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This place is really cool. The parking is plentiful and the interior is very contemporary/kawaii. We totally expected a place similar to Spoon House in Torrence, CA but it is more Italian than Japanese atmosphere wise. The banana bread was not as good as everyone raved to be but it was good. \n\nWe first tried the ...
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place really cool parking plentiful interior totally expected place similar spoon house torrence ca italian japanese atmosphere wise banana bread good everyone raved good first tried tataki salmon roll tataki beautifully presented plate tasted pretty good hiyashi chuka ok fav portion pretty small champon full seafood t...
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Cherry Blossom Noodle Caf\u00e9 used to be a wonderful restaurant. I don't know what's going on there now, but they appear to be having problems retaining good staff. Unfortunately this means the food quality has become very inconsistent. \n\nSpicy Curry Beef Linguine used to be a favorite; it was mildly spicy and had ...
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cherry blossom noodle used wonderful restaurant know going appear problems retaining good staff unfortunately means food quality become inconsistent curry beef linguine used favorite mildly spicy delicious curry flavor spicy eat jalapeno peppers meanwhile curry sauce turned vague bland gravy curry subtlety come free fr...
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I think enough has been said about Cherry Blossom so I'm going use this review to pledge my love for Zaru Soba.\nWhen I was 18 I spent nearly a month in Japan in the Sister City exchange program. It was during the summer and my host mother would always make cold noodles with dipping sauce, a very popular dish during th...
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think enough said cherry blossom going use review pledge love zaru spent nearly month japan sister city exchange program summer host mother would always make cold noodles dipping sauce popular dish humid summer months nearly fell chair first tried zaru soba cherry blossom instantly transported back incredible time japa...
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Well let me just say I did not go here on my own. Dear sister raved and raved about it until I agreed to go with her. I will break it down like this, I thought there was to much on the menu yet nothing caught my eye maybe I just wasn't in the mood to have so many choices. \n\n1. Our server was an ass! There was no one ...
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well let say go dear sister raved raved agreed go break like thought much menu yet nothing caught eye maybe mood many choices server ass one place yet waited us like full capacity server could less concerned serving us tempura ordered blah nothing write home sister went good dish mine way spicy asked mild manager offer...
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CherryBlossom Noodle Cafe is probably one of my most favorite places to dine at while in the Phoenix area.\n\nThe atmosphere is brilliant, the staff is always friendly, and the food is amazing!\n\nThe takoyaki, yakisoba, zaru soba, the sushi, and champon are all very delicious. I've been to this place a million times ...
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cherryblossom noodle cafe probably one favorite places dine phoenix atmosphere brilliant staff always friendly food amazing takoyaki yakisoba zaru soba sushi champon delicious place million times never ever find cozy cafe make sure try one special drinks
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The food is average to slightly above average. That isn't what is wrong with Cherry Blossom.\n\nThe problem with Cherry Blossom is the service which seems to be getting worse. I have taken my family there at least a dozen times and it appears as if the service which was so-so to begin with has deteriorated to just plai...
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food average slightly average wrong cherry problem cherry blossom service seems getting worse taken family least dozen times appears service begin deteriorated plain incompetent today final straw wife arrived early lunch place empty packed either seated immediately back room empty arrived server promptly took drink ord...
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i love this place. the noodles are so delicious! we went for the Cha-su ramen. it was very delicous. i was disappointed the next time we went however. we went a few weeks later. we got there at about 930 pm. it wasnt that late but sadly they ran out of ramen noodles when we tried to order them. i was very disappointed ...
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love place noodles delicious went ramen delicous disappointed next time went however went weeks later got pm wasnt late sadly ran ramen noodles tried order disappointed drove gilbert instead ramen night got champon noodles put lot yummy seafood portions huge happy noodle dish love place service slow however sometimes w...
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My Udon Sukiyaki consisted of a fair amount of napa cabbage, lots of meat, and noodles. mmm... Proper. And of perfect proportions if you ask me. \n\nThe soup broth was thicker than I prefer... I wish we could specify the soup base like at Shin Sem Gumi in LA . Oh well. Beggars can't be choosers.\n \nThe soup was so hot...
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udon sukiyaki consisted fair amount napa cabbage lots meat noodles mmm proper perfect proportions ask soup broth thicker prefer wish could specify soup base like shin sem gumi la oh well beggars ca soup hot take break minutes good thing though ladle sure use ladle stuck chopsticks slurped soup directly bowl felt primat...
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I was really surprised by this place. It honestly doesn't look like much from the outside but once you go in, you can see that the owners put some time into their restaurant; it is very well decorated. This place has the potential for a great date spot and a great spot to go with a few friends. From what I saw, their h...
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really surprised place honestly look like much outside go see owners put time restaurant well decorated place potential great date spot great spot go friends saw happy hour would enough wrangle back far food say really surprised spicy curry beef linguine fantastic went really hungry portions right waiter andy took grea...
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This would have gotten 4.5 stars, had our service actually been decent. \n\nSo my mom and I ate here last night. We were there for about 10 minutes before our server came to take our drink orders. For dinner I ordered vegas roll, korean spicy beef and mom ordered the pork and shrimp noodles. \n\nDinner arrived and the...
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would gotten stars service actually decent mom ate last night minutes server came take drink orders dinner ordered vegas roll korean spicy beef mom ordered pork shrimp noodles arrived server apologized sushi ready yet minutes later finished eating never got drink refills even get checked kinda sat table watching server...
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This was 4 star food but with 1 star service. Since I am feeling nice today, they get rounded up instead of down. It was a little bit later than normal dining time, 9:45, so it was nice to be able to go and have a nice dinner that didn't involve waiting forever to be seated or fast food. \n\nOnce we were seated we w...
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star food star service since feeling nice today get rounded instead little bit later normal dining time nice able go nice dinner involve waiting forever seated fast food seated promptly ignored quite probably ten minutes one even came around say would back couple minutes busy moment table next us seated greeted got dri...
