Top 3 Japanese Restaurants on the SF Bay Area Peninsula 3/27/2016 Restaurant thevictorchen 13,841 Views I love sushi. There are a wide variety of modern sushi creations such as the California Rolls, Spider Rolls, and Crunchy Rolls and well as traditional nigiri and sashimi. An in the San Mateo to Mil... Finish Reading
Unique Japanese Shaved Ice Dessert in Millbrae 11/26/2019 Restaurant thevictorchen 17,868 Views Millbrae has an endless number of food options. When it comes to sweets, there's many boba milk tea shops, but not many dessert places. The Japanese dessert shop, Kakiyuki, is simple dessert shop. The... Finish Reading
Leichi: An Authentic Japanese Restaurant in the South Bay 3/1/2018 Restaurant thevictorchen 14,619 Views Leichi is a Japanese restaurant in the San Francisco Bay Area (specifically Santa Clara) I recently discovered that I absolutely love. Unlike most Japanese restaurants that primarily serve sushi, this... Finish Reading
Is Frozen Sashimi Any Good? 1/27/2022 Food thevictorchen 13,377 Views I love sashimi. With COVID and a young toddler, it's much more difficult to get some Japanese sushi. Alternatively, I ended buying a small block of raw fish from my local Japanese supermarket. The qua... Finish Reading
Sushi Sam's in San Mateo 7/30/2014 Restaurant thevictorchen 13,116 Views Between the cities of San Carlos and San Bruno, downtown San Mateo has the best selection of Japanese restaurants. Scattered through mostly 3rd and 4th Street, ramen, sushi, and yakatori are some o... Finish Reading
Kokuya Hotel - Private Onsen Experience 12/4/2018 Travel thevictorchen 17,911 Views Part of the series Travelling in Japan Our stay at Kokuya Hotel is likely the highlight of our 2018 trip to Japan. This ryokan (or hot spring hotel) is similar to a small inn that runs more like a bed and breakfast. With only 20 rooms, the... Finish Reading
1-Day Food Adventure in San Francisco 10/22/2013 Travel thevictorchen 3,152 Views A day that started as celebrating my brother's birthday in the morning and going to a friend's housewarming party in the evening, turned into a day of food! Because there were 4 of us, and ... Finish Reading
Studio Ghibli Museum in Tokyo, Japan 11/20/2018 Travel thevictorchen 13,723 Views Part of the series Travelling in Japan The Studio Ghibli Museum is a museum designed to honor the animated work of Studio Ghibli. Their films include Spirted Away, Grave of the Fireflies, My Neighbor Totoro, and many more. The museum i... Finish Reading
4 Days in Madrid, Spain 10/31/2017 Travel thevictorchen 14,128 Views Part of the series 2 Week Trip to Spain and Portugal in Oct 2017 After 4 days in Barcelona, we took a train ride for another 4 days in the capital of Spain... Madrid. My first impression of Madrid is that it's much more like any major metropolitan city in ... Finish Reading