Originally Posted by gokiburi
ematei is a great place. easily the best of the queen street crap, not to mention that it also predates all of the aforementioned crap. the sushi and set lunch/dinners are ok but try ordering their "tapas" style dishes exclusively with beer next time. don't order the large bottles. it's cheaper to get singles. oh snap.. i read the article and now it sounds like i'm rehasing it. hahahaa.
their ramen is pretty good too ($6.50) ....it's an izakaya (traditional japanese pub) but it could do with some izakaya pricing... read: could be cheaper!!
Yeah, I'm actually regretting not getting the ramen. I was considering it but decided I wanted tempura (and I'm not a shrimp eater, hence the veggie). Oh well, just an excuse to go back! And yeah, I was thinking it would be a cool place to go and just eat at the bar with the businessmen sometime.
edit: is eating out cheap in Japan?