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I am so conflicted about my feelings for CherryBlossom Noodle. It's like the guy or girl you are super attracted to but they have a shitty attitude. I wholeheartedly agree with the previous reviews that the food is great but service is inconsistent and mostly bad. I was being generous with the 3 stars for this experien...
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conflicted feelings cherryblossom noodle like guy girl super attracted shitty attitude wholeheartedly agree previous reviews food great service inconsistent mostly bad generous stars experience higher star experiences past weekend went saturday night husband better judgment insistence sorry babe take blame one go hoste...
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So let's get this out of the way up front: The food here's pretty good. There I said it. I always enjoy the food, there's not been one thing there that I've eaten that I didn't like. That being said, food isn't going to make me return to a place to eat. We usually get takeout from CB because their service flat out suck...
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let get way front food pretty good said always enjoy food one thing eaten like said food going make return place eat usually get takeout cb service flat sucks wife made go past weekend making get takeout form hula modern tiki past times hula great eve valentine day decided cave better judgement totally ticked fail expe...
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This place is kind of a hidden gem. You would not really expect a place like this. The decor and menu is half Japanese, half Italian but it's mainly Japanese. It's very clean, cozy, and charming feel to it with classical music played in the background.\n\nI would say it's a perfect place for a 1st date.\n\n1st time ...
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place kind hidden gem would really expect place like decor menu half japanese half italian mainly japanese clean cozy charming feel classical music played would say perfect place time came ramen pretty good time yakisoba noodles pretty good otherwise order safe bento boxes menu kind long get nice variety interestingly ...
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I've been to Cherry Blossom twice during a one week period and I am looking forward to going back again to try new things from the menu. The atmosphere is awesome, the staff is friendly, the happy hour specials are excellent, and most importantly, the food is tasty. I've been on a search for good sushi since Celsius ...
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cherry blossom twice one week period looking forward going back try new things menu atmosphere awesome staff friendly happy hour specials excellent importantly food tasty search good sushi since celsius closed place gives hope recommend crunchy eel roll
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We met some of my wifes co-workers after work here. I just kept dishing out Ramen jokes all day since I wasnt too much of a fan on this is where we would be going.\n\nAfter getting there my attitude quickly changed. They have a very wide assortment of dishes rather than noodles. Everyone but me got the yaki soba noodle...
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met wifes work kept dishing ramen jokes day since wasnt much fan would getting attitude quickly changed wide assortment dishes rather noodles everyone got yaki soba noodles chicken tried something else dont remember called basically shrimp tempura rice kind sweet honey type sauce pretty tasty also got rainbow sushi rol...
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I wish I could give this place more stars because the food is delicious, but the service is terrible!\n\nI brought several people to this establishment to have lunch or dinner over the last few months and the service is typically a 5. Never once has the server been attentive! One time, on a late business lunch, we wat...
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wish could give place stars food delicious service terrible brought several people establishment lunch dinner last months service typically never server attentive one time late business lunch watched server sit tables away completely ignore stares check literally waited half hour chatted patrons quite annoying say leas...
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So i wasn't to impressed with this place. Personally i think its a little overrated. The place is clean and nice but the food is just... ok.\n\nI ordered the Korean Spicy Beef and thought it was pretty bland. Seriously, I could have made a better dish at YC's Mongolian BBQ.\n\nI don't think i would ever visit this reas...
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impressed place personally think little overrated place clean nice food ordered korean spicy beef thought pretty bland seriously could made better dish yc mongolian think would ever visit reastaurant menu weak uncreative
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I had better.\nTakes way too long,\nand this place went downhill in quality and service over the last 3 years.
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way long place went downhill quality service last years
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My fiance and I decided to visit this place based on the awesome prices and the good reviews.\n\nWe got there and the place was really cute. It's pretty cozy inside, like someone said, Asian European. The menu is huge. I'm typically a picky person and will only find one or two things on any given menu that I want to...
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fiance decided visit place based awesome prices good got place really cute pretty cozy inside like someone said asian european menu huge typically picky person find one two things given menu want eat menu would try half hankerin sushi ordered little disappointed individual selection nigiri choose combo option nigiri us...
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My introduction to Japanese cooking occurred years ago in Norwalk, Calif. It had been a grueling day and I wanted to get away, so I hopped in the car and started driving until I saw a storefront with a line out the door. After waiting for about 15 minutes I pointed to the picture on the wall. Having no idea what it was...
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introduction japanese cooking occurred years ago norwalk grueling day wanted get away hopped car started driving saw storefront line door waiting minutes pointed picture wall idea ordered tempura dunked one thick shaggy pieces shrimp savory broth watched tempura quickly soaked broth flavors initial slurp thick slippery...
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Let me start by saying the food here is five star. Everything I ate was delicious and I plan on coming back for more.\n\nThe down side...\n\nService sucked. My server was the antithesis of good. He took my order then promptly ignored me. When the wrong entree was brought out, my server did not acknowledge it, he ju...
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let start saying food five star everything ate delicious plan coming back side sucked server antithesis good took order promptly ignored wrong entree brought server acknowledge brought right food good way deal things food get appetizers enjoy spinach dish simple amazing gyoza soup nothing short spectacular everything r...
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Whenever I crave Japanese style food that isn't sushi, this restaurant has satiated me each and every time. From their katsu curry or tempura to their soba, ramen, udon, I have enjoyed each meal and what they've had to offer. I will suggest though that if you do order the katsu curry, that you ask for the katsu to be...
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whenever crave japanese style food sushi restaurant satiated every time katsu curry tempura soba ramen udon enjoyed meal offer suggest though order katsu curry ask katsu served side lose crispy quality panko otherwise buried curry sauce know anyone tried italian fare friends found asian food selections delicious prices...
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I have been to Cherryblossom countless times for lunch over the past few years. I have to say the location kinda sucks, but that's because of all the traffic. Are they ever going to finish construction on Camelback?! \n\nAny way, I decided to get a to go lunch order today. Since it was actually chilly out, I ordered th...
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cherryblossom countless times lunch past years say location kinda sucks traffic ever going finish construction camelback way decided get go lunch order today since actually chilly ordered ramen noodles couple yummy bread rolls also picked slice amazing blueberry bread rolls yummy usual ate half good big enough portion ...
