Tokyo Belly

Friday, March 22, 2013

NOGATA: TonDake~ for 1/2 Chicken Samgyetang lunch :)

Its been a healthy week for me... lost a solid 2 Kilo's and wanted to end the Friday with something not too fattening. So why not Korean! All lunch items are 800yen at Tondake.

Regular dinner menu here.

And the lunch menu. Lots and lots of options.... wish they were all pictured. Everything is 800 yen and includes 2 banchan, a salad and soup. I went for the 1/2 Samgyetang handwritten on the bottom.

The banchan arrived but for the very first time at a Korean restaurant there was no Kimchee or anything spicy here. A disappointment... i can boil broccoli at home myself.

Interior was as dark as a cave until the young Korean waitress turned on the lights halfway thru lunch. I even had to ask if they were open... look out for the bats.

I was most impressed with the size of the chicken... fairly large and meaty.

The chicken was lightly stuffed with rice and some dark seasoning... very tasty.

Side view of the chicken. An arm and leg... oh my.

Unsure if the young waitress forgot but no rice came with the meal... I asked for a bowl and there was no charge.

Looks like MoyaMoya Summers was here.

http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/samaazu2/

On rainy days those who order Makkori get 30% off Chijimi (Korean pancake)... plus a few other March half price drink specials from Mon-Thurs. Overall the Samgyetang soup was great for 800yen... lots of chicken meat and with a bowl of rice very very filling. Only wished they served a little Banchan kimchee.

Shop: Ton-Dake Korean Restaurant

Shop Blog: http://tondake.blog103.fc2.com/

Foodie Website: http://tabelog.com/tokyo/A1321/A132104/13117229/

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Address J: 東京都中野区野方5-30-13

Address E: Tokyo, Nakano-ku, Nogata 5-30-13
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Thursday, March 21, 2013

SAKURADAI: Kitakata Ramen Bannai... 330yen on Sale!!

Of course... at nearly 1/2 price and fairly popular for a franchise ramen chain I had to get my 330yen ramen on! Here we go~

624.5kcal! Check out the MENU HERE --> http://ban-nai.com/menu1.htm

A very light ramen broth with slightly soft thick noodles... Its very plain but there were kids, women, elderly in wheel chairs, young men and salarymen here this night to enjoy the special.

Partly melty and partly firm Char-siu.

You'll spot this ramen chain all around Tokyo. Easy on the stomach and wallet at their regular 580yen price. Would I go here and pay full price, probably not but for 330yen it was a nice dinner.

Shop: Kitakata Ramen Bannai - Sakuradai Branch

Chain Website: http://ban-nai.com/menu1.htm

Foodie Website: http://tabelog.com/tokyo/A1321/A132101/13093839/

Address J: 東京都練馬区桜台1-5-4

Address E: Tokyo, Nerima-ku, Sakuradai 1-5-4
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Wednesday, March 20, 2013

HOYA: Inoshow Ramen... RED RED HOT!

My ramen King friend Kenta was craving Inoshows spicy red ramen... seems the small franchise is known for this particular special.

The different types of Spicy ramen... they also serve regular ramen or tsukemen.

http://tokyobelly.blogspot.jp/2012/11/hoya-inoshow-ramen-11212012-grand.html

3 different spice levels: Normal, less spicy and less less spicy. Ordered the less spicy for myself.

Kenta went for the Spicy and he was hurting but there seems to be an addictive quality to this soup.

The noodles were flat and on the very al'dente side. Not quite what I prefer but very filling. Char-siu pork a bit on the dry side.

Free water and extra spice!

Very fashionable interior for a Ramen shop

I didn't dare try to drink any of my soup... perhaps next time.

Seasonable white soup ramen.

After being spoiled by the massive 650yen quantities at Ramen Dai and Ramen Jiro its hard to justify paying 850yen for a normal ramen. If you like spicy then it might be a nice option for you... clean environment and attentive staff.

Shop: Inoshow Ramen

Foodie Website: http://tabelog.com/tokyo/A1328/A132801/13149754/

Address J: 東京都西東京市東町3-14-5 エミオ保谷 1F

Address E: Tokyo, Nishi Tokyo Shi, Higashi Machi 3-14-5, EMIO Hoya 1F
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Tuesday, March 19, 2013

SHINJUKU/KABUKICHO: Medaka Izakaya... 30yen Beers!! JUST GO!!!

It was all about word of mouth... Beers/HiBalls/Sours all 30yen til the end of March. Holly molly... and mind you this is Kabukicho where rents must be sky high.