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[HappyHourHero]

I dropped in to Hiroshi last week for a lunchtime omakase. It's my favorite time to go to Hiroshi. Generally, it has been pretty empty around lunch time. He will do a lighter omakase of about 10 courses that runs around 40 pretip. Since it is more relaxed you can chat with Hirosan and not feel the pressure of being surrounded by other diners. He mentioned that there will be a Sapporo style ramen house opening up at the end of the summer/beginning of fall. I couldn't fully understand what he was saying, but I got the impression that he was opening it. He also mentioned Nobu Matsuhisa's name in the conversation, but again I didn't fully understand the connection... Either way, this could be some very good news.

[polloelastico]

I dropped in to Hiroshi last week for a lunchtime omakase. It's my favorite time to go to Hiroshi. Generally, it has been pretty empty around lunch time. He will do a lighter omakase of about 10 courses that runs around 40 pretip. Since it is more relaxed you can chat with Hirosan and not feel the pressure of being surrounded by other diners. He mentioned that there will be a Sapporo style ramen house opening up at the end of the summer/beginning of fall. I couldn't fully understand what he was saying, but I got the impression that he was opening it. He also mentioned Nobu Matsuhisa's name in the conversation, but again I didn't fully understand the connection... Either way, this could be some very good news.

You don't say...this is indeed good news.

[ExtraMSG]

I'll go get more info tomorrow. I've long thought Hiro should rethink things a little -- mainly so that he stays in business and I can continue to eat his food. Because I like what he does now fine. He's just never busy.

If it ends up being a ramen instead of soba version of Tei An, I will be there often.

[Prone to Hyperbole]

I'll go get more info tomorrow. I've long thought Hiro should rethink things a little -- mainly so that he stays in business and I can continue to eat his food. Because I like what he does now fine. He's just never busy.

If it ends up being a ramen instead of soba version of Tei An, I will be there often.

Ditto! Wow! This may be very, very good news!!! God, I love Portland more and more every day.

[Jill-O]

From our pals at EaterPDX:

Finally, confirmation of the long-rumored noodle house from Hiroshi chef/owner Hiro Ikegaya: Paperwork from the OLCC shows that Ikegaya has filed a liquor license for a restaurant called Mirakutei, nestled in a 380-square-foot space on E. Burnside's hipster row...Scheduled opening date is sometime in October.

[ExtraMSG]

http://www.portlandm...open-mirakutei/

Ikegaya says the focus is Sapporo-style ramen noodles, sushi rolls and “Japanese tapas with contemporary Southern California creativity,” a specialty of the chef that he is transporting to Portland from Los Angeles. Scheduled to open in late October or early November, Mirakutei will be open daily, until midnight, with prices $4-$10. Ikegaya plans to stay at his post at Hiroshi.

[Laksa]

Could.....could it be....could it be the ramenya-san we've been longing for? And Sapporo style? It'll be overrun with hipsters from day one of course but even so what fantastic news!

[ExtraMSG]

I just hope he makes enough money off of it he brings in some good fish at Hiroshi.

[Laksa]

I just hope he makes enough money off of it he brings in some good fish at Hiroshi.

Mmmm. East Burnside hipsters subsidizing yuppies' overconsumption of endangered species. I like it!

[Flynn]

Scheduled to open in late October or early November, Mirakutei will be open daily, until midnight, with prices $4-$10. Ikegaya plans to stay at his post at Hiroshi.

We might as well plan on: Open Sun-Thur until 10pm, Fri/Sat until 11pm.

Taking off my late-night-sucks-in-PDX hat for a second, perhaps that location will draw the nearby post-9pm crowd, combined with the fact that it will be a small enough operation to staff. Biwa's late night seems to be humming along nicely these days.

[ExtraMSG]

Just looked at the OLCC paperwork mentioned above. Only 20 seats. He has on the paperwork open 4:30p to 10:30p Sunday - Thursday, open until 11:30p Friday & Saturday. My guess is that 10:30pm time either gets extended or reduced. Hopefully they'll open for lunch eventually. With 20 seats, if it's good, which I suspect it will be, and gets publicity, which I suspect it will, it could always be full.

[jrj]

Just looked at the OLCC paperwork mentioned above. Only 20 seats. He has on the paperwork open 4:30p to 10:30p Sunday - Thursday, open until 11:30p Friday & Saturday. My guess is that 10:30pm time either gets extended or reduced. Hopefully they'll open for lunch eventually. With 20 seats, if it's good, which I suspect it will be, and gets publicity, which I suspect it will, it could always be full.

Not positive, but I think the sign on the window yesterday said 4:30-11:00p M-Th, 4:30-Midnight F-Sa, 4:00-11:00p Sunday, with Happy Hour until 6 p.m. every day. Chef de cuisine from Matsuhisa. Yeah, lunch would be nice as would late night hours. It didn't look anywhere close to being ready to open.

[ExtraMSG]

Not positive, but I think the sign on the window yesterday said 4:30-11:00p M-Th, 4:30-Midnight F-Sa, 4:00-11:00p Sunday, with Happy Hour until 6 p.m. every day. Chef de cuisine from Matsuhisa. Yeah, lunch would be nice as would late night hours. It didn't look anywhere close to being ready to open.

Interesting. I wonder if there's something we're not understanding here. Matsuhisa chef for a ramen joint?

[Prone to Hyperbole]

Not positive, but I think the sign on the window yesterday said 4:30-11:00p M-Th, 4:30-Midnight F-Sa, 4:00-11:00p Sunday, with Happy Hour until 6 p.m. every day. Chef de cuisine from Matsuhisa. Yeah, lunch would be nice as would late night hours. It didn't look anywhere close to being ready to open.

Interesting. I wonder if there's something we're not understanding here. Matsuhisa chef for a ramen joint?

yeah, found out about the chef from Matsuhisa 2 days ago, and had the same reaction/confusion/potential excitement. curious to see what he's up to. hopefully not something more fancy or expensive. hoping for good cheap-ish noodles.not Hiroshi pt. 2

[ExtraMSG]

Hiroshi part two wouldn't be bad. They just need to take Hiroshi and make it a ramen-ya. That's how it should be anyway: the bigger space the cheap food and the smaller space the expensive, perfectly prepared, expensive sushi. At least, that's my dream.

[greenpants]

A set opening date yet?
Anybody?

[nwexperience]

I drove by this weekend and the sign in the window now says December.

[ExtraMSG]

I talked to them last time I was in Hiroshi and they said by the end of January.

[ExtraMSG]

Snapped a pic from the final days of construction last week:



Looks like 20 seats max, including bar. Tiny. This is the size Hiroshi should be (and this should probably be the size of Hiroshi). Looks like they'll have a fryer and a grill, too, though, so hopefully skewers and karaage will be on the menu as well.

Hours, etc, are up:



With only 20 seats or so, I'm not sure they should bother with a happy hour. I imagine it will be harder to get in than to afford the place.

[Angelhair]

no lunch?! Still...cannot wait!