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General => The Superdeep Borehole => Topic started by: Ecrofirt on April 10, 2009, 10:49:15 AM

Title: Taking Nikki out to a Japanese place for lunch
Post by: Ecrofirt on April 10, 2009, 10:49:15 AM: And I'm debating whether or not I should get my typical hibachi steak meal. While most of the other stuff on the menu sounds tasty, I've always always gotten hibachi steak.

Also: What sushi should I get today? I'm thinking a roll and a piece of nigiri or two. I've never had sea urchin, so I'm debating that.
Title: Re: Taking Nikki out to a Japanese place for lunch
Post by: Tauntaun on April 10, 2009, 10:57:09 AM: spicy tuna :drool

Also, steak is always win. :-*
Title: Re: Taking Nikki out to a Japanese place for lunch
Post by: Cormacaroni on April 10, 2009, 11:00:43 AM: I'd actually love to see some Japanese food made in the USA. I'm guessing it loses a lot of subtlety (unless you pay serious money) but gains portion size? Any chance of pics?
Title: Re: Taking Nikki out to a Japanese place for lunch
Post by: tiesto on April 10, 2009, 11:05:28 AM: Heh, I'm talking with one of my friends on FB right now about sushi... since I'm taking a date out for sushi tonight at Kotobuki, #1 restaurant on LI. My favorite roll is the eel avocado roll, so go for that! Also, I had a spicy yellowtail roll, with a bit of tempura batter stuffed in, that was great, last time I was out for sushi.
Title: Re: Taking Nikki out to a Japanese place for lunch
Post by: Ecrofirt on April 10, 2009, 11:06:24 AM: Quote from: Cormacaroni on April 10, 2009, 11:00:43 AM
I'd actually love to see some Japanese food made in the USA. I'm guessing it loses a lot of subtlety (unless you pay serious money) but gains portion size? Any chance of pics?

Sorry Cormacaroni, but I highly doubt I'm going to be a weirdo and photograph my food in a restaurant full of people.
Title: Re: Taking Nikki out to a Japanese place for lunch
Post by: Reb on April 10, 2009, 12:33:52 PM: Quote from: Ecrofirt on April 10, 2009, 11:06:24 AM
Quote from: Cormacaroni on April 10, 2009, 11:00:43 AM
I'd actually love to see some Japanese food made in the USA. I'm guessing it loses a lot of subtlety (unless you pay serious money) but gains portion size? Any chance of pics?

Sorry Cormacaroni, but I highly doubt I'm going to be a weirdo and photograph my food in a restaurant full of people.

TOO LATE
Title: Re: Taking Nikki out to a Japanese place for lunch
Post by: Bebpo on April 10, 2009, 12:36:06 PM: I thought this was some advanced metaphor thread where you were taking the Japanese stock market Nikkei out for lunch.
Title: Re: Taking Nikki out to a Japanese place for lunch
Post by: Ecrofirt on April 10, 2009, 12:39:41 PM: Quote from: Rebiak on April 10, 2009, 12:33:52 PM
Quote from: Ecrofirt on April 10, 2009, 11:06:24 AM
Quote from: Cormacaroni on April 10, 2009, 11:00:43 AM
I'd actually love to see some Japanese food made in the USA. I'm guessing it loses a lot of subtlety (unless you pay serious money) but gains portion size? Any chance of pics?

Sorry Cormacaroni, but I highly doubt I'm going to be a weirdo and photograph my food in a restaurant full of people.

TOO LATE

Ooohhh, burn.
Title: Re: Taking Nikki out to a Japanese place for lunch
Post by: Eric P on April 10, 2009, 12:43:43 PM: Quote from: Bebpo on April 10, 2009, 12:36:06 PM
I thought this was some advanced metaphor thread where you were taking the Japanese stock market Nikkei out for lunch.

"how was it?"

"average"
Title: Re: Taking Nikki out to a Japanese place for lunch
Post by: Brehvolution on April 10, 2009, 04:31:08 PM: For dessert:
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Cream of Sum Yung Gai :drool
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Sorry :-\
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Title: Re: Taking Nikki out to a Japanese place for lunch
Post by: Howard Alan Treesong on April 10, 2009, 04:43:14 PM: Quote from: Ecrofirt on April 10, 2009, 10:49:15 AM
And I'm debating whether or not I should get my typical hibachi steak meal. While most of the other stuff on the menu sounds tasty, I've always always gotten hibachi steak.

why not try Japanese food this time!
Title: Re: Taking Nikki out to a Japanese place for lunch
Post by: etiolate on April 10, 2009, 05:13:26 PM: Quote from: Cormacaroni on April 10, 2009, 11:00:43 AM
I'd actually love to see some Japanese food made in the USA. I'm guessing it loses a lot of subtlety (unless you pay serious money) but gains portion size? Any chance of pics?

