Koyami Success

[gemorc]

We ate dinner last night at Koyami. Great food; Great service; Great prices;
What more can a guy ask for?

[Love2cruise]

I love that place. Clean, friendly, and great food!

[bluedog103]

We ate dinner last night at Koyami. Great food; Great service; Great prices;
What more can a guy ask for?
One of our favorites too. It's always good, food and service.

[stephsan]

where is this?

[Mudder]

It's the BEST !!!

[Dr Winston O Boogie jr]

I always wonder why a Chinese/Thai restaurant has a Japanese name

[jimbo2012]

We didn't care for the place.

[CFrance]

We didn't care for the place.

Say why?

[jimbo2012]

The waitress yes's us to death about what we wanted, food came out wrong.

Owner mgr came over re made it with a very poor attitude.

The food was still so so at best, another couple with us wasn't going back either.

The place had zero atmosphere, like a take out.

We stick to (3)Sukura, (2)Thai Ruby and my favorite (1)Bamboo Bistro

[CFrance]

The waitress yes's us to death about what we wanted, food came out wrong.

Owner mgr came over re made it with a very poor attitude.

The food was still so so at best, another couple with us wasn't going back either.

The place had zero atmosphere, like a take out.

We stick to (3)Sukura, (2)Thai Ruby and my favorite (1)Bamboo Bistro

Thanks. I knew there was a place or places you liked from a former post; just couldn't remember which ones. Need this for when our kids come down for Christmas. Any of the three you would recommend for sushi?

[jnieman]

The waitress yes's us to death about what we wanted, food came out wrong.

Owner mgr came over re made it with a very poor attitude.

The food was still so so at best, another couple with us wasn't going back either.

The place had zero atmosphere, like a take out.

We stick to (3)Sukura, (2)Thai Ruby and my favorite (1)Bamboo Bistro

Jimbo was this during lunch service? I've had both good and bad experiences there. Both of the bad experiences were during lunch service when it seems that different people run the place than the dinner service.

[DougB]

We ate dinner last night at Koyami. Great food; Great service; Great prices;
What more can a guy ask for?

Well, a decent size portion for one. That and a fortune cookie with the winning Lotto numbers.
Wǒ xiǎng gěi wǒ bǐnggān de zhòngjiǎng hàomǎ

[BarryRX]

Also my favorite "chinese" food in TV. I put chinese in parenthesis because they do have some Thai dishes also. The hot and sour soup is perfectly balanced, the pan fried dumplings are light and delicate and look so perfect when they come out that they should be signed and framed. They do something different with their Pad Thai that makes it taste lighter. I love it! I have not yet tried out the Asian restaurant that's across from Moe's, but a neighbor told me he enjoyed that too.

[gomoho]

We ate dinner last night at Koyami. Great food; Great service; Great prices;
What more can a guy ask for?

Uh, I can think of something!!!

[Love2cruise]

The waitress yes's us to death about what we wanted, food came out wrong.

Owner mgr came over re made it with a very poor attitude.

The food was still so so at best, another couple with us wasn't going back either.

The place had zero atmosphere, like a take out.

We stick to (3)Sukura, (2)Thai Ruby and my favorite (1)Bamboo Bistro

No need to trash palace because the food came out wrong, give it another chance. As far as quality last time I was at Thia Ruby quality was not up to par, but I'll try it again. As for atmosphere, it's a Chinese restaurant they don't know what atmosphere is, but it was clean.

[CFrance]

Well, a decent size portion for one. That and a fortune cookie with the winning Lotto numbers.
Wǒ xiǎng gěi wǒ bǐnggān de zhòngjiǎng hàomǎ

Brother. 여기에 우리가 다시 간다

[maryanna630]

We were not impressed with the ambiance at all. The food was OK but nothing special. We thought Thai Ruby was beautiful but service was rather indifferent and my pad thai was totally bland.....and we really like good thai and asian food. Can anyone help us out here? We also like good indian food.

[DougB]

Brother. 여기에 우리가 다시 간다

Sister.
Nàxiē wǒ xūyào zhòngjiǎng hàomǎ ma?

[Dr Winston O Boogie jr]

Thanks. I knew there was a place or places you liked from a former post; just couldn't remember which ones. Need this for when our kids come down for Christmas. Any of the three you would recommend for sushi?

