Comments for Metropolis - Dining & Drinking

Comment on White Smoke by westhorpe

westhorpe — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 23:17:59 +0000

I don’t know where the previous writer went, but I’d be surprised if it was the same restaurant I went to. Was there last night and had a great evening. Started with the smoked bacon (delicious) and a Manhattan (nice power in those cocktails!). Followed up with a brisket and biscuits with molasses butter. The brisket was fabulously tender and had an amazingly textured bark on the outside. Finally, real meat and real barbeque! Followed up with a nice piece of apple pie. Thanks to Jamie for his recommendations and for taking care of me at the counter. Will be back next week!

Comment on Network by akmeister007

akmeister007 — Sat, 17 Mar 2012 16:48:17 +0000

Pls note: Our Jelly Drinks for this week will be on Friday March 23rd.

The event will be about French food culture to coincide with the Francophonie Week!
We will serve food as well as drinks this week and you get all this for only JPY1,000!
If you’re a foodie, looking at starting a food related business, or simply interested in French culture, please pop in!

Drop in to work at our space during the day will also be on Friday March 23 (1pm to 6pm).

From next week, we are back to our usual Wednesday schedule.

Comment on White Smoke by mark s

mark s — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 07:37:08 +0000

Went recently and was surprised at how dry the meat was, also not much of a smoke taste or in fact any flavor. Wine was good but a bit expensive.
I only went on the recommendation of this article and ended up very disappointed

Comment on Good Beer Faucets by beermeplease

beermeplease — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 08:00:00 +0000

Who are you? It really seems like you don’t enjoy what you do and why you do it. Where is your integrity? You list beers and bars like you know what you are talking about. If you know so much, how didn’t you come to the conclusion that a bar with the most cutting edge beer dispensing system in Japan might have a couple kinks to work out in the first week?

Did you ask any of the staff or did you just sit up on your high-chair chuckling about the warm beer and the poor review you were intending to write? This review does nothing to promote a truly original place, with excellent food, a world beer selection and fair prices.

In no way do I condone warm beer, but to focus on that aspect without the littlest bit of warmth shows that you are not part of the scene, disconnected from what is going on in craft beer and really need to evaluate your motives.

Journalistic integrity is one thing, reporting the facts, sure you got a warm beer, but get over it. See the bigger picture. This article is just sad. It discourages when it should encourage. Go back, or don’t, but don’t count on getting a seat, the place is pretty packed.

Comment on Good Beer Faucets by beerisbest

beerisbest — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 10:32:43 +0000

Strange article, 14 degree ipa…hmm dont think so unless you are a smelly old man in some countryside english pub..”trendy”…american craft probably counts for 0.000001% of beer in japan so trendy might be a bit of a stretch. I suspect the author is new to the craft beer scene in japan and probably thinks she knows about beer…bur doesnt

Comment on Good Beer Faucets by dede

dede — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 03:02:40 +0000

i think It is unfair to judge a bar after three days of operation.
line up holds up to 12 different japanese beer (excluding baird) that was not mentioned at all.
beer condition was warm due to a technical problem that was fix few days after the opening .
should come for a visit and see the place as it works great now .
the ONLY 9-13 Celsius beer we have are an english style hand-pumps,all other 40 beers
are controlled by and american micromatic glycol system , currant beer condition is perfect !
please come to see by yourself

Comment on Good Beer Faucets by shins

shins — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 08:06:47 +0000

Hey, thanks for the feedback! (This is the writer). Yup, as I said, beer is often served around 13 degrees Celsius (55 F), but this seemed unusually warm. It’s been awhile since it opened, and it had a nice vibe, so definitely worth a trip. The menu of beers does change, except for the Baird lineup. Hope this helps

Comment on Bamboo by Shay

Shay — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 19:59:09 +0000

I’m shocked by the first paragraph. Has she been to Boulder Colorado or anywhere in the U.S.?

Comment on Good Beer Faucets by Shay

Shay — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 19:49:07 +0000

Ha, you can drink what you want and how you want it,but….brewers prefer for their beers to be served at “room” temperature (40-55f) depending on the beer. I’m sure the people in charge of this place know that and were accommodating the patrons of the beer according to those rules. Good article, I would have preferred to hear more about the selections, variation of selection and maybe atmosphere of the bar.

Comment on Que Sera Sera by daviatrix

daviatrix — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 07:45:35 +0000

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/homely
Collins, definition 2.a, c.f. description of usages under title “Synonyms.” It’s UK English.
Thanks for reading!

Comment on Que Sera Sera by cohiba

cohiba — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 06:50:58 +0000

Paragraph 4 in the middle you use the word homely- I think you want to use the word homey

The connotation of homely even in the third definition is not a good one.

home·ly /ˈhoʊmli/ Show Spelled[hohm-lee] Show IPA
adjective, -li·er, -li·est.
1. lacking in physical attractiveness; not beautiful; unattractive: a homely child.
2. not having elegance, refinement, or cultivation.
3. proper or suited to the home or to ordinary domestic life; plain; unpretentious: homely food.
4. commonly seen or known

Comment on Vowz Bar by Buddhist Monks Tend a Bar in Tokyo « Giant Robot

Buddhist Monks Tend a Bar in Tokyo « Giant Robot — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 22:32:06 +0000

[...] more about the bar here in Metropolis Tokyo. It’s explained that it’s part of the Jodo Shinshu Sect which is common and allows for [...]

Comment on Making a Meal of 2011 by tonysmyth

tonysmyth — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 15:59:45 +0000

‘Metropolis hitting spots all over the city’ -not true, you do the centre and west of the city and have for years, but almost never the north and east. Some of us live over that side you know. In 2012??

Comment on DevilCraft by kevcham

kevcham — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 02:42:00 +0000

uh, where is it? Would be nice to have some directions or a map.

Comment on Blindfold Banquet by tecbarrera

tecbarrera — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 03:20:33 +0000

Nice article, though you lost my interest for this place when you mentioned liver frozen in a wrapper as a gift from aliens. I hate liver, unless it’s duck or goose foie gras.

Comment on Smokeless Smorgasbord by metromk

metromk — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 04:02:30 +0000

Japanese-language nationwide database of places to eat & drink where a non-smoking policy exists, to varying degrees of effectiveness. Invaluable resource. Vote with your pocket and support these places. http://www.kinen-style.com/

Comment on Buttless Beverages by metromk

metromk — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 04:01:54 +0000

Comment on 10-Zen by Charltzy

Charltzy — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 06:14:13 +0000

Bit disappointing, I thought this was going to be a veggie-restaurant! “Healthy-beef” is just an oxymoron to me!

Comment on Minoya by Jeff W. Richards

Jeff W. Richards — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 02:43:22 +0000

@darthmiffy: Updated, but unfortunately it's not nonnonsmoking...

Comment on Minoya by darthmiffy

darthmiffy — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 21:29:20 +0000

Sounds great and looks pretty. Two big points not in this otherwise well-written article. What is the address? Is it NONSMOKING? Don’t want to the cancer cloud along with my tasty sakura niku.