Bart and I were trying to think of a place to grab some lunch, and we ended up deciding on another old high school haunt of ours, Mifune. Mifune is a restaurant in the Kintetsu mall in Japantown that serves mainly noodles. We used to go all the time in high school; Kirk, a frequent customer since childhood, used to go so often he became sort of friends with one of the waiters. That guy doesn't seem to be around anymore. I hadn't been for probably 3 years, so I was glad to check it out.
tekka don & ramen combo - ~$9
Forgot to note the prices but I remember at least the dollar digits. Bart went for their lunch combo special, which allows you to choose an item from 2 categories, the first mostly involving rice and the second mostly involving noodles. Bart reports that the stuff he ate was better than he remembered it. It looked pretty good from across the table.
tenzaru soba - ~$8
I had the old Mifune standby, tenzaru soba, which is just cold soba with dipping sauce and a side of tempura. This was just like the old days - cool, refreshing noodles, with decent tempura. The soba is quite respectable here; I get this dish almost every time. Of course, just like in high school, I started to run out of dipping sauce by the end...
I'm now in Paris - we just arrived yesterday. Had a great dinner at Le Meurice last night. Tonight, I'm going for my first-ever 3 star meal, at Guy Savoy. Things are going great here. � bient�t!