Kamonegi

Highly recommend Kamonegi's soba and tempura! We ordered the coffee salmon tartare, matsutake black cod chawanmushi, eggplant tempura, uni shiso tempura, kamonegi seiro hot dipping-style soba, and hojicha panna cotta. Every dish was absolutely delicious. The kamonegi seiro broth was rich, and the soba noodles were perfectly cooked. Definitely coming back to explore their other soba dishes.

We were very excited to try this place. We recently spent 3 weeks in Japan and loved exploring all the different food options, cold soba being one of those. We also enjoyed Art of the Table when it was in this same space many years back. While the space is still great, the food was mediocre all around. The highlight for us was the zucchini tempura, but the soba noodles were very difficult to eat as they clumped together and the broth was way over salted. I'm a little confused about all the awards and accolades. Our hope was this would be on par with our Japanese food experiences, but I guess our hunt will continue.

We came here with high recommendations from a friend. The reservations were full, so we took a shot at walk-in. We got lucky and waited 1 hour to get our table. We received a surprise amuse bouche. It was definitely a palate cleanser. To start, we got the Shime Saba, the Hokkaido Scallop Chawanmushi, the Octopus Ahijo, and Shrimp Tempura. The Shime Saba was light and refreshing with bursts of acidic tones. The Hokkaido Scallop Chawanmushi was a much heavier dish as it had egg custard. The Octopus was tender and intriguing. My kids enjoyed the Shrimp Tempura, though it was pretty oilly. Between starters, I would prefer the Shime Saba. We got the kids the Tempura Kake Soba while my wife and I got the Kamonegi Seiro Soba and the Cream of Black Trumpet Mushroom Soba. The kids enjoyed their soba. I actually prefer theirs over the ones we ordered. The Kamonegi Seiro Soba is the restaurant's most popular soba, and I can see why. The broth is interesting, and the duck meat was indulgent. I liked the meatball especially. The Cream of Black Trumpet Mushroom Soba was earthy as expected. It was far too earthy for me. Due to the kids' nagging, we got the Oreo Tempura and Miriam's Parfait. Both were quite sweet. Surprisingly, my kids did not finish the Oreo Tempura. This Soba place is a little different than the familiar and mainstream noodle shops. I can see why there's always a line-up.

A very special place for tasting modern Japanese food. I doubted the authenticity when looking at the menu but the dishes I ordered were full of umami. They were not "authentic" per se, but their taste had multiple layers of interesting and inquisitive flavors, and in my opinion, better than the traditional tempura and soba I had before. The only downside is that this place is pretty expensive. A 20% service charge is automatically applied. If you are adventurous and would love to try out modern Japanese food with a touch of western influence, I'd highly recommend that you try out this place and explore their menu.

Fancy noodles. The food was delicious, a bit spendy though. The building looks to have been converted from something else, and there was no air flow in the place. I came on a warm day, and it was hotter in the dining area than outside, I was sweating the entire time. Be aware they proactively add a 20% gratuity to the check.

Reviewing as a vegetarian- I went with 3 other vegetarians and we were all able to get different dishes. Several veggie sobas available (both hot and cold) which is awesome! One star deducted because value for food is not great (it’s overly expensive for what it is). Glad I tried it, but probably wouldn’t come back bc of price. Also no air conditioning so avoid going on hot days. Make reservations in advance. Street parking available