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    Kawa 3rd street

    3.9 (33 reviews)
    Closed 11:30 am - 6:30 pm

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    Yuzu ramen and hot maki roll
    John M.

    Fast service on a busy day! Food is solid and good portions, but definitely not inexpensive.

    Celeste L.

    Fast services I ordered a spicy salmon sushi roll and octopus appetizer , they gave me a buzzer and in leads than 10 minutes I got my order! It was a pretty busy weekend evening too after an event at the Baird center so that was da plus. The seating is in a common food hall at the 3rd street food hall so first come first serve. It's a nice place to hang with friends and meetup to have some grub. Next time I'll try their ramen! Been to the other locations so I can attest the ramen tastes great too!

    This is $16? Not worth it.
    Mike L.

    I was on like day 5 of a conference. I wanted something different and light. A deep fried sushi roll is not that but I thought it would be better than a burger. This place is beyond disappointing. I paid I think $16 for a 8 piece roll. The ramen looked much better but stay away from their rolls. They are expensive, give you way too little for price.

    Photo shows the Tokyo Tonkatsu Ramen in the lift-out compartment of the to-go container.
    Alice G.

    Food? I've been to Japan. I visit Hawaii often. I live in an area famous for Japanese ag, as well as having had the largest army base on the West Coast. I know Japanese food. I loved the Yuzu Chicken Ramen. I loved the broth, although the Yuzu flavor was very subtle. The chicken was dryer than dust which can happen easily if you use breast meat. The jammy egg was a taste sensation! The noodles were delicious and springy. Went back the next day for the Tokyo Tonkatsu Ramen. The grilled pork belly was really a huge thick piece of grilled bacon! Totally delicious, not greasy and with a different creamy broth. The to-go container is genius! There's a large container with the broth and then a lift-out insert containing the noodles and toppings capped with a very tight fitting cover. Service? The staff that I encountered, although not Japanese, was very knowledgeable about their products and cooking techniques. They were super friendly too! Ambiance? It is located within the 3rd St Market Hall (which isn't a market Hall but rather a mall-style food court). This is a destination spot for young folks to hang out with cornhole, shuffleboard, pinball, and arcade games. The music is a bit loud for this 67yo bat to hear my partner but it wasn't obnoxious. The seating was comfy. The place is very clean. I liked being there Monday afternoon but I'm sure the nighttime crowd would drive me nuts! Time for another refrain of "Gerroff my lawn!"

    Chicken ramen
    Betty M.

    Our first visit to Milwaukee and first meal here as well. Heard the 3rd Street Market was a place to visit while here and our hotel was right next door. None of the vendors were really "grabbing" us food wise, so we settled for ramen seeing that the cook looked Asian. Being from the LA area of California and having visited Japan several times, we have high expectations for ramen. We hoped for the best, but unfortunately it was disappointing. I ordered the chicken ramen and my daughter ordered the Yuzu chicken ramen. We were both taken aback by the cooked chicken in the ramen. Usually the protein in ramen is cooked, thin sliced pork aka Chashu. The other ingredients ( sliced green onion and bamboo shoots) seemed "off", taste wise from what we would expect. The redeeming features in my chicken ramen were the jammy egg and the broth. My daughter felt the Yuzu broth wasn't very flavorful and had very little Yuzu taste. She also liked that the egg was jammy, not hard boiled. The service was friendly. As one of the vendors in the 3rd Street Market, the ambience is quiet different than being in a stand alone restaurant as it a large hall with loud shared music that does not enhance the vibe you wish to create for your space. The frontage decor gave an Asian feel as well as the uniform the cashier wore. Granted, Wisconsin isn't known for its ramen, but I tend to be optimistic and hope for a surprise. Unfortunately, it didn't happen.

    Chicken bowl
    Nava L.

    Came here with some friends over the weekend and gave Kawa a try for the first time. My husband ate the chicken bowl and said it was pretty good. He liked the flavors and said it was rather filling. We shared the crab rangoons which were crispy and amazing! There were only 4 sadly. The edamame was great! Nice and salty. The only reason I took 1 star off is the price was a bit more expensive than I would've expected. I think these three came out to $40.

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    Zhen L.

    I've been to Kawa few years, we had party here , there food is nice and pretty, fresh fish ,great service!

    Kawa was pretty good but I can only compare it to my ol' go to place in Florida when it comes to chicken and steak bowls. - Maui Teriyaki. I got the Kawa chicken bowl and it was pretty good. Had to wait a bit for it, but I could roam the 3rd street food hall while waiting. My pallet isn't as good nowadays but I thought it wasn't as good as Maui. Seaweed was good and plenty of chicken and rice. 3rd St. food hall is bustling with activity, and I enjoyed people watching while eating.

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    Lei was awesome! I love Kawa because the food is so tasty and authentic, and the employees are kind. 100% recommend!

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    The ambience was amazing! Food looks outstanding as well. Absolutely loved my experience.

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    Great customer service and great food. Chill environment made for an enjoyable meal with friends and family.

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    Slow, unfriendly service. SO SLOW. Sushi was fine - fish seemed to be room temperature so that made me nervous.

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    So many fun options for plant based food! The pierogies were amazing! Something for everyone there.