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Ive been going here over the years. \n\nThe food is always spot on. I can't think of a visit where I left dissatisfied. \n\nI love that I can order Italian or Asian or a little bit of both. \n\nLast night I ordered the Orange Zest chicken and hubs got the seafood Au gratin. Both were fresh and very tasty. We also had t...
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ive going years food always spot ca think visit left dissatisfied love order italian asian little bit night ordered orange zest chicken hubs got seafood au gratin fresh tasty also spicy shrimp lettuce wraps spicy great flavor must echo reviewers service good lord seriously last night waited good minutes server come bac...
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I am so glad that friends of mine took me to this restaurant, because I would have never stopped in had I just seen it from the street. The location in a strip mall with a nondescript front definitely does not do justice what awaits you inside. The place is quaint and the decor a strange mixture of Asian and Western Eu...
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glad friends mine took restaurant would never stopped seen street location strip mall nondescript front definitely justice awaits inside place quaint decor strange mixture asian western european influences note friends look actually japanese always good sign choosing asian absolute favorite dish hot udon soup either ch...
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Oh CherryBlossom, you remind me of an abusive relationship. \n\nThe first meal I had with you completely exceeded my expectations. The unexpected bread basket with the nutty banana bread, the savory ramen broth that actually had depth, quick service...\n\nAfter a couple visits I've accumulated quite a list of offense...
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oh cherryblossom remind abusive relationship first meal completely exceeded expectations unexpected bread basket nutty banana bread savory ramen broth actually depth quick service couple visits accumulated quite list offenses waited minutes hostess wrote name incorrectly skipped know pronounce bomb banana bread replace...
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I was surprised to see how packed this place was at 9 pm on a Sunday night. There were only two tables that were open, just because people had left a couple minutes prior. That was a pretty good sign of things to come.\n\nI wasn't sure of what to expect from this place cuisine wise, as I was hoping for Vietnamese food ...
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surprised see packed place pm sunday night two tables open people left couple minutes prior pretty good sign things sure expect place cuisine wise hoping vietnamese food places camelback closed sort asian cuisine needed cherryblossom seemed like came got tofu pad thai shrimp lettuce wraps food came promptly guessing fo...
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It was definitely one of the worst ramen I have ever had in my life... I know I have such high expectations for food, especially when it comes to Japanese cuisine- but it was just so dissapointing, after reading the raving reviews about this place!
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definitely one worst ramen ever life know high expectations food especially comes japanese dissapointing reading raving reviews place
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This is a hidden gem. Tucked away in a plaza, this place has very authentic food. The best part is-- they serve chinese and italian food! The pastas are delicious. They also have a sushi bar!\n\nNear midtown Phoenix, this place is great before a show or sports event.
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hidden gem tucked away plaza place authentic food best part serve chinese italian food pastas delicious also sushi bar midtown phoenix place great show sports event
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This place was discovered purely by accident. I wanted some noodle dish and i was near my old high school I googled good noodle places on my phone...this place.came up...i was like why not just try it for take out...i pulled up and i walked in and looked at the menu...i was so confused...tbey have italian and asian ch...
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place discovered purely accident wanted noodle dish near old high school googled good noodle places phone like try take pulled walked looked menu confused tbey italian asian choices like great place good offering two types food already going try conflicted love italian wanted asian got staple pad thai delicious full fl...
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I don't get what people like about this place. It's generally crowded with rushed service and the food has yet to impress. I've tried at least twice -- maybe I'm ordering wrong but I really just don't get it...
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get people like place generally crowded rushed service food yet impress tried least twice maybe ordering wrong really get
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We saw great reviews on Yelp and decided to try this place out. It looked a little iffy with its strip mall location but we decided to throw caution to the wind. \n\nAfter sitting down our drink order was promptly taken and filled. After waiting a while (a bit too long), our order was taken. While we were exact in our ...
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saw great reviews yelp decided try place looked little iffy strip mall location decided throw caution wind sitting drink order promptly taken filled waiting bit long order taken exact order waiter fumbled made mistake called mistake waiter attention said would taken bill sushi c grade passable anything would return ord...
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What happened to this place. I have not been here like a year, and everything went down the hill. No more banana bread\n\nFirst, Bad Service. We stood up for 5 minutes in front of main door while inside was not crowded. Waiter did not bring us a bread. i had to ask twice. Order was slow. I saw our food waited in the co...
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happened place like year everything went hill banana bad service stood minutes front main door inside crowded waiter bring us bread ask twice order slow saw food waited counter least minutes ready go pick quality bad yakisoba noodle used go place alot never go back happened japanese culture fast efficent respectful nev...
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I kind of really miss good Asian since I've moved to AZ. When we went to this place, I was excited about digging my chopsticks into a nice bowl of ramen but what we got instead was anticlimactic. Sigh... so much potential but it fell a little short. \n\nHaving said that, it tasted ok. I can see myself coming back ...
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kind really miss good asian since moved az went place excited digging chopsticks nice bowl ramen got instead anticlimactic sigh much potential fell little short said tasted see coming back since definitely satisfy cravings next visit back la unfortunately wo one top places list
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It is my favorite Japanese ramen restaurant. It is small but clean. Lunch ramen combo is really good. You get a bowl or ramen and several pieces of California rolls. Their ramen is really delicious. \nMy wife always order a chicken katsu and she loves it. The only complain for me is the ramen is bit small for me. I wis...
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favorite japanese ramen restaurant small clean lunch ramen combo really good get bowl ramen several pieces california rolls ramen really delicious wife always order chicken katsu loves complain ramen bit small wish bigger size still yummy love strongly recommend
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Been here a handful of times throughout the years.Last night was my most recent visit. I was in the mood for noodles something..we started off with the app of potstickers in an extremely spicy broth. Holy crap this is extremely spicy hence the name of the dish. \n\nI ordered a beef udon dish with veggies and udon.. it...
