tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5739744319331098388.post3409030171810523294..comments2023-10-23T16:33:34.837-04:00Comments on The Masticating Monkey: Unsolicited Advice for Japanica Grill in TroyMasticating Monkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00586980632713973459noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5739744319331098388.post-66472865230967219862013-07-04T16:32:17.898-04:002013-07-04T16:32:17.898-04:00Thanks for those tips--can't believe I didn...Thanks for those tips--can't believe I didn't find that ramen place when we were in Cambridge pretty recently. Well, hopefully our next visit is pretty soon--we'll have to check it out.<br /><br />And yeah, maybe there's some hope for Japanica's ramen, but having recently tried some great ramen in Las Vegas, it shows just how big that difference is between very good and very mediocre ramen.Masticating Monkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00586980632713973459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5739744319331098388.post-91371972759066598442013-07-04T16:00:57.824-04:002013-07-04T16:00:57.824-04:00Thanks for this. I was so excited for a second......Thanks for this. I was so excited for a second... real ramen in the Capital Region?!? That would just be too good to be true. As far as I know, the nearest good ramen places are Sapporo Ramen in Cambridge, MA (ate there last weekend...mmmm), or Santouka Ramen in Mitsuwa at Edgewater, NJ. There's also Batten Ramen in Fort Lee (by GWB) that's so-so.Yooniversehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13069783703681913021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5739744319331098388.post-84997286504578159912013-05-16T12:42:31.706-04:002013-05-16T12:42:31.706-04:00The sushi was definitely good, and the prices not ...The sushi was definitely good, and the prices not that much more than at places I like, such as Sushi Tei and Mizu Sushi. But it's the other stuff on the menu that--combined with the emptiness of the restaurant--made me wonder if they have a viable business plan in place right now.Masticating Monkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00586980632713973459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5739744319331098388.post-27252124988768926042013-05-16T10:22:02.720-04:002013-05-16T10:22:02.720-04:00I went a month ago, when it first opened, for take...I went a month ago, when it first opened, for take out sushi and I found the prices for the quality and quantity to be appropriate. I totally agree about needing web foot print and some take out menus would be dandy. Colleen A. Dooley, Esq.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02296966376708787117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5739744319331098388.post-4979964670932428122013-05-15T16:37:49.454-04:002013-05-15T16:37:49.454-04:00Thanks for doing recon on this one. At least your ...Thanks for doing recon on this one. At least your experience can help inform the decisions of others.Daniel B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12353177111795607733noreply@blogger.com