Archive for March, 2008

KAIKAYA (開花屋@神泉)

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タラの白子、ゴルゴンゾーラグラタン¥1000。
漁師の棒ギョーザ、¥780。
Cod soft roe, Gorgonzola gratin. Nice but the white sauce is a bit watery.
Gyoza with pork and shrimp. This is very good!
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0711280051大粒あさりの老酒蒸し、¥850。
地魚の焚火焼、¥2300。
Clam steamed with chinese wine.
White fish, flavored with sweet herb oil and breaded, broiled in oven.
Sakura and Ume ice-cream.

We also had plum wine, and rice. The ice-cream were free. And the bill was about 8000yen for two people. The food is good this time too, though I thought our choices last time were better(see tag for old entry). We sat at the counter and while the tobacco smoke from the couple next to us didn’t bother us so much as last time, our eyes were tearing and noses running because of the smoke from the open kitchen. We went on a weekday and it was sooooooo busy even after 9pm. The delivery was so slow that at first we just sat there for half an hour straight without any food. And they kept forgetting our orders…my friend said she loves the lively atmosphere and the friendly staff so she doesn’t mind, but I confess the environment is too tough for me…
Menu(J): 1, 2, 3, 4.

KAIKAYA
Add: 23-7 Maruyama-cho, Shibuya-ku
Tel: 03-3770-0878

ブタ肉専門定食店 BOOMIN

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0711230007アボカドのサラダ。豚バラの香味野菜煮込み。肩ロースのナンプラー煮込み。
Third visit. Avocado salad. Simmered pork belly with vegetables. Simmered pork shoulder loin with nam pla(has noodles in it). A small shop specialised in pork. Food is simple but nice. Two of us ordered a rice(M) to share, only 2300yen in total(excluding drinks). Very cheap!
Dinner menu(J): here and here.

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トンデキセット、950円。
Second visit. Pork steak set. Comes in a hot plate, the sauce is butter and caper, very good! I was the first customer and after me, two people ordered the same set and it got sold out already! The steak is nice but the pork I had in my first visit(below) was more juicy and fatty. The shop looks so cute, you wouldn’t imagine the menu is all pork and the cooks and customers are all guys. ^^;;

060125 009.jpgFirst visit. Grilled pork lunch, 780yen. The pork is very very good!!! Very juicy and soft, with just the right amount of fat. The sauce is a bit salty but goes well with rice.

BOOMIN

江戸清 (Edosei)

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A small but popular Japanese restaurant specialised in chicken. A friend who is a self-claimed connoisseur of chicken took me here, and I was totally satisfied by the juicy and tender meat served in this place.
Free appetizer simmered radish is so good.
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Chicken sashimi, eaten with wasabi and soy sauce and scallion. The chicken is so fresh that you can eat it raw!
Yakitori.
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Fried chicken. Boiled chicken. Both are simple but amazing.
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Chicken meatballs and vegetables hotpot only available in winter. The very friendly madam will do everything for you.
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Ponzu to eat with the hotpot. Rice and egg are added to the soup at the end to make zousui(Japanese soup rice).

Four people shared the food with lots of alcohol drinks, about 5,000 yen per person.
江戸清 (Edosei)
Add: 15-14 Kodenmachou, Nihonbashi, Chuo-ku
Tel: 03-3661-2918

鹿乃子 (Kanoko)

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渋皮栗あんみつ+抹茶アイス、¥1480。
Anmitsu with marron and Matcha ice-cream topping. Nice but very expensive Anmitsu - the shop is located right at the heart of Ginza. Love the different kinds of beans and the huge marrons.

鹿乃子
Add: 5-7-19 Ginza, Chuo-ku
Tel: 03-3572-0013

au chapon fin (シャポン・ファン)

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Salad. My friend’s main: Beef Stroganoff with rice.
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My main: Oven-grilled Katsuo(Bonito).
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Cheese cake with orange sorbet.