(http://photos-c.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs017.snc1/2997_578561890778_60710639_34183690_2458613_n.jpg)
(http://photos-a.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs017.snc1/2997_578561875808_60710639_34183688_7126044_n.jpg)
Title: Re: Taking Nikki out to a Japanese place for lunch
Post by: Brehvolution on April 10, 2009, 05:18:04 PM: :drool
Title: Re: Taking Nikki out to a Japanese place for lunch
Post by: demi on April 10, 2009, 05:19:36 PM: Quote from: Zero Hero on April 10, 2009, 04:31:08 PM
For dessert:
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Cream of Sum Yung Gai :drool
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Sorry :-\
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I would also accept "Nikki's Big Muff"
Title: Re: Taking Nikki out to a Japanese place for lunch
Post by: clothedmacuser on April 10, 2009, 05:44:26 PM: Quote from: Synthesizer Patel on April 10, 2009, 04:43:14 PM

why not try Japanese food this time!

:lol

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I'd actually love to see some Japanese food made in the USA. I'm guessing it loses a lot of subtlety (unless you pay serious money) but gains portion size? Any chance of pics?

I actually have some pics of the little Japanese food place I worked at in Durango Colorado. We made a bento box like the one featured but without the melon and a better salad. And we added choice of sushi roll and two cubes of sweet soy glazed and fried tofu. So really nothing like the one pictured.

The chef was a hardass. His previous job was to travel the world and open up four star restaurants and get them running. When he came to Durango he was fresh from serving as executive chef at Nobu in Aspen. I say all this to try to convince you that although it was a small mountain town it was as authentic as possible.

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v293/mattyshake/Work/Udonset.jpg)

The Udon Noodle set with tempura veggies and those sweet soy packets that hold rice.

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v293/mattyshake/Work/CaliJewl.jpg)

California Jewel. A cali roll with topiko on top.

My office.

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v293/mattyshake/Work/displayR1.jpg)(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v293/mattyshake/Work/displayR2.jpg) (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v293/mattyshake/Work/displayr4.jpg)
Title: Re: Taking Nikki out to a Japanese place for lunch
Post by: Smooth Groove on April 10, 2009, 06:16:02 PM: Quote from: Cormacaroni on April 10, 2009, 11:00:43 AM
I'd actually love to see some Japanese food made in the USA. I'm guessing it loses a lot of subtlety (unless you pay serious money) but gains portion size? Any chance of pics?

I've been to Tokyo and for Sushi, it would seem that the nice Sushi restaurants in major US cities aren't much different from the ones in Japan.

Maybe it's because Sushi mostly just require good fish and cutting skills?

Portion sizes are about the same too. No elegant Sushi restaurant in the US would serve gigantic pieces of Sushi or Sashimi.

For things like Yakidori or Tempura, Japanese restaurants destroy their US counterparts.
Title: Re: Taking Nikki out to a Japanese place for lunch
Post by: Mr. Gundam on April 10, 2009, 08:29:14 PM: Sushi places in both Japan and the states are pretty similar, unless you go farther into the suburbs where it can get weird...

Quote from: Smooth Groove on April 10, 2009, 06:16:02 PM
For things like Yakidori or Tempura, Japanese restaurants destroy their US counterparts.

I agree for the most part, but there are a few Japanese restaurants and izakayas in Seattle that are very accurate. Probably because they're owned and operated by actual Japanese people. Daimonji in Seattle (Georgetown neighborhood) does a killer okonomiyaki.
Title: Re: Taking Nikki out to a Japanese place for lunch
Post by: drew on April 10, 2009, 10:50:22 PM: :bow mac :bow2
Title: Re: Taking Nikki out to a Japanese place for lunch
Post by: Ecrofirt on April 11, 2009, 12:43:02 PM: so I went with a combination lunch box yesterday, and my oh my was it delicious.

I got a Beef Teriyaki box, which included:
soup
salad
around 6 ounces or so of teriyaki beef
white rice
a california roll
and some fruit

I also got the following for our table (but really me, since Nikki doesn't like sushi):
A sushi appetizer, which had 6 pieces of various sushi (tuna, salmon, and fluke were the only ones I was pretty positive about). Along with that I got a piece of sea urchin. That was fucking good.

