Slurps Up at Samurai Noodle
March 9, 2010 by Hedonista · Leave a Comment
On February 13, 2010, a new noodle house came to town … well, to the University District, at least: Samurai Noodle (no website yet). This noodle house – all ramen, all the time – is an expansion of the one located at Uwajimaya. Your Hedonista and a friend recently gave it a try as “covert customers” one fine lunchable afternoon.
At Samurai Noodle, it’s all about Japanese noodles, broth, veggies, and meat.
- The soup at Samurai Noodle is slurpilicious.
They have not one, but two types of ramen noodles: egg-based (the curly noodles) and wheat-based (the straight ones). The soups range from $6.75 to $8.00.
I recommend the Tou-nyu Ton-kotsu – soy and pork broth with pork, thin green onion slices, and kikurage (black mushrooms). The broth is a murky, light creamy-beige color, but don’t let that put you off; this soup is tasty, $8, and a filling 785 calories. (Burp!) In addition to the soy and pork stock, they also have straight-up pork stock, as well as vegan stock options: rice, tomato and shiitake stock. There’s also dipping ramen, too. And their add-ons and side dishes range from fifty cents to $3.50.
Although the soups stand alone just fine on their own, I recommend beefing them up with the Samurai Armour: extra pork slices, soy-infused hard-boiled egg, extra green onion, bamboo shoots, roasted seaweed, and kikurage. All for $3.50. (There’s also the rice cup combo for $3.50 and the Shougun Combo – basically the Samurai Armour with a rice side – for $6.25).
- Samurai Noodle in the U District: by noon, this place is packed, with a line out the door!
They also have rice dishes ranging from $1.50 for a bowl of rice to rice dishes ranging from $4.50 to $7.00.
Getting hungry? Craving some noodles ‘n’ broth, perhaps with some rice? Then head over to the U District’s Samurai Noodle – and if you’re heading over for lunch, best get there by 11:30 a.m.; because by noon, the place is packed.
