Comments on: Yagura… the final piece of the 41st Street Trinity http://midtownlunch.com/2007/05/10/yagura-the-final-piece-of-the-41st-street-trinity/ Food Adventures for Your Urban Lunch Hour Fri, 25 May 2012 21:25:11 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: dromanell http://midtownlunch.com/2007/05/10/yagura-the-final-piece-of-the-41st-street-trinity/comment-page-1/#comment-235834 dromanell Thu, 01 Jul 2010 15:50:04 +0000 http://midtownlunch.com/blog/2007/05/10/yagura-the-final-piece-of-the-41st-street-trinity/#comment-235834 And one of the only places around where you can find wakame udon. They just don't sell it in NJ. And one of the only places around where you can find wakame udon. They just don’t sell it in NJ.

]]> By: mct http://midtownlunch.com/2007/05/10/yagura-the-final-piece-of-the-41st-street-trinity/comment-page-1/#comment-190475 mct Tue, 10 Feb 2009 21:01:39 +0000 http://midtownlunch.com/blog/2007/05/10/yagura-the-final-piece-of-the-41st-street-trinity/#comment-190475 sorry but they tried to charge me 10cents for extra soy sauce, that's ridiculous. sorry but they tried to charge me 10cents for extra soy sauce, that’s ridiculous.

]]> By: Jake http://midtownlunch.com/2007/05/10/yagura-the-final-piece-of-the-41st-street-trinity/comment-page-1/#comment-151439 Jake Fri, 31 Oct 2008 16:09:35 +0000 http://midtownlunch.com/blog/2007/05/10/yagura-the-final-piece-of-the-41st-street-trinity/#comment-151439 I love Yagura. What a treasure. Their curries are awesome. The udon/soba is so cheap and tasty. But, this week, I decided to take Ubu Walker's advice and I have been making two sushi rolls and a few bite-sized rice balls for under $5. I bought vinegar, soy sauce, a package or roasted sesame seeds, wasabi, and nori. Now each day I just go in and buy some sashimi meat and rice. You can get spicy tuna for two rolls for about $2 and rice for $1.50. or enough plain tuna for two rolls for about $4. Put a little vinegar on your hands and then roll a couple rice balls. Add about two tablespoons of vinegar to the remaining rice. Spread half the rice on a piece of nori covering about 1/3 to 1/2 of the nori. Sprinkle sesame seeds (you could add a little wasabi here as well). Add the meat and roll up. Use a little water on your finger tip (or your tongue) to seal the roll. And you can just dip the whole thing in some soy sauce. Awesome. I love Yagura. What a treasure. Their curries are awesome. The udon/soba is so cheap and tasty.

But, this week, I decided to take Ubu Walker’s advice and I have been making two sushi rolls and a few bite-sized rice balls for under $5.

I bought vinegar, soy sauce, a package or roasted sesame seeds, wasabi, and nori. Now each day I just go in and buy some sashimi meat and rice. You can get spicy tuna for two rolls for about $2 and rice for $1.50. or enough plain tuna for two rolls for about $4.

Put a little vinegar on your hands and then roll a couple rice balls. Add about two tablespoons of vinegar to the remaining rice. Spread half the rice on a piece of nori covering about 1/3 to 1/2 of the nori. Sprinkle sesame seeds (you could add a little wasabi here as well). Add the meat and roll up. Use a little water on your finger tip (or your tongue) to seal the roll. And you can just dip the whole thing in some soy sauce.

Awesome.

]]> By: Midtown Lunch » The Best of Midtown Lunch’ing as Voted on By You (Readers Poll Results) http://midtownlunch.com/2007/05/10/yagura-the-final-piece-of-the-41st-street-trinity/comment-page-1/#comment-83634 Midtown Lunch » The Best of Midtown Lunch’ing as Voted on By You (Readers Poll Results) Wed, 09 Jan 2008 13:48:15 +0000 http://midtownlunch.com/blog/2007/05/10/yagura-the-final-piece-of-the-41st-street-trinity/#comment-83634 [...] pretty handily by Cafe Zaiya (41st btw. Madison+5th), as it beats out both neighbors Chiyoda & Yagura, plus Go Go Curry.  Editor’s Pick: Chiyoda has got the edge on quality, but Zaiya is the [...] [...] pretty handily by Cafe Zaiya (41st btw. Madison+5th), as it beats out both neighbors Chiyoda & Yagura, plus Go Go Curry.  Editor’s Pick: Chiyoda has got the edge on quality, but Zaiya is the [...]

]]> By: Midtown Lunch » Yushi Bento Bar Brings Style Over Substance to Midtown http://midtownlunch.com/2007/05/10/yagura-the-final-piece-of-the-41st-street-trinity/comment-page-1/#comment-12858 Midtown Lunch » Yushi Bento Bar Brings Style Over Substance to Midtown Mon, 09 Jul 2007 13:22:55 +0000 http://midtownlunch.com/blog/2007/05/10/yagura-the-final-piece-of-the-41st-street-trinity/#comment-12858 [...] Despite everything tasting good, we were pretty down on the place overall, because in the end my wife and I are more about value than style.  If someone is doing something unique, like Oms/b, I don’t mind paying for it, but for bento boxes- there are too many great places in Midtown, that are way cheaper and you get more food.  In fairness to Yushi though, the ingredients are top notch, the presentation is beautiful and they clearly are trying to make quick and healthy food that is beautiful.  I didn’t notice it while we were there, but all the bentos have the calories listed, and they are healthy, and less fattening than anything I normally eat for lunch.  [...] [...] Despite everything tasting good, we were pretty down on the place overall, because in the end my wife and I are more about value than style.  If someone is doing something unique, like Oms/b, I don’t mind paying for it, but for bento boxes- there are too many great places in Midtown, that are way cheaper and you get more food.  In fairness to Yushi though, the ingredients are top notch, the presentation is beautiful and they clearly are trying to make quick and healthy food that is beautiful.  I didn’t notice it while we were there, but all the bentos have the calories listed, and they are healthy, and less fattening than anything I normally eat for lunch.  [...]

