When I first heard about Wagamama, I laughed because I grew up in Aomori, Japan the first 10 years of my life and my parents would always tell me not to be 'wagamama'. So when this restaurant called Wagamama opened in Boston and I heard it started in the UK, I was a little curious/doubtful. I didn't make my way over there until this fall, and I have to say I really liked it and have been back a few times since. It's obviously not authentic Japanese food, but it's really good. I could totally taste the different spices that you find in Southeast Asian food, and as someone who has traveled a lot, it was really cool picking up on that. I was also really impressed at how fast the service was and the open kitchen looked really clean.\r
My favorite dishes are the ebi lomen and the yasai katsu curry. That curry sauce totally reminds me of the curry my mom made, only with a little more spice. Really good.
Pros: really good fusion, fast, clean
Cons: no restroom in restaurant- have to use the public one in Faneuil Hall
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