Boom Noodle is a fairly new restaurant, it opened in the beginning of 2008 in the Capitol Hill area. This was my second time here, during my first attempt at Boom Noodle I ordered a chilled noodle dish -- not impressive. This time around I went with hot ramen. Good choice!
Had dinner with CeCe and Tyson after work. I ordered the Wild Salmon Udon and a Ginger-flavored Beer, Tyson had the Sesame Ramen, CeCe did a few small plates -- Tori Karaage & Salmon Chazuke and Yuzu Lemonade. We also shared Okonomiyaki for an appetizer.
My Wild Salmon Udon was excellent! Lots of noodles in a miso broth and topped off with two big slices of fried salmon skin. Delish! The okonomiyaki was pretty good, but I'm sure there are a lot of better ones out there in okonomiyaki-land. It's a japanese 'pancake' filled with pork and veggies then topped with aioli and tonkatsu sauce.
What we ate:
OKONOMIYAKI: Braised Pork and Cabbage Pancake with Veggies, Serrano Peppers, Aioli & Tonkatsu Sauce.
TORI KARAAGE: Fried Chicken with Tonkatsu Sauce
SALMON CHAZUKE: Grilled Salmon and Nasubi (Japanese Eggplant) served over Rice and Green Tea & Dashi Broth
SESAME RAMEN: Romaine Lettuce, Kinshi (egg), Cucumber, Tomato, Green Onion, Wakame (seaweed), Pickled Ginger, Hot Mustard, Cilantro and Chicken.
WILD SALMON UDON: Smoked Salmon, Shiitake Mushrooms, Spinach, Tamago (egg) and Crispy Salmon Skin in White Miso Broth.
Taste: 7.5
Presentation: 7
Ambience: 8
