Sunday, June 12, 2016

niche café and darts – Shiogama ニッチ 022-365-1321

Address:  塩釜市東玉川町8-6.  About a 45-second walk from Shiogama JR Station just across from the 7-11.

Map:  Scroll down below.
Open everyday except Tuesdays from 4 pm to 2 am.
This was the third year in a row that the company I work for held a Darts Night at niche, and the reason we keep going back is that niche never fails to provide us with good food and great service!
We went for their standard party plan for 3000 yen, which consisted of five dishes and a 90-minute nomihoudai.  I had originally made a reservation for fifteen people, but unfortunately the numbers were short and I notified the restaurant a couple of days in advance that only ten people would be attending, hoping that they would not charge us for the original fifteen.  They said it was no problem at all and we were let off the hook.
The evening started off with a garden salad topped with a tangy dressing and juicy karage chicken.



Garden Salad



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Next was a yummy-ful pizza of sliced sausage and cherry tomatoes with basil that was devoured by our group quite quickly.  



Sausage and Cherry Tomato Pizza

The following dish was a tomato sauce pasta (Angel hair? Spaghetti? There was an argument at our table about this) filled with zucchini, bacon, and pork.



Zucchini, bacon, pork, tomato sauce pasta

The finale was a small chocolate brownie-type with cream that really hit the spot.  Unfortunately, I ate this before I remembered to take a photo.
niche is a very small place that holds about twenty people at best and has one electronic dart machine.  Parking is available for about four cars.
I was told by a friend that their オムライスis fantastic, but I have yet to try it.

If you happen to find yourself in this neck of the woods, I highly recommend stopping in niche for a quick bite and a round of darts.  I’m sure we’ll be back again … and again … and again.

Friday, June 10, 2016

2016 Thai Festival in Sendai タイフェスティバルin仙台 022-714-0545


Address:  勾当台公園市民広場.  Come up off the Kotodai-koen Subway Park exit and you’re there.

Map:  Scroll down below.
Open Saturday, June 11th from 10 am to 8 pm.   Sunday, June 12th from 10 am to 7 pm.

Please click HERE for some information about last year's festival.




It's the 4th annual Thai Festival in Sendai this weekend, and hopefully, unlike the last couple of years,  the weather will be accomadating for the 50,000 people expected to enjoy the many features of Thai culture, but mostly the food!  (hee-hee)

By my count there will be sixteen different restaurants offering their Thai cuisine samplings, so there will be plenty to choose from.

Hope to see you there!