]]> By: Samantha http://midtownlunch.com/2007/05/10/yagura-the-final-piece-of-the-41st-street-trinity/comment-page-1/#comment-6845 Samantha Sun, 20 May 2007 06:00:37 +0000 http://midtownlunch.com/blog/2007/05/10/yagura-the-final-piece-of-the-41st-street-trinity/#comment-6845 You should try the Yagura dinner buffet! I went with a friend once, both of us starving, and ended up spending only $12 for the two of us, with oodles and oodles of food. Not terribly healthy - a lot of friend stuff like katsu or croquettes or tempura pumpkin (mmm, tempura pumpkin), but incredibly delicious and totally worth it. Not sure what time dinner starts, we went around 6. I've also been by around 7. You should try the Yagura dinner buffet! I went with a friend once, both of us starving, and ended up spending only $12 for the two of us, with oodles and oodles of food. Not terribly healthy – a lot of friend stuff like katsu or croquettes or tempura pumpkin (mmm, tempura pumpkin), but incredibly delicious and totally worth it.

Not sure what time dinner starts, we went around 6. I’ve also been by around 7.

]]> By: sung jee http://midtownlunch.com/2007/05/10/yagura-the-final-piece-of-the-41st-street-trinity/comment-page-1/#comment-6313 sung jee Wed, 16 May 2007 23:27:50 +0000 http://midtownlunch.com/blog/2007/05/10/yagura-the-final-piece-of-the-41st-street-trinity/#comment-6313 i started salivating as soon as i spotted the chicken curry pic. i used to get it 3/5 days when i worked in midtown. the chicken/pork is pipin hot & perfectly breaded...i do wish it was a bigger portion. yagura's other star meal is the udon soup for the same price...beef & chicken are both delish. sometimes they have a special $3.95 for meatless udon soup. gosh, i miss yagura! their food is better than cafe zaiya. i started salivating as soon as i spotted the chicken curry pic. i used to get it 3/5 days when i worked in midtown. the chicken/pork is pipin hot & perfectly breaded…i do wish it was a bigger portion. yagura’s other star meal is the udon soup for the same price…beef & chicken are both delish. sometimes they have a special $3.95 for meatless udon soup.

gosh, i miss yagura! their food is better than cafe zaiya.

]]> By: Grace http://midtownlunch.com/2007/05/10/yagura-the-final-piece-of-the-41st-street-trinity/comment-page-1/#comment-6276 Grace Wed, 16 May 2007 15:49:57 +0000 http://midtownlunch.com/blog/2007/05/10/yagura-the-final-piece-of-the-41st-street-trinity/#comment-6276 I saw the curry with chicken picture through flickr and I knew it was Yagura!! They definitely have great curry and it's so cheap and fast...perfect for lunch at Bryant Park! I saw the curry with chicken picture through flickr and I knew it was Yagura!! They definitely have great curry and it’s so cheap and fast…perfect for lunch at Bryant Park!

]]> By: C http://midtownlunch.com/2007/05/10/yagura-the-final-piece-of-the-41st-street-trinity/comment-page-1/#comment-6184 C Tue, 15 May 2007 17:11:25 +0000 http://midtownlunch.com/blog/2007/05/10/yagura-the-final-piece-of-the-41st-street-trinity/#comment-6184 I love Yagura! True that the food quality isn't the best, but it's decent, and you can't beat the price. I've found that the pork is a bit better on average than the chicken. I wish I still worked in that area... I'm craving curry now after reading that! I love Yagura! True that the food quality isn’t the best, but it’s decent, and you can’t beat the price. I’ve found that the pork is a bit better on average than the chicken. I wish I still worked in that area… I’m craving curry now after reading that!

]]> By: Marc http://midtownlunch.com/2007/05/10/yagura-the-final-piece-of-the-41st-street-trinity/comment-page-1/#comment-6079 Marc Mon, 14 May 2007 16:05:32 +0000 http://midtownlunch.com/blog/2007/05/10/yagura-the-final-piece-of-the-41st-street-trinity/#comment-6079 "I think 41st St. btw. Madison & 5th might be my favorite block of Midtown." I couldn't agree more... FYI, those red pickles aren't ginger. It's pickled daikon (radish).   <em>Really?  I could have swore it looked and tasted like ginger... usually pickled daikon is cut a lot thicker, isn't it?  (Like the yellow ones that you get at Kushi Q.)  -zach</em> “I think 41st St. btw. Madison & 5th might be my favorite block of Midtown.”

I couldn’t agree more… FYI, those red pickles aren’t ginger. It’s pickled daikon (radish).

 

Really?  I could have swore it looked and tasted like ginger… usually pickled daikon is cut a lot thicker, isn’t it?  (Like the yellow ones that you get at Kushi Q.)  -zach

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