Sacramento Restaurants, Nightlife and Entertainment - Page 49

econgrad · #**961** Posted **Sep 19, 2008, 2:24 AM**

The Best Sushi in all of the area, maybe even Northern Ca is a place called Blue Nami. If you have eaten here and do not agree, then you know nothing about sushi.
Unfortunately for Majin, it is in Orangevale. I fondly remember being in Tokyo at a very exclusive sushi restaurant and laughing because Orangevale, CA had better sushi than where I was in Tokyo, the fish there is quite awful compared to what we get here.
Sorry mikuni disciples, but mikuni's is way over-rated. Tokyo Fro's is plain disgusting, Kru is very good, Samuri is eatable but not only average..there is others I am sure I am forgetting.

otnemarcaS · #**962** Posted **Sep 19, 2008, 5:17 AM**

Sorry but calling any one particular sushi place the "best" in Sac/Northern Calif. is highly debatable. The best sushi place is the sushi place that satisfies personal individual preference. Period. That's like saying Ernestos or Zocalos or Centros or whatever is the best Mexican food in Sac. I've enjoyed and hated some menu items at many sushi places whether it's Mikuni or Zen or Oshima Sushi or Kru or Taro's or Tamaya or dozens of others in the metro area. I've tried places some have raved about only to hate it and others have tried some places I have recommended only to hate it too.

With that said, my personal favorite as well is Kru.

Majin · #**963** Posted **Sep 19, 2008, 5:20 AM**

Stop taking it so seriously, it's all in good fun. Discussing favorite food spots is always debatable.

BrianSac · #**964** Posted **Sep 19, 2008, 6:02 AM**

I ate at Zen Sushi today. I had maguro sashimi. It was delicious. Vegetable tempura was great. Firm, very fresh vegetables. Big pieces, light tempura batter. My friend had a huge pot of chicken udon noodle soup. The vegetables in the soup were very good, the broth very good. But, I hate udon noodles, doughy, thick worm like noodles, yuk. If udon noodles are your cup of tea, I'm sure you would have liked them. Another good japanese restaurant: Kamon on 16th....dont know if its still there; its been awhile since I've been there.

econgrad · #**965** Posted **Sep 19, 2008, 7:45 AM**

Udon Noodles do blow cheese...

otnemarcaS: The Best Mexican food in town is Ernestos!

NikeFutbolero · #**966** Posted **Sep 19, 2008, 7:58 AM**

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Originally Posted by econgrad

Udon Noodles do blow cheese...

otnemarcaS: The Best Mexican food in town is Ernestos!

False. It's my mom's kitchen.

otnemarcaS · #**967** Posted **Sep 19, 2008, 9:02 AM**

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Originally Posted by econgrad

otnemarcaS: The Best Mexican food in town is Ernestos!

Better than Taco Bell or Del Taco?

Ernestos is awesome but way, way too many excellent Mexican restaurants in Sacramento to even pick a personal favorite. Ernestos, Vallejos, El Novillero on Franklin etc for full service restaurants. Then there are the taquerias like Taco Loco on J st. Then the quick service restaurants. Then the fast food mexican chains (my fav being Jimboys).

IMO, many of the tastiest authentic Mexican restaurants in Sac that I have visited are in the South area.

Majin · #**968** Posted **Sep 19, 2008, 9:19 AM**

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Originally Posted by BrianSac

I ate at Zen Sushi today. I had maguro sashimi. It was delicious. Vegetable tempura was great. Firm, very fresh vegetables. Big pieces, light tempura batter. My friend had a huge pot of chicken udon noodle soup. The vegetables in the soup were very good, the broth very good. But, I hate udon noodles, doughy, thick worm like noodles, yuk. If udon noodles are your cup of tea, I'm sure you would have liked them. Another good japanese restaurant: Kamon on 16th....dont know if its still there; its been awhile since I've been there.

Majin · #**969** Posted **Sep 19, 2008, 9:21 AM**

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Originally Posted by otnemarcaS

IMO, many of the tastiest authentic Mexican restaurants in Sac that I have visited are in the South area.

The best non-american food comes from south sac.

Fusey · #**970** Posted **Sep 19, 2008, 3:34 PM**

Did somebody say Mexican food???

otnemarcaS · #**971** Posted **Sep 19, 2008, 5:04 PM**

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Originally Posted by Majin

The best non-american food comes from south sac.

Yep, I agree.

goldcntry · #**972** Posted **Sep 19, 2008, 6:34 PM**

I gotta agree: coming up with a favorite hispanic-food shop is too hard to do.

Ernestos is good, but crowded and kinda stuck on themselves too much; El Centro has my favorite huevos rancheros; El Novillero had the best chili verde and carnitas, but they've gotten kinda stale the last couple of times I've been there; local-chain Dos Coyotes is a family fav; and the across the river, Ema's Taco House is a perinial favorite (Senator Jack Schrader quesadillas FTW!); and Sal's has the best salsa bar...

Yep, way too dependant on our own personal tastes...

Grimnebulin · #**973** Posted **Sep 19, 2008, 10:55 PM**

FWIW - I heard Masque has shut down....or will be shortly.

Also, The Cosmopolitain's kitchen will be fired up Monday and staff training should start shortly thereafter - opening in maybe a week - or two.

SactownTom · #**974** Posted **Sep 20, 2008, 4:01 AM**

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Originally Posted by Majin

The best non-american food comes from south sac.

Huong Lan on Stockton and 65th has the best banh mi sandwiches outside of San Francisco. Can't go wrong for around 2 clams. I love the BBQ pork.

otnemarcaS · #**975** Posted **Sep 20, 2008, 6:04 PM**

By Bob Shallit - [email protected]
Published 12:00 am PDT Saturday, September 20, 2008
Story appeared in OUR REGION section, Page B1

Who's up next at 555?

We're hearing that a new restaurant tenant is close to occupying the space recently vacated by 55 Degrees at 555 Capitol Mall.

But who is it? That's still under wraps.

Grubb & Ellis senior VP Dan Chamberlain, who is marketing the space, says "things are looking very positive" regarding a new tenant. But nothing has been formalized.

Rumors say Paragary's Restaurant Group or the Wolfgang Puck chain are likely tenants.

It's not us, says Paragary boss Randy Paragary. "My hands are full," he says.

Nor us, says a spokeswoman for the Wolfgang Puck restaurant company in L.A. "First I've heard of it," she says.

Phillip · #**976** Posted **Sep 20, 2008, 8:43 PM**

Maybe Downtown will get its long overdue Wendy's, at last.

wburg · #**977** Posted **Sep 20, 2008, 8:57 PM**

I suppose hoping for 2 buck banh mi in that space is out of the question! I'm irked, this place opened on 21st selling a great banh mi for $2.50 and then they changed ownership!

econgrad · #**978** Posted **Sep 21, 2008, 12:11 AM**

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Originally Posted by wburg

I suppose hoping for 2 buck banh mi in that space is out of the question! I'm irked, this place opened on 21st selling a great banh mi for $2.50 and then they changed ownership!

Wait, when did they change ownership?

wburg · #**979** Posted **Sep 21, 2008, 12:48 AM**

They used to be First Choice, then there's an even newer "under new management" sign and the "$2.50 vietnamese sandwiches" sign that was in the window is gone.

Phillip · #**980** Posted **Sep 21, 2008, 1:57 AM**

Fresh Choice or First Choice? Fresh Choice is a salad bar place on Howe. If you're talking about First Choice Chinese I used to order the Explosion Chicken there.

Explosion Chicken....such an image!