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    Japa Bowl

    4.1 (23 reviews)
    Open 11:00 am - 2:00 pm, 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM

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    Hokaido-style chicken ramen
    Culinary S.

    We love this place. They serve Japanese home cooking which is a rare find - you can get sushi anywhere, but other than having Japanese friends or going to Japan, homestyle cooking is hard to find. The food here reminds us of the home cooked meals we had in Tokyo while visiting friends. The husband and wife who run this restaurant come from southern Japan, and have brought their family cooking to Broadway Avenue. There is a bit of a Korean cross over, Japan and Korea have a long messy history, but this also means their cuisines have crossed and intermingled. Small Plates: Every now and then they make a variety of small dishes that they send out as a complimentary taste indulgence. This might be marinated shitake mushrooms, deep fried pork skin in a sweet and tangy sauce, tiny slaty deep fried fish. One of the benefits of being a regular is getting to experience these when they're available. Shichimi: We love it on everything. A common Japanese spice with a mix of up to 7 peppers. Just ask for it. Spicy food in Japan isn't "hot" its more tangy - you'll find that holds true to everything here. Tonkatsu: Tonkatsu is taken very seriously in Japan, in fact there are whole restaurants that specialize in it. Think pork cutlets deep fried in a light batter until crispy, served with a tangy sauce made specifically for this dish. If you've never had this, it's a must! Chicken In Heaven: This is their version of a Korean dish with his wife's special tangy sauce. This is coated deep fried skin-on chicken, in a sweet and spicy sauce. The sauce isn't very hot, so if you like a real kick to it make sure you ask when you order! Ebi Mayo: Shrimp quickly deep fried in a light batter with a mild wasabi mayo over top. A simple and tasty treat. Flying Tofo: Kids love this dish & its great for grown ups too. Tofu deep fried in a light batter with a tangy mayo and a sweet Japanese bbq sauce drizzled over top. Beef Fried Rice: Super tasty thinly sliced beef in a a rich and slightly sweet sauce. Served with a touch of glass noodle and some veggies over rice. We used to make this at home, glad we dont' have to anymore. Yaki Undo: Thick Japanese noodle, fried with thinly sliced beef in yakisoba sauce - like a sweet thick version of Worcestershire mixed with a touch of oyster sauce. The noodles are chew, firm & silky. Mixed with veg. Rice Pockets: Sweet & salty tofu pouches stuffed with sushi rice and fried. Unique and truly marvelous! Chili BBQ pork or chicken rice: Tangy dark meat chicken or fatty pork slices in tangy sauce. Simple and delightful. Bulgogi: A Korean dish, served in a Japanese style. It's a mix of thinly sliced beef marinated in a particular sauce with a gentle citric, mixed with glass noodles and vegetables. Such a richly flavourful indulgence. Also great with Shichimi! One of our favs. Sockeye Don Sushi: Great quality smoked salmon is drizzled with a mild wasabi aoli, sitting over beautifully cooked sushi rice. Marinated onions and a bit of leafy veg. Sushi rice is often cooked with a combination of sake, rice vinegar and mirin. Wakame - This is a traditional seaweed salad, something you may have run into at sushi restaurants as well. They have a wonderfully fresh and tasty one, with great texture. We particularly love the sesame flavours in this dish. This is a classic you are sure to enjoy. They make 50 bowls of soup per day, once sold out there's no more prepaired, as the broth is made froms cratch. Chicken Miso Ramen: These are Japanese noodle bowl soups, they're wildly popular in Japan, but also in Toronto and Vancouver. We tried their Miso Ramen, a Hokkaido style of soup. Hokkaido is the Northern most island of Japan, so the chicken broth is nice and rich. Miso is a paste made from soy beans, it has a sweet-salty-savoury quality to it that we find most delicious. They use the straight style of ramen noodle, with bite sized chunks of chicken thighs, some carrots, spinach and onions. The broth is clearly made from scratch, we make our won ramen broth at home and we know there's a huge amount of care and attention that needs to go into making it. Chicken Udon: Udon noodles are really thick and have a chewy silky texture. It is essentially a very rich bowl that is essentially a very rich chicken soup with lots of chunks of dark chicken meat. Their usual vegetable medley of spinach, carrots and onions can be found here too. Sprinkle on loads of the Shichimi pepper spice (just ask your waiter). Tonka Curry: Not on the menu but we special order it in advance during slow hours. A lot of people don't realize curry is a big thing in Japanese culture, in fact its one of the most popular foods in their households. Japa bowl does a marvelous job of it. Japanese style curry has fewer spices, allowing for a focus on the pure flavor of curry. This is served with Tonkatsu, a very tender pork cutlet coated with panko and deepfried to a golden crisp deliciousness.

