Best thing I ate: My new favorite fish at Momoyama in Fountain Valley

Critic Brad A. Johnson makes good on his promise to return for indoor dining to a sushi bar he discovered via takeout during the pandemic, and in the process discovers he might have a new favorite fish.
Brad A. Johnson • Orange County Register • December 2, 2021
Last January when the pandemic was at its peak, I wrote about the takeout from Momoyama, a new sushi restaurant n Fountain Valley from chef Taiki Kuramoto, a longtime veteran of the upscale Hamamori in Costa Mesa. I said I would make it a priority...
The full article can be read on the Orange County Register website.

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