It also stated: "A government spokesman said the £125,000 cost of the displays covered the new artwork, printing and installation."

want a good bowl? than keep heading down 12th and then turn right on jackson and then a left on 5th walk two blocks and youre at samurai noodle. best motherfucking ramen in town. udon aint bad either. anybody knows a better bowl id like to know.

i loathe communal tables. sitting next to people is the worst thing u could do to me.

"Like Bellevue, but with slightly more edge!"

Barbecue Pork Lau Mein at the Kau Kau. More than you can eat for about $6.

Which is too bad, because I love going to Blue C Sushi. They should have put that in the space instead.

They could open 23 DWRs with the quantity they have! And guess what, the the DWR catalogue, each one of those babies is $1200! Each!!!

So rock on with your bad overhead, Boom! Noodle.

That said, I'll be giving it a go. I'm going to pretend I'm at the Covent Garden Wagamama and that I'm eating lunch before I go to Paul Smith on Floral Street and buy my new Spring wardrobe. Woot!

Doh!

It's also the kind of place you go for a birthday because you're sick of everywhere else that can handle a party of 10 or more. It's another Chuck E. Cheese for adults.

okinawa teriyaki on the waterfront has the best ramen in town. its a cheap no concept place. try it.

Seriously though, let's talk economy: I love Samuri Noodle and we are long overdue for more Ramen places (as Pho-mania needs a respite), but expensive Ramen's gotta go. In Tokyo they have the same ramen sold in these awesome makeshift stalls on the sidewalks. They just find some spacious lot, throw up a few bamboo mats and tarps, get a few gas cookers and they're serving an army of drunks. We need this here and it's sad that noone's figured out that the operating costs are minimal (and thus would put "Condo-Boom Noodle" outta business)...

'Cause, see, those are the sorts of people Boom Noodle WANTS to have eating in their establishment.

And yeah, @10, the first thing I thought of when I saw those bright, shiny metal-mesh chairs was, "boy, they sure know how to ensure fast table turnover!"

Also, when I nannied for two year-old twins, they called having to take a shit "going boom boom." Boom Boom Noodle.

Yes, 10 cents. Boil some water and add some sesame seeds, peanuts, and curry, maybe some tofu or broccoli - then it costs probably 50 cents.

At home.

I had some tofu-wok noodle thing and it was pretty good, along with some green tea and citrus bienget. With tip it came out to about $20 which is more than I'd usually pay for lunch.

I agree with the comments that it's a bit too expensive, and yes, it is a knockoff of Wagamama. I don't think it matters though, they will probably do well.

http://www.bcdtofu.com/

I've only been to the ones in LA.

Oh and those aren't condos, they're apartments. Rentals. Around $1500-$2000/ month. And this is how they fill up the place quick and circumvent whatever process they'd have to for condos, then they can give the renters first option to buy when they convert. Built in pre-sales practically.

Overall it's going to be super popular and I am glad for that. It's a nice place. The chairs are more comfy than they look. I hope they stay open late because they will be totally packed.

The Monday-morning quarterbacking (football metaphor chosen advisedly, dudes) on Slog grows daily more predictable. I haven't tried Boom! yet, but I sure do know some fellas writing here have had some better noodles in Tokyo and/or Queen Anne. Thanks but I just wanted to eat out here in the neighborhood tonight.