Chowvel:Traveling to Eat

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If you ever find yourself in the city of Victoria, British Columbia, and you’re looking for some decent pizza, try to stop by at Pizza Zone. It reminds you a bit of Pizza Hut, but better. There’s not much excitement in the city, if you like gardens then Buschart Gardens is about an hour bus drive away, but the highlight of the trip there was Pizza Zone and the meatlovers (420) pizza, but that isn’t saying much.

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This popular downtown Ramen spot is popular for a reason and worth the chowvel. If you are a fan of pork and soup, this has to be one of the best in Los Angeles. They only serve one type of ramen and that is Daikoku Ramen and that’s the only type of ramen you need to order. Rather than specializing in a full blown menu, why not focus on making one dish good? There are plenty of ramen joints in downtown, but this is the only one worth the wait. There are still other places to try, but it’s hard to find a bowl that’s better than this one. Another thing to get if a bowl of ramen isn’t enough, is the combination that comes with the cabbage salad with special mayo on top. Even as a mayo hater, this bowl of salad is truly an exception. No matter what time of the day you go, the list found on the front chair is never empty. Be patient and you will get your turn.

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The choices here are cheap, except for the pork stew ramen, it’s a bit pricey relative to most other ramen places, but if you are a fan of salty foods, then get the pork stew ramen, it seems to be marinated in soy sauce for a good amount of time and stewed for awhile. The soup base tasty as well, not too heavy and not too light, it has the right balance that you like. The other ramen choices are pretty good as well, so if the pork stew ramen doesn’t appeal to you, the alternatives are affordable and good as well. I came on an off day and I got a bowl of green tea ice cream on the house, if any of you are fans of that.

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On the edge of 1st street lies Sushi Oomasa which has the usual sushi choices. It’s open until 12:30am starting on Wednesday until Monday, so Tuesday is the day Oomasa goes and buys fresh fish. There are better choices out there for sushi, but for the price and the late hour, it is an option, but I would not go out of my way to dine here. If you have another previous favorite, stick with that, this place will not change that.

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Cheap, convenient, and tasty. What more can you ask for? Taco trucks flourish in Los Angeles since they are pretty noticeable all around town, but El Flamin’ Taco separates themselves well with clean, artistic trucks, with LCD TVs for entertainment while you wait for your food to be put together. Watch out for the pot holes along Vermont, but if it’s not too late, hope on the Red Line and get off at Wilshire/Vermont and you’re just a few blocks away.