All aboard for a tour of Little Tokyo and East L.A. Next stop: foodie nirvana

Call it the sushi-torta express. Set to start running on Sunday, the Gold Line Eastside Extension is a direct, six-mile shot from Little Tokyo to East Los Angeles. It's also a light-rail lifeline to the incredible variety of restaurants that surrounds each of the eight new stations: izakaya, bakeries, marketplaces, taquerías, burrito stands, sukiyaki joints, sandwich shops, roast goat specialists and seafood emporiums.

By Linda Burum, Miles Clements, Betty Hallock and Thi Nguyen

November 11, 2009