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BROZERS’ (ブラザーズ)

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on August 31, 09

in 04:Other Cuisines, 05:銀座・新橋・日本橋 and Good Cheap Eats

. 4 Comments Tags: hamburger.

A hamburger shop near Ningyocho station in the Nihonbashi area. The shop is very famous but a couple of my friends told me that they went there with high expectations and were disappointed. After trying for myself, I think the beef patty is not as juicy as I would like, but the burgers are still nice because other ingredients such as the veggy, different kinds of toppings, the sauces and the bread are well-prepared. Also if you order the burger, it will come with very nice French Fries and 2 onion rings - I know it’s common in most countries but it’s not in Japan.

MON Egg Burger, Y1000.
TUE Fish Burger, Y1000.

WED Chili beans Burger, Y1050.
THU Teriyaki Burger, Y950.

FRI Pineapple Burger, Y1000.
Chili Beans Soup, Y600.

Cheese Burger, Y1000.
Minestrone Soup, Y500.

Red Hot Chili Burger, Y950.
Clam Chowder, Y550.

Tar Tar Burger, Y1000.
Fried Chicken, Y580.

Avocado Burger, Y1050.
Chili Beans Dog, Y650.

Sweet Chili Chicken Burger, Y1300.
Onion Rings, Y400.

Chicken Cheese Burger, Y1200.
Brownies with Ice-cream, Y580.

Lot Burger,Y1500. Toppings: Bacon, cheese, egg, pineapple.
Sauces choose from: BBQ sauce, Teriyaki sauce, Red hot chili sauce, or Sweet chili sauce.
Chocolate Shake, Y580.

My favourites are Lot Burger, Avocado burger and Chicken Cheese Burger. If you order the burger from the lunch menu(both “daily special” and the regular burgers), you can get the “hamburger drink set” for Y150. Everything in the Grand Menu is also available at lunch time but no drink set for that. I’ve tried quite a few side menu, soups, desserts etc but I don’t really recommend them. Stick to the burgers!

Lunch menu here.
Grand menu: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6.

BROZERS’ (ブラザーズ)
Add: 2-28-5, Ningyocho, Nihonbashi, Chuo-ku
Tel: 03-3639-5201

三四郎 (Sanshiro)

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on August 23, 09

in 08:神田・神保町・秋葉原 and Good Cheap Eats

. 2 Comments Tags: ramen.

特うしお、￥９８０。
Toku Ushio(salt-base soup), Y980.

I tried this ramen shop without reading up about it beforehand and once I went inside the shop, I thought maybe it was a bad idea because the ramen shop was completely empty at lunch time on a Sunday. But the quality of the “Toku Ushio” turned out to be high; other items on the menu which I tried over a couple of visits, were all good. The shop had more customers on weekdays but still it is never crowded as far as I see. Maybe it’s the problem with the price, which is slightly higher than other ramen shops in the area, and the location is kinda hidden away. I know a ramen shop which is on the main road, the ramen is cheaper and bigger in portion but tastes no good, yet that shop always has queue waiting outside. As I was hoping that Sanshiro wouldn’t close down before I post this entry, it turns out that it is a branch of a very famous ramen shop called “Nakamuraya”. I’ve never visited “Nakamuraya” because it’s far from central Tokyo but I kept seeing it on gourmet show and review blogs etc. Well Sanshiro is good enough for me and I like the fact that I don’t have to wait.

まさら（カレーらーめん）＋ごはん、￥９５０。
魚粉醤油つけめん、￥８００。
Masara(Curry ramen) + plain rice, Y950.
Fish-meal soy sauce Tsukemen, Y800.

ランチセット：むらさき＋ネギ塩チャーシュー飯、￥１０００。
Lunch set: Murasaki(soy sauce base soup) + chashu rice with leek and special “salt” sauce.

ランチセット：かけうしお＋チャーシューのたたき飯、￥８５０。
あじ玉、￥１５０。
Lunch set(Y850): Kake-Ushio(Ushio with no toppings) + chashu tataki rice bowl with ponzu sauce. I ordered the seasoned egg(Y150) as extra topping after the staff told me that “kake” is a plain ramen. So “Toku Ushio” has the most toppings, “Ushio” is regular, “Kake-Ushio” has no toppings.