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handful times throughout night recent visit mood noodles something started app potstickers extremely spicy broth holy crap extremely spicy hence name dish ordered beef udon dish veggies udon chicken parm shocker prob wont back awhile spent bux better yc mongolian today
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Ordered out here today and was very pleased with the food. I got the Iron Pot (Nabeykai Udon) and it was tasty although I would have liked more vegetables. It had TONS of seafood. \n\nThe pot stickers were yummy. Perfect flavor and perfectly cooked. \n\nHow'd I not know about this place?! I can't wait to try it again!
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ordered today pleased food got iron pot nabeykai udon tasty although would liked vegetables tons seafood pot stickers yummy perfect flavor perfectly cooked know place ca wait try
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I had the beef udon soup lunch special. Food was ok for the price. Lunch special came with typical cali roll, and the udon soup was ok in portion, the broth is pretty flavorful. \n\nI was not totally happy with the service my waiter provided. Not once did he stop by to ask if my food turned out ok or if I need anything...
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beef udon soup lunch special food ok price lunch special came typical cali roll udon soup ok portion broth pretty flavorful totally happy service waiter provided stop ask food turned ok need anything else finished meal asked wanted dessert asked pointed items display case walked away decided try one instead asking deci...
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I have been to this noodle cafe many times and love love their Ramen. Their TanTanMen is very good and very hot. I like their Shrimp Shumai too. The sushi is OK but I don't go there for that.
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noodle cafe many times love love ramen tantanmen good hot like shrimp shumai sushi ok go
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I'll follow the half star theme and say 3.5. I had the nagiri sara something or other. It tasted like cantonese chow mein kind of. It was quite good. The waitress said it was very popular. The friend had his \"usual\" of hakata ramen (the lucky guy lives right across the street). The staff is some of the nicest hosts/...
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follow half star theme say nagiri sara something tasted like cantonese chow mein kind quite good waitress said popular friend hakata ramen lucky guy lives right across street staff nicest ever met complementary accomodating rush great splitting check front would love try options reasonably priced well hurt
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Hmm...I wouldn't say this is the best meal I've ever had and paying $30 for a mediocre meal isn't my idea of a good time. \n\nThe night started with a socially awkward waiter, who wasn't a bad server exactly, but it just made the mid-meal interruptions more noticeable.\n\nI got some pad thai and the best thing was the ...
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hmm would say best meal ever paying mediocre meal idea good time night started socially awkward waiter bad server exactly made interruptions got pad thai best thing sauce say thought pretty decent rest meh chicken dry tofu chewy tofu worst part noodles good noodle cafe people
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I probably drive past Noodle Caf\u00e9 at least three times a week. Every time, I think, \"I wonder if they have good noodle soup? I'd like a bowl of noodle soup.\" Then I keep driving, because it's usually 11 pm. \n\nHowever today, all of the stars aligned and I stopped in for lunch. I had the Udon Noodle Combo (Bowl ...
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probably drive past noodle least three times week every time think wonder good noodle soup like bowl noodle keep driving usually pm today stars aligned stopped lunch udon noodle combo bowl udon soup california roll udon mixed mountain extremely similar flavor chives spinach food good extraordinary good considered givin...
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I had the Yakisoba and my girlfriend got some salmon special. Mine was so-so but her fish looked like it had been cooked on a greasy hot plate and apparently tasted bad also. What she ordered came in a box with a bunch of other pretty terrible things I cant recall since it has been a year. The salad was ok for a side s...
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yakisoba girlfriend got salmon special mine fish looked like cooked greasy hot plate apparently tasted bad also ordered came box bunch pretty terrible things cant recall since year salad ok side salad sushi good store bought service nice helpful place little divey could described quaint see recommendations doubt go bac...
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Weird...\n\nI expected this to be a Japanese restaurant and had been wanting to try it. I've driven past a million times and kept thinking to try noodles. So I walked in and BAM! Italian decor? WTH was going on.\n\nThis restaurant has zero sense of identity, but decent food.\n\nThey don't really know what a vegetarian ...
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weird expected japanese restaurant wanting try driven past million times kept thinking try noodles walked bam italian decor wth going restaurant zero sense identity decent really know vegetarian spite actually decent adaptable vegetarian entrees asked waitress said well salads need educate staff menu situations like wh...
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Boy, I don't know. I went alone at around 3:00 in the afternoon on a Wednesday. I was famished and didn't want to search the area for a place to grab a bite so I gave the place a try.\nI ordered the chicken pad tai - thinking it would be a safe bet. Honestly, it tasted like the cook was trying to get rid of some lef...
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boy know went alone around afternoon wednesday famished want search area place grab bite gave place ordered chicken pad tai thinking would safe bet honestly tasted like cook trying get rid leftover food lunch hour like crunchy bean sprouts thing gave dish texture mixed asian style noodles expected also spagetti like mu...
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An unusual combination of Asian and seafood/Italian pasta, but it works! Small, cramped restaurant which apparently is always busy - which I can understand. This is a small neighborhood restaurant, which has been around for quite a while. But the service was pretty good considering the crowd. I did have to ask a few t...
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unusual combination asian pasta works small cramped restaurant apparently always busy understand small neighborhood restaurant around quite service pretty good considering crowd ask times water one person group wait longer entree rest us oh food delicious cajun soft shell crab appetizer pasta yummy also taste friend na...
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This is nothing disparaging about the food. The food is quite tasty and exceptional. However, the service was less than stellar. I waited 10 minutes for my dessert and another 15-20 for my check, and my water was not refilled once. It was impossible to get anyone's attention to get service which is enough to put me off...
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nothing disparaging food food quite tasty exceptional however service less stellar waited minutes dessert another check water refilled impossible get anyone attention get service enough put want come back personally pay good money wait server pay get waited may make snot expect go restaurant
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When a waiter takes an order by memory, his accuracy must be 100% or he opens himself up to criticism.\n\nGuess what?\n\nHe forgot an entree. \n\nThere were just 2 of us and 4 dishes between us. He apologized after delivering the dish about 20 mins after the others came, telling us the kitchen was backed up. If that w...
