UCLA BruinTech Spring Conference plus fooding

UCLA BruinTech

plus fooding

Big Tomy's is old school.

Old school inside too.

2 eggs 2 sausage 2 pancakes.

Chicha San Chen's new Sawtelle location.

Whole strip mall is remodeled.

Chicha San Chen's new Sawtelle location.

Drinks here are normal sized.

Plushies.

Is Sunright rebranding to Jam Jam? Or did they just sell a bunch of locations to Jam Jam?

Ramen Chikumo on Sawtelle.

Waiting for food.

Tsukumen.

Spicy inferno with rice instead of ramen.

Close-up.

Hungry.

Tsukumen spread. A lot of onion in the dipping broth, but it was surprisingly mild.

Joy presenting at the BruinTech Spring Conference.

Lunch time.

Lunch the next day, iced tea at Mr. Noodle.

Shrimp fried rice is huge.

Jason's lunch the next day at Gushi.

Spam fried rice.

Jason is very distracted with whatever is on his phone.

UCLA BruinTech Spring Conference plus a ton of fooding. Hard to say this year's BruinTech Spring Conference was as good as last year, but that's in large part because last year's speakers, including Steve Yu, COO/CFO UCLA South Bay, were a very, very talented bunch.

Plus a big chunk of random fooding. Breakfast at Big Tomy's on Sawtelle is very affordable, at least if you stick to the basics. It's not quite as good as Breakfast Republic but it might be even more affordable. In contrast, the newly opened Chicha San Chen a few blocks north in Sawtelle's Little Osaka (aka Sawtelle Japantown) is very, very good, with individually brewed cups of tea for each guest-- and prices to match. This location is pretty quick compared to the other ones, at least on this visit, which is a plus, and they have a decent amount of seating.

Apparently Jam Jam is taking over quite a few Sunright Tea Studio locations, including the one on Sawtelle. Sadly they are not open yet, will have to try them when they open. Came back a few hours later for family dinner. Ramen Chikumo is pretty solid, with chicken and pork in their classic ramen. Not sure they beat Tsujita, but they're a good addition, and right next door to Chicha San Chen.

Some work-related fooding, shrimp fried rice at Mr. Noodle during the week is a massive portion, meanwhile a third work lunch was at Gushi. The spam fried rice isn't as good as Mr. Noodle, but Jason approved of his galbi.