Hyakumi Asian Restaurant, @ Caesars Palace, Las Vegas
Hyakumi
@ Caesars Palace
Las Vegas, NV
(877) 346-4642
Hours of operation:
11:00am – 3:00pm; 5:00pm – 11:00pm
Reservation not necessary.
Caesars Palace Las Vegas
Grand scale of Caesars Palace
Inside of Caesars Palace
After walking though the entire Caesars Palace, Finechinaguy and I were famished! Do you know how big this Hotel/Casino is? Huge! They have this huge shopping center called “The Forum Shops” and there are just tons of stores that you can go shop. Anyways, I was craving for Japanese and decided to check out this restaurant before we went in. We looked at the menu which is conveniently located outside, see below, and saw how expensive a bowl of noodles are! Regardless, I was not in the mood to go anywhere else because I was so drained from all the walking so we settled down for this restaurant.
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Saha Thai (Hidden Gem on Centre St.)
Saha Thai Cuisine
227 Centre St. (Btwn Grand & Broome St)
(212) 966-7886
This little hidden gem of a Thai restaurant is on Centre St. right between Chinatown and Soho. FineChinaGirl’s friend recommended a get together here and it did not disappoint at all! The owner of the restaurant will make sure your food tastes great and you enjoy it. She even cooks the food as she started it originally by herself. Dishes ranged from $7-9 and Chef Specials at $12-15, it is fairly cheap and you won’t be regret. Now onto the pictures!
Saha-Thai Crispy Vegetable Dumpling (Fried) w/Sweet Soy Sauce
Doesn’t that look delicious? It tasted delicious too. I’ve never had dumplings that looked like this good. Lots more after the jump!
Las Vegas Caesar’s Palace – Hyakumi Japanese Restaurant Sushi Bar & Noodles
After walking around all day towards Caesar’s Palace, which simply amazed us, we were hungry of course. But we had to eat light! How else would we last for more buffets? We didn’t even eat breakfast just to save our appetite.
Caesar's Palace
Caesar's Palace Main Entrance
Just had to show this picture that came out great of the fountain inside the main entrance. Restaurant and more importantly, food after the jump!
Yogee Noodle Restaurant: Cheap Noodles
Yogee Noodle
85 Chrystie St
(Near Grand St train station and across from Roosevelt Park)
Chinatown, NY
(212) 965-0615
My parents love to come here when they want good inexpensive Chinese food. I grew up eating the food here before they became a restaurant. Back then, it was a very small take out restaurant that made all sorts of tasty dishes. Now it’s a big restaurant that looks pretty nice. The same owners are still here and I can see that they worked very hard to where are they are now.
I used to come here for the noodles for their kick ass elbow macaroni in soup, rice noodles with beef, and green peas and minced meat over rice. Kick ass. Today I come here with my family to see if the food still taste as good.
I have to admit, despite that it changed and it became a restaurant, the place is still pretty dirty, especially the bathrooms. Oh, please don’t go to the bathroom because it’s soooo dirty. yuck! I was so traumatized. Let’s just say, stick to the upstairs bathroom. The table might be sticky, so be warned. If you can overlook that, you’ll have a good eating experience.
Lychee Ice, $2.25
This drink isn’t that great really. It can be better. What else can I say? It was flavorless and there was just too much ice. I was pretty disappointed in it.
Not Recommended
Rating: 1/5
Iced Milk Tea, $1.75
I had a sip of this and it’s bitter as hell. What the f—, where’s the sugar?? I actually don’t ask much in a ice milk tea, but this is really bitter to drink. Only my brother can chug this down.
Not Recommended
Rating: 2/5
Stir Fried String Beans, Price: $6.95
Oh, my, goodness, this is a very good dish! Greasy, crunchy and lightly salted, just the way I like it!
Highly Recommended
Rating – 5/5
Beef stew w/rice noodles, $3.75
Oh, this soup reminded me of the same soup that I had when I was a kid. Ahh, good memories. Now this a good soup! This soup goes really well with the rice noodles. I only had a bite of this since it wasn’t my dish, but it is very good!
Recommended
Rating – 4/5
Beef Tripe Medley w/turnip and rice noodles, $3.50
This is the thing that you have to order here! I’m sorry for not taking another picture, but underneath it there are your rice noodles. Yum, the meat is nice and tender and the soup goes so well with the rice noodle! I used to order a lot of this when I was a kid!
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
Rating 5/5
Wonton & Roasted Pork w/dry lo mein, Price: $6.25
Oh man, this is by far is the most unappetizing lo mein dish I have ever seen. At NYC Noodletown, their presentation is far better and it tastes better. I don’t like how they slice up my roasted pork like that and just about throw a bunch of food together.
Not recommended
Rating: 2/5
Pan fried noodles w/chicken and mushroom, Price – $8.25
This is my brother’s dish and it tastes a little better than my dish, previous one, because this is pan fried. But other than that, I didn’t like this dish because it tastes like everything was thrown in last minute.
Not recommended
Rating: 3/5
I would definitely recommend the soup noodles here. So come on down and give it a shot!
