Best KOREAN FRIED CHICKEN & JAPANESE UDON NOODLES in Boston & My Favorite CHINATOWN FOOD!

Hey, I think that's the first time I'm starting a video late in the evening. It's about 6 p.m. Right now and that's because day after tomorrow I'm gonna head to Seattle and then pack up take care of some stuff and then make the trek driving all the way to Texas I'm gonna be hitting San Francisco LA along the way. So I'm both excited and not excited Like I'm excited because I love road trips. I love driving down through California, San Francisco, LA Vegas gonna have a lot of great food But I'm also kind of nervous because you know Obviously the climate we're in so prepare for a lot of underhood dining and I'm starting the video now because I'm actually On my way to Boston. I have some business to take care of in Boston tonight So I'm gonna drive to Boston stay the night and the next day. We are gonna do a food tour of Boston Just got to Brooklyn Chinatown and this brings back memories This thing was open since I moved to Boston, which is about 20 years ago I remember always come here because this place would always be open super late and they will have cheap and really good food I don't really feel like eating inside. It's actually kind of a lot of people in here So I'm gonna get some food to go the tomato and rice That was something I always got when I came here like 1130 at night and that place is half full That's one of the only places I open until 1 in the morning. Oh, look at this This place is still open. It looks like a Sichuan slash Shanghai place. Ooh, steamed pork with garlic That's one of my favorite dishes, Bao Cai Let me tell you why I always got the tomatoes and egg and beef over rice dish nowadays this dish is $9 back then it was like four or 450 and this is a to-go container So obviously it's smaller than what's on a plate. It's still pretty hefty This is a good pound maybe pound and a half of food and on the plate is even bigger So if you get one of these it will completely fill you up Also, they used to give you an egg that goes with this. Maybe they do if you're eating inside the restaurant So back then I really didn't have any money I will come to the Taiwan cafe and get this dish and sometimes it'll be the only thing I eat all day So I also got the Lui, the marinated tofu and marinated beef and beef tripe The husband and wife long slices that I always love is a Sichuan dish and this thing. Oh my god, gooey eggs I always love how they did this the eggs tomatoes and beef are just like Starchy gooey sauce that goes so good with the rice All that nice juice just gets all over that rice and this is my Absolute favorite dish to get at that place. Actually, this is the only dish I've ever gotten at that place That's still as good as ever. Oh man, I miss this I travel all around the world. I can't find this anywhere Not like I can't find tomatoes and eggs, but just the way they make this like some people might taste this And I even really like it But for me, I guess it's just tasting like the first time I've ever been on my own You know moving away from the Midwest and to a city with more Asians and just me and my family So all that's kind of involved in this as well, but I love this Hmm Slightly sweet juicy tomatoes gooey eggs again the sauce soaked into the rice Just making everything so incredibly scrumptious and satisfying. I do miss that egg that they give you I don't know if they don't give it to you anymore or because I got it to go order You don't sleep on that egg. Oh, this is actually really good hmm It's okay beef's a little tough really for me. It was all about this. I haven't had this dish since I left Boston Ah, if you love tomatoes and eggs over rice, which pretty much every single Chinese person does you'll love this. It's about 1140 I never eat this late, but I just can't help it. Like I always go to this place when it's super late So I'm gonna eat up. I got some work to do and tomorrow the official food tour Boston begins and it starts with ramen Morning Boston, so the more I researched the more awesome food I want to try but they all open around like 11 o'clock So I want to sell them for breakfast So this is not gonna be real breakfast seed, but there's a lobster roll place that's open kind of early There's only a couple of lobster roll places that are opened as early Pauly's and salty girl So I had to make a decision between the two. Oh, it's right right here Salty girl seafood bar. It was a really simple decision and the deciding factor was there's actually parking here lobster roll clam chowder of must-haves when you come to Boston my favorite place actually Neptune's Amazing lobster roll, but they don't open till way later. So yeah, they're actually doing pretty good with the whole social distancing thing They have sitting outside indoors I would have felt pretty safe eating in there But I have about 30 minutes to eat because the ramen shop I'm really really interested in and then going to they're gonna open in about 45 minutes and it takes me 15 minutes to get there. So 30 minutes to eat this Another reason I gotta eat this quick. It is freezing clam chowder. Oh, what is this? Looks like some big chunk of something in here. I see potatoes. I don't see a lot of clams, but I do see some chunk Delicious what is this? Oh Those big chunks are like why clams like giant white clams No, that's delicious creamy savory peppery and the fried clams come as just like a slightly toasted outer shell So that kind of does the job like like