Manic Monday COMC: Izakaya Sakura and Tsuruhashi

Mostly COMC (Clearing out the memory card) this Monday. I've posted on these places many, many times, so I guess there's not much else to say!

Izakaya Sakura:

I don't think we've quite as many posts on Izakaya Sakura as my fellow food blogger Dennis, but we've done more than our share over the years. Anyway, here's a few more.......

Tako Wasabi:

 

The Uni - Ikura Don, a special they have every so often:

 

Perhaps too much of a good thing?

One night I had to get the Oxtail Soup:

 

Perhaps a tad small for $6.45. This is a pretty deceptive bowl.... it had some kick. There were jalapenos in the broth....and some pretty spicy tiny orange bits that tasted strangely like Habanero....

A favorite of mine, the Gyokai Natto Don ($12), not really on the menu, but you can order it anytime........

 

 

You can get it sans rice as a side dish for $6.45. There always seems to be a decent amount of fish in this, usually hamachi, maguro, hirame, and ika.

Of course there is the Ten Don ($12):

 

 

Make sure to request extra donburi tsuyu as it tends toward the dry side.

 

Last but not least, the Soft Shell Crab Tempura the Missus just had to have.....

 

Izakaya Sakura
3904 Convoy St #121
San Diego, CA 92111

Tsuruhashi:

Another place I've posted on a couple of times. I mentioned how much I enjoyed the Yukke in my last post on Tsuruhashi. But I found something nice that doesn't have to be put on the grill, and makes for a satisying but light snack or meal:

 

Yep, it's a rice bowl, but what type of protein tops the bowl?

Here have another look.

 

It's the Yukke Bi Bim Bap...... a new favorite of ours. Doesn't that raw rib eye look like maguro?

Tsuruhashi Japanese BBQ
3904 Convoy St.
San Diego, CA 92111

Comments

[Dennis]

Hi Kirk! Funny the number of times I've been to Sakura for dinner I can count with one hand. I also need to go to Tsuruhashi again soon!

[Kirk]

Hi Dennis - We usually end up at Sakura for early dinner before the crowds. That way we can get dishes with fishes (like the rhyme?).

[ed (from Yuma)]

You and Dennis both keep finding things at Sakura that I've never had or sometimes even thought about. The yukke bi bim bap from Tsuruhashi looks good too.

[kat]

I would've thought it was maguro. There was a huge issue about serving raw meat in Japan before I left for the summer...

[Kirk]

Hi Ed - It's one of my favroite things that Tsuruhashi makes. The Missus is really enjoying Sakura again.

Hi Kat - We're real careful about where we consume raw meat.....

[Chris]

got me! my guess was raw tuna :/

I once had the tako wasabi at Sakura it was served in a cocktail glass I found it difficult to eat with chopsticks please tell me am I supposed to chug it like a drink? LOL

[Kirk]

Hi Chris - LOL! You're suppsoed to eat it with chopsticks....though you can bring your face down to meet the food halfway!