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waiter takes order memory accuracy must opens forgot entree us dishes us apologized delivering dish mins others came telling us kitchen backed case dishes time act surprised reminded missing dish btw ended comping huge take advantage low prices double orders
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I love this place! It's where I first discovered my love of sushi, I had eaten sushi before, but nothing quite as amazing as the Vegas roll I had here, and I am OBSESSED with it, it is the best I have ever had. also the ramen here is delicious. I recommend getting a big bowl of the Hakata.
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love place first discovered love sushi eaten sushi nothing quite amazing vegas roll obsessed best ever also ramen delicious recommend getting big bowl hakata
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Loved the feel of this place. I had Suki Udon and was blown away! So good and so much food. My son had a just OK pasta dish and spent most of the time eating my soup. Even with both of us chowing down, we still took some leftovers home. The dumplings were good, but not great. We'll be back for sure to try more dishes. ...
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loved feel place suki udon blown away good much food son ok pasta dish spent time eating soup even us chowing still took leftovers home dumplings good great back sure try dishes
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The tempura orange roughy has ruined me on all other food. It was possibly the most delicious thing I have ever had. The coating was crunchy, but not rough and the sauce it came in was rich and delicious! My husband is constantly dragging me to Chinese places that serve mediocre noddle dishes with so much salt, I can b...
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tempura orange roughy ruined food possibly delicious thing ever coating crunchy rough sauce came rich delicious husband constantly dragging chinese places serve mediocre noddle dishes much salt barely finish pleasant surprise atmosphere lovely green tea ice cream amazing wait go back oh yeah incredibly reasonable food ...
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This place made me wanna start a bad-food-diet! Ok. Maybe I should start a little more positive.\n\nThis place has decent ambience. That's about it. The restaurant staff that I encountered was non-friendly, non-welcomy, and probably non-existent!\n\nThe biggest offense is the food! I cannot believe so many other review...
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place made wan na start maybe start little place decent ambience restaurant staff encountered probably biggest offense food believe many reviews soooo positive came little late may rubbed waiting staff wrong parties came back food ordered miso ramen addition pork side agedashi tofu miso ramen came slice salmon really s...
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Noodle Cafe is a restaurant whose identity is such that if you are a food in a culture that values noodles you can enjoy a meal. So you can order Italian or Asian food. They also have Sushi if that's your thing but I have no opinion on how that would taste since I don't indulge. I have eaten here many times in the past...
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noodle cafe restaurant whose identity food culture values noodles enjoy meal order italian asian food also sushi thing opinion would taste since indulge eaten many times past always liked food especially thai beef salad realized years took town friend loves ethnic food made mistake weekday lunch normal lunch time think...
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A ad on a the Middle East radio forum reminded me about this hidden little place.\n\nI stopped in for lunch and the options were quite unique. I had a miso base ramen with salmon in it. What a great combo for 6.95 The miso was light and the noodles were firm the salmon was poached in the broth and full of salmon flavor...
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ad middle east radio forum reminded hidden little stopped lunch options quite unique miso base ramen salmon great combo miso light noodles firm salmon poached broth full salmon flavor meal came bread sweet things match good non food wide variety give try
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The sever forgot about us and my katsu curry tasted like meat gravy. What a waste of my precious hard earned money.
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sever forgot us katsu curry tasted like meat gravy waste precious hard earned money
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This was a bit of a disappointment. Sushi rice was way too sweet, and the pasta was overcooked. Overall food was ok but worse than I had expected given the 4 star rating and seemingly authentic menu.
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bit disappointment sushi rice way sweet pasta overcooked overall food ok worse expected given star rating seemingly authentic menu
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This place was recommended to me by a highly respected co-worker who really knows your food. I was looking forward to trying the Bento Box because it seemed like a good deal for only $10. It's really busy at lunch time but they have a decent lunchtime menu. \nSadly, we were seated and had our drink order taken, but no ...
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place recommended highly respected really knows food looking forward trying bento box seemed like good deal really busy lunch time decent lunchtime menu seated drink order taken one approached take order another minutes waiter kept telling us back minutes eventually flag different waiter take order flipside gave table ...
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Horrible service. Barely acknowledged when you first walked in. Slow service and waited for my check for 20 minutes before getting up to go get it myself. Will not come again.
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horrible service barely acknowledged first walked slow service waited check minutes getting go get come
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One of my all-time favorite places. What other Asian restaurants serves you bread (super yummy bread I might add) at the beginning of the meal? The menu features Thai, Japanese, Chinese, Vietnamese and Italian.... yes that's right, Italian dishes. I've never had any of the Italian items but friends of mine say they're ...
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one favorite places asian restaurants serves bread super yummy bread might add beginning meal menu features thai japanese chinese vietnamese italian yes right italian dishes never italian items friends mine say delicious honestly never bad meal bad service lots tofu selections plus fabulous sushi noodle bowls rice dish...
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I have been coming here for years. Lately, I've been getting their miso ramen lunch special. I always substitute rice noodles, never had an issue. Today, i was charged regular price on the dish without being told by the server that it wouldn't qualify for the lunch special due to the substitution. It was only $3 mo...
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coming years lately getting miso ramen lunch special always substitute rice noodles never issue today charged regular price dish without told server would qualify lunch special due substitution rice nooodles customer service upsets much love food lost customer
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I went back again for more ramen. This time is just as good as last time, with even larger portion. I also went during happy hour this time around 4:30pm on a Wednesday and the restaurant was kicking. Catepillar roll had good portion size and fresh for $6, calamari too. They also had spicy ribs on the appetizer men...
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went back ramen time good last time even larger portion also went happy hour time around wednesday restaurant kicking catepillar roll good portion size fresh calamari also spicy ribs appetizer menu got try next udon iron pot looked good service fast friendly really becoming one favorite joints az located small plaza st...
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Avoid avoid avoid. What is this place Japanese? Italian? Do they know who they are? We ordered seaweed salad - I think my frys has better salad for $2; my daughter ordered California rolls - very average; the pad Thai was as bland as I have ever had and the calamari was over fried and zero flavor - no wonder they offer...
