Sunday, August 07, 2005
うまい！！
Wow, I just ate at an incredible restaurant with Mom and I had to blog about it. It's called 炙り屋錦乃介 (Aburiya Kinnosuke) and it's tucked away on 45th St near 3rd Ave. Check out this blog post for some more info. I've never eaten that kind of food before; indeed, I can't even find the names of the dishes/cooking styles in any of the dictionaries I frequent.
First of all, the place just is cool. The look of the decor is distinct and the whole night the was some groovy, non-disruptive music playing in the background. We had to wait a bit for a table but for a Saturday night a half-hour is not too bad.
The menu was full of things that I've never heard of. Most everything is grilled, some by the staff and some by the diners! I had a "crab salad" topped with mayo-based dressing (big enough for us to share), a foil tin full of cooked mushrooms (with other veggies mixed in) and a spread of scallops on an open shell. Mom ordered the "pris fixe" meal which was very generous: homemade tofu, sashimi, some duck she got to grill herself, a "chicken meatball" on a stick with an egg for dipping, a small cut of steak, miso soup and a mochi sweet cake for dessert! I had a share of all her dishes, so the "pris fixe" is actually big enough to satisfy two light eaters.
Anyway, everything was absolutely delicious and fun to experience. Frankly, the prices were pretty good too. It just goes to show you that, in New York, you've never seen it all. I'm also proud that Mom finally tried some genuinely new foods this time (she hated the mochi, BTW). Afterwards, she felt tired and went back to her hotel. I hugged her goodbye; she leaves tomorrow and I won't see her again until next year.
First of all, the place just is cool. The look of the decor is distinct and the whole night the was some groovy, non-disruptive music playing in the background. We had to wait a bit for a table but for a Saturday night a half-hour is not too bad.
The menu was full of things that I've never heard of. Most everything is grilled, some by the staff and some by the diners! I had a "crab salad" topped with mayo-based dressing (big enough for us to share), a foil tin full of cooked mushrooms (with other veggies mixed in) and a spread of scallops on an open shell. Mom ordered the "pris fixe" meal which was very generous: homemade tofu, sashimi, some duck she got to grill herself, a "chicken meatball" on a stick with an egg for dipping, a small cut of steak, miso soup and a mochi sweet cake for dessert! I had a share of all her dishes, so the "pris fixe" is actually big enough to satisfy two light eaters.
Anyway, everything was absolutely delicious and fun to experience. Frankly, the prices were pretty good too. It just goes to show you that, in New York, you've never seen it all. I'm also proud that Mom finally tried some genuinely new foods this time (she hated the mochi, BTW). Afterwards, she felt tired and went back to her hotel. I hugged her goodbye; she leaves tomorrow and I won't see her again until next year.
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