My friend The Minx is in NYC with her adorable husband, Mr. Minx - and I had the pleasure of having dinner with them last night. Since I am completely unadventurous when it comes to restaurants, The Minx always picks someplace for us to eat when she comes to town. And she never disappoints.
This time she chose the Times Square Japanese bar/restaurant - Sake Bar Hagi. She had read good things about the place, and Anthony Bourdain even liked it when he visited.
Sake Bar Hagi serves "small plates" which are really reasonably priced. I let The Minx do the ordering and I went along for the ride. Here are some of the delicious dishes we sampled...
Gyoza (like pot-stickers) and Fried Calamari...
A couple of platters of assorted skewered meats ...
A noodle dish with pork and string beans...
One of the things I just couldn't attempt was the Octopus Balls (below). If The Minx's would have pretended it was delicious I probably would have tried it - but they were ambivalent so I stayed away. I usually like a nice ball, but not this time...
One of the things that surprised me was the fact that they had a corn dog - served with mustard and ketchup. How could you not love a restaurant that serves corn dogs?!?...
It was a great dinner with great friends - and the price was right. We each had a glass of Sake, and our bill came to less than $100. For 3 people eating in Times Square, that is a huge bargain!
PROGRAMMING NOTE: The Minx WILL be recapping last night's episode of Top Chef, however she won't be posting it until Friday ... stay tuned.
This time she chose the Times Square Japanese bar/restaurant - Sake Bar Hagi. She had read good things about the place, and Anthony Bourdain even liked it when he visited.
Sake Bar Hagi serves "small plates" which are really reasonably priced. I let The Minx do the ordering and I went along for the ride. Here are some of the delicious dishes we sampled...
Gyoza (like pot-stickers) and Fried Calamari...
A couple of platters of assorted skewered meats ...
A noodle dish with pork and string beans...
One of the things I just couldn't attempt was the Octopus Balls (below). If The Minx's would have pretended it was delicious I probably would have tried it - but they were ambivalent so I stayed away. I usually like a nice ball, but not this time...
One of the things that surprised me was the fact that they had a corn dog - served with mustard and ketchup. How could you not love a restaurant that serves corn dogs?!?...
It was a great dinner with great friends - and the price was right. We each had a glass of Sake, and our bill came to less than $100. For 3 people eating in Times Square, that is a huge bargain!
PROGRAMMING NOTE: The Minx WILL be recapping last night's episode of Top Chef, however she won't be posting it until Friday ... stay tuned.
