Tuesday, March 04, 2008


Nijiya Market on Convoy
Kurobuta Pork Belly at Nijiya
Sushi made with Organic Rice at Nijiya
Cookies Galore at Nijiya
Sake at Nijiya

Bowl of Chirashi at Sakura
Chicken Karaage at Sakura
Kirk's bento box
Napoleon at Sage French Cake
Caramel cake and Napoleon (with espressos) at Sage French Cake


3860 Convoy St.
San Diego, CA 92111
(858) 268-3821

Izakaya Sakura
Kirk's posts about Izakaya Sakura can be found here
3904 Convoy St.
San Diego, CA 92111

Sage French Cake
3860 Convoy St #112
San Diego, CA 92111
(858) 571-3484


  1. Glad you liked it Alice. If you look on the labeling at Nijiya, almost everything is organic. Sorry I was so busy and missed it.

  2. Sounds like fun. Lupi was one of our favourite places when we lived down at windansea, its just a bit too much of a trek now, but I do miss the lovely food there and the wonderful atmosphere.

  3. Hi Alice - It was a pleasure meeting you! I had a great time and look forward to doing this again soon.

  4. So, let me get this straight - you went to that shopping center but didn't indulge in any fro-yo at Redberry? You're a stronger woman than I...

  5. Cathy - I noticed that - it's great - it's like a combo of Japanese Trader Joes and Whole Foods. A dangerous place, but a good thing I think overall!

    Jenny - it is a bit for for us also, which is why I haven't mentioned it before, but I should recommend it more often.

    Kirk - likewise of course, and yes - I am looking forward to it!

    Cremarie - oh my goodness I was soo full, but I saw it, and the Curry House place - so I am sure it won't be long. Candice mentioned though that she still likes Yogurt World the best.

  6. With the Japanese snacks, I avoid ones with MSG. There are lots of variety at Nijiya, and you'll find that the ones without MSG are fine but it's easy to "stop at just a handful". Same with fishcake.

    No rips on the Japanese; US snacks are full of MSG as well... ever been able to put down Cheetoes? There's a reason...

    Also with the Pocky, only some of the varieties come trans-fat free. It's tough to find trans fat free cookies/crackers/etc, but it's possible. I think the strawberry Pocky is trans fat free.

  7. gofigure - how timely, did you see that article in the NY Times today? http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/05/dining/05glute.html?pagewanted=2

    I checked my boxes of Pocky, and only one - the mens Pocky,had .5 grams of transfat per 10 grams of fat, so I'm not too worried. The regular Pocky and Pocky Crush had none, so maybe they reformulated. You reminded me to check the labels before buying though.

  8. How wonderful you got over there, Alice. It's one of my favorite trios of places -- and it's near me, so I frequent the three of them often. I even bought a birthday cake at Sage and it was a huge hit. By the way, the organic produce at Nijiya is from their own farm.


  9. Wow, that chirashi looks amazing. Beautiful picture too!

  10. oooo! i'm envious i missed out on that outing. i would love to get walked around nijiya with kirk answering questions. he is definitely my resource for asian food in san diego. i've been drooling over your restaurant list for ages. it's so rare that we actually either go out to dinner or make it out of o.b. when we feel like going. and every body knows o.b. isn't a culinary meca! ;-)

  11. Oh wow... This is the kind of shopping I dream of... We have the Hi Mart here in Denver, a Korean place, but it doesn't have that gorgeous meat and seafood department you're describing.

    Makes me hunger for the ocean once more..

  12. I didn't have such a great experience the first and only time I went to Sakura. It was terribly crowded, the wait for food was long and I was very hungry so the portion seemed small. I'll definitely have to go back sometime and give it another shot since I hear nothing but praise for it.