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Best Japanese food near Lafayette, Colorado, United States
Reviews on Japanese food in Lafayette, Colorado, United States. The City of Lafayette /ˌlɑːfɪˈjɛt/ is a Home Rule Municipality located in Boulder County, Colorado, United States. The city population was 24,453 at the 2010 United States Census.
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1. Udon Kaisha
Overall Ratings
4 based on 24 reviews
Reviewed By GRW720
I would like to be more enthusiastic about this restaurant. Lafayette could certainly use some restaurants about which to be enthusiastic and I for one would be delighted to find good Asian restaurants in the area. But alas this is not it. I don't particularly care that it is at one end of a rather dead strip mall; nor that the interior is functionally dreary; I just wish this had been better. Maybe the first clue was the location, around the corner from a restaurant that said it offered Thai food but was called Panang (which happens to be in Malaysia, not Thailand) - I suppose if the local customers don't know that Panang is not in Thailand (or don't care), then they probably aren't going to care too much whether Udon Kaisha offers authentic Japanese food.I decided to try Udon Kaisha as I have eaten a few times at its sister restaurant (My Ramen & Izakaya in Boulder) and enjoyed the food there. Udon Kaisha is a step down.I started with Karaage (Japanese style fried chicken) and Takoyaki (octopus balls). The karaage was, according to the menu, marinaded in soy, sake and ginger, before being coated in a wheat flour and potato starch batter and fried. Unfortunately, it was strangely tasteless, impossible to detect the benefit of any marinade. Even the use of chili oil could not bring this to life. The ponzu sauce helped, but couldn't rescue the dish. The takoyaki was not bland - it was soft, sweet and fishy. Neither of these dishes was particularly appetizing.The curry udon was more enjoyable. The first impression of the broth was that it was thin in texture but it made up for this by having a good full taste that was quite satisfying. The curry broth is quite full of coconut milk, so a fairly rounded and sweet taste balancing the curry. The richness was quite satisfying. The few strips of pork were thin and did not have much taste; they were supposed to be "chashu" (char siu in Cantonese) but really weren't - Udon Kaisha ought to check out what its Boulder sister serves as char siu, a thicker, juicier, fattier slice of belly pork that has a real flavor.I did not taste the sushi. On the evidence of what I did try, I am skeptical that the sushi would be worthy of the name.
2. Noodles & Company
Overall Ratings
3 based on 14 reviews
Come by your local Noodles & Company at 534 W. South Boulder Rd., , Lafayette where its globally inspired dishes including noodles, soups and salads, come together to create a World Kitchen.
Reviewed By Annette L
Ordered a Veracruz chicken salad which I thought meant it had all the great ingredients in abundant supply as the picture. So wrong. I got 5 pieces of chicken smaller than a penny, 6 tomato pieces, a penny size dollop of guac, and enough onions to scare away anyone. So still hungry but I spend so much money on onions so I cannot get anything else. I think it should be called a onion salad with chicken bits. Really surprised and won't be going back.
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3. Mr. Sake Sushi and Grill
Overall Ratings
4 based on 14 reviews
Reviewed By Curtis B
This restaurant makes a pleasant addition to the Louisville area. Top quality sushi and sashimi, nice lunch specials, extremely friendly wait staff, clean, simple yet intimate, great variety on the menu as they include a bit of Chinese, Thai, and Mongolian - all at very reasonable prices!
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