Category Archives: Japanese

Iroha, New York NY

Posted on September 29, 2014 by rundlea

Iroha has been in business for over 30 years, but about two years ago transformed from a sushi restaurant into a Izakaya.  Iroha is on the ground floor above the cellar dwelling Sake Bar Hagi, both of which are owned … Continue reading →

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Samurai Noodle, Seattle WA

Posted on September 2, 2014 by rundlea

Samurai Noodle is a Seattle based ramen bar mini-chain that serves fresh homemade noodles.  They have a ton of options for adding ingredients to the base broths and noodles and for the pork broth you can order extra pork fat … Continue reading →

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Noodles, Northampton, MA

Posted on August 25, 2014 by rundlea

Noodles has been serving pan-Asian noodles, curry dishes and dumplings to Smith College students and Northampton locals since 2008. Like restaurants in Korea and Japan, Noodles has plastic replicas of steaming bowls of noodle soup on display in its entrance … Continue reading →

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Jado Sushi Harlem, New York, NY

Posted on July 28, 2014 by rundlea

The wave of gentrification that has swept through South Harlem has brought luxury condos, interesting bistros and celebrity chefs. Unfortunately it has not added to the dumpling eating opportunities in Harlem.  Jado Sushi Harlem, is a case in point, it … Continue reading →

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XO Taste, New York NY

Posted on May 19, 2014 by rundlea

I previously reviewed XO Taste’s sister restaurant, XO Kitchen, which I like a lot.  The XO restaurants have such huge menus of Chinese Dim Sum dishes that I thought it was worth doing another review.  XO Taste has pretty much … Continue reading →

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Jin Ramen, New York, NY

Posted on April 28, 2014 by rundlea

Jin Ramen, sitting in the shadow of the 125th street station of the number 1 subway line, is probably the northern-most ramen joint in Manhattan.  They do a rich and complex Tonkotsu ramen (pork bone broth), their Chashu Pork is … Continue reading →

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Makana Hawaiian and Japanese BBQ, NY, NY

Posted on February 17, 2014 by rundlea

Just a quick review before I head out on a business trip to San Francisco.  As its name suggests Makana serves Hawaiian and Japanese BBQ. The Hawaiian BBQ is served “lunch plate” style with sides of rice, mac and cheese, and … Continue reading →

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Sake Bar Hagi, New York, NY

Posted on January 21, 2014 by rundlea

Sake Bar Hagi is an excellent Izakaya (Japanese Pub) housed in a basement space in mid-town Manhattan.  The place is almost always packed after about 6:30 and it doesn’t take reservations; once all the seats are taken you have to sign up … Continue reading →

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Oh! Taisho, New York City

Posted on November 26, 2013 by rundlea

The strip of St. Marks Place between 3rd and 2nd Avenue has become a little Tokyo, crowded with Izakaya bars and Asian eateries.  Oh! Taisho and its sister bar, Yakitori Taisho three doors down, were two of the first Japanese … Continue reading →

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Pitaya, Manhattan Valley, New York City

Posted on November 19, 2013 by rundlea

Pitaya is a fairly new Japanese restaurant that is drumming up foot traffic via the all-you-can-eat sushi special and frequent half-price sushi nights.  After a horrifying gastrointestinal experience a couple of years ago that I blame on an all-you-can-eat joint … Continue reading →

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