My birthday morning - Cream Pan in Tustin + Hopper & Burr coffee in DTSA + Mexican fruit cup from vendor

Bert's bro was kind enough to let us stay in his pad overnight. TC and her cousin were able to catch up while we were crashed out...

My birthday morning was started at one of my favorite bakeries...

Day after highlights...

Here are some highlights from the Day After My Birthday...

at a coffee stop in Eagle Rock...

Hinotez with Astroboi & TC

On the last Friday of my vacation...

I met up with my childhood friend, the always so fun Astroboi...

Summer Road Trip 2018 Day 2 - Dinner Part 2: Sushi Stop

The ramen place on the corner, Tsujita had a long ass line out the door...

Sushi stop a few doors down, no line...

Lunch round up - Carnival, Halphen Red, Los Pollos, Pho Convoy, Cali Baguette, the food court in Su Mercado, Sandwich Bags Deli, Gunco Ramen and Mandarin

Time to clear out the memory card before the end of the year,

featuring past lunches...

Khanya Ramen & Izakaya

Not too long ago, a new ramen place popped up in East Chula Vista...

It is located in the Eastlake Design District...

Bert and I went here twice in one day...

Last stop with Astroboi @ Holy Matcha + mini snack at Junz

I have never seen so much fucking pink (and green) in my life until coming here...

to the newly opened cafe serving only green tea products...

Japanese Revisits - Tomodachi, Gunco Ramen and Bento Sushi

Here's another compilation post...

This time focusing on our "go-to" Japanese haunts in the South Bay...

Cafe Stems with Kirbie + Cake de Partie revisit

During my break, it was nice relaxing with family as well as going out with my friends on different occasions.

(where I parked across the street on Daggett)

On this particular sunny January day (a nice break from all that rain), I made my way to the Convoy corridor for a lunch meetup with my good friend Kirbie.

I got there early so I could do street parking...

The new Tajima Ramen, North Park

A few weeks ago I met up with childhood friend at a craft fair where she was a vendor...

I killed some time doing morning errands and happened to see this new ramen outpost near one of my favorite coffee shops...

Izakaya Naruto revisit

TC was out at her school's homecoming formal with her friends...

Bert and I were over in west Chula Vista...

craving some sushi from Naruto (which replaced the former Kaga Sushi)...

Gunco Ramen revisits

We were sans TC two Fridays in a row last month...

While she was off for a school event, we went to one of our "go-to" rotation restaurants...

Gunco Ramen in Chula Vista...

Yanagi Sushi

Bert had a craving for Japanese food...

saw that Yanagi Sushi was located near the town square...

Nikka Japanese Market

Since we were still in Goleta...

TC wanted to come back to the Japanese market we saw next to Kyle's Kitchen a few nights ago...

Time to load up on some Japanese snack, eh...

Phuong Trang revisits + Angels & Hearts with the sis

I guess this is the week of resurrecting old posts in the queu and having them see the light of day...

Sometime last year, TC and I were in the area and decided to stop by Phuong Trang...

Sabuku Sushi

It was the day before Valentine's and we just enjoyed our coffee mocktails a few doors down at Hawthorn...

After waking past this painted utility box, we looked to the right...

and thought we would stop in for a few rolls...

Seafood Friday #6 - Sushi House + dessert from Nestle Toll House

The day I was waiting for, the day that I go on Spring Break!

I was getting so antsy and now it's here...it's here (insert maniacal laughter).

Bert and I had some time to kill since TC was still at track practice so we went to Sushi House on Telegraph...

Seafood Friday 2016 Week 3 - Sushi from Bento & TJOB #3

La Ley and I met with a former co-worker at our go-to place...

Bento Noodles in Terra Nova Plaza. We ordered the same thing we always get...

Coronado Sunset+ dinner at Meijo

We'd been experiencing a heatwave this past week with clear skies...

that we thought we'd try to catch the sunset across the bay.

Plan B - Gunco since Naruto was closed

Since Naruto was closed until lSept. 13, Bert and I went to our "go to" Japanese place in CV...

Even though it says Kanpai, we were at Gunco...

the adjoining restaurant next door...