Lunch is 1300yen including homemade bread and coffee. The environment is so lovely! Can’t stop snapping pictures of the interior. Food is good - very light and healthy.

au chapon fin
Add: 1-7 Hachiyamacho, Shibuya-ku
Tel: 03-5489-0517

すばや (Subaya)

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黒豚カレー+沖縄そば(小)、¥980。
日替わり小鉢: クープイリチー(千切りした昆布と豚肉を炒めた沖縄郷土料理)、ソーキそば(小)、じゅーしー(沖縄風まぜご飯)、¥880。
Kurobuta pork curry and Okinawa soba lunch set.
Daily lunch set(Tuesday): Okinawa-style stir-fried Konbu and pork, soki soba(Okinawa noodles with pork rib), Okinawa maze-gohan(rice mixed with hijiki, carrot, pork etc.).
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てぃびちそば、¥850。
ティビチーズカレー+沖縄そば(小)、¥980。
Pork feet soba.
Pork feet and cheese curry and Okinawa soba lunch set.
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ゴーヤーチャンプルー+ソーキそば、¥980。
日替わり小鉢: 人参シリシリ(すりおろした人参とツナを炒めて卵でとじた料理)、ソーキそば(大)、じゅーしー(沖縄風まぜご飯)、¥880。
Goya chanpuru lunch.
Daily lunch(Wednesday): Okinawa-style stir-fried chopped carrot, tuna and egg. Every Wednesday you get “oomori”(large size) service for the soki soba(be warned, it is really big….). Okinawa maze-gohan is the same.
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日替わり小鉢: フーちゃんぶるー、ソーキそば(小)、じゅーしー(沖縄風まぜご飯)、¥880。
タコライスランチ、¥980。
Daily lunch(Monday or Friday): Kuruma-fu chanpuru.
Taco rice lunch.

Quite a nice lunch spot. Okinawa soba is always good. Like all the daily lunches too. Though all the sets are very carb-heavy - that’s probably why they are so cheap. Also the curry rice is quite bad - boil-in-the-bag supermarket curry quality. ^^;;;

Lunch menu(J): 1, 2, 3, 4.

すばや (Subaya)
Add: 2-8, Ogawamachi, Kanda
Tel: 03-3233-0978

Cucina Siciliana Archimede (アルキメーデ@神泉)

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Came here before(see tag) and left with the regret of not being able to finish everything cos it was just too much food. This time I skipped breakfast and lunch to prepare for this meal…very determined!!
Liver paste and pork rillette.
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Turnip soup. 10 appetizers to share between 2 people.
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Sardine roll and fish meat balls. Deep-fried little white fish.
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サフランを練りこんだタリオリーニ 紅ズワイカニとあさり・ルーコラのソース。
チョコレート風味のパッパルデッレ、えぞ鹿肉の煮込みのソース。
Saffron tagliolini with red zuwai crab, clam and Rucola sauce.
Chocolate papprdelle with stewed venison sauce.
Pasta is homemade and al dente cooked. Both dishes are very good! Portion is for 2 people.
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骨付き仔羊肉のハーブ風味のパン粉オーブン焼き じゃがいものロースト添え(骨付き250g)。
かくまさんの豚肉 脂身をはずした芯ロース肉のソテー 生ハムのせ 赤ピーマンのメッシーナ風(160g)。
My main dish: Oven-grilled lamb chop(250g including the bones) with herb and breadcrumbs, and roasted potatoes.
My friend’s: Pork loin(160g) Saute, with ham and bell pepper.
My lamb is the second item from the top of the main dish menu, which means it is second in terms of size. I was stuffed by the end but I finished it!! Phew!!
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栗のミルフィーユとカスタードプリン。
Marron mille-feuille and custard pudding.

Dinner course is 6000yen per person including dessert and coffee. Tax included and no service charge. Glass wine is 900yen. The price is very reasonable, especially for the amount of food you get. Quality-wise, it is a bit salty in taste but good in a home-cooked sort of way.

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

Archimede
Add: 2-8 Shinsencho, Shibuya-ku
Tel: 03-5489-6850