A delicious bowl of Udon

There was some kind of bomb threat on the Chinese Embassy on our way home on Geary this past Friday night, so we had to take a detour and drive near Japantown. We ended up finding a nice parking spot there so we decided to eat dinner there. Our normal place to go is Tampopo, the Ramen restaurant in the central J-town open plaza, but we wanted to try something new. I was most interested in going to a Shabu Shabu place, but don't know of any off hand. So we walked into one of those random Japanese mall and stumbled into Kui Shin Bo. The name of the restaurant sounded a bit Korean to me, but we walked in anyways. The restaurant was quiet, only 2 other tables were occupied.

SQ and I both ordered the udon, and this is one of the best udon I've ever had!! I was very happy with the broth and mainly the udon itself. Between udon and ramen, I always prefer ramen because I always think that udon is tasteless and the noodle itself is well, thick and chewy. But not here!! The noodles were tasty, even without the soup, and most importantly, there were springy. Each bite was so good! They serve the udon in this iron pot/bowl which kept the soup and noodles hot, the way any soup noodle should be!

As we were enjoying the delicious meal, it dawn on me that everyone in the restaurant spoke fluent Japanese. They were conversing with the waitress and the Sushi Chef, all in Japanese. Then I realize ...THIS IS THE PLACE WHERE THE NATIVES GO TO! No wonder it's so yummy and authentic! I would definitely go back there whenever I want a bowl of udon!