{"id":738,"date":"2012-04-04T21:18:38","date_gmt":"2012-04-05T01:18:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/capitalcitiesusa.org\/?p=738"},"modified":"2024-12-03T16:47:58","modified_gmt":"2024-12-03T21:47:58","slug":"sushi-or-pho","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/capitalcitiesusa.org\/?p=738","title":{"rendered":"Sushi, or Pho?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Linda Burton posting from Sacramento, California<\/em> — \u201cDo you like sushi?\u201d asked Liz, a bright and friendly Sac State student who works at the front desk of my hotel. I was asking for advice, a grocery store, pet supplies, good restaurants.<\/p>\n

\u201cNot so much,\u201d I replied, with a sort-of-grimaced face, \u201cthough I do love Asian food.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWell you\u2019ve got lots of choices here!\u201d Liz waved her hands as she pointed towards Arden Way, and Howe, downtown, naming places I could find good food. Her nails sparkled as she waved, I reached out to touch, ten works of art in miniature, flowers layered in 3-D, \u201cExplain these nails to me!\u201d I smiled. I needed a pedicure too, Liz directed me.<\/p>\n

I found the place, storefront nestled midway in the mall. Walkins welcome, said the sign, and I was seated right away. \u201cIt\u2019s my birthday,\u201d I revealed, \u201cI\u2019m going for a lunch treat after this, tell me someplace good to eat.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cDo you like pho?\u201d she asked.<\/p>\n

I wondered at the Asian population here, a Google check shows this:<\/p>\n

Sacramento, US 2010 Census<\/p>\n

45% white, 26.9% Hispanic, 18.3% Asian, 14.6% Black; 7.1% list two or more races.<\/p>\n

http:\/\/quickfacts.census.gov\/qfd\/states\/06\/06067.html<\/a><\/p>\n

With such diversity in a city, not only Asian restaurants are plentiful, food choices are many and varied. This promises to be fun!<\/p>\n

First page of the Spring & Summer Visitor\u2019s Guide \u2013 8 wide-variety restaurants & bars in 1 Block between 15th<\/sup> and 16th on \u201cL\u201d Street:<\/p>\n

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  1. Cafeteria 15L: Casual American<\/li>\n
  2. Ma Jong\u2019s Asian Diner: Fast Casual Asian<\/li>\n
  3. The Park Ultra Lounge: Nightlife<\/li>\n
  4. Devere\u2019s Irish Pub: Classic Irish Pub<\/li>\n
  5. Mix Downtown: Small Plates & Wine<\/li>\n
  6. Sapporo Japanese: Grill and Steakhouse<\/li>\n
  7. Petra Greek: Authentic Greek Cuisine<\/li>\n
  8. Firestone Public House: Sports Bar<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    This former gold-rush town still caters to the hearty appetite, steakhouses abound; historic\u00a0places near the riversides, Old Sacramento, midtown. Or you can choose the new, the family owned, the chains.<\/p>\n

    And back to Asian, I\u2019m intrigued by Fat\u2019s Chinese, Fat City in Old Sacramento, Frank Fat\u2019s near the capitol. I see Thai restaurants, Korean bar-be-cue (Seoul food?), Mikuni\u2019s Japanese at several spots; and as for Pho, I stopped\u00a0my count\u00a0at 50 Vietnamese listings in Urban Spoon: Andy Nguyen\u2019s, Pho Bac Hoa, Pho Lotus, Noodle Shop, Pho Dynasty, Saigon Bay, Viet Hoa.<\/p>\n

    Enough! Jenny Craig whispers in my ear.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Linda Burton posting from Sacramento, California — \u201cDo you like sushi?\u201d asked Liz, a bright and friendly Sac State student who works at the front desk of my hotel. I was asking for advice, a grocery store, pet supplies, good restaurants. \u201cNot so much,\u201d I replied, with a sort-of-grimaced face, \u201cthough I do love Asian […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4586,194],"tags":[211,212,216,215,213,220,217,219,222,218,221,214],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/capitalcitiesusa.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/738"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/capitalcitiesusa.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/capitalcitiesusa.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capitalcitiesusa.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capitalcitiesusa.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=738"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/capitalcitiesusa.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/738\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27215,"href":"https:\/\/capitalcitiesusa.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/738\/revisions\/27215"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/capitalcitiesusa.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=738"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capitalcitiesusa.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=738"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capitalcitiesusa.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=738"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}