First time visiting Williamsburg Brooklyn to check out it's exploding food scene and was happy to find some amazing Japanese Tsukemen, udon and delicious Pho.
Restaurants I went to:
Ramen Andante 130 Grand St Brooklyn, NY 11249
Lucy's Vietnamese Williamsburg 112 Berry St Brooklyn, NY 11249
Hey, I wasn't planning on filming this, but since I'm trying out a new pot, I figured we try it out together
So someone sent this to the P.O. box. I think it's from the company that made this
So it's a it's a sukiyaki hot pot machine
I was thinking about what to eat for dinner tonight, and I realized that I have a lot of hot pot and K barbecue materials left
Let's give this baby a try
It's a simple layout, but it's pretty extravagant
Honest feedback about this pot, it's pretty loud, and it took a long long time to boil. Took about half an hour to boil
Let me see if I can turn on both at the same time without
Shorting on my circuit. Smells good. I can't wait for you guys to try this tomato broth. This is so amazing
It's gonna come in the hot pot kit, you can order individually as well
This is a life-changing hot pot broth, and I can't believe I would recommend it above the spicy one
But I do! Maybe one of the best I've ever had anywhere in the hot pot world
Also when you put the meat on the side of this barbecue grill, it just slips into this the the grease trap. It's cool
It looks cool. I feel like the slope might just be a little too much
Loving this though in this tomato broth. Seriously, whatever goes in here
Automatically upgraded. So I turned the pot to low now, and now it's quiet, but then the broth isn't boiling
Overall this thing, neat idea, but a little rough on the execution
This is my favorite item to dip into the tomato broth. The fried tofu skin
It's basically just a sponge
Parents, you want your kids to eat vegetables? Give them vegetables
Don't even need this dipping sauce. I don't even know why I got this. Alright, food and video time
I am currently watching this anime about this guy who died and reincarnated as a slime. It's a good anime
I can't believe I'm saying this. The anime is about a 37 year old guy. He died, stabbed to death
Reincarnated as a slime and it's amazing. I'm gonna go do this now. See you in a bit
Today gonna hit to Williamsburg, Brooklyn place. I don't usually go and the food scene there has been exploding. So let's go check it out
That's Sophie. Hey Sophie
Is that you?
Gotta make a pit stop to see a little dumpling
You miss me?
I missed you. Say hi. Say hi. You're the cutest in the world, aren't you?
I've never been here before. Momentee. This actually looks kind of good.
Oh dumpling. This place is so interesting. It has all these traditional Chinese dishes
Alright, let's try this thing
It's alright. A little nummy, a little spicy
I also got these noodles because we finalized all the sauces. Let me show you this one. We've got the dried chilies
I mean we got the crispy garlic. This one is very exciting
That's delicious. That garlic is crunchy like wheat. That's good job
Crispy garlic now. Oh, yeah. Oh, this is great. Whatever this is. I don't know. Yeah, I'll try this one
So the chili base is the same for these two
I think this is better
It's a little better. You did good man. This is delicious. Guys, I cannot wait for you to try this garlic chili sauce
Do you like it?
This is a winner with a full course of chicken dinner. Sophie just like down two dishes of it. You slower
Just jacked for you to taste this
You want more?
You just said you like a lot. This is an unsolicited review. You want to brag to everyone about your Yelp Lee status?
Okay, so how do you review the hot oil?
It's that good. Can you go ask them for some more?
Knocked it out of park with this one
So Eddie recommended this place. Thanks, buddy. Very nice
Sukumen the recommendation is show you Sophie got spicy miso to try to be different and how that work out for you
It's much better
That is so good noodle texture is just excellent excellent little anchovy flavor in the broth
That's something I was looking for since coming back from Japan. You don't find it a lot here
Broth is nice and thick too. Yeah, this is a good place
I'm here to try this, you know before my place opens everything here in Williamsburg. I never ventured this long and be Williamsburg before
Lucy's oh
Wow, well, that smells good. We're trying to this Vietnamese spot that Eddie said is awesome
But it's not something you want. It's something you need. Cheating on our dog with other cute puppies. Stop it
She's not
Wait, it's our puppy gonna look like that when she's not
Alright second place waiting for smelling so good. I haven't been to Williamsburg in so long. It's becoming so much like Manhattan
It's just food everywhere people walking around everywhere. It's nice
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So this is absolutely a product. I love so it's my pho which just got here. Oh that broth is great
That's one of the best broths I had in New York
It's very good
It's very clear
Broth is vegetarian. No, it's not. What's the broth is not vegetarian
Really?
That's great brah. I mean I do taste like the lack of fattiness
So the beef flavor just from the brisket. Yeah
Mmm, that's smoky
Cuz I'm like, I definitely taste beef in this broth. Yeah, yo, this smoke is ridiculous. It's not the most tender brisket, but it's smoky
Mmm, this is very interesting pho
Sophie again made the bad decision of not getting a pho
And now she wants half my pho. I bet you you could have ate a whole pho by yourself
This is really good. Still adding sriracha though
Mmm, that's very good. Alrighty, we gotta think about what to eat next
You gotta come and try this pho. It will fulfill you. I'm halfway pho. Yo, we gotta keep eating. Can you do one more?