YOGEE NOODLE
85 CHRYSTIE STREET, MANHATTAN 10002
212-965-0615
NYC Health Inspection Results
Current violation points: 12/28
Inspection Date: 09/13/2006
Violations were cited in the following area(s) and those requiring immediate action were addressed.
1.) Food not protected from potential source of contamination during storage, preparation, transportation, display or service.
2.) Evidence of mice or live mice present in facility’s food and/or non-food areas.
Menkui-Tei Noodle Restaurant: Japanese Noodle and Ramen
Menkui-Tei
63 Cooper Square
(Btw 7th St & Astor Place)
New York, NY 10003
(212) 228-4152
You probably have passed this place a million times when you’re walking down to St Mark’s place or down on Cooper Square. I know I’ve been around here a trillion times and never noticed that right on the block where the pizzaria is and the hotel is that there lies on the middle of the block, a ramen shop that screams of a real japanese ramen like you would see in Japan.
It looks pretty small on the outside, but wait until you get inside. I had this preconceived notion that there was going to be a ramen bar, a few tables and that will be it, like how I see it in Japanese anime, like Naruto, lol, and on tv. But whoops, I am wrong. Inside the restaurant, there are tables that you can see by the window, and then there is a short hall leading into the back of the restaurant with more tables! Yeah!
Just know that this place is pretty spacious. If you’ve been to the other Japanese restaurants around the neighborhood, especially on St. Mark’s place, then you know what I mean.
I came by here around 5:30 and it was pretty quiet. By the time it hit 6:00, more and more people started to come, which I’m sure is a very good sign. The restaurant played very mellow Japanese music, which my bf absolutely loves, then followed by Evanescence, which wasn’t that cool. We both preferred it if they stick to mellow Japanese music, that way it makes the dining experience that much more pleasant. Now let’s start with the appetizers!
APPETIZERS!
Edamame, Gyoza, and Mabo Tofu. These are our favorite appetizers and we had to try it at least once to see if it’s better or worse than the others I have tasted. After trying all 3 dishes, if you think they’re nothing out of the ordinary, baby, you’re wrong, except perhaps the edamame. But I’ll tell you why.
Edamame – Lightly salted & boiled soy beans, Price: $3.25
I always say, the saltier the better. Here, they weren’t generous enough with the salt, which made it pretty darn bland. I’ve had edamame better at Gobo, the vegetarian restaurant, than here. But I must say, if you’re a fan of edamame, go for it. You can’t go wrong for the price and you can eat it like you do with peanuts
Not Recommended
Rating: 2/5
Gyoza – Fried pork dumplings (6 pieces), Price: $4.00
My god! These are the best gyozas I have ever had! The pork was nice, tender, and surprisingly juicy! I loved the skin, it wasn’t too thick and doughy and is cooked just right.
Recommended
Rating: 5/5
Mabo Tofu – Sauteed Spicy Ground Pork & Tofu, Price: $6.00
THE BEST MABO TOFU I HAVE EVER HAD! Straight up. The Chinese invented this dish, but the Japanese makes it better. No hatin’, no hatin.’ The tofu is fresh, rich and creamy like the kind of tofu that I had at Kyotofu. If you’ve been to Kyotofu, you’ll know what I mean. And also the good thing about this dish is that it’s not overwhelmingly spicy, like how I had it in the past in Chinese restaurants.
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
Rating: 5/5
RAMEN! NOODLES!
Tonkotsu Shoyu Ramen – rich pork bone broth & soy sauce flavored noodle soup, Price: $7.50
The pork bone broth needs more salt, but at least it’s not loaded up with MSG. Honestly I’ve had my share of pork bone soups and broth and they’re pretty much bland. This however wasn’t bland and does have flavor, just that to me I didn’t think there was enough salt. The ramen is soft and delicious and it goes very well with the broth. The piece of pork is honestly bland and it was a little tough to chew, but it was alright. The ramen is really about the noodles and its broth.
Recommended
Rating: 4/5
Char- Shu Men – Soy Sauce Flavored Noodle Soup Topped w/ Extra Pcs of Roast Pork, Price: $8.75
After stealing a bite from my bf, the only thing I can say about this is that it is very enjoyable to eat. As you can see, there are the same pieces of pork that you saw with my noodles and some bamboo shoots. I am not a fan of soy sauce soup, but it compliments well with the pork, which is probably why my pork tasted bland and hard. My bf is a hardcore ramen eater and he loved this.
Recommended
Rating: 4/5
There are just so many things to try at this restaurant. I definitely would love to come back here and eat.
Now I leave with you with the NYC Health Inspection report!
MENKUITEI
63 COOPER SQUARE, MANHATTAN 10003
NYC Health Inspection Report
Current violation points: 4/28
Inspection Date: 07/24/2006
No violations that present a threat to the public health or relate directly to factors which lead to foodborne illness were recorded at the time of this inspection.
1.) “Choking first aid” poster not posted.”Alcohol and Pregnancy” Warning sign not posted. “Wash hands” sign not posted at hand wash facility. Resuscitation equipment: exhaled air resuscitation masks(adult & pediatric), latex gloves, sign not posted. Inspection report sign not posted.
2.) Non-food contact surface improperly constructed. Unacceptable material used. Non-food contact surface or equipment improperly maintained.
