Thursday, March 1, 2007

Chanko-Nabe

Shinsengumi also owns a Chanko restaurant in Gardena. So I tried it out. Chanko is a like a hot pot stew for Japanese (not the same as Shabu Shabu though). It's mostly known as Sumo food. It's a very healthy and nutritious balanced meal containing various vegetables, mushrooms, glass noodles, tofu, and your choice of meat. This place offers 6 kinds of soup (and meat): Seafood, Chicken, Duck, Miso, Shio (soy based), and another one I cant think of. The best part of this meal is the broth, which requires one day to cook. So reservation is needed at least one day prior to the visit. There are only limited rooms too because they all have Tatami floors and divided by sliding doors.

Address: 18519 S. Western Avenue, Gardena, CA 9024. For reservation call (310) 715-1201
You can also visit their wesite which is the shinsengumi website.

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