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Rill Dill Japanese food in NYC (not pickle related

hemolhemol 2,578 Posts
edited June 2007 in Strut Central
Who knows about the spots that are not serving sushi and teriyaki? I want a mean egg don, and I want to know where to get it. While I'm on the subject of food, does anyone know any good Ital restaurants?

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  • coffinjoecoffinjoe 1,743 Posts
    we had a record show a couple times at a holiday inn on broadway & the 30's,
    it was in a 4-6 block neighborhood that has all you seek

    sorrow for my vagueness, it was a few years ago
  • coffinjoecoffinjoe 1,743 Posts
    this area

    there are japanese places too
  • sneakypsneakyp 202 Posts
    you might want to check out Sakagura on east 43rd. i believe between 2nd and 3rd Ave. there's no sign outside. you have to just go into the building and take the elevator down to the basement.
  • residentgiantresidentgiant 619 Posts
    That joint on Saint Mark's with the raccoon statue in front. Always packed at like 1 in the morning, and BULL PENIS is right on top of the specials menu.

  • batmonbatmon 27,574 Posts
    we had a record show a couple times at a holiday inn on broadway & the 30's,
    it was in a 4-6 block neighborhood that has all you seek

    sorrow for my vagueness, it was a few years ago

    That's Little Korea/Koreatown.
    U might want to check the around St.Marks/E.Village like someone said.
    "Japantown" is what Ive heard in the streets.
  • sabadabadasabadabada 5,966 Posts
    www.menupages.com
  • batmonbatmon 27,574 Posts
    Chowhound
  • AserAser 2,351 Posts
    tskushi - $40 set meals
    yakitori totto
    aburiya kinnosuke - yakitori totto spin-off
    rockmeisha izakaya

    ramen...

    minca
    setagaya
    santoka - well it's nj (mitsuwa), but it's better than anything in nyc.

    rip to chikubu, say no to momofuku.
  • drbrownscelraydrbrownscelray 648 Posts
    152 W 49th St
    New York, NY 10019
    (212) 869-8972

    There is no competition. NONE.

  • Jonny_PaycheckJonny_Paycheck 17,825 Posts
    you know I gotta say I ate a couple times at minca and was overcome by the msg.

    I would not recommend.
  • AserAser 2,351 Posts
    you know I gotta say I ate a couple times at minca and was overcome by the msg.

    I would not recommend.

    the broth is really really heavy, I don't think there's much msg in it. It's just the layers and layers of fat in it that gets to people. I don't recommend going in the summer.

    Try setagaya, it's a new chain from Japan that recently opened.

    http://nymag.com/daily/food/2007/06/new_east_village_ramen_spot_in_1.html
  • Jonny_PaycheckJonny_Paycheck 17,825 Posts
    you know I gotta say I ate a couple times at minca and was overcome by the msg.

    I would not recommend.

    the broth is really really heavy, I don't think there's much msg in it.

    Agreed, although I am not certain of the actual content, it might've just been very high in sodium. I know that familiar sting and subsequent headache though... my girl felt the same effects
  • AserAser 2,351 Posts
    if you do try setagaya, let me know what you think since I haven't been yet. Their specialty is shio (salt), which has a much lighter/less oily broth than Minca's.

    It is popular w/ the ladies in Japan for health reasons.
  • ayresayres 1,452 Posts
    Is there anything in NY similar to the Japanese tapas places they have in Vancouver?
  • christopherchristopher 49 Posts
    If you want some high quality katsu... Katsuhama on 47th is the place.

    here
  • AserAser 2,351 Posts
    do you remember the name of the place you went to in Van?

    Best bet is to check out a few izakayas. Izakayas serve quinessentially Japanese bar food, the requisite hangout for salarymen post work. They offer lots of small dishes. A few that comes to mind are....

    Rockmeisha - west village
    Kenka - st marks (avg food, but $1.50 kirin)
    Kasadela - 11th & ave c
    gyu kaku - midtown
    riki - midtown (excellent)
    the two yakitori places I mentioned = various chicken parts on skewers.

    More pics of setagaya, with menu shots.

    itadakimasu!
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