Comments on: Revisiting Namu

By: shortexact

shortexact — Sun, 29 Jul 2007 20:37:55 +0000

@ ceecee: I haven’t gotten to try either of those dishes. Thanks for weighing in with your recs.

By: ceecee

ceecee — Sun, 29 Jul 2007 18:00:46 +0000

i had the daikon medallion and spicy pork short ribs there. wow! so delicious. i have been craving that daikon ever since and can’t wait to go back.

By: shortexact

shortexact — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 14:25:49 +0000

@ LeeDavis: Regarding your comment, “the portions were too small and not authentic japanese or korean.” This is definitely true, but the reason why I listed Namu in the “Asian fusion” category was to make it clear that this food isn’t authentic (and in the first post I wrote about them, I think that was made more explicit). In addition, the pictures suggest that the portions are not very large. So it seems that if you chose to visit Namu on the basis of reading this review, you should have at least suspected both of these points (which seem to be the basis of your criticism) in advance. Whether or not you agree with the rating (which accounts for more than just food, by the way), I believe that this post provides an accurate representation of the restaurant, or else I obviously would’ve written a different post While the cuisine at Namu isn’t my favorite (and fusion has never been my thing anyhow), I don’t think I can agree with your assessment of “1 star for food quality”, since 1 star is a rating I would (for the purposes of this blog) use for quite poor cooking. Even if portions are small and the food isn’t traditional (I agree with you on both points), I definitely wouldn’t use the word “poor” to describe the cooking.

In any case, thanks for weighing in with your perspective. I’m sorry to hear you didn’t enjoy your meal. If you feel like more traditional Japanese, you may want to check out one of the strictly Japanese restaurant reviews instead.

By: LeeDavis

LeeDavis — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 14:04:02 +0000

I came here after your review and I was not impressed with the food. the portions were too small and not authentic japanese or korean. Ive been to better places in the city and was not impressed by this food. I would give this place a total of 1 star for food quality. I would not recommend this place

By: shortexact

shortexact — Mon, 14 May 2007 16:21:18 +0000

Garrett and Jennifer: glad that you enjoyed, thanks for the visit!

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Sun, 13 May 2007 08:04:57 +0000

Scallop carpaccio and dumplings look great. Nice site!

By: Garrett

Garrett — Sat, 12 May 2007 08:40:59 +0000

Love the pictures, another great review!

By: shortexact

shortexact — Fri, 11 May 2007 21:00:26 +0000

Yeah, I wasn’t thrilled about it either, although I didn’t make a big production about it in the post. The obvious work-around here is to just not order any additional banchan plates past the first complimentary one, and this turns out to not be such a problem, because there are other much more interesting dishes on the menu in any case.

By: Chubbypanda

Chubbypanda — Fri, 11 May 2007 20:41:24 +0000

Charging for banchan is just wrong. Don’t care what the theme of the restaurant is. Otherwise, it looks pretty interesting.

By: shortexact

shortexact — Fri, 11 May 2007 16:00:37 +0000

Well, that’s why I called the banchan a “nod to tradition”, rather than well, more traditional tradition

That is like asking for money for refills of the rice pot or tea! Oh wait, restaurants ARE doing that nowadays.
Aye, they are. It’s the sign of the times, and the end of an era. Or something.