Kobachi Izakaya Dining

Gordon’s visiting, and we’re making a weekend of it! First stop, upon his landing at the airport: Kobachi. Really, could you expect anything less? I didn’t take photos of the whole suite of items we ordered, this meal was more about welcoming Gordon to town and showing him why Kobachi is a favorite place to [...]

June 18th, 2011 | Tags: , , | Category: Eating Out, Japanese food, Santa Barbara | Leave a comment

Kobachi Izakaya Dining

I went to Kobachi on a whim. It was cold and raining, it felt like the right thing to do. Wayne for up for the task of dining with me and we got a 2-top before the place got too busy. And actually, we stayed until the crowd had died down for the night. Ken-san [...]

February 19th, 2011 | Tags: , , | Category: Eating Out, Japanese food, Santa Barbara | Leave a comment

Kobachi Izakaya Dining

SBIFF burn-out, I wasn’t up for going to the final party at EOS. Instead, how about some small plates at Kobachi? I ran into two of the filmmakers I’d spoken to earlier in the day, by coincidence. It turned out great, I joined their table and we all enjoyed some sake together. It had been [...]

February 7th, 2011 | Tags: , , , , , , | Category: Eating Out, Japanese food, Santa Barbara | Leave a comment

Kobachi Izakaya Dining

All through December, Kobachi was giving away coupons as Christmas gifts. Between two people, we’d collected about $15 in vouchers, so on this time we were in the mood for sashimi and thought we’d combine these, along with another $30 and request sashimi omakase. Ken-san was in, and agreed. First, though, some drinks and nibbles. [...]

January 24th, 2011 | Tags: , , , , , , , , | Category: Eating Out, Japanese food, Santa Barbara | Leave a comment

Edomasa

Friends are in town, and the gang’s pining away from Edomasa, the home of late night sushi and many a drunken night for students.

January 1st, 2011 | Tags: , , , , | Category: Eating Out, Japanese food, Santa Barbara | Leave a comment

Kobachi Izakaya Dining

Friends are visiting from out of state and I’m proud to introduce them to the awesomness that is izakaya at Kobachi.

December 1st, 2010 | Tags: , , , , , | Category: Eating Out, Japanese food, Santa Barbara | Leave a comment

Itsuki

a favorite spot for ramen, especially on cold nights.

November 25th, 2010 | Tags: , , , | Category: Eating Out, Japanese food, Santa Barbara | 2 comments

Sushi GoGo

There was a time when I was under the impression that this little Japanese hole in the wall was much like the Japanese hole in the wall near my home.  Maybe there was shared ownership at one time?.. Anyway, I was working remotely on this day and went to the harbor, initially in search of [...]

November 6th, 2010 | Tags: , , , | Category: Eating Out, Japanese food, Santa Barbara | Leave a comment

Kobachi Izakaya Dining

Blah blah blah,  Kobachi, blah blah, small plates, uber yummy. The usual! I’ve posted so many photos of the same delicious foods at Kobachi that I didn’t really bother on this visit. Except!… Something from the kitchen. Tempura battered roasted pumpkin. MMMMMmmm! Past posts. Kobachi Izakaya Dining 4141 State St Santa Barbara, CA 93110 www.kobachiizakaya.com

November 3rd, 2010 | Tags: , , , | Category: Eating Out, Japanese food, Santa Barbara | Leave a comment

milk tea

Good morning, kitty! For my milk tea. Kawaii! ^_^

October 17th, 2010 | Tags: , , | Category: Eating In, Japanese food | Leave a comment
 
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