Sapporo, Midtown Manhattan

Tried Sapporo in Midtown during an excursion last week. It was totally packed for lunch, but we managed to squeeze in after a 20 minute wait. It was worth the trouble.

Amy had the Tan-Tan-Men Ramen, something they just don't have at Connecticut restaurants (yet). Meaty!

I had the Berkshire Pork Katsu curry. Amazing. Again, Japanese curry is hard to find even in New Haven, so it was great to have again. A perfect Manhattan lunch experience.

Takashi

 

 

Roger, Subhash, and I got reservations for Takashi in Manhattan, which I had seen on the Anthony Bourdain show, and was very excited to try out.

I'm not usually a fan of sea urchin eggs, but in this case they were delicious!

Beef tartare with quail egg...

This was obscene...foie gras stuffed kobe burger drowned in bubbling hot chocolate sauce.

 

Steamed beef shank buns...

Cow's testicles in escargot sauce (garlic butter and pesto).

Squid ink rice and miso-marinated sweetbreads on a magnolia leaf, with spicy yuzu aioli.

Bone marrow and crawfish dumplings...

Pieces of beef heart that we grilled ourselves and dipped in delightful sauces.

Freshly made sausage - kobe beef inside an intestine, grilled in front of us.

Achilles tendon...

The most vanilla ice cream I've ever had. Keep up the great work, Takashi.