The "6 seat" sushi bar was Shin Bay, but as noted above,
it's closed now.

Shimogamo is technically _in_ C-Fu, and sometimes your order
is backed-up behind a table order from the main store.
Shimogamo's bar is probably ten seats, and there are 20-30
more at booths.




How does that work? Do you go in to C-Fu - and then what? Sometimes
there's a long wait to get in C-Fu, like on weekends, I think. Once I
had ostrich at C-Fu. It tasted like beef.






Shimogamo does have Chirashi on the menu, but
don't ignore the specials board; this is one place
where the word "special" is not a euphemism.

I know a couple of good Viet. restaurants around there, and a pretty
good Korean place - though not quite as good as it was before it was
sold - and not in the same league as my California favorites.

Cyclo is nearby; best VN food in town,




I'll try it. What's their specialty? I looked it up, it's at 1919 W
Chandler.

My places are Saigon something on Knox just east of Chandler, and a low
key little place, N'hat, on Southern accross the street from the
College (try the roasted shrimp).




.. though there's a
dumpy little place at Roosevelt and Hayden that popped my
eyes a couple of weeks ago.

I

The best Korean is (forget the name) at Ray and Kyrene, on
the SE corner, right near the Performance Bike shop.



Must be this: Gomo's, 5965 W Ray. Mine is Hodori in the mini-mall by
the Hong Kong Noodle House or whatever it's called these days. (HKNH is
quite good, tho I haven't stopped in in a long time. I sort of know the
owner, a colorful character,who sold it and now owns the Tao Garden on
Warner and Alma School). Before Hodori became the very popular Hodori,
it was a Viet. restaurant which was festooned with my artwork, which is
probably what helped put it out of business - or maybe they didn't put
up enough of it! Hodori was recently sold, though, and while the chef
seems to have remained, I think it's gone downhill a little bit, like
the side dishes, and understaffing. It's still jammed with Koreans,
though, and the barbecue meat is better than any I had in Koreatown in
Orange Cty. CA!



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