Celebrated Juan’s birthday with tasting menus from the Milano Grill in the Tsubaki Tower. Gorgeous view and amazing food ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Omakase from Soichi in University Heights ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Cody’s – La Jolla ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Animae – Downtown ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Tacos El Gordo – Chula Vista ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2

Buona Forchetta – South Park ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Tasty Pot – Mira Mesa ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️+

Imanas Tei – Moiliili ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Romy’s – Kahuku ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Matsumoto Shave Ice – Haleiwa ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Cafe Princess Pig – McCully ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Ono Seafood – Kapahulu ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Meskla Chamoru Fusion Bistro – Hagatna ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Primo Pizzakaya – Tumon ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Juan liked Primo Pizzakaya so much that we went back three times during our two visits to Guam… the servers were really nice and remembered us every time we went back.

Poki-Fry – Hagatna ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Soi – Dusit Thani Guam Resort ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Fanhale’ Lounge – Tsubaki Tower ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Fuji Ichiban – Tumon ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2

Tasi Grill – Dusit Thani Guam Resort ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

New Year’s Eve prix fixe dinner at Empress By Boon in San Francisco ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Umekes – Kailua-Kona ⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2

Roy’s – Waikoloa ⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2

Kuleana Rum Shack – Waikoloa ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Kona Grill House – Kailua-Kona ⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2

Chef’s Table @ Kulaniapia Falls ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Kin Thai Street Eatery – Midtown Sacramento ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2

Son & Garden – Menlo Park ⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2

Adobe Grill – La Quinta Resort Palm Springs ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Morgan’s In The Desert – La Quinta Resort Palm Springs ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Omakase from Sushi Tsujita in Sawtelle ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

The Brother’s Sushi in Woodland Hills has two omakase options – “The Omakase” and “The Sushi Omakase”. The one below is “The Omakase” ⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2. I’d give it three and a half stars because it was a little too fusion-y. We went back to try the other omakase, which was more traditionaI and I enjoyed a lot more (in a different post, Part II).