typically a cracker would have done for clam chowder and they make their own hot sauce And I told you guys if you're getting clam chowder, you got to add some hot sauce to it either Tabasco or whatever But it needs to have hot sauce. Trust me on this I know a lot of you like your whole lives you've been eating clam chowder You never put hot sauce in there. You need to it will change your life. You don't need to add a lot Just enough to make this red Let me try their hot sauce They ain't joking around with this that will light you up I'm surprised why oh, oh, that's spicy. I'm surprised when I opened this that winter didn't automatically change to summer Yeah, I wouldn't overdo this if you're coming here that's the type of spice that most most people probably wouldn't be able to handle a Lot of if you're a fan of clam chowder, which I am come here and try theirs. This is absolutely amazing Next up the lobster roll hot lobster roll. Oh Look to make their own chips It's a small lobster roll, what is that like I got three four inch or maybe I'm glad it's not just just like a like a toasted hot hot dog bun Which some people just slap the lobsters on but it looks like a nicely toasted bun Almost like a like a French toast ish kind of sear and stuffed with piping hot lobster and butter Don't judge me I'm picking that up and eating it That's like a $5 piece of lobster right there. Yes. This is small, but this is amazing Well, that's so good giant chunks of fresh Sweet lobster the roll is buttery is toasty It soaks up all that great juice from the lobster and of course the mayo and the butter without Leaking even a little bit so it traps all that good juice and flavor inside and when you take a bite It's just almost too much for my brain to process They're just so much to love your brains Like what do I love more the sweet lobster the toasty bun the buttery flavor the sliced citrus from the lemon juice the creaminess Like what what is it? I have no idea what the focus on because it's too overwhelmingly good This thing will 100% put you in the ultimate food bliss every time you take a bite I Think this is called a lobster cut seal. It's basically lobster and uni pasta I know a lot of people are obsessed totally obsessed with uni I'm starting to like it a lot too in the beginning I was kind of like yeah This thing's just kind of tastes like like the ocean sneezed into a handkerchief But over the course of the last couple years, I've had really good and fresh ones That's when I really start to like it the pasta You can tell right away just from jabbing with a fork a couple times perfectly cooked You see all the chilies and spices on the pasta huge Chunks of lobster meat and they're kind of crusted a little bit and I assume the uni is just perfectly cooked in this sauce All hail Poseidon Ursula Little Mermaid I don't know whatever food gods or Disney characters you pray to thank them for making this place I haven't had a single bad bite so far and this is the perfect closing act This is all I ate in Boston, I'm pretty happy with that pasta like I said perfectly al dente Sweet juicy pieces of lobster you can taste the uni You can taste the ocean all the best part of the ocean Swirling around in the sauce is covering every inch of these noodles So if you're a lobster lover your uni lover, you're a noodle lover, whatever it is you love this thing's pretty much got it I'm gonna drizzle on their hot sauce as well Because I love this thing it burns in all the right places Okay, I gotta get up and go the ramen shop is opening and I hear there's always a long line and sometimes they sell out Gotta get there before they open And the reason I moved to Boston was I loved history and I just loved how Historical Boston was and I just kind of like dreamed of living here one day I used to go running every day along the Charles River and there's one thing I feel like I should be in the Guinness Book of World Records for maybe I'm the only person I'm not sure so I lived in a town called Quincy, Massachusetts It's one of the kind of like a suburb around Boston. I also lived in Quincy, Illinois So I'm thinking I might be one of the only people that's ever lived in all the Quincy's in the United States I might not be a big deal to you. But like I feel like I should get some recognition for that So, what should I get? I'm thinking spicy cold. What do you think? Yeah Yes, right, yes, that's what I'm expecting Especially cold That's what I'm thinking as well There's telling me they do sell out every single day. So today you guys only got a hundred and forty balls. I Got the first one give a shout-out if you want to watch Oh my god That's awesome I will do that and right beside the ramen place There's this really authentic is a kaya looking Japanese stall don't get a katsu dog Oh, and they make their own onigiri as well And it's run by this really nice Japanese couple like everything in size feel like you just kind of like walk into Japan and just If it wasn't for this whole COVID thing, if I just sit at the counter and just have a really Nice meal found this little corner nook here He's gotta like be creative about where are you gonna eat your food during these crazy times? Itadakimasu. So this is the spicy cold ramen fatty beef on top. Look at all these chilies This looks so pretty with the fatty beef and the chilies got a little bit of red a little bit of green I love how the chilies cover all the noodles We don't see this a lot in terms of like a very spicy Japanese noodles but they