4 Streatham St.
London, WC1A 1JB
For an Asian restaurant in London, Wagamama's is not to bad. When Kathryn mentioned having the soba yaki - I was expecting actual soba noodles in soup a la Mifune in San Francisco. Apparently yaki means pan fried - or something along those lines - and her dish was a pile of soba noodles with chicken, shrimp and some veggies. It tasted a bit to salty for my liking and I'm glad I went with another dish.
I had the chicken katsu curry. The dish was very yummy and I was full after eating, but it wasn't an especially great curry. Just normal. I would have gone with the big bowl of soup, but the soup noodles were only ramen and I'm more preferential to udon noodles.
Overall, I'm glad I experienced the resturant in Bloomsbury then any other location as it was undergrand and more set up in a manner similar to the original Wagamama's opened in 1992. And the meal was fulling, but I doubt I'd return as the price was a little steeper (granted I'm still converting pounds to dollars in my head).
Saturday, June 28, 2008
Wasabi
58 Oxford St
London, W1D 1BH
This specific Wasabi's location didn't have any seating and is on Oxford St near Tottenham Court Road so it was super busy when we went.Well, there's sushi and you can get a pseudo-Chinese food box. I'm generally very wary of restaurants that combine Japanese and Chinese cuisine (cause hello, oh so different). I stuck to the sushi and Jen went for the more Chinese cuisine - she seemed to enjoy her meal.
Wasabi is a very interesting concept for Japanese food. You basically grab a little tray and put the sushi you want. All of the sushi were wrapped in pairs and generally were between 1-2 pounds for two wrapped rolls (so generally 4 rolls total). I went with the basic California roll, shrimp maki, tuna roll and a few other rolls that looked appetizing. Overall, not the best sushi I've eaten (and the fact you had to pay for soy sauce kinda irked me) and I more then likely won't return unless I'm desperate for some sushi. I
London, W1D 1BH
This specific Wasabi's location didn't have any seating and is on Oxford St near Tottenham Court Road so it was super busy when we went.Well, there's sushi and you can get a pseudo-Chinese food box. I'm generally very wary of restaurants that combine Japanese and Chinese cuisine (cause hello, oh so different). I stuck to the sushi and Jen went for the more Chinese cuisine - she seemed to enjoy her meal.
Wasabi is a very interesting concept for Japanese food. You basically grab a little tray and put the sushi you want. All of the sushi were wrapped in pairs and generally were between 1-2 pounds for two wrapped rolls (so generally 4 rolls total). I went with the basic California roll, shrimp maki, tuna roll and a few other rolls that looked appetizing. Overall, not the best sushi I've eaten (and the fact you had to pay for soy sauce kinda irked me) and I more then likely won't return unless I'm desperate for some sushi. I
Saturday, June 21, 2008
Gourmet Burger Kitchen
44/46 The Brunswick Centre
London WC1N 1AE
England isn't really known for their burgers, which is to be expected cause it's well England. Everyone I've talked to have loved Gourmet Burger - tauting it as the best burger joint. On Friday, Jen, Kathryn and I went to Gourmet Burger over near Russell Square for lunch. I decided to get the traditional cheese burger to compare it to my favorite burger (Elephant and Castle's Union Jack Beef Burger - orgasmically good). I did order a side of chunky chips (fries) which were nicely fried but needed more salt. The burger itself was huge. I had to keep the stick in and eat it with a knife and fork (a first but mostly everyone in the restaurant were using utensils). While I was really stuffed after lunch (with a slight food coma for an hour after - not the best when returning to work), the burger was ok. For my first $15 burger and fries (damn exchange rate) I was expecting, well more. The burger was a little dry and the 'relish' (which taste more like salsa) they put on was too sweet. I would recommend skipping the English burger experience and getting Indian.
London WC1N 1AE
England isn't really known for their burgers, which is to be expected cause it's well England. Everyone I've talked to have loved Gourmet Burger - tauting it as the best burger joint. On Friday, Jen, Kathryn and I went to Gourmet Burger over near Russell Square for lunch. I decided to get the traditional cheese burger to compare it to my favorite burger (Elephant and Castle's Union Jack Beef Burger - orgasmically good). I did order a side of chunky chips (fries) which were nicely fried but needed more salt. The burger itself was huge. I had to keep the stick in and eat it with a knife and fork (a first but mostly everyone in the restaurant were using utensils). While I was really stuffed after lunch (with a slight food coma for an hour after - not the best when returning to work), the burger was ok. For my first $15 burger and fries (damn exchange rate) I was expecting, well more. The burger was a little dry and the 'relish' (which taste more like salsa) they put on was too sweet. I would recommend skipping the English burger experience and getting Indian.
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