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Choku - They had these crazy cutlets that were made from super thinly sliced pork stacked on top of each other, then covered with the panko crumbs and fried. It comes out looking similar to a normal piece of tonkatsu, but when you cut into it and eat it, very different. They were really yummy.
Time for a trip to Ginza Bairin for me
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Is there anywhere around SF that serves it that way? I've never seen it before.
And on the topic of Ramen Club, they just opened one in SF off chestnut street. We walked there from work today for lunch, and I have to say I was not all that pleased. It was ok, but nothing super special.
I still prefer Suzu (Japantown) for ramen in the city, haven't found any place better and their lunch combos are great. Big bowl of ramen, and a side bowl of katsudon for $9.
However, the best I've had lately was from this little place in Harajuku. It was a seseame based broth (had a creamy color) with pork, green onions, garlic, ramen, and then hot chili oil on top. Really damn good, and I've never had anything that tasted quite like it.
Is there anywhere around SF that serves it that way? I've never seen it before.
And on the topic of Ramen Club, they just opened one in SF off chestnut street. We walked there from work today for lunch, and I have to say I was not all that pleased. It was ok, but nothing super special.
I still prefer Suzu (Japantown) for ramen in the city, haven't found any place better and their lunch combos are great. Big bowl of ramen, and a side bowl of katsudon for $9.
However, the best I've had lately was from this little place in Harajuku. It was a seseame based broth (had a creamy color) with pork, green onions, garlic, ramen, and then hot chili oil on top. Really damn good, and I've never had anything that tasted quite like it.
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Ya know, I haven't seen that kinda katsu in SF before. I don't think the City is JDM enough for that 
As for Ramen Club, I've only eaten at the original in Burlingame, so that's a bum deal that the one on Chestnut sucks
Suzu's ramen is... interesting: the noodles themselves have good koshi, and the chashuu is not bad, but the fact that they put dashi in the broth weirds me the hell out haha. It's like, they took the leftover udon broth and dumped it into the ramen broth! It just doesn't taste right to me haha. That, and the broth gets too oily for me there. However, the hiyashi chuuka (cold ramen) there I remember as being pretty good, as was the tempura (nice and light batter)! And the combo meals are a pretty good deal too!
That ramen from Harajuku sounds good! Sesame based broth is really rare! Do you remember the name of the place? I'm interested!
As for Ramen Club, I've only eaten at the original in Burlingame, so that's a bum deal that the one on Chestnut sucks
Suzu's ramen is... interesting: the noodles themselves have good koshi, and the chashuu is not bad, but the fact that they put dashi in the broth weirds me the hell out haha. It's like, they took the leftover udon broth and dumped it into the ramen broth! It just doesn't taste right to me haha. That, and the broth gets too oily for me there. However, the hiyashi chuuka (cold ramen) there I remember as being pretty good, as was the tempura (nice and light batter)! And the combo meals are a pretty good deal too!
That ramen from Harajuku sounds good! Sesame based broth is really rare! Do you remember the name of the place? I'm interested!
LOL
Is there anywhere around SF that serves it that way? I've never seen it before.
And on the topic of Ramen Club, they just opened one in SF off chestnut street. We walked there from work today for lunch, and I have to say I was not all that pleased. It was ok, but nothing super special.
I still prefer Suzu (Japantown) for ramen in the city, haven't found any place better and their lunch combos are great. Big bowl of ramen, and a side bowl of katsudon for $9.
However, the best I've had lately was from this little place in Harajuku. It was a seseame based broth (had a creamy color) with pork, green onions, garlic, ramen, and then hot chili oil on top. Really damn good, and I've never had anything that tasted quite like it.
Is there anywhere around SF that serves it that way? I've never seen it before.
And on the topic of Ramen Club, they just opened one in SF off chestnut street. We walked there from work today for lunch, and I have to say I was not all that pleased. It was ok, but nothing super special.
I still prefer Suzu (Japantown) for ramen in the city, haven't found any place better and their lunch combos are great. Big bowl of ramen, and a side bowl of katsudon for $9.
However, the best I've had lately was from this little place in Harajuku. It was a seseame based broth (had a creamy color) with pork, green onions, garlic, ramen, and then hot chili oil on top. Really damn good, and I've never had anything that tasted quite like it.
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This is the place:
Not sure of the name, I can't read Japanese yet.
We found another one on the top floor of the Yodobashi Camera in Akihabara. It honestly was one of the best bowls of noodles I had on the trip. ( I have pictures of all of the food I ate, I like to take pictures of all the food and places so I can remember them for return trips.)
As for Suzu's ramen, I think I may like it more because of the dashi in it. Not really sure, but for ramen I enjoy it. I however didn't care for their udon as much.
Not sure of the name, I can't read Japanese yet.
We found another one on the top floor of the Yodobashi Camera in Akihabara. It honestly was one of the best bowls of noodles I had on the trip. ( I have pictures of all of the food I ate, I like to take pictures of all the food and places so I can remember them for return trips.)As for Suzu's ramen, I think I may like it more because of the dashi in it. Not really sure, but for ramen I enjoy it. I however didn't care for their udon as much.
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Oh, BTW, I have had that Tonkatsu that has pork thinly sliced and stacked. It was at one of the restaurants that Suzuki-san (the fat japanese food guy) reviewed. I think it was in Ebisu area of Tokyo. They can stuff it with different flavors like miso, ume, but I wanted to fish eggs but they didn't have them
Overall it was good but nothing to write home about compared to all the other Tonkatsu places in Japan.