definitely loaded on the chilies for me and I Appreciate that this just looks so incredibly enticing squeeze my lemon on Throw a little crunch and listen to Sarah's advice and take a little sip It's like a umami sledgehammer just pounded my tongue So incredibly nice and then They were nice enough to give me some soup as well so I can have no food regret This broth is so good If it wasn't so cold out and my noodles are perfect for this cold atmosphere because it's not gonna get any colder I would have wished I got the soup version. The broth is so light Yet decadent and incredibly Rich full of flavor that is a preview of things to come. I am in for a treat Oh, these are good noodles. I wanted to taste this without the dipping sauce first Just get the sense of the noodle texture. It tastes almost like the young P like a Chinese chewy wheat noodle This thing is so chewy and slurp worthy I should have like a slurp worthy meter for noodles. This is what a hundred percent received a crown for full-on slurp worthiness It's very rare you get noodles that are this springy This is reminiscent of the young P which is one of the springiest chewiest noodles in Chinese cuisine And I never found Japanese noodles to be quite that springy until now This is truly a work of art a dish touched and Blessed by the food gods. Oh, I love the fatty beef as well because the noodles is quite refreshing Then that nice fat from the beef renders on your tongue. You just feel like balance is restored in the food kingdom As much as I love the texture of these cold noodles, I love this broth way too much I'm gonna just dunk some of this right into that broth So perfect for a cold day Well, I love most about this broth is the seafood element in here like regular meat broth and bone broth is good But shops that add that extra seafood element to it. It's just next level Yeah, do what I did come here and get your noodles before they sell out for today. I'm gonna try this Oh my gosh, I say that because this thing is about three pounds at least three pounds I would say three and a half. This is a hefty portion of food So this a soup and a freshly made onigiri only $13. So this is a freshly made Katsu dough. Oh, they basically made an omelet and put it on top of the katsu dough with caramelized onions and seaweed This is the katsu. Look at how amazingly juicy this is One of the most emotional dramas I've watched recently it's called angels last Mission you guys should watch that if you want to you know Sob your head off biting into this omelet in this katsu gave me similar emotions Look at this. I'm gonna be so light and airy. It's just Incredibly flavorful and the pork katsu is one of the most tender ones. I've had in a long long time. This is a hundred percent It's super worth it value meal And what's really amazing is that he kept like the egg yolks and the egg whites kind of separate and they each have their own Textures and flavors the egg yolks got more flavor the Japanese place Complete guidance by the food God I was looking for the noodle place and I thought the Japanese place was the noodle place So I was standing there talking to the auntie for a little bit and then I realized it wasn't but then I saw how amazing Everything looks so luckily I say, oh I missed I messed this up. I messed this up This is what happens when you're not concentrated. Okay, you gotta when you're opening this I do this a lot Japanese food items like they open There's a there's a method so you have to go by the method. I was talking. I wasn't paying attention These are handmade Onigiris anyway, so I got something and they just seem like the most adorable auntie and uncle, you know Just working together running a little authentic eatery You can taste they love that they share between each other it's definitely spilled over to the food So light And chase that Some this awesome broth So, this is the spicy tuna with mayo, it's spicy creamy Fragrant flavorful and these things are typically like a little hefty rice balls, but this whole thing just tastes so light and wonderful I'll just go in there get some noodles get a bunch of these get get that. Well, I can't Won't get the pork color boy as well, but definitely need a soup Just get all this every time you come here. You're good for food for today. Oh also Cambridge the area I'm in is of course home to Harvard University Harvard University, of course is the college that I spurned I chose not to go there Instead I went to Truman State University the Harvard of the Midwest So I spent four years thinking I went to the Harvard of the Midwest when in actuality I went to one of many Harvards of the Midwest Anyway, so if you are going to One of these schools that claim to be the Harvard of the Midwest or Harvard of the West or Harvard of the South, whatever Just know you're not alone This is my next food place Corianos, this is a really interesting concept. It's like a Korean Mexican place. So they have like kimchi tacos Short-rib quesadillas things like that. Anyway, I got some Korean fried chicken. I got like one of their famous Bowls and I had to get a taco and while I'm waiting for that to cook I accidentally walked the opposite direction because you know I was lost in Boston's kind of hard to get around and I saw this Chinese noodle place And those like kind of a mix between hand pulled noodles and Xi'an food. So they got bian bian mian Cold noodles, they got rou jia mo. Let's try a couple things out. This is a crazy looking bowl So in this is a short rib fried