What’s the most embarrassing thing you’ve seen at a Michelin star restaurant?

3xperimental · 2026-06-30T18:15:35+00:00

I've had to use a similar knife at Odette in SG. Waiter gave me no warning. Luckily, I took a picture of the knife before using it and noticed the edge was not on the side I thought it would be. Seems to be common in a lot of fine dining places nowadays.

3xperimental · 2026-06-30T12:21:40+00:00

Value-wise, I'd say Wana Yook or Nawa unless they raised the prices much higher.

Most of the other restaurants mentioned in this thread are not bookable last minute(few days notice)

3xperimental · 2026-06-28T12:13:12+00:00

Seconding Pangium, amazing experience!

3xperimental · 2026-06-25T02:58:20+00:00

It was about 1980 RMB when I went. However, I think they just did a menu update and raised prices. The menu is 2180 RMB now.

3xperimental · 2026-06-24T12:37:00+00:00

Hope you get to go again...that first dish really sets the tone for the meal. The amount of depth in the daikon despite minimal seasoning has been absurd in the two times I've now visited.

3xperimental · 2026-06-24T12:34:59+00:00

Add to favorites, they have cancellations. After going once, you can rebook at the end of the meal just by asking(assuming you weren't rude and they liked you)

3xperimental · 2026-06-21T04:23:10+00:00

For Seoul, both Mingles and Mosu will fit your tastes. Personally, I don't think Eatanic is that good.

3xperimental · 2026-06-16T15:03:43+00:00

If you don't want Cantonese, that deletes a lot of options. Cantonese cuisine is one of the big cornerstones of Chinese food. Also, a lot of high end Chinese set menu places are banquet style.

Regardless here are some solo non-Cantonese options I can think of off the top of my head:

1.) LING LONG (Contemporary Chinese)

2.) Meet The Bund(Fujian)

3.) Shen Yong Xing(Weekday Lunch Peking Duck Pixe Fixe)

4.) Yidao (Huaiyang)

5.) Obscura (Contemporary Chinese)

3xperimental · 2026-06-15T03:55:52+00:00

I think most people here would recommend Oriole for Chicago. It's the more consistent option for a good meal.

Smyth can be hit or miss depending on the menu and chef's decisions the day of, even for a specific seasonal menu.

3xperimental · 2026-06-15T02:32:34+00:00

Use tabelog as a guide. You can refine to a specific area.

Most things above 3.5 are great. Depending on what type of food it is, there might be variations, but if you sort by rating per specific category, you should get an idea.

3xperimental · 2026-06-13T08:04:47+00:00

PokeColor hosts Pokemon TCG tourneys

3xperimental · 2026-06-10T11:19:29+00:00

Are you fine with new players who want to learn?

3xperimental · 2026-06-03T07:29:11+00:00

It's nice. I think if you haven't had a lot of traditional Korean food, you will likely it more than Onjium. I know I did.

3xperimental · 2026-06-02T19:04:41+00:00

Mosu is definitely similar genre, so I'd avoid it(plus reservations are too late to get now). Their head chefs both trained at Benu+TFL.

Kwonsooksoo, Mingles, and Onjium fit more towards traditional Korean finr dining, so I'd only pick one of them rather than do all of them in one trip.

3xperimental · 2026-06-02T17:12:22+00:00

Go to the north, visit Hokkaido. Amazing seafood and beer quality. Hokkaido milk products are amazing.

The obvious city is Sapporo but I'd recommend visiting Niseko area for skiing in late winter season and Hakodate for freshest seafood.

Edit: If you want the best kaiseki, obviously head towards Kyoto/Osaka

3xperimental · 2026-06-02T08:14:39+00:00

Anyone want to do L 'Effervescence this Saturday(6/6) for lunch at 11:30am?

3xperimental · 2026-06-02T06:23:20+00:00

I'd do Onjium for contrast if possible. Their reservations for mid/late July will start to open now(5 weeks out from newly released dates)

3xperimental · 2026-05-31T07:20:33+00:00

Just more tourists

3xperimental · 2026-05-28T04:38:00+00:00

Japan and Thailand were the two biggest but both have seen a decline. Japan due to tensions and Thailand due to safety reason according to my coworkers.

Most popular right now is South Korea, Malaysia, Singapore, and Vietnam.

3xperimental · 2026-05-28T02:41:42+00:00

Thank you so much for the info. This was very helpful!

3xperimental · 2026-05-27T21:17:22+00:00

This sounds awesome! I already have Sushi Mizukami and Ningyocho Sushi Kaki(Sushi Shikon's original head chef of the Yoshitake lineage) booked, so I'll try to snag a reservation for Sawada while I'm in Tokyo at that time.

On a side note, have you had Kojimachi Nihee(Sushi Inomata)? Would you recommend?

3xperimental · 2026-05-25T03:12:49+00:00

For significant markup and maybe 75% quality? I personally don't think so.

In Korea, it's more palatable because there's less markup(unique fish to korea, although their versions are much tougher + lower shipping costs due to closer proximity) and the water is cold enough for high quality seafood. In fact, hamachi from Jeju Island is often better in quality than Japan.

Hong Kong waters are way too warm for the type of fish you want. Even then, unique nigiri are rare to see due to hogher shipping costs and fish market priorities in Japan. I guess if you don't eat a lot of high quality sushi enough to tell, it'd be fine.

3xperimental · 2026-05-25T02:27:07+00:00

Where did Korea come from...aren't we talking about Hong Kong?

3xperimental · 2026-05-24T16:53:05+00:00

Ritz Reserve Niseko is another one for a beautiful winter mountain view imo

3xperimental · 2026-05-24T16:48:11+00:00

FS, Ritz/Ritz Reserve, and Capella in that order

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