Restaurant review: Ensemble Tap

I stopped for a late weekend lunch at Ensemble Tap.  It was quiet at the time, and I was seated immediately by the window. I ordered the crispy chicken sandwich and a beverage. The room is airy with lots of black and dark wood, and multiple wide-screen televisions overhead.  Since I was one of only…

Restaurant review: Saboten Japanese Cutlet Express

This place generated considerable blogger buzz when it first opened in Aberdeen mall last January.  And at the time, the lines for service at their mall food court shop were lengthy indeed.  I was not prepared to stand in line for twenty minutes just to place an order, so I postponed until the initial buzz…

Restaurant review: Gingeri chinese cuisine

My cousin hosted a banquet at “Gingeri” (in Lansdowne Center) to celebrate the birth of his son. This was the second banquet I’ve attended at Gingeri in the last few months, but I failed to capture any photographs the first time around. As somewhat typical for a chinese banquet, this was an eleven course meal,…

Restaurant review: Suri’s Flavors

This little Indian place is easy to miss.  It’s part of a small convenience store/post office. Although there are tables for outside seating, and a counter with stools for dining in, this place is largely a takeout operation. The menu has a range of offerings, from the familiar butter chicken, and chicken curry, to  bhel…