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| - This is the new occupant of the space formerly occupied by Ray's something or other blah blah ramen. I never made it out to that place, but it must not have been that good if it closed shop.
My first visit was a few nights ago. I went with the beef sukiyaki plate for $7.49 ($5.99 bowl cost). The clerk claimed that their plates have a higher portion size than the bowls, but I wasn't buying it after seeing my friend's beef sukiyaki bowl. The beef was pretty good, and so was the noodle... but since it comes with rice in addition to the noodle, I really felt meat-deprived. I did like the green salad with dressing and the extra-peppery macaroni salad, but I'm not sure that the combination is worth the extra $1.50 for me.
I came back today for a chicken teriyaki bowl ($5.49). There is absolutely a ton of chicken, so I enjoyed that aspect. What I disliked was how the flavor seemed to disappear toward the latter half, as if there wasn't enough teriyaki sauce to last, or the sauce wasn't strong enough to last. And it's more or less one note of flavor, as opposed to the Thai dishes served at my favorite lunch spot in this area.
There were a couple other tables at times during dinner, but it was pretty quiet during what would be the peak of dinner at more established places. And I was the only one there when I showed up after peak-lunch.
Haven't tried the sushi yet, so let's say this is only a review of half of the restaurant. There's some candy on the front counter that I haven't tried, and also a bento box and a "specials" board, so browse those if you try out Ninja.
I'll say that it's about 3.5 stars. It's a good lunch spot if you're in the area, nothing more.
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