Beach Shack, boasts a legion of chefs including Cody Requejo (t ... More >>

New Seafood Restaurant & Fish Market To Open In Belmont Shore

On Second Street where Naples ends and Belmont Shore begins, there used to be a great hot dog joint called The Dog House, which was itself an offshoot and subsidiary of Barry's Beach Shack next door. The Dog House didn't last long and neither did Barry's after it folded.Now we see its replacement: a ... More >>

DNA Tests of Fish Served In LA and OC Finds Rampant Mislabeling

That snapper you just ate? Chances are it wasn't snapper. According to a study just released by the non-profit advocacy group Oceana, in 34 samples they tested from sushi bars, restaurants, and markets in LA and OC, none of them were actually snapper. 

North Shore Poke Co. Has a Poke-Man

Shawn Gole's Huntington Beach restaurant finally gives the Hawaiian standard its full, undivided attention

On the Line: "Sushi Dave" Fernandez, of Sushi at The Venetian Gentlemen's Club, Part Three

​When I tried sushi at The Venetian Gentlemen's Club, I knew Dave would make for a good On the Line feature. Working in the service industry for 18 years, he gets a great deal of satisfaction from pleasing others with his cuisine. If you're down with hot women and cold sushi, he recommends making ... More >>

On the Line: 'Sushi Dave' Fernandez, of Sushi At the Venetian Gentlemen's Club, Part One

​Sitting down for lunch at Twisted Vine in downtown Fullerton, Dave Fernandez and I talked about family, restaurant reviews and great wines. It wasn't quite a business meeting, more like two friends sharing a bite to eat. Of course, he periodically checked his iPhone for incoming reservations, men ... More >>

Sushi at Venetian Gentlemen's Club

​When a friend requested assistance with a project, I offered to meet close to their Anaheim home. As luck would have it, someone suggested a sushi place near by that I would find interesting. Last seen rolling on the radar in downtown Fullerton, "Sushi Dave" resurfaced about a year ago inside the ... More >>

Bear Flag Fish Company Opens in Crystal Cove

​As we reported last September, Bear Flag Fish Company, the seafood purveyor/restaurant established in 2007 in Newport Beach, was planning second store in Crystal Cove Promenade, which is also kind of in Newport Beach. According to reader Laliahma, who made a comment on our monthly restaurant r ... More >>

Hawaiian Revolving Sushi Chain Opens First California Store In Santa Ana

​As Dave reported back in November, Genki Sushi--the revolving sushi chain that practically owns the revolving sushi market in Hawaii (there are 10 on the small island of Oahu alone)--is now open, taking over a defunct Sanrio store at MainPlace Mall in Santa Ana. The restaurant, which by the way i ... More >>

Drunk After Work: Gyu-Kaku

Flickr user drustarUnpictured, really cheap beer.​ The Place:Gyu-Kaku, 14181 Newport Ave., Tustin. (714) 731-1719.

5 Foods That Always Taste Better Made at Restaurants than Made at Home. Always.

If I hear someone pronounce EVOO i-vuu one more time, I'm going to shoot myself...​You. Yeah, I know you. Your knife skills are up there with the best line chefs in Orange County. Your knife block costs more than a month of my rent. Every time you watch Top Chef, Chopped, or Iron Chef, you come up ... More >>

New Trailer for Anticipated Sushi Documentary Released

Magnolia Pictures​There is already a movie about ramen. It's called Tampopo, which isn't just one of the best food movies, but in my opinion, one of the greatest films of all time. Now there's a documentary called Jiro Dreams of Sushi where the central subject is Japan's other ubiquitous dish: sus ... More >>

Genki Revolving Sushi Restaurant to Open in MainPlace Mall

​Genki Sushi, a kaiten (revolving) sushi restaurant that's huge in Hawaii and has spread to Seattle, will open its first California location in the Westfield MainPlace Mall in Santa Ana. The sushi-ya will be located on the first floor near JCPenney, next to the children's train ride. It looks to b ... More >>

Creator of Todai to Open New Seafood & Sushi Buffet Near John Wayne Airport

MakinoLasVegas.com​Few people remember Russell's Seafood Palace or that it was located in the now vacant building at the corner of Main and MacArthur in Irvine. To jog your memory, it used to be behind Agora Churrascaria, both restaurants being within walking distance from John Wayne Airport. It f ... More >>

Japan Has More Top Restaurants Than France Says Michelin Guide

​In the battle of sushi versus foie gras, sushi wins. Or so says the Michelin Guide, which has decreed that Japan has more top restaurants than France for the first time since the book started rating restaurants in The Land of The Rising Sun in 2008.