I love sushi. The best that I've had down here is at VKI in Lake Sumter Landing followed very closely by Sakura. Asian Bistro is also very good. If you want to fill up on fair quality sushi for a great price drive up the the Ocean Buffet in Ocala. You can eat a hundred dollars worth of sushi for about ten bucks. It's a buffet and the quality of the sushi is not great, but it's ok and it's very inexpensive.

[Dr Winston O Boogie jr]

The waitress yes's us to death about what we wanted, food came out wrong.

Owner mgr came over re made it with a very poor attitude.

The food was still so so at best, another couple with us wasn't going back either.

The place had zero atmosphere, like a take out.

We stick to (3)Sukura, (2)Thai Ruby and my favorite (1)Bamboo Bistro

I ate at Thai Ruby a few years ago when I did my lifestyle visit and bought my house. I loved it. Then I finally brought my wife there a few months ago and it was awful. The service was very slow and there was almost no one else in the restaurant. The appetizers were all over cooked. The Pad Thai was terribly bland and the other dish we had was just fair. What a disappointment.

I agree about Bamboo Bistro and Sakura, both are very good, but I like VKI even better, especially for sushi.

[CFrance]

Sister.
Nàxiē wǒ xūyào zhòngjiǎng hàomǎ ma?

Je pense que J'ai besoin un nouveau programme de traduction. What the h*** language are you speaking? I've tried two kinds of Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, Japanese... nada.

[bluedog103]

We were not impressed with the ambiance at all. The food was OK but nothing special. We thought Thai Ruby was beautiful but service was rather indifferent and my pad thai was totally bland.....and we really like good thai and asian food. Can anyone help us out here? We also like good indian food.
You go to a Chinese restaurant for ambience? Hmmmm, interesting. How do you like the ambience at, say, Golden Corral?

[circletrack]

I LOVE Koyami. The food is great, the presentation of the food is great and the place is very clean and the cooking area is out in the open. The interior is very basic, but I've still enjoyed some great meals there. I've been to plenty of Chinese places with great decor and awful food so style is pretty low on my list.

[Villageswimmer]

I love sushi. The best that I've had down here is at VKI in Lake Sumter Landing followed very closely by Sakura. Asian Bistro is also very good. If you want to fill up on fair quality sushi for a great price drive up the the Ocean Buffet in Ocala. You can eat a hundred dollars worth of sushi for about ten bucks. It's a buffet and the quality of the sushi is not great, but it's ok and it's very inexpensive.


Love sushi but never heard of VKI. Where at LSL is it located?

I like the sushi at Bamboo Bistro very much.

[Villageswimmer]

Maybe I missed it...is Koyami the one at Colony Plaza?

[jimbo2012]

Thanks. I knew there was a place or places you liked from a former post; just couldn't remember which ones. Need this for when our kids come down for Christmas. Any of the three you would recommend for sushi?

vegan remenber

Jimbo was this during lunch service?

dinner

No need to trash palace because the food came out wrong, give it another chance.

I was not trashing the place only gave my opinion and that of the 3 others with me.

[msfooter]

Maybe I missed it...is Koyami the one at Colony Plaza?

Google has the answers.

[CFrance]

Love sushi but never heard of VKI. Where at LSL is it located?

I like the sushi at Bamboo Bistro very much.

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[butterfly sue]

Discovered I would be housebound for a few days so what to do? Koyame to the rescue. I decided to order and pickup and we used the online menu to do that. Oh, how convenient! Found a gap in picking up between 3pm and next time was 5pm, so hurried and ordered for 3pm. We placed an order for two days of food and finding that will also give us leftovers. Lots to eat and for me it is good tasting. Can't beat that!

[BarryRX]

Love sushi but never heard of VKI. Where at LSL is it located?

I like the sushi at Bamboo Bistro very much.

VKI is the Japanese Steakhouse at LSL. It's just around the corner from the movie theater. Also, Koyame is located in the shopping center behind Denny's on 441. It's at the opposite end of the shopping center from Ollie's (another great place to try if you don't already know about it).

[Bosoxfan]

I like the sushi at Sakura. Also for those of you that say the food was bland at Thai Ruby it's because the clientele from the villages usually like it that way.If you ask they'll spice it up .I ask for a 5 on a 1 to 10 scale of hotness and find it fery tasty.I usually get the pad thai shrimp & enjoy it immensely

[jimbo2012]

Agree Thai Ruby will make it anyway you like if you have any questions the owner is usually there she will explain how the food is prepared and the ingredients, ask for Mai.

