First Food Stop in L.A. - Tacos? Nope!

Los Angeles is sometimes playfully seen as an extension of Mexico with the heavy Hispanic influence in this metropolis. So what is a girl in L.A. to do that doesn’t like Mexican food?! She’s in luck!

Los Angeles is a melting pot that does a variety of cuisines well.

One of my favorite cuisines to enjoy aroundLA is Asian cuisine. You can get dolled up and enjoy pan-Asian fare at higher end hot spots, such as TAO LA or Crustacean BH. Or, if you’re ready to chop your sticks without breaking the bank, you can check out one of my go-to spots for a baked salmon roll in Los Angeles: Crazy Rock’n Sushi.

To get some fresh air, I back home, down South, for a couple of months. As my flight to return to Los Angeles drew near, Crazy Rock’n Sushi swam thru my mind and saliva began to swell around my tongue.

I set up a sushi date with one of my girlfriends I met working luxury retail in Beverly Hills years ago. She pushed it back. I waited for her and had sushi at other locations in attempt to hold me over, but they failed to hit that right spot. When she asked for another rain check, I couldn’t wait any longer. I had to go to my go to sushi spot in Los Angeles, so I hopped on my bicycle, made my way north on La Brea, and it did not disappoint.

(Side note: I was waiting to go with a friend because Crazy Rock’n Sushi does a “buy one, get one” deal where you get 50% off your second specialty roll.)

The prices at Crazy Rock’n Sushi are less expensive than grocery store (pre-packaged) sushi at Erewon. When I told my co-worker that, she said, “well look where you at!” Yeah, I told you, Erewon is for Rich B*tch Grocery Shopping.

If you go to the Crazy Rock’n Sushi on the corner of Santa Monica and La Brea in WeHo, be prepared to see some sights… and for some of those sights to become interactive experiences, if you opt for outdoor dining.

Today, while I was eating at Crazy Rock’n Sushi, a woman, that clearly appeared to be experiencing homelessness, walked up to a blonde college girl sitting across the way from me and took an item off of her table. She began to eat it, then doubled back to the table and took a water off of the girl’s table too.

An employee came out and politely let sadly-covered-in-filth-lady know that she’d have to leave. She took her time, drinking a little more water, then left at no rush at all.

Los Angeles has some of the boldest unsheltered peoples I’ve ever seen. That’s a whole separate blog post in and of itself.

Whew child. I opened this blog post sitting at Crazy Rock’n Sushi well before 5pm, now it’s after 10pm that I’ve come back to finish it. That’s it. That’s all. I just wanted to tell you all about one of my favorite sushi spots in Los Angeles that I couldn’t wait to wrap my lips around when I returned.

This isn’t a paid ad; I’m only sharing the goods because it was good to me and I hope it can be good to you. For more info about Crazy Rock’N Sushi WeHo, visit their website (by clicking the handy dandy hyperlink). Let me know if you check it out while in Los Angeles, or if you know a good sushi spot aroundLA that I should check out!

Thank you for being here, riders! I look forward to riding with you another day.