Menu: 1, 2.

三四郎 (Sanshiro)
Add: 3-26 Ogawamachi, Chiyoda-ku
Tel: 03-3294-5346

九段一茶庵 (Kudan Issaan)

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on August 19, 09

in 03:Japanese, 08:神田・神保町・秋葉原, Favourite Food Entries and Good Cheap Eats

. 7 Comments Tags: soba.

A fantastic soba place located somewhere between Kudanshita and Jimbochou. Absolutely crazy about the soba here. Been going back again and again since last winter and tried everything in the menu. A lot of items are seasonal and only available for a few weeks or so. I think they have MORE variety during summer, probably because soba is actually a seasonal food that doesn’t taste as good in summer so they offer more variety of toppings to compensate.

For all the hot soba with soup, you can choose between regular soba(”seiro”) or thick soba(”inaka” or “country”). For the other soba(e.g.cold soba), you can change the soba from “seiro” to “inaka” for a charge of Y100. I love inaka soba so I always ask them to change it for me. “Oomori”(large size) is plus Y500.

五色盛りそば（￥１８００）：　季節そば（さくら）、黒ごま、田舎、せいろ、けし。
5-colour soba(Y1800): seasonal soba(sakura), black sesame seed, inaka, seiro, keshi(poppy).

つくねそば、￥１５００。たまご焼き、￥８００。
Tsukune(duck meatball) soba, Y1500. Tamago-yaki, Y800.

おろしそば、￥１１００。焼き味噌、￥５００。
Oroshi(grated radish) soba, Y1100. (Inaka +Y100)
Grilled miso(with soba flour), Y500.

鴨南蛮、￥１５００。揚げゆば、￥７００
Kamo Nanban(duck), Y1500.
Fried yuba(tofu skin), Y700.

辛味もちそば、￥１２００。茄子田楽、￥５００。
Grated radish and fried mochi(rice cake) soba, Y1200.
Nasu Dengaku(grilled aubergine with grounded meat in miso), Y500.

胡麻だれせいろ（冷）、￥１３００。つくね煮、￥６００。
Cold seiro with sesame seed sauce, Y1300. (Large +Y500)
Simmered tsukune, Y600.

ねぎそば、￥１２００。ぶっかけ、￥１３００。
Negi(leek) soba, Y1200.
Bukkake, Y1300. Default is inaka soba.

夏野菜かれいせいろ（冷）、￥１５００。竹の子そば、￥１３００。
Summer vegetable curry seiro, Y1500.
Bamboo shoot soba, Y1300.

なす茗荷そば、￥１４００。すずしろせいろ、￥１１００。
Aubergine and myouga soba, Y1400.
Suzushiro(shredded radish) seiro, Y1100.

湯葉とじそば、１３００。赤なす揚げ煮せいろ、￥１４００。
Yuba and egg soba, Y1300.
Fried red aubergine stew seiro, Y1400.

そばとろ、￥１３５０。
生のりと梅もずくの冷かけ（冷）、￥１４００。
Soba toro(grated yam), Y1350. (Large +Y500) (Inaka +Y100)
Raw seaweed and sour plum mozuku cold soba, Y1400. (Inaka +Y100)

一本穴子せいろ、￥１９００。豆乳坦々せいろ、￥１５００。
Anago seiro, Y1900. (Inaka +Y100)
Soy milk tantan seiro, Y1500.

仙台地鶏とたたき長芋のぶっかけ（冷）、￥１５００。
梅ぶっかけせいろ（梅干、大葉、茗荷、三つ葉、カツオ節）、￥１４００。
Sendai chicken and Nagaimo(long yam) Bukkake, Y1400.
Sour plum Bukkake seiro, Y1400.

天ぷらせいろ、￥２２５０。
沖縄島オクラとじゃこヘイヤ（冷）、￥１５００。
Tempura seiro, Y2250.
Okinawa Okra and dried fish and Molokheya, Y1500.