Archive for February, 2008

銀座 IN 沖縄 いいあんべぇ (GInza IN Okinawa Iianbe)

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ニラまんじゅう。 島らっきょ。
Free appetizer - Nira(Chinese chives) dumpling. Pickled scallion with miso.
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じーまみ豆腐。 ゴーヤーチャンプル。
Ji-ma-mi Tofu(Peanut tofu). Goya chanpuru.
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ラフテー。 クーブ(昆布)イリチー。
Rafute(stewed pork belly). Stir-fried Konbu.
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そーみんチャンプル。 ポーク卵。
Stir-fried rice noodles. Omelette and Spam luncheon meat.
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ティビチ。 そーきすば(そば)。
Stewed pig feet. Soki soba - Okinawa soba with pork.

Very casual restaurant(more like drinking place) serving Okinawa food and awamori. Might need to share tables when it is busy. Food is very homecooked feel - not so salty and greasy - strangely though I felt insanely thirsty afterwards. I really like the fried rice noodles and the Okinawa soba. 3 of us shared all the food and drinks; we had one soba each and were stuffed to our throats, about 4000yen per person.

Food menu(J): 1, 2.

銀座 IN 沖縄 いいあんべぇ (GInza IN Okinawa Iianbe)
Add: B1 Ginza INZ, 2-2 GInza, Chuo-ku.
Tel: 03-3562-0978

海南鶏飯食堂2 恵比寿店 (Hainan ji-fan shokudou Ebisu)

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キャロットケーキ シンガポール大根餅。
Singaporean “carrot cake”. It is actually radish cake stir-fried with egg and chilli sauce.
Sangria with mango juice - rather expensive cocktail(850yen) which tastes just okay. Also ordered a grapefruit alcohol drink(650yen) which, to my disappointment, came in a bottle! Better stick with beer next time…
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金針菜のガーリックとナンプラー炒め。
シンガポールスタイルフィッシュカリー。
Kinshinsai(Lily flower) wtih garlic and nam pla(fish sauce).
Singaporean-style fish curry and Jasmine rice.
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タイ風ふわふわオムレツ 揚げねぎとタイチリソース。 ローストチキン。
Thai-style omelette. Roasted chicken.
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子羊とトマトのスパイシー煮込み。
ロティパラタ (バター風味のインドのパン)。
Lamb and tomato spicy stew.
Roti Prata(Indian bread with butter).
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ホッケンミー。 海南鶏飯。
Singaporean fried noodles. Hainan chicken rice(L).
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プーアル茶のジュレとタピオカ。 マンゴープリン。
Chinese puerh tea jelly with tapioca. Mango pudding.

All the food are very nice! I especially loved the radish cake, Roti Prata and fried noodles. I’ve been to lunch at the original restaurant near Roppongi(see tag) and Hainan chicken rice was terrible. But in this Ebisu branch, the same chicken rice was very good! I am not sure if it is the difference between lunch and dinner, or Ebisu and Roppongi. Overall the taste is a bit strong/salty - which is of course the universal strategy to make you order more drinks. Environment and service are good. Price is reasonable(except those fancy cocktails). 3 of us shared all the food plus drinks, less than 4000yen per person.

Dinner menu: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.

海南鶏飯食堂2 恵比寿店 (Hainan ji-fan shokudou Ebisu)
Add: 1-21-14 Ebisu, Shibuya-ku.
Tel: 03-3447-3615

Gurgaon (グルガオン)

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グルガオンサラダ。チーズクルチャ。
Gurgaon Salad.
Cheese Kulcha - Garlic pizza with melted cheese inside.
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地鶏半羽のタンドーリチキン。
Tandoori Chicken. Pina colada.
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サーグパニール(ほうれん草とチーズカレー)。タンドーリチャパティ。
Spinach and Paneer(cheese) curry. Tandoori Chapati.
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カプリナン(レーズンとナッツ入りのナン)。ベイガンバルタ(土窯焼きのナスとトマトのカレー)
Naan with raisin and nuts. Traditional Brinjal(aubergine) curry in Tomato gravy.
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辛いチキンひき肉カレー。ナン。
Chicken Keema curry. Naan.
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ダルハルワ(ムング豆のケーキ)。マサラチャイ。
Dal Halwa - green bean cake. Masala Tea.

Very popular Indian restaurant in Ginza. You can only reserve a table for around 6:30pm on a weekday - later than that they don’t take reservations and you must wait outside. The queue was crazy when we went on a Thurs evening. The food is nice, but not sure if it is worth queuing for. Taste-wise it is very very mild in general - the Chicken Keema curry is supposed to be one of the hottest item but it isn’t really that spicy. The naan with raisin and nuts is interesting but doesn’t go with curry - nice on its own though. All the food are shared between 3 people, plus drinks(not that much), about 4000yen each. Not incredibly good value I would say. The dinner and party course seems to be a better deal.

Menu(J): 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6.

Gurgaon
Add: B1, Ginza 1-6-13, Chuo-ku
Tel: 03-3563-0623

一茶一会 (ICCHAICHIE)

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パールミルクティー(アッサム)、¥400。
Pearl milk tea(Assam).
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生ハム&3種類のチーズ(ハーフ)、¥300。タロイモミルクティー(ジャスミン)、¥400。
Ham and 3 cheese Panini(half). Taro milk tea(Jasmine).
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ハニーパンプキン&アーモンド(ハーフ)、¥250。マサラチャイ、¥400。
Honey, pumpkin and almond Panini. Masala Chai.
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チェー・チュイ(ベトナム風バナナぜんざい)、¥450。ヘーゼルナッツミルクティー(アッサム)、¥400。
ソフトタコス、¥350。 抹茶カプチーノ、¥400。
Vietnamese dessert with banana cooked in coconut milk, and tapioca. Hazelnut milk tea(Assam).
Soft tacos. Matcha cappuccino.

This Taiwanese-style(?) tea cafe has a variety of flavoured tea options and you can choose either Assam or Jasmine. For milk tea, Assam is nicer(well of course). The Matcha cappuccino is pretty gross so stick with Assam or Jasmine. Masala chai is very good. If the tea didn’t cost as much as 400yen a cup, I wouldn’t mind trying more flavours…

The Panini sandwiches are nice - I guess it is you-can-make-at-home quality but oh well I don’t have a Panini-press toaster. Soft tacos has tomato, lettuce, onion and mince curry in it but I am sure the tacos was microwaved. Fake Vietnamese banana dessert was bad. They have some simple rice menu at lunch time but they don’t look so good so I didn’t try.

Menu(J): 1, 2, 3, 4.
一茶一会
Add: 3-24 Ogawamachi, Kanda, Chiyoda-ku
Tel: 03-6313-6627