Category Asian
Brush Sushi Izakaya – Decatur, GA
Brush Sushi Izakaya has been on my radar for several months, but the opportunity hasn’t presented itself. Everyone raves about their omakase service (this translates to “I’ll leave it up to you”, in Japanese and it’s a chef’s choice of sushi and ingredients). But that much raw seafood is a bit of a stretch for […]
Takorea – Atlanta, GA
Let me preface this post by saying that we love, love, love Hankook Taqueria and that we make our way there, often, when we’re looking for a quick bite on the West Side. Heading to a matinee at the Fox on this Sunday, we decided to give chef Tomas Lee’s other restaurant, Takorea, a try. […]
L’ Thai Organic Cuisine & Wine Bar – Tucker, GA
Another place from the original list, L’Thai was a newcomer to the Atlanta scene, back in 2006. Cut to 2017 and they’re now one of the longest tenured Asian restaurants in Atlanta. And the first organic Thai restaurant, according to one source, in the South. This may be the weirdest interior I’ve seen in a […]
Poke’ Bar – Suwanee, GA
Several weeks ago, I saw an emailed article about the rise of poke’ (or Hawaiian poke’) in Atlanta and have been wanting to give it a try. Last night, heading down Buford Highway I searched for a poke’ place, via Google maps, and found none. Undaunted, I determined to try it today, for lunch. Looking […]
Pho Dai Loi – Forest Park, GA
Back last spring, I finally made it to Pho Dai Loi 2 on Buford Highway, after it having been on my list for more than 10 years. As we were heading home from the airport, I asked my beloved where we should lunch and received a very committed “I want pho.” I punched “pho” into […]
Pho Hoang Long – Smyrna, GA
You could say that this pho was just what the doctor ordered. Well, kind of. The last time I saw my GP, we were talking about my diet and he asked if I liked Asian food. I mentioned where we had eaten recently and he said no, you need to go here, instead, for Vietnamese […]
Thank U Chicken – Duluth, GA
Thank U Chicken appeared out of nowhere (to me) on the Garden ‘N Gun Fried Chicken Bucket List. And it’s just down the road from the office. A lunch visit was definitely in order. I went in on a rainy Thursday, and appeared to be the first person in the restaurant. I knew I […]
Jinya Ramen Bar – Sandy Springs, GA
With locations in eleven states and two Canadian provinces, the goal of founder Tomonori Takahashi was to make the daily ramen he was used to in his native Japan readily available to Americans. To make it as common as going out for a burger. Or ordering pizza. He started in California in 2010 and opened […]
Sushi House Hayakawa – Atlanta, GA
Another place that has been on the list for a decade is Sushi House Hayakawa. When it first appeared on my radar, I was not nearly as adventurous an eater as I’ve evolved into. As a result, whenever I was looking for a place to go, it kept moving toward the bottom of the list. […]
Little Serow – Washington, DC
Every spring, for the last twenty-something years, I head to a conference in Washington, DC. As with every other adventure I take, there’s always planning around the Omnivore’s Dilemna. Last year, I tried to get to a restaurant that was new to the scene in 2014 and has been named the second best restaurant in […]
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