ROPPONGI: Komoro Soba for some huge Shrimp Tendon on Sale!

Its very rare that I hit up a soba noodle place instead of ramen before heading home but occasionally I should stick to some seafood vs carbs.  3 Pieces for 490yen... thats all me!

But wait! 680yen super high ranked jumbo shrimp for 490yen!  And 4 giant pieces instead of 3! 

It didn't come with any sides like Miso soup but oh well... there is a ceramic bowl with free umeboshi's that were rather hard.

Overall it hit the spot and easy in easy out.  If you are craving Tempura on a budget then check it out... but you will have to walk past a few ramen shops to get there... good luck!

Shop: Komoro Soba Roppongi Branch

Franchise Website: http://www.k-mitsuwa.co.jp/komorodiv/index.html

Foodie Website: http://tabelog.com/tokyo/A1307/A130701/13140828/

Branches in Tokyo: http://tabelog.com/grouplst/G00204/

Address J: 東京都港区六本木4-10-8

Address E: Tokyo, Minato-ku, Roppongi 4-10-8
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ROPPONGI: Ippudo Ramen for Akamaru! I finally made it!!

Ippudo is a favorite among my foreign friends but as my ramen repertoire expanded I stopped frequenting these large chain ramen shops in favor of owner/chef style spots... well when I'm sober that is.

Free toppings.

English Menu's

This place has great mini-gyoza's with a side of yuzu spice paste.

Soup was very flavorful... charsiu very tender... and the thin noodles had a great chewiness to them.

Spicy boiled bean sprout topping for free! Gives a nice kick to the ramen.

The Chef!

For some reason I've always met friendly people at Ramen shops...

We'll be back!

Shop: Ippudo Ramen - Roppongi Branch

Ippudo Website: http://www.ippudo.com/products/menu.html

Foodie Website: http://tabelog.com/tokyo/A1307/A130701/13005378/

Address J: 東京都港区六本木4-9-11 第２小田切ビル

Address E: Tokyo, Minato-ku, Roppongi 4-9-1
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ROPPONGI: Rigoletto Bar and Grill... Watering hole that I've never blogged about~.

I've have to say Rigoletto is somewhat like CHEERS... you will always run into friends and the bartenders always remember the regulars...  Food and Drinks start at an easy 500yen.

Lots of table seating but I suggest the booths that line the kitchen.  They are set up higher so you can get a view of everything.

And meet Gen Japan's only fully bilingual cat/dogVeterinarian showing us the standing bar area.

http://www.root-vc.com/english/compliment.html

This was a Tuesday night so a bit quiet but there were a few cool people around.

Lots of great items but we normally settle for a few pizza's at the long bar counter.

Bartender Rachael... always friendly.  Staff at the bar is great.

Meet Bob... always friendly friendly.

Meet Yuki the Bar Manager... normally has a stern face but you'll occasionally see him smile.

I assume he's just waaaaay to busy with filling bar and restaurant drink/food orders.

And once in a while you'll spot alot of pretty girls.

Overall this is just a nice place to hang out with friends over 500yen bottle beers.  The is a big expat crowd but there is also a nice mix of local's who when the restaurant area is full wait here and drink until their table is open.  So you'll actually meet some very nice people who don't really have exposure to foreigners and why not try out a little Japanese on them :).  

Restaurant: Rigoletto Bar and Grill

Rigo Website:  http://www.rigoletto.jp/

Foodie Website: http://tabelog.com/tokyo/A1307/A130701/13049114/

Address J: 東京都港区六本木6-10-1 六本木ヒルズ ウエストウォーク 5F

Address E: Tokyo, Minato-ku, Roppongi 6-10-1, Roppongi Hills West Walk 5F
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ROPPONGI: Heartland Bar - Latin Sunday and Crispy Pizzas!

The last Sunday of everymonth there is a great event called "Latin Sunday" with a nice mix of Latin, House, Techno and a bit on 80's old skool music.  Heartland is normally a bit of a meat market but on Sundays its just about friends and great people enjoying music and of course crispy Pizza!

https://www.facebook.com/LatinSunday

DJ Take and DJ Honda (with the Cuban)/

Pizza's are quite small but for 380yen gets you a crispy crispy crust Pizza... 4 varieties.

OH! For free nachos and salsa just show the bartender this coupon!

http://r.gnavi.co.jp/b696209/map/

#17... no need to wait at the bar.

Corokke with spicy Thai sauce and Spicy Chicken Tenders!

I'm a huge fan of the 380yen Anchovy Tomato Garlic pizza... yum!

Some spicy olive oil.

Who doesn't love Jalapenos?

In the middle special DJ from Okinawa.

If you ever stop by say hi to Me or Hiro (pictured)... I try to make it at least once every other month.

Best to go with a few friends to enjoy the music and friendly atmosphere... the party usually kicks into high gear around 9-9:30pm.  Cheers!

Bar: Heartland Bar Roppongi

Bar Website: http://www.heartland.jp/conceptbar/index.html

Twitter: https://twitter.com/LATIN_SUNDAY

Gnavi: http://r.gnavi.co.jp/b696209/

Tabelog: http://tabelog.com/tokyo/A1307/A130701/13005335/

Address J: 東京都港区六本木6-10-1 六本木ヒルズ ウェストウォーク 1F

Address E: Tokyo, Minato-ku, Roppongi 6-10-1, Roppongi HIlls West Walk 1F (BELOW McD's)
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