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Scene: One of the most popular chain restaurants in the UK, Wagamama has quietly crossed the Atlantic Ocean, and according to the show so far, the brand may be as successful here as at home.
Wagamama does not offer fish and chips and bar meals, but a eclectic Japanese cuisine
Inspired menu with obvious Korean influence.
One of the reasons why it is popular is that it offers almost every taste at a very reasonable price, spicy or not spicy, and the price is high
The energy environment is much higher than the fast leisure, but it is warmer and more relaxed than the food.
Wagamama, founded 25 years ago in London by restaurant owner Alan Yau, will continue to roll out high
Chinese fashion brand hakkhao has also gone global.
Wagamama is ahead of the times in several ways, expanding the food and beverage vision of Japanese cuisine --
Popular sushi, use handheld electronics to get the waiter to accept and submit orders, and provide a wide list of signature cocktails before the trend of blending.
Today, the chain has more than 150 restaurants around the world, from New Zealand to Bahrain, spanning Europe, with four locations in the United States and three in and around Boston, the New York City flagship, which opened in the Flatiron district last fall, is reported to be building a second big Apple base in East Village.
The New York restaurant is long and linear, spanning the entire block between Broadway and Fifth Avenue, divided into two halves, with entrances at both ends.
A wall on the Broadway side has an open kitchen with unusual rectangular Heights --
The bar table at the top is perpendicular to it, so everyone sits across from a friend to enjoy the view and enjoy the conversation.
On the opposite wall, there are smooth blonde wooden tables and stalls for large parties.
Main facade and entrance on one side of Fifth Avenue with a dedicated bar with more seating in Japan
The style stools and extra tables are close to each other, although the high ceilings give a sense of space.
The whole place has a stylish, modern, slightly Asian feel with smooth wood and bare stone walls and a pleasure --
The paper mat depicts an exotic ingredient with images and descriptions.
Chopsticks are standard (
You need a fork)
Always put green tea at home, the aesthetic lively.
Reasons for visiting: pork and beef meat buns, Katsu curry, firecrackers chicken or shrimp, Chili Squid, duck dumplings, fried bananas, etc. Especially ramen and udon noodles, the menu is much more extensive, the best-selling is actually curry chicken.
Katsu is a popular breadcrumbs in Japan, usually pork, but usually chicken, in which case it is covered with curry sauce.
In the UK, wagamasell has more than 40,000 orders per week for this dish. I can see why —
Overall, this is my favorite, with a rich creamy curry sauce that is very tasty, but not spicy enough at all, where you can taste juicy chicken.
However, I have also tried the vegetarian version. katsu made of sweet potato, eggplant and hairy nut pumpkin wheel is also very good with curry sauce.
Rice and salad.
The Curry part of the menu also has another best-selling book "firecrackers chicken" (
Shrimp)
Several food websites have published recipes that "imitate wagama firecrackers chicken" and are very popular.
"It's a mix of stirring.
Fried and freshly chopped peppers, peas, scallions, onions, and fried chicken with red peppers and green peppers in chili sauce, served around a central pile of rice seasoned with shichimi, a typical dry Japanese spice, it is made of a mixture of pepper, black pepper, sesame seeds and other spices.
It's a way if you like spicy food.
It turns out that ramen is more popular in the United States than katsu, and the best sellers are chicken, chicken chili and Wagamama, with almost everything.
The dishes of the same name are mixed with chicken, light vegetables and shrimp shells (
Unusual in this country)
Japanese fish cake, fat and tender pork belly.
It's all in the chicken except ramen, scallions, peas, seaweed, bamboo shoots and tea-stained eggs --based broth.
As with all the main courses here, the price of ramen is also high, and Wagamama is a good representative sample for those who find it difficult to choose ramen.
While some of the ingredients, especially the pork belly, really stand out, the ramen and broth themselves are a bit bland and need to put a powerful chili sauce on each table.
I prefer the fried udon noodles.
In the style of the iron plate grill, you will find the big flattop in the Japanese Steakhouse (like Benihana).
There is a whole section on the menu dedicated to these, including my favorite steak bulgogi udon, a classic stir-from Korea-
Stir-fry fine strips together with pickled salad sauce to wrap baby fried eggplant.
This dish is most popular with ginger chicken and all the noodles have a lot of vegetables such as snow beans, bean sprouts and onions.
There is also a laundry list for appetizers, Wagamama is a great place to share dishes or eat grass on many small plates.
Gyoza, pan, Japan-there are several variants
It's usually a fried dumpling with pork, but here are the chicken, shrimp, vegetables, pork or the most interesting variations, the duck with a cherry dip, this is a very delicious match I have never seen on the menu elsewhere.
But the most prominent applications are chili squid and pork bread.
The squid is very light, more like wrapped in flour, then fried, stirred in the Shasha rice, and served with a chili coriander dip.
Pork bread is an open folding "taco" on a steamed bun, rather than a more typical sealed Chinese Dome --
Various shapes, delicious here, maybe the best thing on the menu
A perfect combination of rich meat stuffing, condiments and soft and warm steam dough.
They have two varieties, both outstanding and end with a strong Japanese mayonnaise: one with a pork belly and one with a panko-
Fried apple, a surprising ingredient, perfectly matched with fat pork;
The other is Korean BBQ beef with coriander and red onion.
Overall, the appetizer here is hard to go wrong, and another strong option is to fry the bread slices katsu shrimp with spicy chili garlic sauce.
In addition to the rich portions, delicious ingredients and reasonable prices, especially near Manhattan (
Also expensive real estate in London)
A symbol of Wagamama is artistic performance, and almost everything is beautifully plated.
There are plenty of specialty cocktails, wines and sake, and Japanese beers such as Sapporo.
Even desserts are fun, mainly staple food on the Pacific coast, not authentic Asian desserts such as fried panko-
My favorite is a broken banana made of sea salt and caramel ice cream, or a chocolate layer cake topped with chocolate mustard sauce.
In cities like New York or Boston, if you want delicious ramen noodles, there are many places that specialize in ramen noodles, as are many menu categories here.
But there is almost no other place to find all these varieties under one roof, style, good service, fun and value, which is a good choice for groups, in some of the city's most visited neighborhoods, families or travelers seek to dine outside of standard lunch and dinner times. Pilgrimage-worthy?
: No, but it's a great choice for a fun, eclectic and diverse meal, especially for bigger parties: Yum! (
Size: how about it, huh! , OMG! )Price: $$ (
$ Cheap, $ moderate, $ expensive)
Details: 210 Fifth Avenue, New York, 212-920-6233;
Three Boston locations: Harvard Square, Farnier Hall, Prudential Center;
And more than 20 other countries in the world; wagamama.
For 15 years, usLarry Olmsted has been writing about food and travel.
As an avid diner and chef, he took a cooking class in Italy, took part in a barbecue contest, and had dinner with Julia Felder.
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Some of the venues reviewed in this column offer free service.