Asian Appreciation Week

Not really, but it seems like it could have been, after reviewing what I've eaten for the week (minus everything I didn't take a picture of haha).

Monday was grey and rainy, so I opted for ramen at Pikaichi in Allston. And really, I'd been craving it for some time.

Tai's usual, Jigoku ramen.

My shoyu ramen with corn and half an egg.


















Ramen is just great for rainy days. Super comforting.

Friday after work, we went to Q Restaurant in Chinatown for dinner. Q is always busy, it seems. And every time we try to go (which admittedly isn't very often), there's a long wait and so we go somewhere else. I thought that since it'd be right after work, it shouldn't be too bad. Right? Wrong! There was a wait, and we ended up eating at the sushi bar, where there was not much space.

Beef short ribs, watercress, and half of the assorted vegetables.

The pot! Half tom yum, half regular.



















We had rib eye as well, and udon. The portions here are smaller than some other places, but the quality of the meat is great. Perhaps we'll have to do a weekday after work next time in order to get a table.

Because you can't have dinner in Chinatown without getting bubble tea after.

















That leads me to dinner Saturday at Fugakyu in Lynnfield. I was really looking forward to this dinner. The space is all new, I figured they'd be at the top of their game.

The restaurant itself is really nice. The table we sat at had closing panels so you felt as though you had your own private room. The service is a bit odd. Imagine a waitress at a Chinese restaurant on Route 1 from Saugus to wherever, and that's what we got. She took Moe's drink order, but not mine or my sister's. She just went, okay I'll put that in, and walked away. Odd. Very odd.

Seaweed salad - standard here. But expensive. I think this little dish was $7.50, $9 if you want tobiko.

Hamachi kama - not bad but could have been crispier.

Our sushi - Hoho tuna maki on its own plate, then on the boat there was the volcano maki, the Louisiana maki, the dragon maki, the spider maki, and the rainbow maki.















Overall, it was just okay. I wasn't blown away. Honestly, the quality of fish was better at Wegman's than here. And I paid a looooot more here. The Fugakyu restaurants do so well, and I am always wondering why, when there are better sushi restaurants. But their locations definitely serve them well, as do their space and private areas. I just don't think the food here is ever worth it. But perhaps for some people, the dining experience is.