Howard M

"If you can get a guided tour with John, do it. You'll get demos of the machines and good tales of the bad ol' days."

"Ono kaukswe and pork belly are awesome."

"Put your name down for the café first, then go gawk at the cool design-y housewares, furniture and used books and mags."

"The cha shu is really tasty, as is the shoyu broth. Get the medium-size portion; the large is punishingly huge. It's a frat-initiation, eating-contest sized portion."

"dutch baby pancake and swedish pancakes are obvious hits, but the surprise this time was the hash browns with pico de gallo. awesome."