Food, Food, and More Food Thread

K.T.Tran wrote:You eat those????
I can't bring myself to :shakehead: :shakehead:


SMAPPY??? Dare? KimuTaku???

I think missed this reference :bow:

Dotch SMAP guy: Kusunagi Tsuyoshi.

Tu_triky wrote:just found out that Wolfgang Puck opened a new steakhouse in Beverly Hils called "Cut." They serve 100% authentic real shimofuri beef imported from Japan..REAL Kobe beef....for $20 per ounce; 6 ounce min. :sweat:

OVER RATED by a mile. I've not heard anything good about that places, except for the people that eat there just to be seen eating there. The food is medicore at best.

krim wrote:OVER RATED by a mile. I've not heard anything good about that places, except for the people that eat there just to be seen eating there. The food is medicore at best.

Wolfgang Puck is mediocre at best. :shakehead:

he WAS good in the past.. i think the fame has gotten to him.

krim wrote:i think the fame has gotten to him.

My thoughts exactly... He's riding his own coattails.

krim wrote:

OVER RATED by a mile. I've not heard anything good about that places, except for the people that eat there just to be seen eating there. The food is medicore at best.

i only ate at spago's in palo alto once....wasn't that good. the only thing that attracted me to the review was they have the real deal beef....that's a first as far as i know...all other kobe beef (which is still amazing good) on other restaurant menus is really bred in america and is often crossbred with other breeds of cattle...not imported from japan.

Tu_triky wrote:

i only ate at spago's in palo alto once....wasn't that good. the only thing that attracted me to the review was they have the real deal beef....that's a first as far as i know...all other kobe beef (which is still amazing good) on other restaurant menus is really bred in america and is often crossbred with other breeds of cattle...not imported from japan.

it's all second hand what i said. the steaks are good.. everything else sucked, service was the snotty snob waiter/ess type, everything is overpriced as you can imagine.

but one of the gals' steak was well done and not medium as she requested and the waiter made a fuss that she was making a fuss.

I want to try omurice.... Sadly, I don't have the dexterity.. do you have to do the omelet first then chuck the filling? How do you seal it?

krim wrote:

it's all second hand what i said. the steaks are good.. everything else sucked, service was the snotty snob waiter/ess type, everything is overpriced as you can imagine.

but one of the gals' steak was well done and not medium as she requested and the waiter made a fuss that she was making a fuss.

no man it's great to hear your input! you obviously have a zeal for cooking and eating so i respect your opinion and information. i don't think i'm going there....i love steakhouses tho'...i have been to maestro's in beverly hills which is very good and although expensive not that expensive....they have great steaks and the service is not snobby...

which brings me to say...i truly, truly HATE that...if somebody is paying such costly prices for food the service should of course be impeccable.

that's why, not to kill a dead horse, i really admire Japanese
service....you could go to a really nice place but don't have to be some baller for them to afford you the respect and dignity you deserve as a paying customer.

that story about that girl's steak is just bad news

i would still recommend to meat lovers Fogo de Chao Brazillian BBQ on La Cienaga...the quality and preparation of the meat is superb and the salad bar is generously provisioned...for 50 dollars a pop all you can eat, you can definitely get your money's worth given the quality of the foodl.

littlemissfab wrote:I want to try omurice.... Sadly, I don't have the dexterity.. do you have to do the omelet first then chuck the filling? How do you seal it?

i have never tried it...i don't think i have a deft enough touch not to totally break the omelette while filling it like they do in Japan.

littlemissfab wrote:I want to try omurice.... Sadly, I don't have the dexterity.. do you have to do the omelet first then chuck the filling? How do you seal it?

didn't you watch Lunch Queen, they show you in one of the eps.

Tu_triky wrote:

no man it's great to hear your input! you obviously have a zeal for cooking and eating so i respect your opinion and information. i don't think i'm going there....i love steakhouses tho'...i have been to maestro's in beverly hills which is very good and although expensive not that expensive....they have great steaks and the service is not snobby...

which brings me to say...i truly, truly HATE that...if somebody is paying such costly prices for food the service should of course be impeccable.

I didn't mention that the chef never came out to ask her how the second one was. a proper steakhouse chef would do that at least... im guessing it's a assembly line in back.

Tu_triky wrote:
that's why, not to kill a dead horse, i really admire Japanese
service....you could go to a really nice place but don't have to be some baller for them to afford you the respect and dignity you deserve as a paying customer.

that story about that girl's steak is just bad news

i would still recommend to meat lovers Fogo de Chao Brazillian BBQ on La Cienaga...the quality and preparation of the meat is superb and the salad bar is generously provisioned...for 50 dollars a pop all you can eat you can definitely get your money's worth given the quality of the foodl.

Im going to Fogo de Chao next monday for a friend's birthday party :victory:


too bad i can't eat much these days. :puppydog: :puppydog: :shamefulcry:

Tu_triky wrote:for 50 dollars a pop all you can eat.

Yow. :sweat:

bmwracer wrote:
Yow. :sweat:

yeah it's a bit pricey but if you went to a really nice steak house and ordered side dishes which are almost invariably a la carte and may be a salad or appetizers....you'd be paying VERY close to that amount if not more...and it wouldn't be all you can eat....

only been there once though...you have to plan head and go with large appetite. :sweat: it's gluttony for sure. :beaten:

the meat is great tho ^_^

Tu_triky wrote:yeah it's a bit pricey but if you went to a really nice steak house and ordered side dishes which are almost invariably a la carte and may be a salad or appetizers....you'd be paying VERY close to that amount if not more...and it wouldn't be all you can eat....

only been there once though...you have to plan head and go with large appetite. :sweat: it's gluttony for sure. :beaten:

the meat is great tho ^_^

Man, I wouldn't take a date there unless she could put away the goods... No eating like a bird there. :sweat:

you could goto Greenfields, but Fogo's meat is better by far.

krim wrote:you could goto Greenfields, but Fogo's meat is better by far.

yeah you mentioned that joint!

bmwracer wrote:
Man, I wouldn't take a date there unless she could put away the goods... No eating like a bird there. :sweat:

good point..perhaps saved for more boisterous occassions like birthdays, holiday get togethers, large groups of friends or family....preferably large numbers of guys :beaten:

Just a question here...anyone tried Kobe beef? Is it really that good?

ganmo wrote:Just a question here...anyone tried Kobe beef? Is it really that good?

once. yes, it's good, wonderful marbling.

Tu_triky wrote:

yeah you mentioned that joint!

it's pretty good for $20... just that sometimes the meat you want doesn't come around.. much like when you go eat dim sum and that one cart you've been waiting for never makes it to your section.

ganmo wrote:Just a question here...anyone tried Kobe beef? Is it really that good?

when i was in japan, i tried Matsuzaka beef (in sukiyaki) which is just as good if not better and beef from Sendai (a sirloin steak), again equally good if not better....

yeah it's that good! it's so rich though you eat smaller portions of it and tend to be satisfied....not grotesquely huge Texas style portions.