Hello I-naba!

Dining at I-naba was a wonderful experience for me. I was very impressed with the overall atmosphere of the restaurant and the quality of the food that they offer. They make their own noodles daily! At I-naba I tried the udon with tempura crunch. You have the choice of choosing soba or udon and either…

Hello Happy Veggie!

Ever since I gave up meat for Lent, I have been on a vegetarian kick! Even though it’s after Easter, I am trying to still be vegetarian. It would be best to say that I am a flexitarian or a semi-vegetarian. I’ve been eating meat only once in a while. When I heard about Happy…

Hello Ichimi Ann Bamboo!

Ichimi Ann Bamboo is a sweet little restaurant in Old Torrance offering cold and hot soba and udon! I recently came here and loved that the majority of their offerings are vegetarian. For my main entrée, I tried, the croquette soba. The soba is made with buckwheat noodles. The croquette is potato and is presented…

Hello kitty chicken noodle soup!

Ingredients: hello kitty pasta, chicken, carrots, mushrooms. I am feeling a little under the weather tonight so my mom made some warm soup with hello kitty pasta. I love my mom :). I’m feeling a bit better already. Nothing like some homemade soup and my Mom’s love to make me feel better :). Lots of…

Hello By Brazil!

After 6 weeks of going meatless for Lent and being on a pure vegetarian diet, I had meat today. I had a google offer that was about to expire and this was the time to use it. I got to celebrate Easter with quite a Brazilian bbq feast when I went to By Brazil restaurant….

Hello dineLA @ Il Fornaio!

I always love when dineLA comes around because it’s a great chance to try out some of the best restaurants around town. This year I decided to go try an old favorite place that I haven’t tried in years. Il Foranaio. At Il Fornaio, they start the meal with some complimentary bread: Ciabatta, Pane Olive…

Hello Yami Teahouse!

Another South Bay boba place! I went to visit Yami Teahouse’s newest location in the South Bay. This second location is in Gardena. (The first is in Lomita). My drink choice was strawberry boba milky drink with pudding. It was a large drink filled with lots of soft boba, red jellies and yellow pudding. This…

Hello Yelp elite gold badge 2013!

Hello Yelp elite gold badge! Ahh 5 years in the making…what an incredible journey of reviews, fun events & good friends! I love Yelp & love my Yelp friends :). It is through Yelp that I’ve discovered so many wonderful places and made many friends. I am so happy to say that I am a…

Hello Duff’s cakemix!

My friends and I had a great time on Saturday with cupcake decorating at the Duff’s Cakemix studio owned by Chef Duff Goldman of Food Network’s Ace of Cakes. For my cupcake kit I got four flavors: four flavors: red velvet, chocolate, marble and chocolate. I chose to do a Hello Kitty and friends cupcake…

Hello Kuma Sushi Seafood Buffet!

Recently a new buffet, Kuma Seafood Buffet, opened up in the South Bay and they had a grand opening weekend celebration that included free drinks. This is a great buffet with a good selection of various Japanese hot entrees, sushi and desserts! For my hot entrees I tried the fried rice, noodles, chicken and beef…