Bistro Miyoda Noodle House - Gardena, CA (original) (raw)

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• 
  I am really shocked from reading the reviews, I came on Yelp because we are going there for dinner tonight and I couldn't remember the name. It blew my mind on how many people disliked the food. I rarely eat at restaurants and hardly is ever in Gardena except when visiting my parents. My husband recommended this place to me 6 months ago when he found it and just raved about it, so much he was eating there 3 times a week since he only works 2 minutes away. So I had to take my parents and my dad who is SUPER PICKY and DOESNT like anything and I mean it, he usually says after he eats how much he hated his meal. Not here, my dad and I ordered the Veggie Noodle and it was delicious. He raved at the table about how good it is and he would bring my mom here regularly. My daughter gets a variety of different things when we go and it never disappoints. My mom loves the spicy ramen, she in facts says it's too mild for her so she always ask for more chili oil.
  Maybe its a different cook but when we go, it's usually the same man cooking and everything is delicious. I feel sad for the ones who got a bad meal because this place is actually really good.
• 
  The cold and rain releases soup noodle pheromones that drives me like an addict lookiing for the next fix. Even after getting high on Pho at lunch, I was already jonesing by night time... and what a cold and rainy night it was! Linda C. and I walked into Miyoda, an old school Japanese joint with tacky posters pushing their various specials ... fried chicken was their special that night - this was validated by the server who suggested we order some for an appetizer.
  Fried Chicken? Can't she see that I need me some Ramen! Bring me a bowl of Gomoku and while you are at it bring a bowl of Spicy Miso Ramen for my woman! The bowls of ramen were place in front of us without fanfare. I looked at my steaming bowl of noodles - it didn't look like the picture on the wall, but then it never does...
  I took a spoonful of my Gomoku and anxiously expecting euphoria to set in but instead my Gomoku was like a hit from a J rolled with Oregano, where's the buzz? The broth was thick and greasy and crammed with way too much cabbage. Yeah, cabbage! It was used as a filler in place of the seafood that showed in abundance in the picture. The broth was flavorful but unfortunately the wrong flavors. What's left? Oh right the noodles. Ok the noodles were good. Bistro Miyoda claims homemade handmade noodles - it was the best thing about the whole mess!
  Next time? I wonder if they would just sell me some noodles?
  
  
• 
  My Personal Ramen Tour - Chapter 14
  Yuko nailed it, this was the worst ramen I've ever had. It's hard to describe just how bad it was, the textures and the flavors were all fighting to see who could be worse.
  My tan tan men was on the verge of being inedible. Had I been a bolder, less polite person, I would have had two sips and stopped right there. The soup base was so thick with sesame paste and garlic that each bite reminded me of taking medicine when I was a kid. The noodles were way over cooked like the mush at Olive Garden. The meat pile in the center of my bowl had such an off flavor that I had to mix it with the sesame sludge just to mute its stench.
  http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/IKssh2IB4QJR0GGUMfzTYg?select=SDoIHPQTT0Glmd08gA855g
  The girl's bowl of veggie ramen was almost as bad. It was a box of leftover Chinese food dumped into a bowl of soggy noodles in a oddly thick clear broth.
  http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/IKssh2IB4QJR0GGUMfzTYg?select=Yyb_00QbwnJvtLlfZ8VN1Q
  Only go here if you want to play a very cruel trick on someone.
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  I, too, am confused at the varying degree of reviews and stars given for this place. It most definitely must be timing and whose in the kitchen.
  Gomoku is one of my faves, so that was where it was at for me on this VERY chilly-waiting-for-hail-i-just-worked-10-hours-doing-bodywork-and-need-a-hot-steaming-bowl-of-noodles kinda night. I agree with other reviews - its kinda salty, but oh so flavorful that i wanted to swim in it, kinda thick, kinda oily -which is ok with me as it was part of what made it so flavorful. Spotted some broccoli which was new to me, but, oh well...gotta get the veggies in me somehow. Not nearly enough seafood & meat as I'm used to either and lots of cabbage...great! more veggies ;). The noodles where pretty good, but it didn't stand out to me, like it should. I like mine silky and with a little chew in it. I added an egg which was done to perfection just the way I like it...hard boiled in the broth with runny yolk.. mmmmmmmmmm
  ps..hubby said the broth reminded him of the bone marrow broth my dads restaurant staff would make as part of our after shift meals, delish!
  Tan Tan Men for the Hubby because we're both having withdrawals since Chin-Ma-Ya is gone. He's been google-ing for good TTM in our area..hence, we're here. It was pretty good.....close to what we wanted. Broth was not as creamy as CMY, kinda thinner. With lots of flavor but on the sweet side. hhhmmmm, the sesame didn't seem creamed enough...kinda gritty, but hubby liked it just fine --the ground pork was quite yummy, it wasn't too sweet or salty, but a great melody of both. Hit the spot and satisfying......still leaves us with a little jonez, though..just a little..I say us because I was slurping from his bowl as he was from mine.
  We also ordered a few appetizers: yes..we were hungrayyyyyyy!
  Gyoza (5pc) - soggy outside but flavorful on the inside, maybe just a couple more minutes in the pan would've been good
  Croquettes (2pc) - per the hubby as he walked by while Im typing my review... "they were gigantic, plentiful and delicious", I agree, they were tastier then usual croquettes, crunchy outer layer and soft in the middle.
  Shrimp w/House Mayo (6pcs) - spicy sauce with lightly fried tender shrimp, these were delicious, too.
  Croquettes and Shrimp came with fresh shredded cabbage salad and dressing - I really like that stuff.
  Over all we enjoyed our meal. No complaints. Hearty, hot & satisfying. Service was great borderline overbearing but better than not, right? The price is right, the gomoku was the most expensive @ $9.50 because I added an egg.
  Tan Tan Men 7.50allappetizers7.50 all appetizers 7.50allappetizers5 or less.
  We are now at home rubbing our bellies like buddha for good luck and making wishes.
  
