Tajima

Tajima Japanese Restaurant

4681 Convoy Street
San Diego, CA 92111
(619) 576-7244

is it just me, or are all SD japanese restaurants closed between lunch and dinner from 2:30 to 5:30? not that i'm complaining. just so you know so you don't drive all the way there to eat dinner at 4:30. then cry at the unlit neon "Open" sign at Ichiro minutes later too. the mexican food place nextdoor wasn't bad though. what was it called? Humbertos? Albertos?

the marinated baby squid started off alright, but then the taste got stronger and stronger the longer it sat in its sauce until it became uneatable. the texture of the raw squid was a bit slimy and goopy, but it wasn't bothersome. the waitress mentioned that most people didn't like it. when she asked later what i thought.. (that it was a little strong) i couldn't think of "tsuyoi aji" (strong taste) so resorted to english. she came back all confused smiles with a "straw".

ikura ochazuke... i hadn't tried (or found) ochazuke in other restaurants before. pleased!

not a sushi place.. and that's why i like it! i'm hooked. thanks for taking me there, you. it would have just been oatmeal again. =)