Slog - Comments on Boom Revisited http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/boom_revisited Many have opined about Boom Noodle's noodles, and at this juncture, the general sense is that they're not that good and too damn expensive. People like the small plates better, both for quality and value. The Tokyo ramen is just all right: good noodles; salty, unrich chicken-pork broth that is not unlike the broth of "Oriental" Top Ramen; braised pork that varies from delicious to dry from bowl to bowl. (It remains true: Samurai kicks Boom's ass in the department of ramen.) But what if the Tokyo ramen cost $6.95 instead of $10? It does, at happy hour: much more... Copyright 2008 Tue, 22 Jul 2008 13:05:02 -0800 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:19:25 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Will in Seattle Having eaten there during SIFF, I have to disagree.

I usually find a lot of food on the Hill overpriced, but I found both excellent quality, service, and food at Boom Noodle.

And, for those who know me, I'm a bit of a skinflint, so that says something.

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/boom_revisited#c1079452 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/boom_revisited#c1079452 Chow Tue, 22 Jul 2008 13:10:24 -0800 Comment by levide When the hell is Samurai on the Ave going to open? The 'coming soon' sign has been there for almost a year.

]]> levide http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/boom_revisited#c1079462 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/boom_revisited#c1079462 Chow Tue, 22 Jul 2008 13:21:01 -0800 Comment by elenchos Boom Revisited, by Bethany Jean Clement

Much more gratifying
There is ping pong
Everyone would be happier

]]> elenchos http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/boom_revisited#c1079463 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/boom_revisited#c1079463 Chow Tue, 22 Jul 2008 13:21:31 -0800 Comment by kid icarus I love it, elenchos.

]]> kid icarus http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/boom_revisited#c1079476 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/boom_revisited#c1079476 Chow Tue, 22 Jul 2008 13:33:25 -0800 Comment by emily speak for yourself! boom is awesome and has huge servings for the price so i say it comes out even. slog sure loves to bitch about a place that's popular every night of the week. maybe slog should open up their own restaurant and then you can get off our boom noodle lawn!!!

]]> emily http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/boom_revisited#c1079511 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/boom_revisited#c1079511 Chow Tue, 22 Jul 2008 13:55:20 -0800 Comment by Will in Seattle glad to see emily agrees with me.

So, serve us noodles, Stranger!

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/boom_revisited#c1079573 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/boom_revisited#c1079573 Chow Tue, 22 Jul 2008 14:27:26 -0800 Comment by outdoorminer um, you can get actually good ramen for cheaper than 6.95 in chinatown. i've had the 'tokyo ramen' from boom noodle and i'd say 6.95 is gratuitously overpriced.

]]> outdoorminer http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/boom_revisited#c1079635 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/boom_revisited#c1079635 Chow Tue, 22 Jul 2008 15:05:23 -0800 Comment by d boom is terrible. i ordered salmon tataki-first visit, raw, not so bad. second visit, overcooked to the point of inedibility.
fancy juice served with brown, brackish foam from the juicer not skimmed off the top.
dumplings still partially frozen (also watched the sysco delivery driver unload truckloads of the cheapest brand of frozen dumplings in the middle of lunch service.)
not worth typing about the rest of it.

]]> d http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/boom_revisited#c1079640 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/boom_revisited#c1079640 Chow Tue, 22 Jul 2008 15:07:09 -0800 Comment by Jakub dude, how poor are you people?

]]> Jakub http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/boom_revisited#c1079653 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/boom_revisited#c1079653 Chow Tue, 22 Jul 2008 15:13:39 -0800 Comment by Jubilation T. Cornball @9, LOL. These are the people about to be bankrupted by a 20 cent bag tax, Jakub.

As for Boom, hit or miss...I know what I like there and it's consistently good. Matt the bartender is really cool.

]]> Jubilation T. Cornball http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/boom_revisited#c1079701 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/boom_revisited#c1079701 Chow Tue, 22 Jul 2008 15:39:45 -0800 Comment by Jason Seattle is so stingy with food prices. I was shocked at how CHEAP Boom Noodle was for a place like that. Like SUPER cheap.

]]> Jason http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/boom_revisited#c1079721 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/boom_revisited#c1079721 Chow Tue, 22 Jul 2008 15:48:32 -0800 Comment by michael strangeways I refuse to spend $10 on what is, essentially, peasant food, when there's plenty of cheap, good noodles to be found.

It's like going to a Yuppie Vietnamese restaurant instead of Ballet or anyplace in Little Saigon. You're spending $12 to $20 on an entree that you can get in a hole in a wall for $5.95....and the hole in the wall is probably better.

]]> michael strangeways http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/boom_revisited#c1079792 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/boom_revisited#c1079792 Chow Tue, 22 Jul 2008 16:36:02 -0800 Comment by Jubilation T. Cornball @12, barring Monsoon (which is the godhead), I'm inclined to agree.

]]> Jubilation T. Cornball http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/boom_revisited#c1079844 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/boom_revisited#c1079844 Chow Tue, 22 Jul 2008 16:54:50 -0800 Comment by michael strangeways And Monsoon doesn't claim to be authentic Vietnamese...isn't it Asian/Fusion?

]]> michael strangeways http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/boom_revisited#c1080282 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/boom_revisited#c1080282 Chow Wed, 23 Jul 2008 09:58:08 -0800 Comment by thaumaturgistguy @11 Are you insane? Seattle has consistently more expensive food than so many larger cities. Even New York & Chicago have consistently cheaper (and better) places to eat...but then again they have income tax there to so maybe it's a wash.

]]> thaumaturgistguy http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/boom_revisited#c1080914 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/boom_revisited#c1080914 Chow Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:19:25 -0800