Same at the Bistro, can't remember her name, but same thing anyway u like it.

[maryanna630]

I would never go to Golden Corral...went there once in Pennsylvania fifteen years ago and that was enough. I am not interested in quantity but rather in quality. And no, I have been to many restaurants in NYC's chinatown and there was no ambiance but outstanding food.. Believe me, I wanted to like Koyame, but the food was just OK. Restaurant opinions are very subjective and therefore all over the place. However I don't get the relevance to Golden Corral????

[bluedog103]

I used to go to Chinatown in NYC frequently. Still do occasionally. I have my favorites. Even Chinatown has some stinkers. Used to go to a little place in a basement on Doyer St. It changed hands and I didn't care for the food with the new owners. Looked around for something comparable and found it a short distance away on Pell St. The folks who had owned the place on Doyer opened another restaurant about a 5 minute walk from the old place. Used to pick up pork buns at different places for breakfast. Good eats.

[maryanna630]

Did you ever go to Hong Fats? This was one of the most well known noodle places in Chinatown. My now husband was a musician and worked until four AM. We would then drive to HongFats which would be absolutely jammed with musicians, actors etc etc. the waiters were rude and the noise was deafening but we had the best noodle dishes I have ever tasted. I don't know if they are still there, but they were a legend. Oh, those were the days!!!!

[bluedog103]

Did you ever go to Hong Fats? This was one of the most well known noodle places in Chinatown. My now husband was a musician and worked until four AM. We would then drive to HongFats which would be absolutely jammed with musicians, actors etc etc. the waiters were rude and the noise was deafening but we had the best noodle dishes I have ever tasted. I don't know if they are still there, but they were a legend. Oh, those were the days!!!!
Sorry to say, Hong Fats has been closed of many years, since the 1980s at least. I think it was on Mott St. along with about 100 other restaurants. :-)
I don't think I ever ate there but could be wrong. There are so many restaurants I'm certain I don't remember half of them. I used to work downtown and Chinatown was a frequent place to go for lunch. Good food and good prices. I often went with a couple of Chinese gentlemen I worked with. We'd go to places most Americans never try. Everything was written in Chinese. My friends would order and I'd trust their judgement. I learned to never ask what I was eating until I finished the meal.
Good times. I could go on and on about my experiences in Chinatown, one of my favorite neighborhoods in NYC. Hmmmm, maybe I'll go down there for lunch tomorrow!

[CFrance]

Sorry to say, Hong Fats has been closed of many years, since the 1980s at least. I think it was on Mott St. along with about 100 other restaurants. :-)
I don't think I ever ate there but could be wrong. There are so many restaurants I'm certain I don't remember half of them. I used to work downtown and Chinatown was a frequent place to go for lunch. Good food and good prices. I often went with a couple of Chinese gentlemen I worked with. We'd go to places most Americans never try. Everything was written in Chinese. My friends would order and I'd trust their judgement. I learned to never ask what I was eating until I finished the meal.
Good times. I could go on and on about my experiences in Chinatown, one of my favorite neighborhoods in NYC. Hmmmm, maybe I'll go down there for lunch tomorrow!

Going to NYC this weekend with our kids, who used to live in Brooklyn. They want to go to Chinatown for some shopping. Can you suggest a good restaurant in the part where all the you-know-what stalls are?

[bluedog103]

Going to NYC this weekend with our kids, who used to live in Brooklyn. They want to go to Chinatown for some shopping. Can you suggest a good restaurant in the part where all the you-know-what stalls are?
You might try one of these:
Shanghai Café,
69 Bayard, 69 Bayard St (what a coincidence) which is off Mott St.
Big Wing Wong,
Peking Duck House
These are all on Mott St. except 69 Bayard.
My old favorite at 10 Pell St. changed hands and names. There's still a restaurant there but I really didn't care for it with the new owners.
These places are all near the typical Chinatown shops. Actually pretty much all of Chinatown is near these shops.
Have fun. Let me know where you dined and how you liked it.
If you're not used to Chinatown be prepared for massive crowds. That's just the way it is there.

[gemorc]

I start a thread about Koyami, and here I am on Pell St., NYC. What a world.

