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liu
Nov 3, 2006 04:42 PM
I also cast my vote for Chabuya! I like the total experience: the space is pleasant, the service is friendly, the potstickers are good, and I love their classic bowl with the added items -- seaweed and a marinated egg!
Usually, I still have room for a dessert, either Beard Papa's or Lollicup or something at Nijiya, or...Ditty Reese or Bigg Chill or ... what a great city!
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liu
Nov 3, 2006 07:46 PM
Oh, sorry to hear that you didn't like it, Pei. I usually just get the - yawn - vanilla and choc. mixed...it's a pleasant, hot weather dessert without being too caloric and fatty. I must admit that I haven't been there in a couple of months, so I hope that they did not change their recipe. Give the regular a try and let us know if that is better than the tart.
Pei -- perhaps I am not the best judge because I am not a Pinkberry fanatic...it's ok, but I won't chase for it.
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Other than the sometimes saltiness of the broth, I think chabuya is by the best on sawtelle. I believe they have toned down the saltiness a bit.
Ramen-ya and Asahi are really not very good compared to the Shinsengumis and Santoukas in So Cal.
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Pei
Nov 2, 2006 08:06 PM
I love Chabuya too, but it's always empty compared to Asahi Ramen. I think Chabuya just can't compete in terms of pricing and portion sizes. I like to go to Chabuya, eat their modest bowl of noodles, and have room for a side dish or a dessert later. But, invariably, I find myself eating at Asahi because everyone else wants to pay $3 less and have twice as much food.
I don't dislike Asahi, I just resent the long wait and the fact that I always end up eating there. Grrr.
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1. Long-time best: Ramen-ya, a few blocks west on Olympic. Solid, sort of homey. Definitive homemade chashu, terrific shrimp omelette, excellent cold noodles. Maybe a little bit Americanized, and not the most sophisticated ramen, but always immensely satisfying, in that can't-stop-drinking-the-bowl sense like at the end of the film "Tampopo."
2. Coming up strong: Chabuya. Chabuya is more self-conscious, aiming for a more aesthetic and refined experience. This did not work too well at first. Consensus is the place has improved a lot over time
(see this thread: http://www.chowhound.com/topics/show/...
)and I do respect what they're doing there, but I have to say I have just not had the same ultimate sense of satisfaction when I've eaten there.3. Left behind:
a. Asahi, which used to be premier, but seems deficient anymore compared to the above.
b. One could say the same of Yokohama, and
c. I never did like Kinchans much although the inside does sort of *look* like a steamy place you might find on a back street in a provincial Japanese town. Some folks argue for the superiority of the broth here but it just doesn't do much for me.
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Bob Brooks
Nov 1, 2006 11:30 PM
Can't remember the name off the top of my head, but the place next door to Sushi Tenn is very good. Better, as I recall, than Asahi Ramen.
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