Monday, March 16, 2009

K.O.B.E.

KOBE in Holmdel, NJ is a great example why Japanese food is a joke in suburbia.

The name KOBE hints of gourmet Japanese cuisine. Such is the claim for Kobe Beef. The highly marbled, tender and oh so flavorful beef raised in Kobe, Japan.

This is not the case!
First of all, there is not one Japanese person in the kitchen or sushi bar. (Not a prerequisite by any means to cooking good Japanese food but statistically a good indicator for what's to come).
Then when asked, none of the chefs or cooks have ever been to Japan nor trained under a Japanese chef.
Total bummer.

We ordered some Tempura, Beef, and a Squid Appetizer. Everything was pretty bad.
I will never go there again.
I can see why Houlihan's and Chili's cleans up in the suburbs.


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1 comment:

Anonymous said...

I will tell Mario Batali he should open a Chili's when I am at TarryLodge in Port Chester next week. You are misguided enough to choose a crappy restautant and use it as an excuse to make a snarky, self aggrandizing comment about the city. Stay on point please!
Next time, take the Triboro or Willis instead of the George. 20,000 (former)hedgies in Grunch know something about food.
But be prepared to see too many children.