Upper East Side restaurant NR has been churning out excellent Japanese dishes since it opened in late 2019. And while over the summer, owner Shigefumi Kabashima closed their Harlem cocktail bar and restaurant ROKC, luckily, they merged some of its menu here. The result is a dining and drinking space that is highly reminiscent of being in Japan. The chicken and vegetable soup curry ($34): It's a style notable in Hokkaido (aka Sapporo soup curry), with a
Some hole-in-the-wall restaurants turn out to be exactly that - a hole you don't want to climb into, much less eat at. This is not that, and far from it. Tucked into a cozy spot on North 10th Street in Philadelphia's Chinatown district is a tiny but mighty gem called Chubby Cattle Shabu. From all-you-can-eat Wagyu Shabu to various seafood courses, all served in the restaurant's authentic Chinese-style hot pot setup, you definitely want to eat whatever its dishing out.
Chubby Cattle BBQ, the all-you-can-eat Japanese style barbecue chain with an anime twist, is continuing to expand its waistline with a new location set to open in the San Fernando Valley. A new location, which like other Chubby Cattle spots will feature decor inspired by Japanese anime, is set to open at the end of September at 6600 Topanga Blvd. in Canoga Park.