Udon Sushi Bakery cures post-party hunger
It was late on a Saturday night, too late, and the party we had been gathering at was abruptly ended, casting us all out in the dark and cold. We were standing on the corner, weary and disoriented, when we saw it across the street – Udon Sushi Bakery. What sort of restaurant has the words sushi and bakery in its title? Perhaps this made it that much more intriguing.
The restaurant was warm and filled with a crowd of students, a group sat on small wooden stools and played cards at low tables. The restaurant was decorated with pictures of customers, some cropped to include only the patrons’ eyes. On the wall, several televisions blared Asian TV shows. I bought a big lychee bubble tea with borrowed cash. At $3, it was quite the bargain.
Sitting at the restaurant’s counter, waiting for orders to arrive, a customer sitting on a stool asked my friend Jessie, “What are you?”
Her puzzlement at this question of personal identity was clearly visible on her face. He then specified the he was inquiring about her ethnicity. Relieved to have some clarification, she said she was a quarter Japanese. In an unusual coincidence, perhaps a bit too coincidental for the circumstances, he replied that he was also a quarter Japanese.
Our orders arrived and we departed from the restaurant. The food, which I did not sample until I got home, was quite good – the portions were huge.
Reflecting on our late night trip to Udon Sushi Bakery, I must say I highly recommend this restaurant. Open late and serving cuisine I am fairly certain originates in more than one Asian country, this place is truly unique. This restaurant is different than other Asian restaurants in town. It lacks the sterile and pretentious interior design and you don’t take a date to Udon Sushi Bakery to impress her with how much money you can spend on her. Udon Sushi Bakery is a great place to go with friends to hang out, eat and enjoy inexpensive food you don’t understand and consume endless amounts of serve yourself, complimentary cabbage that comes with a dinner order. Udon Sushi Bakery is located at at 134 N. Harrison Rd.
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Discussion on "Udon Sushi Bakery cures post-party hunger"
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MSUinLV
12:01am, Jan 27, 2009
Isn’t the whole point of writing a review on food is to actually talk about the food? Or were you too “disoriented” i.e drunk to remember it was exactly that you ate?
I hope you write for your Journalism profs better than you do on here. Otherwise, it will be a sad state of affairs to be reflected on what was once a great major at MSU.
Abigail
10:56am, Jan 28, 2009
What the heck did you eat? I hope Daniel isn’t allowed to write another article again. This was the most uninformative thing I’ve ever read. What did you eat? What did anyone eat there? What were the good things they offered? Someone can this kid and replace him with someone better.
What food?
1:26pm, Jan 28, 2009
The first two posters are right on. “The food was quite good?” Could you at least mention the name of the dishes? And, what made them good, as compared to what?
Jeff
11:32am, Jan 29, 2009
WHY DOES THIS BLOG ALWAYS BLOW???? can the state news just not find people who know to write about food and fitness? all this has shown is a blonde bimbo who writes about s’mores and bananas (stephanie goldberg), and some drunk who is probably too drunk to taste the food he’s eating (daniel luscombe).
MOVE ON TO A NEW BEAT, DUDE.
Stephanie Goldberg
4:41pm, Jan 29, 2009
Let me help:
If you’ve never tried sushi, you are not alone – eating raw fish just souinds crazy! My first time trying sushi was at the Udon Sushi Bakery. It was fabulous! Sushi is a food made with rice and raw fish. You have to use a lot of soy sauce to make it taste good, though, so if you’re not into soy, you should stay away. And be sure to drink lots of water so you don’t get dehydrated. You can ask the friendly staff at Udon to serve you a glass – best part: It’s free! The Udon Sushi Bakery is in East Lansing. And if you have too much saki, don’t e-mail me about your late-night karaoke binge!
-STEPHANIE GOLDBERG