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| - I have been to MeNami 3 times over the summer and I've got to say that it's now one of my favorites places to go for a meal. I much prefer the lunch atmosphere to dinner. Dinner is busy, loud and service was really subpar. On the other hand, lunch is slower and thus, quiet and more laid back but with excellent service. Udon is their speciality at MeNami so they have a large chalkboard menu promoting their most popular udon dishes and other items hanging right on top of the inner bar.
My first visit there was during their dinner service and it was extremely busy and chaotic - there was a lineup and wait time to be seated. The wait wasn't too long at 15 minutes. My friend and I were initially seated at the bar where we were able to order from a server within a few minutes. But the bar wasn't very comfy with high top bar stools as chairs, so upon our request, the server moved us to a regular table within about 10 minutes. We ordered the Corn Kaki-age as our appetizer to share and two of the Oven Baked Udon. The Corn Kaki-age was brought out very quickly and it was scrumptious! It was crunchy and sweet and paired really well with the delicious honey butter mayo sauce. However, when the Oven Baked Udon arrived (fairly quick) ... only one was placed on our table. We looked at each other and wondered if perhaps the server misheard and thought we only ordered one appetizer and one main udon dish...for two people. We decided that I would try the Oven Baked Udon that arrived first, just to see how it tasted. Well...it was absolutely delicious. I didn't think udon and cheese would make such a tasty combination, along with bacon and scallops. My friend realized that there was way too much cheese for his liking so he opted to flag down a server to order a different udon dish. The server apologized for the mixup and put in his order of Spicy Pork Udon. Here is where we experienced one of the few cons of MeNami: subpar service from their younger staff and an extremely backed up kitchen. We had to check multiple times on the Spicy Pork Udon because it was taking an extremely long time. The female server we asked had quite a rude attitude when she told us there was long queue of orders before his. I was almost finished my udon dish when his pork udon finally arrived. Upon trying it, he found it not to be spicy at all, which he was disappointed by. I sampled some of his udon dish and agreed. It was lacking in flavour. Sum up for dinner: mostly yummy food but severely lacking in service.
The next two visits to MeNami were for lunch and the meal experiences were much better. The two women serving customers appeared to be the owners of the establishment, and were very nice and informative when taking orders. They offer a lunch special where you can choose to add on a free pop drink or their house special salad. I'd recommend the salad - it had a tasty dressing and it's a healthy appetizer. My friend and I opted to get the Corn Kaki-age again and to try the Spicy Seafood Soup, which was one pot of soup to share for two people. The Spicy Seafood Soup was absolutely amazing - it was spicy and flavourful. It had shrimp, mussels, and quite a variety of mushrooms (daikon, shitake, oyster). It was in a large pot on top of an electronic cooker placed on our table, that the owner came by to turn on and stir/cook for us. The udon noodles were brought out separately and she even put in the noodles for us. We finished every bit of the seafood soup pot - it was just that good! We even ordered it again for our next lunch there. Sum up for lunch: fantastic food and service to match.
Definitely recommend MeNami! Their food is cooked fresh, their udon dishes are creative and delicious, and their service is mostly excellent (better during lunch). Can't wait to go back to try their other udon dishes.
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