After finding the Oriental store, and, buying our necessaries, we went to an Asian restaurant called Izakaya-Sushi. It is a restaurant we pass every single time we go to the store. We have seen it dozens of times, but never stopped to consider the cuisine.
This is the front of the restaurant, the valet parked garage as well.
Below is the ramen bowl Ivan got; it is called the Tori Karague Ramen, with chicken karague, (breaded, and fried), purple onion, cilantro, pieces of lime, and sambal oelek, which is the red stuff ; a chile pepper sauce. (I tasted a bite of the chicken- weird texture).
Next, is Enrique’s bowl of a classic, Chasu Ramen; it has pork belly, pork loin, a medium boiled egg, spinach, cabbage, scallions, and naruto, (the white with pink swirl,.
Lastly, my bowl is a Spicy Duck Ramen; in it is duck, (it does not look like much duck, but I had some with every bite), spinach, egg, naruto, (the white with pink swirl), duck fat, (the white cube), cabbage, and, shichimi. The shichimi is the red stuff, next to the egg. It is a spice mixture that is supposed to make this ramen dish “spicy”, though it was not too much so.
This last photo is of our view, from our table, out towards the road we drive when we pass this restaurant. The tree with the purple flowers is called a Jacaranda, and they are all over the city. They are, as you can see, coming into bloom, again. In fact, when we go down this street next week, the whole street, for more than a mile, will be in bloom, both sides. It is gorgeous.
We cannot wait to be “forced” to go back to Izakaya, to say the least. We will force ourselves; for your sakes. Until we do, please, stay happy, stay healthy, stay safe. Wash your hands, cover your mouth, and protect your loved ones.