Friday, August 1, 2008

It Wasn't Curry House

********THIS RESTAURANT IS NOW CLOSED.********

If you've been reading my blog for awhile, you know how tired I am of Curry House. It is an inexplicable favorite of Mr. Monkey's family. Finally, after several years, we are trying the other restaurants in the Curry House complex.

That's the good news.

The bad news is that Rikyu (123 S. Onizuka, Los Angeles) is only mediocre. Our last foray to a different place in this plaza (Yakitori Koshiji) was slightly more successful.
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Alas, you can't win 'em all. But, if you don't try new things, you'll never find greatness.

The iced tea tasted toasty. It might've been genmai cha or perhaps a barley tea.
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I liked the spice container.
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Shu mai, inarizushi, chicken karaage, and grilled squid started off the dinner.
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My sister-in-law and Little Monkey Niece shared some tempura and cold soba.
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LMN liked wearing my sunglasses and Mr. Monkey's glasses.
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Mr. Monkey tried one of the specials of the day -- a tuna yam bowl and udon ($10.50).
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I won't mince words. This tuna yam stuff was disgusting. Slimy. Bland. Terrible mouthfeel. Just blech. At least the udon was ok.
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I got the Rikyu bento box ($11.50). It was much better than Mr. Monkey's travesty of a dinner, but it was still a far cry from delicious. At least there was variety.
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After dinner, LMN ran boisterously through the cement courtyard and showed us her latest dance moves. Mr. Monkey scooped her up and wriggled with her.



She called this little bit "the monkey."

We didn't get it, but it was a good name for the movement nonetheless.

16 comments:

  1. The grilled squid looks really tasty!

    The tuna bowl thingy- not so much :)

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  2. sorry the dinner was so unsatisfactory; the tuna yam looks disgusting. haha on a sidenote, i am drinking barley cha (korean bo-ree-cha) everyday lately. so refreshing!

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  3. That tuna concoction looks nasty, sorry :( LMN is looking good with those moves. With the proper training maybe she can take on Lil' Demon from SYTYCD ;)

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  4. The grilled squid looks yummy!!

    LMN is too cute....:)

    I didn't know you graduated there.....I was at North High C/O 95

    I got held back in kindergarten.....(Don't Ask)....*shrugs*

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  5. Tuna yam looks gross, gross, gross!

    Love the LMN dance video!

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  6. The salad in your bento box looked, um, delicious?

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  7. Mr. Monkey is a better dancer than LMN.

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  8. COULD THEY BEEEEEEEEEEE MORE ADORABLE TOGETHER???

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  9. that tuna thing looks beyond wrong. just wrong!

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  10. LMN, when wearing Mr. Monkey's glasses, look even more like Mr. Monkey.

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  11. Terrible mouthfeel...that is perfect. I will use this in the future.

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  12. yeah, i giggled at "terrible mouthfeel." i am a 10-year-old boy trapped in a 30-something woman's body.

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  13. LMN looks a lot like Mr. Monkey!

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  14. The tempura looks very tasty. Don't know what possessed Mr. M to order the yam tuna goulash. Yuck!

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  15. Obviously you're a very diverse eater. But I've been wondering: are there any food you DON'T like? If it lives in the sea it's not for me.

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  16. not a fan of curry house either. although, my CWs love it :/

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