Kyoto Japanese Sushi Bar

Went to Kyoto Japanese Sushi Bar here in my home town for the first time today. I ordered Gyoza (fried), Spring Sushi (California Roll, 7 pieces of sushi-chef's choice), Eel Nigri, and Jalapeno Cream Duck. The waitress I had was very helpful with selecting something from their menu. The fried Gyoza was very good and came with a ginger dipping sauce. The duck was also very good, but the cream sauce begins to wear on you abougt halfway through the plate. I had to scrap some of it off of the last few bites. The sushi, however, was horrible. The fish was very mushy and bland. Even their soy sauce was bland, and I had to drench the rice in it to help flavor the sushi. The only good pieces were the fried egg, crab stick, and eel sushi.

So I've now been to both Sushi bars here in Monroe, LA, and have had opposite results at both. Kyoto, while having horrible sushi had a pretty decent entree. I've been to Samurai, the other sushi bar, twice, and their sushi was fantastic, while the entrees I tried were a bit lacking. At Samurai I've had their Red Curry which wasn't that great, and Soft Shell Crab which had a sauce that overpowered everything else on the plate. So my suggestion to anyone living in this area is if you want good sushi go to Samurai, but if your looking for a good entree then Kyoto might be the better choice.

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Mardis Gras in My Home Town

Went to our local Mardis Gras parade on Saturday. Had a good time, and took some pictures and video. This was my first time taking any pictures with my camera at night, so most of the pictures didn't come out. Here are the ones that did, along with the best video clips I was able to get.




This is at 4PM. Parade doesn't start until 6PM but people begin showing up early to make sure they can get a park and good spot to watch the parade.

More after the jump....




Part of the fun of Mardis Gras is catching the beads, cups, and other trinkets they throw from the floats. And as you can see some people take their bead catching seriously.



Had a couple enterprising individuals walking the parade route prior to the parade selling snacks. This guy is selling some cotton candy to people waiting for the parade to start.



Since the parade passes through some residential areas, some people take the opportunity to cook out for their friends and family. A few people even bring grills in their trucks and cook out along the side of the road.



More people show up as the time for the parade draws closer.



Local police begin blocking off the parade route.




Officers on horseback, and motorcycle prepare to lead the parade from it's start in West Monroe, to the parades end across the river in Monroe. The horses actually have flashing lights on their saddles in case they need to pull someone over.









This guy had huge beads.



Some of the video I took during the parade.

What kind of local celebrations like this do you have in your region?

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Local Japanese Restraunts

Decide to eat dinner at one of the three sushi bar's we have here where I live for dinner today. The name of the place is Samurai, and as you can see Kagami wanted to come along to. I ordered the miso soup to start with. It was really good, and much better than the instant stuff I bought from Wal-mart. If you ever get a chance to try real miso soup then I recommend you do.


Next was fried soft shell crab. It was good, but the sauce they put it overpowered the taste of the crab.


Last I had their Sushi Combination, which is a california roll, and 7 pieces of sushi selected by the chef. I also ordered eel nigri, which is the two dark pieces of sushi at the top right of the plate. This was my first time having eel anything, and I have to say it was probably the best tasting item I had there. Next time I go I will defiantly get the eel again. They also have an entree that features eel, so I might try that next time I go. As for the other sushi, I'm not sure what's what except for the octopus, which is very tough to chew. I think the piece at the far left is Yellowfin. Maybe, I should of asked the waitress, since I was planning to blog about my visit there.

Overall the meal was pretty good, and Kagami had a good time to. Konata was kind of upset I didn't take her, but after how she treated Kagami, and Tsukasa at her part time job I think they deserved a trip out more than her.

Next time I eat out like this, I plan to visit one of the other sushi bars, place called Kyoto. I have never eaten there, so want to see how good they are. Are there any sushi, or Japanese restaurants in your area? How good are they?

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