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2019-08-20
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玖五牛肉麵 (English name: Jiu-Wu Beef Noodle) is doing a crossover event featuring my favorite Sanrio character, Hello Kitty! How can I not return to this place? I visited this place when it first opened and liked it enough though I thought it was a bit expensive for what I paid for so didn't return. But Hello Kitty brings me back! I love a character pop-up restaurant.They decorated the entire place with Hello Kitty pictures. I thought it was pretty well done. The tables, the walls, EVERYTHING! The
They decorated the entire place with Hello Kitty pictures. I thought it was pretty well done. The tables, the walls, EVERYTHING!
The special Hello Kitty menu is in English and Chinese. There is no 10% service charge. You order by writing on the menu with a marker.
Hello Kitty Ice Fruit Tea ($98). I remember when I first saw this item mentioned in a magazine, it didn't cost this much. But I wasn't sure so checked back later when I went home to write this. Yes, they did increase prices. When it first started, it was $58 and you add money if you want to keep the glass. But now they just included into the price and force you to take it home. At least the glass is cute but I don't know why they force you to keep it now by increasing the price of the drink. Even boyfriend was appalled when he heard how expensive this drink was when I told him. He even asked if there was any alcohol because there is no way a fruit tea can be that expensive without booze. But no...there is no alcohol. It was good though. There was a Hello Kitty shaped apple slice. Slices of orange and lemon was stuck together with a toothpick. The straw had a Hello Kitty piece of paper on it. Inside the tea there were slices of watermelon, kiwi and banana. Yes, the addition of the banana was definitely odd as it was just got all mushy. The drink was pretty good. Sweet with the taste of fruit. Only odd one out was the banana bits. They will clean the cup for you when you are finished.
Hello Kitty Braised Beef Gnocchi ($128). I decided on this noodle as it had slices of noodles shaped like Hello Kitty. There is no actual purpose of serving it on the side other than for photo taking. I ended up tossing all the slices of noodle into my bowl of soup. The soup was pretty good. Strong and rich. There were a few bits of beef. Not a lot but at least very moist and tender. That was about it. The slices of noodle were good. Al dente and smooth.
I always thought this place was a bit too expensive for what they offer but now with the Hello Kitty crossover, it's even more expensive. So expensive, I don't think I'll be back to try something else before it ends. That is probably why the place was fairly quiet. There were no repeat Hello Kitty customers. The good thing about this is that they did put a lot of thought into the items and the decoration of the entire restaurant. I've been to far too many crossovers where it's lazily slapped together. This wasn't so. I guess if you are a Hello Kitty fan, definitely go. If not, skip it. It's far too expensive.
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