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| - Came here for dinner with some friends during their Noodle Extravaganza event on 03/19/18. The lines were much improved compared to their soft opening days but they still ran out of eggs ! (well for the tempura anyway... at least I still got one in my nabeyaki at least)
This event was to promote a few of their new items
Nabeyaki Udon - Hot udon noodle soup cooked and served in individual iron pot. Special kake based soup filled with seasoned beef, mushrooms, and cabbage topped with fishcake, shrimp tempura, and a Japanese poached egg.
Miso Sesame Pork over Rice - Sauce made from blend of 6 difference sauces and 2 types of chilis
Garlic Chicken Udon Salad - Iceberg Lettuce Salad Mix, Cucumbers, Radish, Cherry Tomatoes on a bed of freshly made udon topped w/ special seasoned fried chicken karaage served with a sweet soy garlic dressing
Mentaiko Ochazuke Rice - Pour salted dashi broth over a bed of white rice and fragrant crispy rice topped with Mentaiko on a bed of scallions
Shabu Shabu Udon Salad - Fresh Spring Salad Mix and bell peppers on a bed of freshly made udon topped with thin sliced pork belly, cherry tomatoes, and served with a sweet miso sesame dressing
Of course we had to try the new Nabeyaki Udon, and I've always wanted to try ochazuke rice bowls.
The nabeyaki udon serving is really big. I'm not sure if it was because I was currently going through a bout of a stomach bug (most likely cuz I know im more of a piggy than this normally...) Lots of veggies. Only complaint was the broth was a bit sweet. I don't know if their "special kake based soup" is originally sweet but I know the beef is cooked in a sweet base too. Questioned if it was my appetite but others agreed to the sweetness as well. I still wonder if I can request the udon to be cooked less. I keep forgetting about this until I eat the udon. Lol The poached egg was yummy. Super silky and creamy yolk.
Mentaiko Ochazuke Rice... wait I was supposed to get salted dashi broth? o well. I over ordered anyway and couldn't even eat this, nor the mentai onigiri I had gotten as well. LOL sad face. I ended up moving the mentai over to the mentai cream pasta which was shared between the few of us.
The mentai onigiri (which I ate the next morning) was fairly decent. The mentai is actually more spread throughout the onigiri than ones I've had in the past at other places which gives more of a spread mentai experience vs all in the middle. pretty good :]
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