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ZOMG, that looks hella good 
http://www.kohmen.com/menu/index.html
Oh, and only fobby Japanese girls take pictures of their food!!! 
http://www.kohmen.com/menu/index.html
Oh, and only fobby Japanese girls take pictures of their food!!!
This is the place:
Not sure of the name, I can't read Japanese yet. We found another one on the top floor of the Yodobashi Camera in Akihabara. It honestly was one of the best bowls of noodles I had on the trip. ( I have pictures of all of the food I ate, I like to take pictures of all the food and places so I can remember them for return trips.)
As for Suzu's ramen, I think I may like it more because of the dashi in it. Not really sure, but for ramen I enjoy it. I however didn't care for their udon as much.
Not sure of the name, I can't read Japanese yet.
We found another one on the top floor of the Yodobashi Camera in Akihabara. It honestly was one of the best bowls of noodles I had on the trip. ( I have pictures of all of the food I ate, I like to take pictures of all the food and places so I can remember them for return trips.)As for Suzu's ramen, I think I may like it more because of the dashi in it. Not really sure, but for ramen I enjoy it. I however didn't care for their udon as much.
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Ramen Club is solid, especially for Bay Area standards, but of course, it's not a Tenka Ippin or Yotteko-ya, that's for sure 
I've been to ramen club and didn't feel it wasn't anything special. I still personally like MaruIchi in Mtn. View better. But regardless there's so many kinds of ramen that it's hard to compare. Regions in Japan serve different ramen, different noodles. The funny thing is that all Japanese consider ramen "Chinese food" since it came from the chinese immigrants who settled in Japan.
Oh, BTW, I have had that Tonkatsu that has pork thinly sliced and stacked. It was at one of the restaurants that Suzuki-san (the fat japanese food guy) reviewed. I think it was in Ebisu area of Tokyo. They can stuff it with different flavors like miso, ume, but I wanted to fish eggs but they didn't have them Overall it was good but nothing to write home about compared to all the other Tonkatsu places in Japan.
Oh, BTW, I have had that Tonkatsu that has pork thinly sliced and stacked. It was at one of the restaurants that Suzuki-san (the fat japanese food guy) reviewed. I think it was in Ebisu area of Tokyo. They can stuff it with different flavors like miso, ume, but I wanted to fish eggs but they didn't have them
Overall it was good but nothing to write home about compared to all the other Tonkatsu places in Japan.Last edited by Choku Dori; Oct 21, 2008 at 01:00 AM. Reason: I can haz typ0
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Oh yeah, and to clarify further, "katsu" is short for "katsuretsu" which is a transliteration of the English word "cutlet".
So technically, if you ask for "katsu", you're asking for a "cutlet" and as such would technically have to specify what kinda food you want sliced and deep fat fried
There are HOWEVER exceptions to this rule since Japanese people are really lazy when it comes to talking and love using contractions; "katsudon" is an example wherein "tonkatsu donburi" is so commonly foreshoretened, it's entered the daily Japanese lexicon as an expression specifying "a pork cutlet with eggs, onions, and sauce over a bowl of rice". Another "katsu" example is "katsu karee", which is a pork cutlet with curry on it. If you want something other than pork, ya gotta specify what kinda cutlet you want then: for example, "chikinkatsu karee" is for "chicken cutlet curry". It also gets more complex when you consider that there are different cuts of pork than can be used to make a "tonkatsu" as well, resulting in items like "hirekatsu", "roosukatsu", etc.
If any of you don't believe, you can do your homework here
http://www.ginzabairin.com/menu/index.html
So technically, if you ask for "katsu", you're asking for a "cutlet" and as such would technically have to specify what kinda food you want sliced and deep fat fried
There are HOWEVER exceptions to this rule since Japanese people are really lazy when it comes to talking and love using contractions; "katsudon" is an example wherein "tonkatsu donburi" is so commonly foreshoretened, it's entered the daily Japanese lexicon as an expression specifying "a pork cutlet with eggs, onions, and sauce over a bowl of rice". Another "katsu" example is "katsu karee", which is a pork cutlet with curry on it. If you want something other than pork, ya gotta specify what kinda cutlet you want then: for example, "chikinkatsu karee" is for "chicken cutlet curry". It also gets more complex when you consider that there are different cuts of pork than can be used to make a "tonkatsu" as well, resulting in items like "hirekatsu", "roosukatsu", etc.
If any of you don't believe, you can do your homework here
http://www.ginzabairin.com/menu/index.html
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ZOMG, that looks hella good
http://www.kohmen.com/menu/index.html
Oh, and only fobby Japanese girls take pictures of their food!!!
http://www.kohmen.com/menu/index.html
Oh, and only fobby Japanese girls take pictures of their food!!!
Yea it was crazy good, and I miss it already.
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Was cleaning out my room and found a brochure from the Katsu restaurant in Japan where they stack thin slices.
http://genkatsu.com
or
http://kimukatsu.com
Both are owned by the same corporation or something like that.
http://genkatsu.com
or
http://kimukatsu.com
Both are owned by the same corporation or something like that.
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Best ramen I think in the east bay side. is Ajisen ramen!
http://www.yelp.com/biz/ajisen-ramen-fremont
I dunno about MaurIchi
For Yakitori that was soooo good you need to hit up.
www.sumiyakitori.com
don't forget to call in advance to make a reservation. This place gets packed!
http://www.yelp.com/biz/ajisen-ramen-fremont
I dunno about MaurIchi
For Yakitori that was soooo good you need to hit up.
www.sumiyakitori.com
don't forget to call in advance to make a reservation. This place gets packed!
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