Damnit, I'm a glutton.
Title: Re: Taking Nikki out to a Japanese place for lunch
Post by: tiesto on April 11, 2009, 01:23:04 PM: Awesome... I went on my date last night for sushi, the girl actually paid for the meal (refused to let me pay at all), but when I asked if she wanted to do something after dinner she said she wanted to go home. :-\ :-\ :-\
Title: Re: Taking Nikki out to a Japanese place for lunch
Post by: Reb on April 11, 2009, 02:08:34 PM: Quote from: tiesto on April 11, 2009, 01:23:04 PM
Awesome... I went on my date last night for sushi, the girl actually paid for the meal (refused to let me pay at all), but when I asked if she wanted to do something after dinner she said she wanted to go home. :-\ :-\ :-\

I was so foolish to accept a blind date a few months ago, went about the same. I still feel bad thinking about it.
Title: Re: Taking Nikki out to a Japanese place for lunch
Post by: Himu on April 11, 2009, 02:12:20 PM: :bow Mac :bow2
Title: Re: Taking Nikki out to a Japanese place for lunch
Post by: Smooth Groove on April 11, 2009, 02:14:47 PM: Quote from: tiesto on April 11, 2009, 01:23:04 PM
Awesome... I went on my date last night for sushi, the girl actually paid for the meal (refused to let me pay at all), but when I asked if she wanted to do something after dinner she said she wanted to go home. :-\ :-\ :-\

Seems like you had a pretty good night.

Firstly, you had a free meal.

Secondly, you didn't have to go south on her after already having eaten so much fish.
Title: Re: Taking Nikki out to a Japanese place for lunch
Post by: TEEEPO on April 11, 2009, 03:03:20 PM: the fuck you frowning for, sushi is expensive brah.
Title: Re: Taking Nikki out to a Japanese place for lunch
Post by: CrystalGemini on April 11, 2009, 07:14:52 PM: Quote from: Cormacaroni on April 10, 2009, 11:00:43 AM
I'd actually love to see some Japanese food made in the USA. I'm guessing it loses a lot of subtlety (unless you pay serious money) but gains portion size? Any chance of pics?

OMG SAKE SASHIMI :drool :
(http://photos-b.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs017.snc1/2997_578561880798_60710639_34183689_5007870_n.jpg)

AGEDASHI (I prefer hiyayako, cold tofu, though):
(http://photos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs017.snc1/2997_578561870818_60710639_34183687_1749374_n.jpg)

SOFTSHELL CRAB :drool :
(http://photos-c.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-sf2p/v653/241/4/60710639/n60710639_33702514_8984.jpg)

OMG OMG ROBATA GRILL :drool :drool :drool (not my own picture but from my favorite Japanese restaurant in Berkeley - Kirala)
(http://static.px.yelp.com/bphoto/SDmREzCHQIqpyLuSviZm8Q/l)
Title: Re: Taking Nikki out to a Japanese place for lunch
Post by: demi on April 12, 2009, 03:04:16 PM: I go to CHINA KING and get hefty portions of chicken and brocolli

So cheap and good 8)
Title: Re: Taking Nikki out to a Japanese place for lunch
Post by: drew on April 12, 2009, 03:05:25 PM: do they have good mongolian beef?

the mongolian beef/deep fried almond chicken over @ jing chuan is godly
Title: Re: Taking Nikki out to a Japanese place for lunch
Post by: demi on April 12, 2009, 03:07:12 PM: Dunno
Title: Re: Taking Nikki out to a Japanese place for lunch
Post by: drew on April 12, 2009, 03:46:47 PM: how much is an average meal?

im looking for a new chinese place. my old place was 11-15 bucks a dish
Title: Re: Taking Nikki out to a Japanese place for lunch
Post by: demi on April 12, 2009, 03:56:07 PM: The menu has a large portion of mongolian beef for 9.55
Title: Re: Taking Nikki out to a Japanese place for lunch
Post by: xnikki118x on April 13, 2009, 02:32:22 AM: Quote from: demi on April 12, 2009, 03:04:16 PM
I go to CHINA KING and get hefty portions of chicken and brocolli

So cheap and good 8)

My favorite near me is called China QUEEN. It's SO YUMMY.

I love the Japanese place Ecro and I go to, though. I prefer to sit at the hibachi table, but he's weird about sitting there unless we're in a big group. The food is just as good at normal tables, though.
Title: Re: Taking Nikki out to a Japanese place for lunch
Post by: etiolate on April 13, 2009, 03:01:40 AM: midwest asian cuisine sounds like a sad state of affairs
Title: Re: Taking Nikki out to a Japanese place for lunch
Post by: CrystalGemini on April 13, 2009, 06:21:20 AM: HEY who wants to go to China 1 for dinner?!
Title: Re: Taking Nikki out to a Japanese place for lunch
Post by: tiesto on April 13, 2009, 10:08:57 AM: Quote from: TEEEPO on April 11, 2009, 03:03:20 PM
the fuck you frowning for, sushi is expensive brah.

True, but I have $$ to burn, and right now I really want a g/f. Plus this girl was very pretty, and intelligent.