  
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  My friend wanted to come here, so I came along. She did not remember the name of the place, so I could not research on yelp beforehand. If I did, I probably would have avoided...
  Anyhow, I would go to Asa or Umemura instead if I want to eat ramen. The worst part of the whole evening was the hostess - she was so pushy and aggressive. While we were talking to our server, the hostess showed up and tried to sell a couple of dishes that we were not interested. When I was ordering some shochu to our server, the hostess again rushed to our table and tried to sell some particular brand.
  As soon as we finished eating, we asked for a check (to the server), then again the hostess showed up...geez...
  * They don't accept Amex...Visa & Master Card only.
• 
  We didn't order the noodles.
  I was somewhat concerned with some of the low ratings on this place, but it seemed that the more recent ratings were higher, and the lower ratings were more about the noodles.
  I didn't know there were lots of non-noodle items on the menu so we decided to try a few things. I really liked the tofu skin/bean sprout amuse-bouche they put on the table. I wanted to ask for another one, but since it was free, I didn't think it would be appropriate for me to ask for more. The chicken fried rice and the gyoza tasted very delicious but both were a bit more greasy than I like. I don't think JAS cared for his Beef, Nappa and Harusame stew because he left most of it behind. I had a tiny taste of it - it wasn't bad, but I think you just have to be in the right mood for beef stew to enjoy it. The fried pork meatballs were tasty. JAS liked the slaw on the side with a dressing that tasted a little like thousand island. The Sweet & Sour Pork was okay. It was a little too sweet for me so I didn't finish it.
  I found the service to be attentive and pleasant. There was one server and she was very, very nice. The chef in the back waved at us as we were leaving. I'd like to go back soon to try other things on the menu... including the noodles!
• 
  Not a big fan of Bistro Miyoda. Few things are okay here but rest of the items are bland or below average. Not somewhere I'll visit unless I'm in the area and I have no other options. (i.e. I came here last Fri night because shinsengumi ramen was packeddd beyond waiting.)
  +I like their tofu skin bean sprout appetizer freebie they give out.
  +Dumplings are good but not the best.
  +Also like the shrimp and egg with sweet sauce.
  +The Japanese speaking Korean waitress is super nice and sweet.
  -Did not like their pork ginger. Pork was tough and the sauce was okay.
  -Their croquette was okay not something I would order again.
  -My mom said their ramen sucks so I didn't even try
  -Water tasted unfiltered.
  -I was sitting at the table by the wall and saw ants marching along the wall. Yuck.
• 
  After a 6 year hiatus, I finally made it back. This pace use to be a regular on my lunch rotation until I took a job outside of the South Bay. Now, that I am back back working in the area, I am looking forward to revisiting some of my old haunts.
  I went with the chicken cutlet curry on a heaping mound of rice. Man, even though it was almost 90 degrees out, the curry hit the spot. Be careful though, this meal has enough power to cause you to pull a Costanza and take a nap under your desk for the afternoon...
• 
  The interior of this place is clean and inviting. The workers were very friendly and welcoming. They seemed to want ensure that your visit was a pleasant one.
  I got the ground pork noodle soup entree. It tasted decent, but I was still hungry when I left. Being hungry after just eating a meal is usually attributed to eating a healthy meal or a meal with smaller portions. I'll verge more on the side that the portions were a little small.
  This place is just alright. Unless I'm in the area, I'll probably wouldn't come again.
  Overall, nothing spectacular here... just an average lunch place for noodles.
• 
  Ordered the seafood fried noodles. I asked the waitress what it was, and she told me it had a "variety of seafood and was very delicious". She said it would have shrimp, scallops, and other seafood. I couldn't believe it when it came. It looked like fried chung king noodles with gravy. It had 1 shrimp, and the scallop looked like a bay scallop cut up into tiny pieces. My husband had the spicy beef noodle, which was a little better. When I told one of the waitresses it was the worst meal I've ever had and told her about the misrepresentation of seafood, she said she was sorry, but didn't offer to replace the meal or take it off of the bill. Wish I went to McDonald's instead...I'll never go back!

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