rice with some kind of spicy mayo sauce on top and look at this beautiful Runny egg, let me just get the egg up flowing here open up that yolky dam and just let it go free I mean the rice is positively glistening pieces of short rib as well Look how beautifully shiny the rice is and this is just pure simple fried rice Literally standing in a neighborhood right now. If you're watching this I'm in front of your house. I'm sorry Yes, I would like to have something like this every day of my life, please There's nothing too fancy about this fried rice, it's just what that's what really food has to be doesn't have to be fancy It doesn't have to have like 20,000 ingredients that I can't pronounce or understand. It just has to be good and this is good Rice is buttery. It's flavorful. Wherever the egg touches is yolky is gooey the sauce on top. I think it's just some sort of kimchi sauce Crunchy carrots short rib. They definitely just grilled it. It's smoky and nice With a ton of great smoky flavor as well even better If I had some kimchi to go with this, but otherwise knock it out of the park simple, but delicious fried rice. I was actually searching around for good Korean fried chicken just because I haven't had this in a long long time kind of miss it And I am so glad this came up. Oh, this is good Sweet spicy juicy wings from heaven so much crunch with that beautiful slow burn It's like right on the back of my tongue right now radiating forward. It's so aromatic as well You can smell the umami from the soy sauce. You can taste the Fantastic flavor from the toasted sesame seeds as well as the aroma from the scallions the outside shell. Listen to this Such a delightful crunch wrapped around a just delicately juicy piece of chicken great umami flavor that's coming off the chicken And I like that more than even though the burn that is leaving on my tongue I think this is a spicy pork kimchi taco all right the tortilla first of all it's kind of thick and it's a little cold So I don't think they've made that in-house. I mean no one recommended I should get a taco from that place, but no just Korean Mexican you think of tacos There's stuff. I like there's stuff. I don't like don't love the cold tortilla. This is obviously not made. It's kind of thick. It's not great Love the slaw and the kimchi that's the best part of this taco spicy pork is good But the highlight right here, it's both sweet creamy spicy at the same time It's good, but I like the fried chicken the fried rice better as fate would have it I came across this noodle place so I got a Chinese burger and a noodle and I think they may have put the Chinese burger in here if they did that would just be a Magic trick because Chinese burgers typically are not this small. Oh Theirs is really small. I'm a little taken aback This is about maybe a little more than half the size that these buns typically are I mean the inside looks like Jalapenos onions cuts of lamb. I mean it is stuffed very very well It's Not bad lamb is the best part super tender love that bun itself a little too Crumply for me and a little too thick and I do think it needs a tiny bit more salt It's not bad. It's okay this I'm really excited about the pyeong pyeong Cumin lamb noodles and of course thick cuts of pyeong pyeong noodles cilantro green peppers cabbage inside covered in chilies and of course tender pieces of lamb I 100% sponsor these noodles. This is good really good Yeah, wow the lamb here is the same lamb they put into the up to the bun But here it's seasoned better for some reason a little more salt a little more flavor same degree of tenderness noodles gorgeous springy chewy buttery spicy perfectly seasoned strands of noodles absolutely Marvelous mouthfeel and I love you in these noodles dry in dishes like this because the cumin and chili is really able to hang on And really able to sink that flavor into every single strand So this almost feels like stir-fried noodles that way the noodle gets to keep all that great texture this dish is spicy It's got that great barbecue cumin flavor texture It's fantastic both from the crunch of the veggies to the tender meat to that again The chewy noodles is one of those dishes that the more you chew the better your day gets This is definitely finale worthy. I gotta eat all this stuff up before it gets cold because I'm standing out here like 20 degree weather right now And now I'm gonna go back to Chinatown I gotta get some barbecued ducks to take home with me cuz up in the mountains like we don't have such luxury and also Gotta grab a bubble tea Got my two ducks for later Goodbye tea That's what they call the subway here in Boston the T. Goodbye warrior ice arena home of the Bruins and the Celtics I was gonna go get a bubble tea and maybe a dessert But I just realized it's kind of late it takes me five hours to get home So I gotta go home and pack and I'm flying out like I said tomorrow So a lot of stuff to sort out tonight, but it was fun coming to Boston I wish I spent more time in Chinatown Chinatown Boston a lot smaller than I remembered But glad I was able to eat my favorite tomatoes and egg dish at the Taiwanese cafe Although that dish is like not very Taiwanese, but they make it the best has some good noodles today So I'm good fried rice their fried chicken. I feel like it was a good trip. I had fun today Hopefully you guys did as well watching this video as always all the place I went to listen down below for you Thank you all so much for watching until we eat again. See you later