{"id":269,"date":"2006-01-11T04:58:06","date_gmt":"2006-01-11T11:58:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.teebiss.com\/wordpress\/?p=269"},"modified":"2006-01-11T04:58:06","modified_gmt":"2006-01-11T11:58:06","slug":"wakamatsu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.teebiss.com\/blog\/2006\/01\/11\/wakamatsu\/","title":{"rendered":"Wakamatsu"},"content":{"rendered":"

There’s this little Japanese restaurant in downtown Hayward called Wakamatsu. It’s been there for as long as I can remember. I was thinking today that I’d lived in Hayward for most of my life, and yet I’ve never been to that restaurant. So tonight I went.<\/p>\n

Most people think that Japanese food = sushi. No. No! Wrong! There is so much more! I lived in Japan for eight months when I was in the Navy (and I loved it! see past blogs), and I fell in love with the fantastic food. Miso and edamame and sanma and katsu don and mmm mmm mmm! I’m getting hungry again just writing about it!<\/p>\n

So I’ve had this craving for good ol’ mom and pop Japanese food lately. I’ve been searching www.yelp.com<\/a> for reviews of Japanese restaurants in the Bay, but most of them are in San Francisco. However I found a half dozen places in Hayward, and for the last week I’ve been researching and scoping them out.<\/p>\n

Most of these restaurants pretty much specialize in sushi, because that’s what dumbass Americans want to eat (for the record, I much prefer sashimi over sushi). But Wakamatsu was different. Holy shit! There are actual Japanese people working here! In fact, my server’s English was borderline–so I used my absolutely terrible Japanese to make sure she knew what I wanted.<\/p>\n

I had pickled seaweed with miso soup and a big ol’ Kirin Ichiban to start. Soon my plate of gyoza arrived, and finally my katsu don. It was heavenly. I haven’t had food this good in sooo many years, and definitely not since I left SoCal (Ebisu, oh how I miss you). Dammit! Why hadn’t I tried this place earlier? As I sat eating my dinner I couldn’t help thinking, “All these wasted years!”<\/p>\n

I’ll be back…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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