MSP: Best japanese food?

[FoodieMcGee]

Beyond sushi restaurants, I've been craving some soba noodles and really authentic japanese food. Does anyone have any recommendations?

[StPauliGirl]

If you are ever in the downtown Minneapolis skyways on a week day, go to Zen Box. They do a very nice yaki soba. It's one of my favorite lunch spots.

http://www.zen-box.com/

[faith]

Also notable at Zen Box is the chicken teriyaki and the amazing cabbage slaw that
consists of 'angel-hair'- fine shredded cabbage with a great homemade dressing that
has apples and ginger and garlic and possibly carrots-

[MariQ]

For a good variety of Japanese food, check out Midori Floating Word Cafe, on the corner of Lake and Minnehaha - small place, great "home cooked" japanese food!

[FoodieMcGee]

Thanks, Tanpopo is just what I was looking for! I'll check it out when I stop by the farmer's market this weekend.

[soupkitten]

oh man. . . i just had tanpopo the other night and i'm already craving it again!

[AnneInMpls]

Tanpopo is the place to go for great soba noodles. Every time I eat there, it's always better than I remember (and I remember it as being really good!). I love the grilled mackerel dinner, too.

Anne

[The Dairy Queen]

For noodles, I really like Tanpopo in St. Paul, though, I confess I haven't tried a lot of other options for Japanese food in the Twin Cities. I also like that they source their ingredients locally whenever possible.

http://tanpoporestaurant.com/t_about.php

~TDQ