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avoid avoid avoid place japanese italian know ordered seaweed salad think frys better salad daughter ordered california rolls average pad thai bland ever calamari fried zero flavor wonder offer sauce kids liked cinnamon flavored bread accounts one star
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Overrated! Service was terrible and food was below average. Tables were dirty and server refused to get cucumbers from the sushi bar, even we offered to pay for them. I offered the Gomoku Yaki Udon - pork was overcooked and overrun with whole calamari that still had eyes... Interesting decorating - Asian, Italian, and ...
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overrated service terrible food average tables dirty server refused get cucumbers sushi bar even offered pay offered gomoku yaki udon pork overcooked overrun whole calamari still eyes interesting decorating asian italian french christmas lights disappointed
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Friday1/4/13 5PM... wait staff is ALWAYS overwhelmed when ever we come here. There was not wait to be seated but the wait and kitchen staff are like chickens with their heads cut off.\n\nWe sat for 15 minutes before we were able to order drinks and the waiter quickly ran off before we could get our appetizers order p...
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wait staff always overwhelmed ever come wait seated wait kitchen staff like chickens heads cut sat minutes able order drinks waiter quickly ran could get appetizers order placed showed minutes later wine took another minutes get appetizers without one pan shrimp excuse fryer backed remember pm fri salmon sashimi good h...
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This was my first time visiting Cherry Blossom Noodle Cafe. I thought that the concept of a noodle bar was interesting. \n\nI was kind of unimpressed by the lunch menu. There weren't that many options and I had a hard time finding anything that jumped out at me. Many of the lunch options were for rice or salad. I reall...
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first time visiting cherry blossom noodle cafe thought concept noodle bar interesting kind unimpressed lunch menu many options hard time finding anything jumped many lunch options rice salad really wanted noodles ie noodle bar went udon combo special california roll roll whatever chicken soup basic kind bland food aver...
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I really like this place. The atmosphere is nice and the good is really good. My girlfriend doesn't like their sushi. I think it's good for inexpensive sushi and a sake for lunch. There's a calamari salad that's very good. Recommended.
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really like place atmosphere nice good really good girlfriend like sushi think good inexpensive sushi sake lunch calamari salad good recommended
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The food here is okay. I would come back if I was in the area and in the mood for Asian food, but it's not a place I'm looking forward to going to again. I ordered the seafood yakisoba. While I liked that there was a variety of seafood - squid, scallop, shrimp - the sauce wasn't very flavorful and a little on the oily ...
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food okay would come back area mood asian food place looking forward going ordered seafood yakisoba liked variety seafood squid scallop shrimp sauce flavorful little oily side friend ordered orange zest tofu brown rice tried tasted little sweet tofu cooked nicely tough like places make atmosphere restaurant small noise...
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The first time I went to Cherry Blossom noodle cafe, it was SUPER busy. The service was a little laggy, but understandably so. The seating also felt kind of cramped.\n\nBut with that being said, I absolutely LOVE the food. My boyfriend and I went there a few weeks ago. We ordered appetizers,drinks, a main course and de...
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first time went cherry blossom noodle cafe super busy service little laggy understandably seating also felt kind said absolutely love food boyfriend went weeks ago ordered appetizers drinks main course dessert even include tips well worth money green tea cake amazing way right texture sweet bland either say place great...
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I went here with some friends a couple weeks ago at about 830 pm. It was great. I asked the server what he would recommend to me and he said the Pad Thai with chicken. I ordered the Pad Thai and it was delicious. The server was very friendly and helpful.\n\nWe came back a few days ago at about 430 pm and I was not as i...
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went friends couple weeks ago pm great asked server would recommend said pad thai chicken ordered pad thai delicious server friendly came back days ago pm impressed ordered pad thai happy server took forever get drinks friendliest also took husbands soda eating refill took forever bring back even empty yet like pad tha...
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Awesome! Pasta and Sushi at the same place, and both are done right. Price matches the quality of food and service. Parking is the only negative.
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awesome pasta sushi place done right price matches quality food service parking negative
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I've actually never heard of this place since I live in the East Valley so it is quite far for me. However, my friends were RAVING about it and wanted to come here for dinner last night and I'm always up for trying new places. =)\n\nI actually really liked the ambiance of the restaurant. It has a cozy, mom and pop shop...
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actually never heard place since live east valley quite far however friends raving wanted come dinner last night always trying new places actually really liked ambiance restaurant cozy mom pop shop feel far menu many things choose variety things menu hard know get plus starving wanted try everything italian pasta ramen...
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The RAMEN is excellent. The owners are sweet and the ambiance is pleasant.\n\nI gave it a low rating for the customer service. My first visit I was seated in the back and had to wait for service a lot, for long periods of time. I didn't mind due to the gracious hospitality\n\nMy second visit, was terrible. They saw m...
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ramen excellent owners sweet ambiance gave low rating customer service first visit seated back wait service lot long periods time mind due gracious second visit terrible saw walk offer menu greet second customer walked helped person first instead someone asked question said waiting menu turned hostess said oh tell ques...
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I love, love, love ramen. I had it in San Francisco, so that's my gold standard. I went to the Cherry Blossom Noodle Cafe and had the spicy Szechuan ramen. The broth was fantastic. However, the noodles did not seem like genuine ramen. They had the taste and texture of Italian vermicelli. My inner food snob was all like...
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love love love ramen san francisco gold standard went cherry blossom noodle cafe spicy szechuan ramen broth fantastic however noodles seem like genuine ramen taste texture italian vermicelli inner food snob like sacre bleu zis eez sacrilege inner glutton helped get enjoy delicious spicy soup
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Had the Tekka Don and Korean Spicy Beef Noodles. The Tekka don was a bowl of rice, cucumbers, and fresh tuna. Cost 8 bucks, but great contrast to the the noodles. The noodles were stir fried with bell plenty of bell pepper, onions, and sliced ribeye (i believe); for 10 bucks you get just the right amount of heat.
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tekka korean spicy beef noodles tekka bowl rice cucumbers fresh tuna cost bucks great contrast noodles noodles stir fried bell plenty bell pepper onions sliced ribeye believe bucks get right amount heat
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Absolutely delicious ramen. The hakata and the chashu are my favorites. It can get busy but don't let a wait discourage you. Completely worth it.
