Food, Food, and More Food Thread

Tu_triky wrote:

at least this one is without the shark teeth that might scare you off while she serves you some iced coffee, a sandwich or some other snack.


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cutlet sandwich = katsu sando

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exactly.... :applaud:
wouldn't want to get freaked out. :shocked: while being served.

qilver wrote:

exactly.... :applaud:
wouldn't want to get freaked out. :shocked: while being served.

hell at least she's cute....in a human sort of way...

Tu_triky wrote:

hell at least she's cute....in a human sort of way...

tsk tsk tsk :P

Tu_triky wrote:
this review of Yoshihashi I found a long time ago....

Just over the hill from the noise and hustle of central Akasaka, at the end of a dimly lit alley, is Yoshihashi, the best sukiyaki and shabu shabu restaurant in all of Tokyo.

Since its establishment in the 39th year of the Meiji Restoration, Yoshihashi - situated in a traditional house, surrounded by gorgeous Japanese gardens and once home to a famous kabuki actor - has prided itself on offering only the finest Matsuzaka beef served sukiyaki, shabu shabu or teppanyaki style. For those still uninitiated into the rarified world of cattle ranching in Japan, Matsuzaka cattle have a life for which many of us would gladly end our days as a plate of sukiyaki. Matsuzaka are given only the finest fodder, plenty of beer and milk and are massaged daily. This final luxury creates the highly-prized, fat-rippled beef which cooks evenly, leaving the meat tender and juicy, dripping with succulent fat. Vegetarians best look elsewhere.

"Upon entering Yoshihashi you will be shown either to the polished wood counter or, like us, to one of the many tastefully-appointed private tatami mat rooms which overlook the lovely Japanese garden. We settled on the sukiyaki course along with a few seasonal dishes and a nice dry Kubota sake served chilled to start it all off. Our meal started with tender young bamboo shoots with fuki, small meatballs of chicken breast seasoned with shiso and ginger served with the first turnips of the season and an assorted sashimi platter. The meat, vegetables and tofu began to arrive signaling the start of the sukiyaki course. The attentive and discrete staff brought literally anything we required, with a psychic timing that had us searching behind the handpainted scrolls for hidden cameras. Miso soup with small clams and steaming rice arrived to finish the entire affair off. When we were about to burst, the staff graciously offered us chilled fresh fruits for dessert. For those with the will to go on, Yoshihashi has on its grounds what has to be the coziest bar in all of Tokyo. Once an attached guest cottage it has been transformed with leather armchairs, a fireplace and red cut glass lamps into a chic spot to sip a cognac or brandy before venturing out into a world where such gentility and refinement seem a thing of the past.

Dining at Yoshihashi is a gastronomic experience and as with most things in Tokyo you pay for what you get - dinner for two with sake or wine will run to JY25,000. Coming to Yoshihashi for lunch is one of the best deals in town - at JY2000 to JY3000 you get the same fabulous food and attentive service for a fraction of the price.

1-5-25 Moto Akasaka, Minato-ku.
Tel: 03-3401-3129 (reservations required).
Access: Nagatacho station (Yurakucho, Hanzomon lines), eight minute walk from Exit 7.
Lunch: 11-3pm (last order 2pm); dinner 5-11pm (last order 9pm).
Closed Sundays, national holidays."

my friend's going back to tokyo this Thursday he plans on eating here again....lucky dog!

Black Pepper Beef Ramen @ Ajisen



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Black pepper beef ramen...

That looks so nice....

Tu_triky wrote:Black Pepper Beef Ramen @ Ajisen



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I think this pic just motivated me to get off my lazy ass and get some food.

Wynter wrote:

I think this pic just motivated me to get off my lazy ass and get some food.

i think there's an Ajisen somewhere in Canada if i'm not mistaken..in Toronto....

ganmo wrote:Black pepper beef ramen...

That looks so nice....

i torture myself continually

Tu_triky wrote:Black Pepper Beef Ramen @ Ajisen



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oooh, looks nice! as much as I liked instant Ramen, that looks 100 times better!

Tu_triky wrote:

i think there's an Ajisen somewhere in Canada if i'm not mistaken..in Toronto....

Yup! But I heard the ramen isn't at all great there, so I haven't dropped in. We're terribly lacking in good Japanese restaurants here. :puppydog:

That sucks. I was planning to go there for my next trip in Toronto. :grumble:

Wynter wrote:

Yup! But I heard the ramen isn't at all great there

That's probaby because it's another japanese restaurant owned by Chinese.....

Anime Dad wrote:


oooh, looks nice! as much as I liked instant Ramen, that looks 100 times better!

no need to fret, buddy. the restaurant connoctions are always better than the instant variety :)

Tu_triky wrote:

That's probaby because it's another japanese restaurant owned by Chinese.....

If I remember correctly Shindou ate over there and everybody were speaking Cantonese.

lunch time seems so far away.................

Tu_triky wrote:

no need to fret, buddy. the restaurant connoctions are always better than the instant variety :)

I'm sure they are :)

It's like fresh pasta vs Chef Boyardee. ... maybe not that much. :sweat:


Does anyone know if the restaurant version has less crap like MSG and stuff like that than the instant ramen or it's just the same?

tabana wrote:It's like fresh pasta vs Chef Boyardee. ... maybe not that much. :sweat:

hahah....chef boyardee...i haven't eaten that in maybe 15 years...pure YACK.

Does anyone know if the restaurant version has less crap like MSG and stuff like that than the instant ramen or it's just the same?

i would imagine given my limited experience that because the natural flavors produced at quality ramen-ya's, which stem from simmering the pork bones for a long time for the tonkotsu broth and/or other time-consuming traditions that the the actual restaurants probably have to resort to using MSG and the like less than the instant varieties...only educated speculation of course.

tabana wrote:
If I remember correctly Shindou ate over there and everybody were speaking Cantonese.

LOL.....i rest my case...how pathetic man....