Massively massively superior noodles.
One of the best bowls of udon I have ever had.
(or rather my wife has ever had .... I just got to sample part of hers.)
She did a veggie udon with a miso sauce with a massively excellent broth
(Blows away any hippie restaurant miso sauce you have ever had)
superlatively individually flavored veggies, and great noodles.
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Silly me, i had the tempura yams and the octopus balls.
These were quite fine, but not legendary like the udon.
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The tempura yam slices were about the size of surfboards.
One serving of yam slices is more than enough for lunch ...
for a whole catholic high school, including the teachers.
For those of us used to chintzy servings of tempura - surfboard sized tempura is a clear step in the right direction.
And the execution was just fine.
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The octopus balls were fascinating morsels.
(They were not that kind of octopus ball.
No octopus lost his virility in the making of this dish.)
These were chunks of octopus meat dipped in rice flour batter, deep fried and drowned in high quality very large bonito flakes and drizzled in two sauces.
An appetizer i would be happy to have again.
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But nothing could compare to the quality of the noodles.
Menyatai is a fine establishment.