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2015-11-06
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After doing a pretty tough yoga class, I wanted a very light lunch before heading back to work. I decided to try something new and chose Shiki Zen.Shiki Zen is located in Midtown and replaced Sushi To, Harlan Goldstein's foray into Japanese. It's from the same group as Sushi To but now it focuses on the simple Japanese udon. As it's from the same group, they didn't even bother to renovate the place. The entire place looks exactly the same as it's former restaurant. So, basically, they changed th
Shiki Zen is located in Midtown and replaced Sushi To, Harlan Goldstein's foray into Japanese. It's from the same group as Sushi To but now it focuses on the simple Japanese udon. As it's from the same group, they didn't even bother to renovate the place. The entire place looks exactly the same as it's former restaurant. So, basically, they changed the name and the menu.
During lunch hour, they have a semi buffet deal. Apparently, dinner is the same as my coworker went in the evening and it was the same deal but double the cost.
But I just wanted a light meal and wasn't up for a buffet. They do have an a la carte menu so I only ordered a bowl of udon because that's all I wanted. Here I think service is a bit ... annoying? I ordered a bowl of noodles. That's all I wanted. I think it was a good amount of food for one person. When I ordered the noodles, the waiter paused and stood there. I thought he didn't hear me, so I repeated again my order. And the waiter stood there again. Finally, I said "I don't want the buffet part. Just the noodles." The waiter finally nodded and said "Ok, that's fine. You don't need to order the buffet." Were they expecting everyone to do the buffet thing? I looked around and it seemed EVERYONE was doing the buffet part. I felt that was a bit annoying that they expected me to add the buffet part when I only wanted udon. At least that's the impression I got when the waiter didn't leave and continued to wait for me to "finish" my order. As if one bowl of noodles was not enough here?Homemade Udon with Snow Crab Meat in Sticky Egg Soup ($148). This was a hot udon in soup. When I ordered this, the waiter informed me that their udon is technically harder than normal, so did I want the kitchen to cook it longer and make it softer? Um...no. I don't want soggy udon. Give it to me as how the chef wants to make it!
Portion size was a fairly decent size. It wasn't too big and wasn't too small. Soup was thick and actually quite rich in flavor.
There were strands of snow crab and well..one whole piece in my bowl.
And the udon? Pretty good. It was chewy but not tough. It had a nice smooth texture.
I was fairly full after I finished my bowl and I thought it was a fairly decent bowl of udon. Yes, a bit pricey for noodles but it was of fairly good quality. The only annoying thing was the service as I felt they expected people to go with the buffet. The buffet, I looked was ok, serving your usual Japanese buffet items. I wasn't too interested even if I did want a larger lunch. I don't know if I'd return as it seemed they were more geared for buffets and that turns me off a little bit. I feel the same as I did when it was once called Sushi To. Food was ok but not worth the price. There are far better Japanese places in Causeway Bay for a better price range.
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