Five Things You're Doing Wrong with Japanese Food

​I'm just as guilty of butchering foreign word pronunciation as any American, but there are times when the media perpetuates mistakes that will make you look like a schmuck. This week--five things for you to avoid sounding like one in a Japanese restaurant.

UCI Gatten Sushi Grand Opening June 18

​Previously scheduled to open for business on June 1, Gatten Sushi's website now only advertises their official grand opening for Saturday, June 18.Calling themselves a revolving sushi factory, Gatten is one of a family of restaurants owned by RDC. Other members include Katsutoshi (cutlet), Karame ... More >>

House Of Big Fish & Ice Cold Beer Introduces New Late Night Happy Hour

Photo by Tracy PowellChef Craig Connole​The House of Big Fish & Ice Cold Beer new late-night Happy Hour isn't just about rolling with the Great Recession punches and discounting stuff; we're talking drink deals each and every night. They're hooking it up with the food too, except for Fridays a ... More >>

What You Missed: Nate Dogg Memorial Viewing, Break of Dawn Pop-Up, Maki Madness

​It was a long weekend for the LBC, but friends, family and fans got to pay tribute to a West Coast legend: On Friday, friends, family and fans flocked to New Hope Church in Long Beach for Nate Dogg's viewing. On the following day, Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre, the Game, Warren G and others helped pay trib ... More >>

Ayame Now Ayame Shabu Shabu Hot Pot

​Almost didn't spot it because of the glare, but Zipangu's sister restaurant recently received a makeover.Located in Irvine's Orchard Hills Village Center, Ayame first appeared on the scene at the end of 2007. The sushi spin-off was considered a high-end departure from the usual Agran-preferred ch ... More >>

Habuya Represents the Perfect Prefecture

This Tustin dive dazzles as the first Okinawan restaurant in Orange County

Your Essential OC Happy Hour Guide

Where to go for the best deals and drinks

Zen Sushi Gives Life to Triangle Square

[Hole in the Wall] At long last, your moment of Zen

The Ridiculously Themey Ice Bar Actually Serves Some Pretty Cool Food

Sushi and Bulgogi Live Together in Perfect Harmony, Side-By-Side at Tustin's Haru Izakaya

[Hole in the Wall] Bowled Over on Balboa at Macksan's Cafe

Tokyo Table Pops the Culinary Cherry of Irvine's Diamond Jamboree Shopping Center

Blanca in Newport Beach Dishes Out Crudo, an Italian Spin on Sushi

an italian spin on sushi at blanca

The Slow Food Movement Infiltrates Huntington Beach at Slowfish

Haute and Heavy

Sutra may be OC's sexiest restaurant

Raw Power

Despite a few missteps, don’t call the raw-food philosophy at 118 Degrees half-baked

Making Kimchi Chic

Hashigo Tofu makes Koreanfood cool. And delicious

Grub Guide

Tasty morsels from the county's best damn dining guide

Grub Guide

Tasty morsels from OC's best damn dining guide

Grub Guide

Tasty morsels from the county's best damn dining guide

Grub Guide

Orange County's best damn dining guide

Poetic Toro

The tasting menu at Sushi Shibucho: A review in haiku

The Asian Persuasion

Great Asian restaurants, and the Asians (and Chuck Devore) who love them

Ah So-So Sushi

Zipangu excels when youre important, pleases when youre not

Sushi by Moonlight

Feasting into the early morning at Honda-Ya

Koi-Boy Toy

What do Koi Restaurant and naked fat men in saunas have in common?

Da Kine Grinds

Marukai Market classes up the hood

Seoul Kitchen

What, me cook?