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    Home » all » izakaya personal ads - musha

    February 2005 all

    izakaya personal ads - musha

    musha
    424 wilshire blvd.
    santa monica, ca 90401
    310.575.6330

    Despite the torrential rain, we decided to go out for dinner, and even with many a food allergy, a whole spectrum of diets, and particular preferences, I made a reservation that was a bit daring for our group: Musha - a tiny japanese (izakaya, to be exact) place on wilshire that before last night, I completely ignored on my countless drives over to Santa Monica.

    we had to wait a bit, even with a reservation. the place truly is tiny, with only one table large enough for our very wet group of eight. a troop of shiny pink-faced japanese girls were still twittering away over their sake at the table, though it was apparent that the food had been finished and cleared away long before.


    "** atention ***** did you know that musha's no.1 waiter hideo in serch of a female friend who can help him to inprove his english. please feel free to ask anybody about him."

    thank goodness for the little delay, else i would never have wandered to the back of the restaurant to use the restroom. i discover that for next time, i should reserve one of the curtained off rooms hidden back there, where patrons remove their shoes at the door and sit on the floor inside! eating sexy.

    and of course, i discovered the gem of the evening in the restroom - the head waiter at musha, hideo, is searching for a female friend. forget internet dating. just post a cute little sign in the ladies restroom!

    i love almost everything we ordered, though i wish we could have been a little more adventurous:

    • tofu cheese - soft cheeses blended with tofu, served with crackers, bread and honey
    • green bean salad - green beans and baby greens tossed with a sesame dressing, served in a deep-fried eggroll skin bowl
    • negitoro - green onion (negi) and toro sashimi (tuna belly) served with nori
    • nasukani - eggplant (nasu) stuffed with crab (kani)
    • lobster roll - lobster and avocado rolled in soy paper
    • sake sashimi - sake (salmon) sashimi
    • ribeye - grill yourself at the table on a tiny charcoal grill
    • musha fried chicken - similar to chicken katsu, but with tempura batter instead of panko
    • shrimp tempura - unusual tempura of small shrimp rather than the large "prawns"

    rating out of 5: food = 4, experience = 4, overall = 4
    i'll definitely go back.

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    1. Anonymous says

      March 22, 2005 at 3:12 am

      The shrimp were OUTSTANDING! I don't know what was in that pink sauce, but i dipped everything afterwards into it!
      -Eve

      Reply
    2. lawchick says

      April 28, 2006 at 2:19 am

      There's a salty pork hotpot that is really good. Try it on your next visit!

      Reply
    3. Anonymous says

      February 09, 2007 at 11:23 am

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      Chao!
      Jessica

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