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absolutely delicious ramen hakata chashu favorites get busy let wait discourage completely worth
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Ramen is a noodle dish near and dear to my heart. There are few noodle dishes out there that can satisfy the palate as well as a solid bowl of ramen. The key to good ramen is the excelling of three primary ingredients: the noodles, the broth, and the protein. \n\nThe noodles here are very well made with good consistenc...
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ramen noodle dish near dear heart noodle dishes satisfy palate well solid bowl ramen key good ramen excelling three primary ingredients noodles broth protein noodles well made good consistency texture fantastic compatibility broth broth signature creaminess saltiness thickened smoothness ramen broth gives noodles fine ...
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It was good.....meat was a little tough, but the seafood seemed fresh. Bread was basic bread, nothing special. The waiter kept screwing up our bill, \"hey this isn't right.\" \"your right let me correct it\". \"Uh it still not correct\". It took them 4 tries to finally get it right. There were two of us and we or...
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good meat little tough seafood seemed fresh bread basic bread nothing special waiter kept screwing bill hey right let correct uh still took tries finally get right two us ordered plates drink
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My family and I came here for the first time to each lunch after church. I have to tell you, this is a great place to eat Italian food and Asian food at the same time. LOL! And to have snoh right next door for dessert was perfect! \n\nI ordered a dish called the Primavera w/ eggplant, chicken and red sauce. You coul...
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family came first time lunch church tell great place eat italian food asian food time lol snoh right next door dessert perfect ordered dish called primavera eggplant chicken red sauce could either soba noodles tofu noodles ordered soba noodles interesting healthy tasteful prices inexpensive within strict would recommen...
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You have got to be kidding me...absolutely unable to eat any of the four dishes ordered for lunch today. I read the below reviews and wondered if I was in the same place...mumbles the waiter couldn't have been less help if he had stayed home today.\nThe broth was flavorless, the noodles like a pile of jelly. The fried ...
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got kidding absolutely unable eat four dishes ordered lunch today read reviews wondered place mumbles waiter could less help stayed home broth flavorless noodles like pile jelly fried pork cooked could chew cold noodles indeed cold tasted like cooked days ago stored fridge miso soup wished good starving left
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One of the few fusion Japanese/Italian places in town that is actually decent quality (relatively far and few in Phoenix compared to California). The restaurant itself is quite small and seating is limited, but it is worth the wait.\n\nMy personal favorite if you are a fan of Udon noodle soup is the Udon Suki Iron Pot....
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one fusion places town actually decent quality relatively far phoenix compared california restaurant quite small seating limited worth personal favorite fan udon noodle soup udon suki iron pot broth flavorful udon perfectly slurpable beef little bit lean mixes well egg totally rocks soba cold noodle dish ordered quite ...
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My wife and I lived in Japan for 4 years.... the one thing I haven't been able to find in and around Phoenix ...until today is really well done sticky rice. I had almost given up hope :) The meal was all around very good. The ramen my wife had was tasty but I would say the ramen at Monta in Las Vegas is better. The br...
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wife lived japan years one thing able find around phoenix today really well done sticky rice almost given hope meal around good ramen wife tasty would say ramen monta las vegas better broth much flavorful nice place valley give try
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I find myself at CherryBlossom a lot nowadays, and that's why I needed to update my review. I've discovered my new favorite menu items, and they must be eaten! So, you should try:\n\nSpicy Gyoza Pot\nCha-shu Ramen\nTanTan-Men Ramen\nUdon Suki\n\nThe gyoza pot is my favorite menu item (and it's on happy hour). It's sim...
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find cherryblossom lot nowadays needed update review discovered new favorite menu items must eaten try gyoza gyoza pot favorite menu item happy hour simple delicious completely satisfied kirin gyoza pot dinner damn good bowl ramen tantan even better something spicy newest discovery reason needed write udon suki consist...
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The good: Nice ambiance, friendly service. I was trying to find a good ramen place (so spoiled by Orenchi in the bay area... that's the golden standard). Walked in and saw some Asian people so thought it was a good sign. \n\nThe bad: Ordered chicken karage and ramen - chicken karage looked straight outta the freezer se...
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good nice ambiance friendly service trying find good ramen place spoiled orenchi bay area golden standard walked saw asian people thought good sign bad ordered chicken karage ramen chicken karage looked straight outta freezer section local supermarket good chicken karage fried chicken duh batter similar tempura lighter...
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Tucked within a small little strip mall, is this cute little eatery serving up both Italian and Asian style noodle dishes, as well as sushi items. It looks like the building used to be a La Madeline or similar French inspired eatery, judging from the interior decor. It was decently busy when we walked in for dinner the...
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tucked within small little strip mall cute little eatery serving italian asian style noodle dishes well sushi items looks like building used la madeline similar french inspired eatery judging interior decor decently busy walked dinner previous times ate little wait tried ramen entrees cold noodle dish cold noodle dish ...
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Satori to Kaigen! (Enlightenment and Spiritual Awakening!)\n\n\nLeaving the shadows of my last job, I embark on a voyage searching for delicious flavors. Empty stomach, with Kunoichi on my left I joined the stream of the culinary conscious at the doors of CherryBlossom Noodle Cafe!\n\nImmediate greetings, short wait, ...
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satori kaigen enlightenment spiritual awakening shadows last job embark voyage searching delicious flavors empty stomach kunoichi left joined stream culinary conscious doors cherryblossom noodle cafe greetings short wait professional server introduced joshua drinks bread free apps dinner passed dessert lingering looks ...
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Had a craving for spicy Ramen and I was not disappointed. It had just the right amount of spice/hot and the pork meat was delicious. \n\nWe also tried the Chicken Katsu and it was perfectly cooked. I've been to places where you can taste the week old chicken and day(s) old oil it was fried in, but not here, it was fres...
