Archive for July 1st, 2007

山本屋総本家 神田和泉店 (Yamamotoya Souhonke)

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親子味噌煮込みうどん、¥1250。
Nagoya miso nikomi(stew) udon with chicken and egg. Thick, hard, chewy, handmade udon noodles served in boiling hot miso soup. The original shop is very famous in Nagoya. The branch I went in Akihabara is tiny, with a few counter seats on the ground floor and a few tables on the second. Single portion consists of a big bowl of soup but not much udon. Probably better to order 1.5 portion(+250yen), or like many salarymen do - order a bowl of rice(200yen) to eat with the leftover soup.
Menu(J) here.
山本屋総本家 神田和泉店 (Yamamotoya Souhonke)
Add: 10-8, Ichiban-chi, Kanda Izumicho, Chiyoda-ku
Tel: 03-3861-5030

天丼 いもや (Imoya)

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海老天丼、¥750。
“Imoya” is famous for its tempura and tonkatsu(pork cutlet). Sort of a chain, with a dozen of branches distributed around Jimbocho/Kanda area. This one is specialised in tendon(tempura on rice). Of course not the delicate high-end tempura. This shop’s selling point is cheap, quick, and big portion. The normal tendon is 500yen which is incredibly cheap. I ordered the more expensive Ebi-tendon, expecting a few more pieces of tempura, but instead I got the same amount but with the fish and the squid both switched to ebi(prawn). Guess it is better to just order the basic tendon, and add extra tempura which are like 100yen a piece. I have visited the tonkatsu branch(see tag) which I like more.
天丼 いもや

Buona Maia (ボーナマイア)

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ランチプレートA(¥980):キノコと帆立貝のペペロンチーノスパゲッティ+オムライス。
イベリコ豚のサルシッチャとブロッコリー トマトソーススパゲッティ、¥990。
Lunch plate A: Mushroom and scallop peperoncino spaghetti and omurice.
Iberico pork salsiccia and broccoli, tomato sauce spaghetti.
Just your regular pasta lunch. Very convenient location just right above Jimbocho station.
Lunch menu here.
Buona Maia

HAINAN CHI-FAN (海南鶏飯)

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海南鶏飯(蒸し)。ラクサ。
Hainan chicken rice and Laksa. Both 850yen. Both are pretty bad…The chicken is dry breast meat with the skin missing. Noodles are hard and dry and the soup is no good…
海南鶏飯