I picked these noodles up at the Korean supermarket on my last trip to San Diego. I’ve never seen potato noodles before so it really caught my eye. The soup base was nothing out of the ordinary but the extra chewy noodles were highly enjoyable. Another good thing about these noodles are the big pieces of dehydrated vegetables, among them were chili peppers, green onions and shitake mushrooms so I didn’t really have to add a lot. Inspired by the serving suggestion, I julienned the green onions which was a nice change in texture. A little more work but worth the effort.
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Since the Myojo ramen soy sauce flavor was sooo good, I had to try the soybean flavor. This had a nice mild miso flavor and the broth was smooth and rich. Again, the noodles tasted as close to fresh as instant ramen can get. The texture was perfectly al dente and chewy. I came pretty close to having all the toppings in the picture and added a little extra….a pat of butta! I’ve seen butter on the ramen menus and decided to try it at home and it’s so sinfully good. I would highly recommend it.
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Overall, this was a very disappointing experience. You would think that the ramen should be pretty good if it’s part of the store name. They had some interesting ramen varieties like fried crab leg (still in shell) with roe ramen, combination mushroom, seafood ramen and ma po tofu ramen. The only ramen that looked appetizing was the crab leg ramen but it was still in the shell and we didn’t feel like doing the work. We ended up ordering the nori with corn ramen which turned out to be okay. The broth wasn’t half bad but the noodles were awful. I’ve had instant ramen noodles that tasted better. We also ordered the agadashi tofu as a starter and that was good. The batter wasn’t gooey and the tofu was soft. Ironically, the tofu was the best part of the meal at Genki Ramen.
Agadashi Tofu
Nori & Corn Ramen
Genki Ramen
3944 Geary Blvd
San Francisco, CA 94118
415.752.2663
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Los Angeles is the best city to experience great Vietnamese cuisine. This past weekend we were in L.A. and couldn’t leave without stopping by our favorite Vietnamese restaurant Bordard’s. We’ve only been to the Westminster location (the one behind the 99 cent store). The food is awesome but the service sort of sucks and you feel like you’re eating in a cafeteria. On this trip, we accidently stumbled upon their newest location in Garden Grove. Turns out that this is their more upscale restaurant. The restaurant had a nice warm ambiance with modern touches. The first thing that struck us as odd was their incredible service! Not only was our waiter helpful and attentive, the entire staff was amazing. I have to admit that we were a little concerned that the food wasn’t going to be as good as their Westminster location but to our relief, it was! I’m not sure if the prices are more expensive here but we are willing to pay extra for the ambiance and the service.
Nem Noung Coun – Roasted Pork Spring Rolls
Droool. These are the best spring rolls ever with the best dipping sauce ever. Rice paper filled with nem noung which is Vietnamese grilled sweet pork patty, mint, lettuce, carrots, cucumber and a fried roll of egg roll wrapper for a nice crunch. And the sauce is incredible, I’ve never experienced sauce like this, it’s so good you can drink it. It’s a complex eggy gravy sauce with so many layers of flavors. It’s a little fishy, garlicky, spicy and sweet. I think there’s even bits of meat in there.
Bun Ca – Fish Noodle Soup
You don’t see this dish often on Vietnamese menus so any time it’s offered, I order it. However, not every place that makes this dish make it well. Brodard’s makes the tastiest fish noodle soup.
Vit Xao Mang – Fresh Duck Noodle Soup
Brodard Chateau
9100 Trask Avenue
Garden Grove, California 92844
Telephone 714.899.8273
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