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craving spicy ramen disappointed right amount pork meat delicious also tried chicken katsu perfectly cooked places taste week old chicken day old oil fried fresh chicken breast also tried crunchy shrimp roll also menu little odd featured sushi traditional japanese soups platters also page italian food japanese italian ...
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When I first heard about this restaurant, I was a little confused about the concept. Italian and Asian is not a typical combo, and I assumed that this restaurant would do one way better than the other. I started out ordering Asian dishes when I first started visiting. I was a little too scared to experiment with the It...
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first heard restaurant little confused concept italian asian typical combo assumed restaurant would one way better started ordering asian dishes first started visiting little scared experiment italian menu asian dishes quite good would stray husband decided would give shot one night turns italian dishes equally good as...
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No question, the few times I've eaten here the food was good - good flavor and well done. My complaint is the service is so haphazard. If you can get there when it's not busy, it's great. If you get there when it's busy, it gets a little out of control. As someone else said, there's really no place to wait. I went ther...
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question times eaten food good good flavor well done complaint service haphazard get busy great get busy gets little control someone else said really place wait went evening got name list told minutes busy minutes waiting go inside check list waiting check sat several couples walked put names list standing watching sug...
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Drove the 30 miles back to Cherryblossom Noodle Cafe for lunch last week and while the food was good the service was terrible. Had a very unfriendly waiter helping me and he was very short and condescending while talking to me. He didn't introduce himself, just sat me down and walked away and seemed mad the entire time...
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drove miles back cherryblossom noodle cafe lunch last week food good service terrible unfriendly waiter helping short condescending talking introduce sat walked away seemed mad entire time receipt said ken server may name enjoyed food keep asking things like appetizer never came meal asked meal immediately brought mean...
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This was one of the few times Yelp has led us wrong. Came here because it was close by & had 4 stars. \n\nI will say the service was perfectly fine. Our server was very friendly & even though it was busy, we were greeted at the door & sat quickly. \n\nUnfortunately, it was downhill from the point we got our food. We or...
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one times yelp led us wrong came close stars say service perfectly fine server friendly even though busy greeted door sat quickly downhill point got food ordered assortment rolls dish pad thai sushi choices almost include cream cheese tempura made difficult choose variety without everything tasting sushi tasted fishy t...
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Went here for lunch today with three other people from work. It was packed but we were able to get a table in the back. They have some great lunch specials and I ordered the Shrimp tempura Udon soup with a California roll. The soup was good however it could have had a little more flavor. I ended up having to put in som...
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went lunch today three people work packed able get table back great lunch specials ordered shrimp tempura udon soup california roll soup good however could little flavor ended put soy sauce liven little bit california roll right enjoyed also ordered side gyoza potstickers tasty well really like wrapping thinner places ...
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Been desperately (desperately!) searching for a ramen place in Phx after discovering the deliciousness that is ramen in San Diego, and I was pleasantly surprised when I drove by the \"Noodles\" sign on my way to a hair appointment down the street at Shampoo Ink. Made a mental note to stop in afterwards for lunch. I am...
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desperately desperately searching ramen place phx discovering deliciousness ramen san diego pleasantly surprised drove sign way hair appointment street shampoo ink made mental note stop afterwards lunch glad stellar really best service long time super friendly ramen dishes pork per menu nice enough sub chicken instead ...
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The food here is awesome and very flavorful!\n\nIf you are looking for a wide selection of Japanese food that is fresh and delicious, look no further!
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food awesome flavorful looking wide selection japanese food fresh delicious look
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I've been here several times and have always enjoyed my experiences. The staff is really friendly and helpful. I like the grilled salmon with ginger sauce which comes with miso soup, salad, and rice. I think the range of items is really the neat part about Cherry Blossom. It seems impossible to come here and not find s...
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several times always enjoyed experiences staff really friendly helpful like grilled salmon ginger sauce comes miso soup salad rice think range items really neat part cherry blossom seems impossible come find something like although really tried italian dishes heard pretty good also definitely worth try area
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Eclectic place with random menu. Food took forever to come out - over 35 minutes for a bowl of ramen and some stir-fry noodles. Ramen is already made and noodles with some beef are so easy to make, so I don't know what was going on in the kitchen. I thought both dishes were too salty and the cha su was very dry. The r...
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eclectic place random menu food took forever come minutes bowl ramen noodles ramen already made noodles beef easy make know going kitchen thought dishes salty cha su dry ramen also vegetables balance bowl glad added tempura vegetables satisfied craving sick wanted soup probably stay away ramen next time come back food ...
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Eaten here a few times now. Ambience is great, the servers I've had were friendly and charming (thank God), but the food is pretty standard.\n\nRamen's okay, though inconsistent; I've had the Hakata a few times now, and it can range from overly salty to a bit lacking in flavor. When I want a bowl of noodles, I tend to ...
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eaten times ambience great servers friendly charming thank god food pretty okay though inconsistent hakata times range overly salty bit lacking flavor want bowl noodles tend go grab bowl pho since tastier cheaper kind miffed able find place phoenix good tonkatsu curry nothing write home either mama makes better curry g...
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The worst experience I've ever had. I should have known better when they told us 15 minute wait turned to 40. Then finally seated by the door a crowd of people also waiting for to be seated standin behind us. We waited 15 then for our server to make his first appearance...we left. Ridiculous.
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worst experience ever known better told us minute wait turned finally seated door crowd people also waiting seated standin behind us waited server make first appearance left ridiculous
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This is a delicious spot especially for lunch. Sushi is fresh and good. Spicy gyoza soup appetizer is delicious and flavorful. The shrimp lettuce wraps aren't traditional, they taste more like something you would serve on top of rice, however they are amazing!! Tan tan men is good for a cold day, but doesn't have much ...
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delicious spot especially lunch sushi fresh good spicy gyoza soup appetizer delicious flavorful shrimp lettuce wraps traditional taste like something would serve top rice however amazing tan tan men good cold day much meat huge portion noodles though place cute inside even though looks like shitty strip mall location m...
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There is only about 4 pieces of meat about the size of my thumbnail in my Hakata bowl. So disappointing.
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pieces meat size thumbnail hakata bowl disappointing
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