Menchanko-tei

Another Midtown Lunch Happy Hour, another swing by Menchanko-tei post-drinking… 

Hansen ordered a seaweed salad to start and proceeded to mock me when I took a picture of the dish.  Then he said “it tastes like a briny wash of the sea and is delectable” – I couldn’t tell you if he was joking or not.  I’m sure it tasted fine. 

As for me, I stupidly read the menu “ramen salad topping” which I thought meant it had crunchy ramen in it, uncooked.  I know – at a real ramen place, ramen isn’t dried, but I was a little sleepy… I was disappointed to find my dish was just the ‘top’ part of a given ramen dish.  Hahaha. 

Takoyaki, which was tasty, properly cooked, lovely hidden nuggets of octopus.  NOM! 

The Beer Boor ordered the same thing he’d ordered last time, so I would say he liked it both times. 

TC ordered the chicken yakitori; I tried a piece and found it succulently soft, a bit oversauced but delicious nonetheless. 

Hungry ordered one of the ramens; I caught this action shot but didn’t ask her how she liked it.  I imagine we all like the place since this was not the first time any of us had been there…

Yvo says: Okay, this was really just a cop out of a post.  However, I do like this place enough and will continue to go back for my midtown ramen fix when Sapporo isn’t close enough (since Sapporo is just that much cheaper).  Nom on!
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