Haru $40 Dinner Deal!!!

I Live for restaurant  deals and coupons. So when a friend told me I had one waiting for me in my Email I just HAD to check it out.

I Love sushi, and Japanese cuisine all together, but this place is super expensive (because it's in Times Square) so this deal too  me by surprise. I went twice, on Wednesday night and on Thursday. (yes I'm a greedy person)

Here is a screen shot of the menu. For $40 you get a shared appetizer, two entrees, a desert, and a bottle of either wine or Sake. Now tell me that is not a deal worth trying? 

Although the deal came with some booze already, I just HAD to try their special cocktail of the month the Black Sapphire. I WAS so happy that I did. (Lush is my middle name)

My friend also decided to get one and she too felt beyond 

This right here is King Crab Dumplings. Oh so edible and oh so little to share. I would definitely want to have this again. What I really liked was that the Crab was not Imitation but real lumpy crab in the dumplings. What a delightful surprise. 

Here's a closer look at them :) 

For my entree, I decided to go for the Salmon teriyaki. My favorite Japanese dish hands down. The fish was seared really well, and the sauce might have been the best tasting teriyaki sauce I might have ever had. I would definitely stop by for lunch here. 

Here's my bowl of rice... nothing fancy, but good all the same. 

Friendship harmony... No we were actually fighting for the last piece, and it broke in half perfectly!

Here is a collage of what my friend took for her meal. On the bottom right, you will see that she decided to go with the sushi platter. I tried a few and it was really fresh and delicious. 

This is the wine we chose to drink. I'm not a fan of white wine, but with the combination of the cocktail and the wine.. It didn't really matter much at that point :) 

For desert we had the banana spring rolls. They were hot and crunchy and gooey. However, somewhat healthy all the same. We were both also wondering how the ice cream might have tasted. Oh well!

I was really happy that we went here. I was even more happy that I went twice and both times had amazing food. I would love for them to do this deal once again!!

http://harusushi.com/

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Ginza bday dinner

I know you guys can tell I love to eat. So for my birthday I pretty much did a lot of that!!

I always wanted to try this place and what better timing than for my birthday!

Here we have a very sexy lyche martini. It was sting and not too sweet, just how I like it!!!

Shrimp tempura was da bomb dot com!!! The cream sauce that was drizzled over it was light yet rich in flavor!!! Omg I fell in love with it! I would definitely order this again

I always need to have my vegetable spring rolls and these were no different! Nice and fresh!

My bf got the mango mojito, and wasn't too happy with it :( . First sweet drink he thought was too much for him. I liked it though! 

Most bento boxes come with only one meat. Here you get the option to get an extra meat (regular portion) for an extra $2-3. It was a lot of food. Surprising it was really good as well. No flavor lost in this duo bento box supreme! A great choice if your hungry. 

Here we have my bf's dish which was the fire wok. I kind of wish I ordered this too. It had lobster, scallops, shrimp, and Calamari.  The sauce was spicy, there was asparagus in there and I was just Jones-ing for a bite of each. Not saying my dish wasn't good. Had I left my comfort zone I might of ordered this. 

I highly recommend going here. There's happy hour on the weekends and that's another blog post waiting to happen! Until next time!!! 

www.ginzali.com

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Happy Hour at Amber

Happy hour at my favorite place is always a good time!!! 

As soon as I walked in I asked for two sake bombs. Sorry for not having a picture but it was gone as fast as I ordered them. At $3 a pop of course they were gone in a blink of an eye. We had at least 4 each of them!!!

Now back to what we can visually see. I can remember the name of this drink. All I can remember was that it was delicious!!!

Tropical wings were okay. Not something I'd order again in a heart beat but it was worth a try in any case. 

Steamed vegetable dumplings are my favorite!!!  They are very delicious, so much so that I might have to get me an order after writing this post!!! 

The shrimp shumai like any other shumai are delicious. I was really happy that my guy really enjoyed this dish as well. 

The main reason why I came here besides the shots! Was the Indian pancakes. Holy cow this is criminal!!!  Roti with a side of curry to dip it in. And to garnish is some sugar and carrots. Yes we had 2 orders of this beautiful thing. Man I want some now!!!! 

To end our eating escapade, we got two rolls. One Philadelphia and the other shrimp tempura. Again another success story when it comes to having people trying new things. 

I recommend this place wholeheartedly!!  Its great for hanging out or a romantic dinner. What ever your into, you've gotta give this place a try!!!

WWW.ambergramercy.com

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Red Moon Bento Box Lunch

RED MOON

I love this place. The ambiance, the people, they are all awesome. My favorite thing to get here aside from the drinks are the bento boxes.

Here we have a complementary green tea. Always helps kick start your metabolism!!

 

Here is our nicely plated Bento box. The Salmon is a great size. The shumai, avocado rolls, and rice are nice complements to this whole lunch venture. I am usually full after eating this. Then I can commence the drinking frenzy!!!  (Pictures coming soon!)

 

http://www.seamless.com/food-delivery/red-moon-new-york-city.24198.r#Kitchen%20Lunch%20Specials 

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Udon West!

The best lunch I ever had!!!

I got the curry rice with a huge bowl of udon noodles. Good lord was it good. For only $10 I was really full. I recommend going here.

 

http://udonwest.com/ 

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Amber

 This has the be my favorite to go spots in the whole NYC Mid Town area.

Here we have my favorite appetizer in the whole world. It's called and Indian Pancake. It's fried dough with a small bowl of curry with sugar on the side. The carrot garnish is awesome ans fresh also. At only $5 I get two orders for myself, and if I'm with a group of people i usually order 3. 

 Here are spring rolls. They are not your average take out menu spring rolls. These have a unique sauce that just has the right tang and saltiness that just melts in your mouth, This a a must try.

 My friend had the Salmon Teriyaki for his entree. It came out on a sizzling tray which was cute. The smells were really pleasing to the senses. I had to get a taste of his entree and I was satisfied for his choice, LOL I usually scold my friend for having poor dinning choices when we go out. 

 There were of course saki bombs for happy hour and for $3 a pop we had more that 4 I believe but whose counting any way! They give you a nice buzz but after a few you kind of want a nice cold beer to satisfy the tease that these mini ones left in your mouth.

And last but not least we have these amazing vegetables dumplings. The sauce was to die for and the vegetables were tender but had an awesome bit to it. We had another order to share. It was really good. Nothing to really complain about this place besides the fact I never want to leave lol.

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