Boom Noodle
Seattle, WA 98122
Phone: (206) 701-9130
- Price:
- $
- Cross Street:
- 12th Avenue
- Hours:
- Sun-Thu 12pm-10pm, Fri-Sat 12pm-2am
Editorial Review for Boom Noodle – by Anna Roth
In Short
In Japan, your "boom" is your current obsession. At this pretty, modern Pike/Pine noodle house, your "boom" could become many things: The authentic Japanese ramens, ultra-shareable small plates like edamame puree with sweet potato chips or curry potato croquettes and out-of-the-ordinary desserts. Everyone from Central Community College hipsters to middle-age Capitol Hill residents mingle at the communal tables or gather in the minimalist, lime-green bar area for handcrafted cocktails and unusual fresh juices.
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Insider Tips
What to DrinkAlong with sake, wine and Sapporo on tap, house cocktails have a Japanese bent--like the Kyoto Blossom, made with Absolut pear, fresh lemon juice, grenadine and a slice of candied ginger.
Look GoodNot a big drinker? Try a freshly squeezed juice, like the ruby red Madison Sunrise, a healthy blend of orange, carrot and beet juice with ginger and shiso.
Know Before You GoBoom Noodle is brought to you by the same folks behind Blue C Sushi.
When to GoPingpong tournaments are held on Friday and Saturday nights after 11pm in the bar, which coincide with late-night happy hour. Drink cheap sake bombs and play at your own peril.
Happy HourEvery day from 4pm to 6pm and 10pm to close, enjoy a long list of cheap eats (nothing more than $6), cheap sake bombs, discounted cocktails and more.
Kid-FriendlyGet your kid started on international cuisine early: Kids 10 and under have their own menus, including bento boxes with things like chicken teriyaki, fried tofu and pork dumplings with steamed rice, edamame and cucumber salad.
User Reviews for Boom Noodle
10/05/2008 Posted by slurpygal
I've been to Boom twice and there are definitely good and bad points. The interior is great, terrific space, marvelously decorated. The food is variable. I've tasted several of the noodle dishes and the okonomiyaki. The soba noodles in beet shiso broth is excellent - very interesting and fresh taste. The miso ramen had a very nice broth, but the chicken was out of place. It had a lot of black pepper on it and tasted very much like a BK chicken sandwich.... it was tough, dry - very disappointing. The Tokyo ramen was good though not the equal of Samurai. The noodles were not totally consistent. In one of our bowls the noodles were slightly undercooked, the other overcooked. The okonomiyaki (a pancake filled with shredded cabbage and pork, topped with veggies and sauce) was excellent and rich. It was a small portion, but even sharing, it was more than enough. The first time I was there I ordered tea and was highly disappointed to have a nice tea decanter with an infuser come holding a tea bag.... I really had expected a nice loose tea. Now the service - that's another thing all together. On our second visit we had some of the worst service I've had at a restaurant in a long time.... We were there for a late lunch and my husband ordered a bowl of noodles, I the okonomiyaki. The noodles came, but nothing else.... we waited and I told my husband to go ahead and start... waited more, waited more.... nice to sit there uncomfortably watching someone eat.... finally I asked if the other dish had been forgotten? The reply was that it takes a while... It's pretty much kitchen 101 that you do not serve a party until *everyones* food is ready - you plan it so that all dishes are ready together. It wasn't even very busy so there should have been no excuses. I thought the reply was rude and I was still stuck there for about 5 more min. foodless. The waitress was somewhat clumsy too- dropping the dishes she was clearing. Had I been in a better mood I may not have even noticed.
Pros: some very good dishes and nice atmosphere
Cons: very bad service
10/03/2008 Posted by youngfooster
Uhm. I don't know what to say. I've had better street food in Japan and Korea for about a fifth of the price. The Tokyo noodles were slightly better than fancified beef-flavored instant ramen, and comes with a terribly bland and dry slab of pork. The okonomiyaki, or pork and veggie pancake, was inharmoniously sweet and savory, resembling something of thousand island sauce on a Big Mac. A friend ordered the most expensive menu item--seafood curry udon-- we he seemed to like, but to me was nothing more than runny Indian curry with a small tuft of udon noodles, mini shrimp, and mussels. While good, there was nothing deeply satisfying, spectacular, or creative about this place.
Pros: modern decor, juju giner beer,
Cons: uncoordinated and long wait, loud, FOOD
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