Above Sansom Kebab House lies Jay’s Favorite Sushi Bar, which has been open for a year and half now. The signs on the Sansom Street advertise roll specials, 2 rolls for $7.95 or 3 for $10.25 and I was in a sushi kind of mood. But it ended up the “Japanese Pizza” that will have me rushing back.
Back in September, Nick raved about the bulgogi platter at the Koja truck. On a return trip I wanted something less plattery, more portable, and as cheap as possible. My eyes immediately went to the cheapest meal on the menu- a $3 bulgogi cheesesteak. Same great meat, lower price, portable, perfect. Was this going to be kid sized though?
Posted at 11:15 am, May 5th, 2011 under food truck, Japanese, Korean, sandwiches, University City.
Maybe the curse will be lifted? Over the summer I was impressed with the sushi roll deal at Muntin. Muntin had replaced Misso, which had also served sushi. But Muntin didn’t make it either, and now Makiman is having its go at it.
I decided to forgo the usual bento box, they so often disappoint me. Instead I sampled around the regular menu, trying some classics and some crazy Makiman innovations.
Last March I visited Maru Global for their takoyaki and lunch bentos. The $10 lunch bento came with a lot of food, and were a good value, but now a brand new option is available. Maru just started a mini lunch combo option with prices ranging from $5 to $6 dollars. The combo comes with miso soup or salad, a drink (homemade unsweetened green tea or standard soda), and a choice of yakisoba, curry rice bowl, curry burrito, and chicken katsu. I had to go for the chicken katsu, which are fried chicken cutlets, but somehow this didn’t sound like enough friedness for me, it is Channukah after all, so I also ordered two new fried appetizers.
Posted at 1:10 pm, December 6th, 2010 under Japanese.
Wasabi House is a small and rather cute looking sushi spot that blends into scenic Pine street. Inside, it is just as small as the outside, with a sushi counter and a few tables for intimate sushi eating and BYOBing. While I thought I was coming in for the $6.95 lunch bento, it just didn’t sound so appealing to me- I didn’t really feel like getting a plain old California roll and some plain old dumplings that were most likely frozen. And although the signs displaying new menu items -bibimbap and japchae- sounded good in theory, I figured with a small kitchen like that, I should stick to the basics. More ordering philosophy after the jump…
Today, Nick from My Inner Fatty is getting his hands on more Japanese food with the Bento Box Truck.
As good as the Chinese food trucks in University City are… the wait times are sometimes just plain absurd. When I saw a crowd of roughly 30 people waiting next to Kim’s Oriental, I weighed my options. I could stand outside, cold and hungry, or I could try give one of the lesser known options a try. Maybe, just maybe I’d come across a food truck jewel in an otherwise homogeneous sea of grandfather chicken and lo mein.
Finding good Japanese food is a tall task. There’s so much that can go wrong in Japanese cuisine that a thick coating of oil just can’t make up for. Thoughts of soggy katsu crust, teriyaki overpowered by soy sauce, and gummy feeling tempura are all things that plague my culinary nightmares. Sushi? Don’t even get me started on how bad sushi can be, if not done properly. Now, think about getting Japanese food from the back of a food truck. Sounds like a disaster waiting to happen right? Wrong. Continuing on my tour de force of food trucks in University City, I present to you the Bento Box Japanese Food truck (located between 37th and 38th on Walnut), which is actually a pretty decent option if you do have a craving for cuisine from the land of the rising sun.
Posted at 11:23 am, November 3rd, 2010 under food truck, Japanese, noodles, University City.
Chicken Curry this week at Maru: This week, chicken curry is available at Maru Global over rice or in burrito form. And the dessert takoyaki sounds great too- Ginger Spice Pancake. Please report back if you try either!
Posted at 12:52 pm, October 4th, 2010 | 0 Comments
