SUSHI NINJAS FOOD TRUCK
La Jolla, CA

Okay, so it ended up taking me seventeen days to fulfill my sushi wish, and not only did I actually NOT die, but it was so worth it. On Saturday the Sushi Ninjas food truck officially opened for business out by the UTC mall. You’d better believe we were there.

So what we have here is a Jessica Albacore hand roll (Included: albacore with crispy onions, garlic chips, cucumber, gobo, daikon sprouts, and garlic ponzu sauce. Not included: herpes.) and an Afro Ninja cut roll (spicy tuna, spicy crab, jalapeno, cream cheese, and avocado deep-fried with eel sauce and spicy mayo). All this for less than $10! We also snacked on garlic edamame — something I’ve never seen before, and now I wonder why because it was not just so good but so simple! — but I neglected to snap a picture. They basically just looked like edamame, so use your imagination.

I’ll be writing about Sushi Ninjas on my website for work later, but I couldn’t resist writing just a little bit now. Hey — if you were eating take-out sushi that looked that good, you’d be bragging, too.

Catching Up: Nozomi Sushi
San Diego, CA

There’s not much to say about this one except for SO CUTE, right? This was quite a few months ago and I can’t even remember what this particular roll was called, but what I do know is that nothing jazzes up a fairly basic tuna, avocado, and surimi quite like an adorable presentation made with tasty spicy sauces.

In related news: I feel like, if I don’t have sushi by the end of the week, I just might die. 

Asahi Ramen
Sawtelle Blvd, Los Angeles, CA

Went to LA on Monday for work and made a full day of it. Asked April for some ramen recommendations and this is where we ended up. It took a couple of wrong turns and and a little bit of panic to get to the tiny little shop front, but it was well worth it. Look at this menu. Look at the size of those bowls. Chashu ramen for the boy, miso ramen for me. Sliced pork, bamboo shoots, green onion, a hard-boiled egg, and tender ramen noodles in a delicious broth. Spicy pickles on the side. Incredibly simple and incredibly good.