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    Food is fantastic. Had the Spicy Beef rice bowl and seaweed salad. Very friendly staff. Highly recommended this place.

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    3.5(22 reviews)
    1.0 km
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    Despite only eating at this establishment twice, I very much enjoy this restaurant. As a picky…read moreeater, I always keep it simple with chicken and fries. Let me say, the chicken they serve is top notch, crispy, good portions and perfectly delectable. May I also say the fries are delicous, you can tell they are made in house and are very crispy and I appreciate the size of each individual fry. You get 5 chicken fingers with a full plate of fries underneath and the last time I went I was so hungry I ate it all. Ughghgg literally craving it as I speak. Also it's a very affordable place if your also looking for a nice relaxed atmosphere. Would recommend

    So the visit to State and Main last week was very hit and miss…read more Starting with the hits. We ordered the Friday night cocktails ($2 off) and here we have the New York Sour and Mexican Bulldog The New York Sour was absolutely AMAZING It's made with whiskey , egg white , sour mix and red wine . Seems like an odd combo but honestly it had the perfect tart and wine taste. I was with three other guys and they all loved this drink and would recommend it to everyone! That's how good it is For the Mexican Bulldog, I personally only thought it was only OK but Mr C liked it. It's definitely picture worthy tho! The glass was biiiig with a mini corona in it! Now for the miss. The French Dip. I loooveeee beef dip at most places so I was hoping I'd love it here too but unfortunately...no. This is made with shaved Angus beef, mushrooms, onions (which I opted out), horseradish mayo & Swiss cheese with au jus. As I was eating it, I actually forgot there's mushroom in it cause I couldn't taste it at all (not sure if this is a good or bad thing?) and the au jus was just way too watered down and seemed more like a broth than the usual au jus (a thicker liquid). I did finish it all but I wasn't very satisfied with it. The side poutine, on the other hand, was actually very delish! Lotsa flavour and every without the cheese and gravy, the fries itself was enough to make the entire meal better. it did spark a discussion with our group tho - should restaurants bring ketchup with fries or should customers have to ask each time? Lemme know in the comments below! Another miss would be our server. It was Friday night so it was busier but we still expected them to put in a bit more friendly customer service. Our friend ordered his drink and wanted to order food as well but before he could, the server walked away right after the drink order. Throughout the night, we had to constantly wait for a long time to be able to make another drink order. This was probably the most disappointing part of our dinner experience. We'll still return but hopefully it'll be a better service experience.

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    Tried to use a coupon that I bought thru my sons school at lunch and the server and Manager assume…read moreI had been there before and knew their "house rules apply" policy. Manager stated they cannot make a pizza at lunch. Yet they have a 2 page menu with many more complicated meals than a pizza. Drove there specifically as the coupon expires tomorrow and the coupon states nothing about time of day to be there and order. They do not allow families to eat there either so my wife and I need to get a baby sitter to experience this type of bad customer service. Stay away as they are disorganized and provide bo efforts to accommodate someone who has never been there before. We won't be back and we won't be buying any coupon books from my sons school anymore thanks to Birminghams bad attitude. Completely false advertising and I do not reccommemd this establishment at all.

    Really nice restaurant in Saskatoon and while there was some nice background music, there was no…read moreneed to scream at each other to be heard (deal-breaker for both of us). The giant light fixture made of vodka bottles is worth a visit by itself. My wife and I started with a couple beers. Glad they had Goose Island on tap. We shared a plate of Mac + Cheese Balls (3). These came in a light marinara cream sauce that you could spoon over. The crispy outer coating really made these worth ordering. I would have liked them a bit warmer on the inside but delicious and creamy none the less. I had the skirt burger while my partner had a Greek pizza. Great beefy tasting burger and I like that mustard and ketchup are on the table so I can control the quantities. Thick cut fries were perfectly cooked. Usually fries turn into packing peanuts after an hour but I'm snacking on these at home, 4 hours later and they are still great. We both thought it was all very well done. The young lady that served us was awesome and we would go back a gain for sure.

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