Yeah, you gotta do a third meal
Yuzu cheesecake and hojicha?
Crepe cake? Thanks, Amy. Yuzu cheesecake.
Yuzu cheesecake is really good. The crepe cake is good, too.
Oh my god, it's like a yuzu exploded in my mouth. It's very good
Hot oil ice cream
It's not bad. You gotta like hot oil and you gotta like ice cream. Hot oil ice cream. Yeah
It's not that spicy. It's not bad
Hot oil ice cream. Thanks Eddie. See you later, buddy
Super hole-in-the-wall noodle pho
Oh, this looks good. Oh my gosh. Look how soft this meat is. Oh, look at this chashu
This might be the most tender looking piece of chashu I've ever found in ramen. This is the tantanmen. Oh, okay
Okay, so thick udon noodles in the tantanmen. This is the the kinjin noodle, I think she said. Looks like some fatty beef
What is this? I think it's tofu skin. Pumpkin and the same thick
Udon noodles. Gotta say, both of these look amazing
Oh, this is good. Taste the meat. Taste the miso.
Oh, definitely taste the fish. The anchovies.
Noodles are super chewy
Meat's okay. I don't think that's my favorite.
I love the noodles. I love the dashi. That was the the chef's special with the veggies and pork inside
This is what I wanted, the tantanmen
Okay, I'm eating noodles and I'm getting eaten alive by mosquitoes right now. I think I taste better with hot oil inside me
Super scrumptious. They definitely make that in-house. Very smooth, aromatic sesame broth. Yo, try this chashu.
Try that. How good is that?
Huh?
Yeah, you want my noodles now? You want this bowl? Fruit of regret is horrible.
This place has one of the best chashu
I've ever had of any ramen. Any ramen. Like this chashu is so good. It just melts in your mouth pork
But not only is it melt in your mouth. It's so freaking flavorful
Mmm, if you come here, 100% get the tantanmen. You like mine better?
That's like the theme of today
It's definitely different than the tantanmen I had before. It's not as oily and it's not as nummy
It's a little spicy and very sesame smooth. You want to come back and what?
What I got? Always order what I got. Got a six cents when it comes to this stuff. I can't stay here much longer
I'm just like getting eaten alive. You want any more food?
Again? Yeah. Dessert number two?
Warm chocolate cake. Only thing better than a chocolate cake is a warm chocolate cake with ice cream. Oh, yeah
Mmm, warm cake and ice cream. There's something just simply magical about that
Ice cream is good, too. Really refreshing. Oh, this warm cake thing is magical
Well this blueberry melted ghost custard
Mmm
I love blueberry pie. I told you guys I used to go to Whole Foods and get like three pies for, remember those three pies
for like $12 deals at Whole Foods?
Blueberry pie or Trader Joe's one of those two places. I used to get that and just not leave the house
Actually that Napoleon does have a complex. Short on stature, big on flavor. I like it. Sophie, what's your favorite? The warm chocolate cake?
Mmm. Blueberry pie. Try some blueberry pie with ice cream. I love blueberry pies
Blueberry pie with ice cream. Might as well as that. You know what's great about dessert?
You eat good ones, it makes you hungry again. I could get a burger right now. I'd get a burger right now
I'm almost finished with all this
It's not good. I mean it's good. It's not good
If you don't know today is
Mid-autumn festival. It's basically like Thanksgiving for most Asian countries. In Chinese
We call today 中秋节. Basically it's a day where family get together have a meal look at the moon
Which is supposed to be really round today. And today my parents were pretty busy with the new apartment and all that stuff
So didn't really have time for dinners. We're on some mooncakes. Okay, so funny thing. It's a mess
I'm not gonna show you guys. Otherwise, they will be upset at me for showing you guys how messy this place is because obviously
They just moved in. Oh look at this. This was our first trip
after coming to the US
1989
Thanksgiving florida. This is me and my dad at the beach. Oh, that's me in a Speedo
Only picture you'll see me in a Speedo. Wait, do I have abs? I might have abs. That's me again with an oversized shirt
That's my mom feeding seagulls. That's me and the family because we're really poor. So we went on a church
Sponsored trip to Disney. So that's our foster family
There's me covering Mickey's eyes. If you can tell I have a sort of a mustache and there's a reason for that
And there's me and my mom and the reason was that I was allergic to a Chinese medicine
So I had an allergic reaction. So throughout second and third grade
I had like this mustache dark shade over above my lips. So between here and here I look like 30
Anyway, what's funny was that I want to surprise my parents with some mooncakes and they just called me
They're at my house because they just finished their business upstate and they wanted to go for dinner
So I'm here and they're over there. I know they're gonna be watching this. So happy
Zhongqiujie
Mom and dad eat your mooncakes and I know by the time this video comes out be way after
Mid-autumn festival, but those who do celebrate it
Hope you get to spend it with your family
Spend it with the people that you care about spend it around tons of great food
delicious mooncakes think about the goddess in the moon the bunny rabbit in the moon interesting legend and just
Take this opportunity to be happy in this otherwise kind of crappy of a year. And as always thank you guys so much for watching
Happy bid autumn festival everyone. See you