Future240

Never had real sushi. Just the china buffet style. I stopped eating it though because I would like not to shit my lungs. There aren't any sushi places near me, I would probably have to go to ATL for that.

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yuppp ive been there its by tha pad off florence right??

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ronmcdon

I thought that Voltaggio chef dude was working at the Langham dining room in Pasadena, CA
http://www.yelp.com/biz/the-dining-r.../query:langham dining room

The Michelin Star does rate US eateries, albeit it is limited in geographic scope.
Here in Los Angeles & in Norcal (mostly San Francisco & Napa) we have a couple places too.

I'm not a huge fan of the Michelin Star rating.
I don't like the fact that they limit themselves to regions.
I think there is a definite bias in favor of French cooking and more expensive tasting dinner type ordeals.

There have been a couple places where I think the ratings were over-rated
(Wolfgang Puck's joke of a restaurant 'Spago' got 2 stars some time ago iirc).
'The French Laundry' in Napa CA while excellent, does not deserve 3 stars.
They are doing the same old, year in, year out.
Service can be inconsistent from courteous to snooty depending on your server.
I could go on, but it would be boring and very subjective.

Other times, they do get it dead on.
Manresa in Los Gatos, CA (my current fav) fully deserves the 2 stars it gets.
Almost everything is done well, including exceptional wine pairings.
There are few occasional misses in some dishes, but they take chances with new ideas.
Also dead on with some other spots such as Aquerello in San Fran, Melisse in Los Angeles, etc.

That being said, the Michelin Star ratings are infact a better indicator of quality than say Zagat, & sites like Yelp or Chowhound.
I would use at as 1 way to find out about restaurants,
but not the end be all judge of good food.

The 'James Beard Award' is also pretty good.
Their best suggestion was 'Clio' in Boston.
I was very happy with that meal there.

Tasting menus need not be dreadfully expensive.
The cheapest tasting menu (and my fav Japanese restaurant right now) 'Wakasan' in Los Angeles,
does a $35 Izakaya style 6-course menu that changes all the time.
a good Sapporo or Ebisu is a good substitute for wine pairing.

JayDee M Rolly

yelp ftw.

can anyone recommend me places in malibu that wont cost me an arm and a leg.

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WanganRunner

Both Voltaggio brothers were on the show. You're talking about Michael, who ended up winning the thing. I was talking about his brother Bryan.

$35 for Omakase is a fucking steal. I'd be there once a week.



Anyway, to the guy who's never had "real sushi".....make it yourself. Most sushi sold in the US is from frozen fish anyway, even some of the really great stuff, and so there's no reason you can't just have some shipped to your house. Don't do any exotic preparations, just learn how to make a good balanced sumeshi (sushi rice) and then make Chirashi (sashimi on top of rice).

It requires only the rice, sushi vinegar (just get the pre-mixed stuff), the fish, and a sharp knife, really.

1on1

everytime i try to order this im always broke ($20) for two pieces. heard from friends that it's hella good.

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places in Malibu? What are you trying to go for here? a formal date? a casual dining? laid back eateries?

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just had a couple of these guys

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JayDee M Rolly

casual dining mostly

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coww-cho!!!!!

A lot of mexican places have it
some have there own variation like this place called burger city grill has carne asada nachos instead of fries

i remember the last time i got faded i was really hungry and no places were open so my friend took me to this place and bought me carne asada fries from a place called albertos which is easy to find here in the inland empire and man is it bomb....well the first time i couldnt reallt tell but i came back next day when i was sober and its really good but just go half on it because its enough to feed about 3 people

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kouki fanatic

ya man. ive heard about a place called albertos. we have one in the high desert. imma go murder those fries

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Chicken wings has been my thing lately. I eat'em like once a week it seems. I just can't get enough of them right now.

My favorite Sauce in the world is BW3's Spicy Garlic.

My favorite wing is from a place right in the heart of the dirty dirty, aka 'Stallis aka West Allis, WI called Magoo's. This place cooks THE best wing I've ever had. The only thing that was holding it back from utter epicness was that it is a drier wing and I prefer a saucier wing.

SO one day my buddy and I go there armed with a bottle of Spicy Garlic and it was like heaven itself was visible from our bar stools. The combination was so incredible perfect.

So now we bring in a bottle every time we go.

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ViciousCesar!

dude next time you're by UCR go to Santanas on university. they're the fucking shit! i think i'm gonna go in a few minutes and get some carne asada nachos.

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Quail

My roast duck from the other night.

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i'mma get the ingredients together for sausage and peppers, probably cook it tonight, have dinner all week. radical.

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just had a big ol bowl of veggies. damn tasty. And that roast duck looks orgasmic.

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BustedS13

yeah it does. what's the brick thing on the right of the plate?

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coww-cho!!!!!

looks like were gonna have to get a mini meet going this wednesday lol
i always pass by there but never had to stop and check it out

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ronmcdon

that 'brick' is probably a slab of baked potatoes (gratin?).
good stuff.

Quail

Yup, it was lyonnaise potatoes. Probably the nicest I've had! The top and bottom layers were nice and crispy.

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i'm down.

msglngth

coww-cho!!!!!

alright cesar! im down for a lil meet there this wednesday ill just post up on some peoples profile or pm and prob meet up like around 7 or w/e

Carne asada nachos



Look at all that crema OOZing out lol looks gross but sure tastes damn good!

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thank you sir

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FML. i cant wait to murder these. either tonight or tomorrow lol. except i want it with fries because i dont like that crunchy nacho chips. it rips my linds haha

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Csomme

I like sushi. I eat it at least 2-3 times a week, sometimes more.

And then I kinda got a tatto of a sushi roll. I thought it was funny as hell, becasue I'm a goofy guy. But others that don't know me that well don't seem to think so. lol

I kind of have this thing for raw fish. lol

kouki fanatic

me too, i like shoving 'em through my esophagus

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these look like the super nachos at Albertos

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coww-cho!!!!!

i didnt know they carried it then again there is so much shit on the menu





i'd eat that waitress


oh and that brings to mind i want to hit up that hooters-like viet-tea shop in so cal

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