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erha2

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  1. It's probably not bellota.  Just the "normal" Iberico, which is still pretty sick.

    ETA:  Haven't the Atelier(s) Joel Robuchon been claiming to serve Iberico for a while now?  How is that possible?  The whole Iberico-in-the-US thing is great, but confusing.

    i believe you are right...i know that the l'atelier in tokyo (roppongi) had it and i had a long conversation with my server about how I couldn't get it in the US. in the end, my server insisted that they had it at the NYC l'atelier.

  2. Minca and Rairaiken are probably better than the downtown Menkuitei, but the midtown menkuitei and menchanktei are probably better than those 3 downtown. Saburi's ramen's are also very good and should be tried.

    But you should really take a trip to the Mitsuwa, if not to stock up on Japanese groceries, to try the Santouka that is there, and then compare them with Setagaya. Honestly I was I was a shioramen fan, I would be a lot more excited about Setagaya...

    Ramen is really Japan's national dish... if Gah Mee Ohk can stay open 24 hours a day serving soluntang, it's still a bit of a mystery to me why there can't be a 24 hour ramen shop in the right location, i guess we're just missing someone with the balls to do it...

    ippudo will be opening on 4th ave later this fall. i remember in tokyo they were open till at least 4 am. hopefully the manhattan outpost will be the same.

  3. Thanks. I tried being nice on the phone, but was nicely informed, No room.  They suggested I try 48 hours in advance because that's when cancellations kick in.

    Bummer.  I wish I could plan things more in advance.

    I don't want to clutter this thread with anything off-topic, but if you have any strong feelings about other places in Chicago I should try, please shoot me a PM.  I've dined at Trotters and Topolobompo and want to try something new this time.  Maybe Tru?  Moto?  Anyway, thanks. (Oh, and I should say that I am there Sunday night to Wednesday night, so two of the nights (Sunday and Monday)probably have few options.  Thx)

    wow that is surprising...i went 2 fridays ago and made the reservation less than 2 weeks before that. maybe b/c it was a 4-top rather than 2.

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