Tamari

Dinner at Tamari on Feb. 17. I wanted to go to Cure but I couldn't make a reservation. I had some restaurants I wanna go, but most of them closed on Sunday. I picked Tamari and I'm happy my choice.

 

Beer : Bell's Hopslam - OMG, I never expected to have Hopslam today. Actually, I went to a beer distributer on the other day and Hopslam was sold out. I was so happy to have it.

 

Sashimi Sampler : Salmon, Yellowtail, White Tuna,  Crab Stick and white fish( I forgot the name) - It was good. I liked Salmon and Yellowtail. BTW what is white tuna? I am Japanese and I know fish, but I don't know white tuna. What is that? Is it tuna? I don't think so. Actually, it was not that bad.

 

Tuna Tartar - It was ok.

Robata Grill : (top)Beef Tenderloin, (from left)Scottish Salmon, King Trapet, Bacon & Quail Egg - They are all good but I like Bacon & Quail Egg.

 

Tamari

http://www.tamaripgh.com/

Super Bowl Night

Dinner on Feb. 3. I heard Delivery Pizza gets very busy on Super Bowl Day. It sounds great to have pizza and beer during watching the game, but I had been hungry for fried fish. So I made some appetizer and breaded deep fried salmon and renkon(lootus root).

 

Marini! dry as desert

 

Appetizer : Edamame

 

: Corn Chips with Salsa

 

Beer : Thunderhop - This is my favorite so far. very hoppie

 

Main Dish : Breaded Deep Fried Salmon and Renkon(Lootus Root), Nappa Cabbage Salad

 

Salmon and Renkon

 

Dipping Sauce : (from left) Homemade Tartar, Soy Sauce, Ponzu, Okonomiyaki Sauce

 

Salmon with Tartar sauce

Church Brew Works

Lunch at Church Brew Works. It's so cold today and I got hungry for soup. I like vietnamese pho, but I didn't feel like Asian food today. Then I picked Church Brew Works. Seven Onion Soup! It was really good. As I ordered sandwich and soup combo, the soup was small. I will order bowl of the onion soup next time.

 

Pipe Organ Pale Ale - It was nice balanced beer. hoppie and fruity. 

 

1/2 Roasted Vegetable Sandwich and Seven Onion Soup - Sandwich had grilled red papper, zucchini onion, lettuce and goat-cheese. It was ok.

 

Church Brew Works

http://www.churchbrew.com/

Teppanyaki Kyoto

Lunch at Teppanyaki Kyoto on Dec. 28. I ordered some appetizers and Okononomiyaki (Japanese Style Cabbage Pancake) Lunch for entree. Appetizers were good. Okonomiyaki... It was ok. The area I grew up is famous for Okonomiyaki. So I can say that I am pretty picky for Okonomiyaki. My mom makes okonomiyaki too good. Hers is the best for me. And Yakisoba (Fried Noodle) was not great. I say I won't order again. But I enjoyed the meal anyway. I will come back.

 

Asahi Super Dry

Edamame, which goes good with beer

Hiyayakko : chilled tofu - It has cilantro and spicy pickles on the tofu. Topping is chaged daily, but I liked today's topping. 

Dashimiaki : Egg omlet - It was good, I like mine better.

Mini Salad for Lunch Set

 

Vegetable Yakisoba noodle (left) and Shrimp Okonomiyaki (right)

 

Squid Okonomiyaki

Teppanyaki Kyoto
5808 Bryant St.
Pittsburgh, PA 15206

Christmas Day

Happy Holiday! The best meal in a year! I don't think I need to explain what I ate. Just take a look at pictures.

 

Take your seat.

Grilled Oyster

Grilled Asparagus

Grilled Carrot

 

Baked Mash Potatoes : It was so good and rich. It had bacon, cheese, sour cream and more. I liked it. You did good job, Sis-In-Law, S.  

New York Strip and Fillet Mignon with Bacon : I usually prefer NY Strip but I liked Fillet Mignon a lot today. Why didn't I have red wine?

Crab Legs

Am I dreaming?

Pretzel Salad : I don't care about sweets, but I like mom-in-law's pretzel salad a lot! 

Breton Cake from Jean-Marc Chatellier's French Bakery : It was really good. It's not sweet but rich. I have had macarons there for my one of best friends BD. Everybody loved the macarons. Also I've had croissant. If you wanna try their cake or bread, get up early, or you won't get any.

 Jean-Marc Chatellier's French Bakery
http://jeanmarcchatellier.com/index.html

Great Lakes Christmas Ale : Once in a year. One case in a year... because it's not cheap. It's full-bodies and spiced. Good seasonal beer. I wish I could have drunk more for dinner, but I had to go home because I have to go to work tomorrow morning. So I came back home and relax with christmas ale.

Have a happy holiday!