You gotta eat sometime. Make it fun!
Bento box lunch | $8
California rolls, tempura chicken, teriyaki udon noodles, salad and fruit.
For the variety lovers, this is a good lunch selection. You can also get it with grilled salmon instead of tempura chicken. And spicy tuna roll instead of the california roll. Udon noodles were cooked well and delicious with the teriyaki sauce. Their pickled ginger is sweet and flavorful. The salad was rather bland, but the ingredients seemed fresh and good. The main feature was the tempura chicken. It was lightly sauced and the portion was rather nice given what you already get with the meal. The chicken was decent, but not impressive. It’s what you’d expect from lightly fried chicken drizzled with a bit of sauce. The light fruit was a good light dessert capper. I’d definitely will order this again and perhaps try the grilled salmon next time.
Nara (Neo-Japense)
1617 Main St.
Kansas City, MO 64108
816) 221-6272
Serve it yourself korean style yogurt. (~$7)
They sell it by the pound. Being my first trip there I tried to put as many flavors of yogurt as I could in the cup.
I didn’t go for the traditional chocolate or cookies and cream flavor. I wanted something I couldn’t get normally so I added some green tea, taro, pistachio, and cupcake batter. I topped it off with some red beans, mochi, and granola. (Yes a wide mix but I tried to keep things a little separated within the cup to get a good sampling)
I didn’t care much for the green tea or cupcake batter. Green tea just seemed too odd and the cupcake batter almost too sweet. I loved the pistachio and taro flavors. And the mochi topping is a must try. I liked the sweeten red beans a lot (but that’s of an acquired taste). Granola is what you expect but was pale in comparison against the more exotic flavors I had in my cup.
Definitely a nice place and a fun way to experience yogurt. Get as much or as little as you want!
Phileo Yogurt
416 South st
Philadelphia, PA 19147
(215) 873-8361
“Whiz Wit” (Cheesesteak with cheese whiz and onions) ~$8
My first taste of a cheesesteak in Philadelphia. I ordered what the “locals” do. That was “whiz wit” meaning a cheesesteak with cheese wiz with onions. Prior to visiting Philly, my idea of a cheesesteak was beef with provolone cheese along with sauteed onions and peppers.
To my surprise, the more common order version was without peppers. And I tried cheese wiz instead of provolone because that seemed to be a very popular choice of the locals. Though it’s processed cheese, it tasted very good.
Jim’s cheesesteak has more finely chopped beef compared to some other places I’ll be trying. The onions are fried/sauteed pretty well. It’ll be interesting to compare. They run their business like a well oiled machine like most cheesesteaks establishments. It’s a necessity to keep up with the high demand and volume of customers.
I’ll have my follow-up post ranking all the cheesesteak places I’ll be visiting.
Jim’s Steak
400 South Street
Philadelphia, PA 19147
215-928-1911
Lobster Lover’s Dream | $28.99
Rock lobster tail, sweet split Main lobster tail, roasted and served with shrimp, lobster langostino linguini alfredo.
This was a very tasty meal. I don’t eat seafood much, but this was a treat. Both lobster tails were fresh and cooked just right. The linguini with lobster and shrimp was packed with flavor especially the alfredo.
Red Lobster
450 NW Barry Road
Kansas City, MO 64155
(816) 468-6116