[CFrance]

You might try one of these:
Shanghai Café,
69 Bayard, 69 Bayard St (what a coincidence) which is off Mott St.
Big Wing Wong,
Peking Duck House
These are all on Mott St. except 69 Bayard.
My old favorite at 10 Pell St. changed hands and names. There's still a restaurant there but I really didn't care for it with the new owners.
These places are all near the typical Chinatown shops. Actually pretty much all of Chinatown is near these shops.
Have fun. Let me know where you dined and how you liked it.
If you're not used to Chinatown be prepared for massive crowds. That's just the way it is there.

I start a thread about Koyami, and here I am on Pell St., NYC. What a world.

that's what's so great about TOTV.

And thanks, Bluedog, I'm taking your list with me.

[CFrance]

You might try one of these:
Shanghai Café,
69 Bayard, 69 Bayard St (what a coincidence) which is off Mott St.
Big Wing Wong,
Peking Duck House
These are all on Mott St. except 69 Bayard.
My old favorite at 10 Pell St. changed hands and names. There's still a restaurant there but I really didn't care for it with the new owners.
These places are all near the typical Chinatown shops. Actually pretty much all of Chinatown is near these shops.
Have fun. Let me know where you dined and how you liked it.
If you're not used to Chinatown be prepared for massive crowds. That's just the way it is there.

Oh, and PS: been there, done the crowds, love it. Especially when the word gets round that the authorities are about to come through, and everything mysteriously shuts down. My dil and I take small wads of cash and leave the purses at home. It'll probably drive my husband nuts, but oh well.

We just haven't ever eaten there. Thanks again for the suggestions.

[Villageswimmer]

Oh, and PS: been there, done the crowds, love it. Especially when the word gets round that the authorities are about to come through, and everything mysteriously shuts down. My dil and I take small wads of cash and leave the purses at home. It'll probably drive my husband nuts, but oh well.

We just haven't ever eaten there. Thanks again for the suggestions.


Maybe it's me, but you lost me here.

[CFrance]

Maybe it's me, but you lost me here.

The area around Canal St. has some storefronts that sell knockoffs. Or "brand name" items that aren't the genuine thing. They get raided periodically. You have to be careful from whom you are buying.

[bluedog103]

The area around Canal St. has some storefronts that sell knockoffs. Or "brand name" items that aren't the genuine thing. They get raided periodically. You have to be careful from whom you are buying.

Ah yes, Canal St., home of the Sako and Roullex watches. :-). Actually the whole area around there is full of these junk shops. Even Little Italy. Mulberry St. is pretty much the same as Chinatown now. A lot of the great Italian restaurants are gone. Nowadays when we want good Italian we go to Arthur Ave in the Bronx.

[CFrance]

Ah yes, Canal St., home of the Sako and Roullex watches. :-). Actually the whole area around there is full of these junk shops. Even Little Italy. Mulberry St. is pretty much the same as Chinatown now. A lot of the great Italian restaurants are gone. Nowadays when we want good Italian we go to Arthur Ave in the Bronx.

Another tip. Thanks. I just don't get up there enough to keep up. We used to have wonderful Italian just walking into a place we would happen upon.

[maryanna630]

But do you remember Ferraras for cannolis...in the 80's?? And in Coney Island...Carolina's and in the West Village ...Sevilla? And Ratner's on the lower east side ? And Cheese of All Nations on Chambers Street? This is how we became foodies and most of the places are gone, but what wonderful memories. This was in the 80's and we learned about international foods this way...How about the indian food in 'little india' in the 26th street area? I guess I am showing my age but we did learn to cook ourselves and we are so happy that we had these experiences. I don't think itis possible to duplicate these menus again unless you can do it at home.

[DougB]

Welcome to Talk of New York

[CFrance]

Welcome to Talk of New York

u crack me up!

[DougB]

u crack me up!

You're a good egg!

[rdhdleo]

Our favorite is also Bamboo Bisto, however we have been Koyami several times and fund the food very good, service very good and attitude just fine.I don't need atmosphere if the food is good at a good price, but that's me. They couldn't do enough to make sure our dinners were good. Sakura is also good but I thought service was very slow and prices a little high for what you got. Food was good though. That said no one compares to Bamboo Bistro!

[gemorc]

that's what's so great about TOTV.

And thanks, Bluedog, I'm taking your list with me.

It is also what's so bad with TOTV. Not staying on topic.

[CFrance]

Pffffffffffffffffft! :D

[natickdan]

Our favorite Chinese restaurant in or around TV. Mongolian beef is my favorite and we have always found the wait staff and the owner to be gracious.

[asianthree]

we will try them sometimes good food is hard to find...are they a chain?