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    Artisan Ramen - Drunken Mussels - gooood

    Artisan Ramen

    4.1(326 reviews)
    0.5 miEast Town, Downtown
    $$

    My son and I stopped in for a late lunch and sat at the bar. Our server was extremely…read moreknowledgeable about everything on the menu. She was able to describe how the various entries are constructed and the ingredients included. She also talked intelligently about the noodles that are made "in house" and what entries fit best with which noodles. We started with hot White tea and the shrimp tempura appetizer. The White Tea was very good, especially on this cold afternoon. (5 stars). The shrimp tempura was just okay. The breading was a bit oily and did not adhere to the shrimp. (2 1/2 Stars). I ordered the seafood Ramen and loved the flavor and the freshness of the ingredients. The Scallops were extremely good, great taste, and cooked just right. (5 Stars). My son ordered the Curry Ramen and thought it was good, but he felt that the jalapeno was a bit overpowering. (4 Stars). The noodles were very very good. Great ambiance, excellent service and a good variety menu. I'll be back for sure.

    Thursday evening we wanted to have a chill dinner, didn't want to get too fancy…read more This was perfect! It was super chill. Not busy on a Thursday evening. Our server was soo nice and on top of it!! There's super cute decor and art on the walls. Loved it! They have anime playing on 3 different tvs! We tried their house sale and it was good. We were there during happy hour so we took advantage of the buy one get one app 1/2 price off. We had the drunken mussels and birria bao. I wasn't too impressed with the birria bao, but loved the mussels!!! I had kimchi ramen and the boyfriend had seafood ramen. We both ate it all up it was so yummy!! I can't complain about a bit of it. It's a large portion so you can take some home too!! We added the black garlic but I wasn't impressed and found it tasting and feeling like just charred garlic instead of actual black garlic or fermented garlic. I guess I wasn't sure what to expect but I wouldn't add it again. Lastly we did get to try the Fire sushi roll and this was the absolute highlight of the meal for me! I loved it so much I had to bring another roll home with me! I couldn't get enough!!! i would visit this place again. It was fun, delicious and chill.

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    Momo Mee - Fried rice

    Momo Mee

    4.3(582 reviews)
    1.5 miWalker's Point
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    Not gonna lie...this is the BEST restaurant in Milwaukee. Everything I have tried on their menu is…read morecraveable and absolutely delicous. My main recommendations are the soup dumplings, Taiwanese Gua Bao and the Garlic Japanese Eggplant. You definetly should grab a reservation for this restaurant. You can sometimes get lucky without one, but this is not an experience you want to miss! The ambiance is casual and the service is exceptional.

    It took way too long for us to sit down and try this place. Unfortunately (or rather fortunately?)…read morethere are just too many places here in Milwaukee for a newbie to try. Had a bad day yesterday so today... Noodles! Not much can cure a case of the blues like a hot pile of steaming noodles. Ok, maybe some soup dumplings can top the noodles. On our way out to Seven Bridges for a quick walk outside, we stopped in here and fell in love. The 5 spice old fashioned and the apricot whisky sour were both phenomenal in their own unique ways. Then came the soup dumplings. Yum! Steaming hot and a project to eat properly, they are worth the efforts. We ordered the Tom Yum and spicy Korean noodles. The spice on the noodles was mild but it does build on your palette the longer that you eat. The beef was perfectly tender. The soup was wonderfully lemon-grassy and full of flavor. The ladies that sat next to us just ordered a table full of dumplings. I think that's my plan for next time. May it be soon.

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    Lucky Ginger - Side salad

    Lucky Ginger

    4.0(295 reviews)
    0.4 miHistoric Third Ward
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    Ok, so, I kinda loved my experience at Lucky Ginger from beginning to end…read more Myself and my dining companion dropped by without reservations and were able to get a spot at the bar. That said, I'd likely get reservations were I to stop by again. They're a bustling little spot and saw several groups who weren't able to get a table without reservations while we were there. Where we sat at the bar, we were able to see the kitchen and our food (and others) begin prepared which was fun to see (and also nice from a transparency standpoint). Let me tell you--they are hustling in that kitchen! I began with a berry smash whiskey cocktail which was refreshing and fantastic. For my dinner, I got the bbq salmon which came with a salad to start and rice and asparagus on the side. Everything was fresh and flavorful. The only small note I had was I would have loved more asparagus but honestly, I could probably ask for a side of that next time to amp up the veggies. The service was lovely and the prices were reasonable. Get to it!

    Absolutely awful service. We came in at around 5:30pm, and the place barely had anyone there. We…read moresaid we didn't have a reservation, so they said we had to sit at the bar. So, we did. But luckily my husband quickly checked well before we were served and saw there were reservations available online, so he booked us one on the spot. We were then given two excuses, one by the bartender and a different one by the host as to why they couldn't honor the reservation: (1) there were no tables available for us (note the place was half empty, but we supposed maybe there were lots of reservations coming later--nope, the place was still half full by the time we left); (2) we had to make the reservations 30-40 minutes in advance and we didn't do that so even though we did have a reservation, they couldn't honor it because we made it too soon to the reservation time (WOW--complete BS). We were peeved but decided we should just enjoy our dinner. BUT as we were finishing up, about 5 couples came in WITHOUT a reservation and both the host and the bartender gave each couple the option to either sit at the bar or at a table. When I confronted the bartender about it, she claimed "they weren't supposed to do that." WHAT?! She literally just offered a couple a table without a reservation. What do you mean?! It was insulting. Anyway, we will absolutely NEVER come back here. The tip we left was solely for the kitchen staff who were hard at work and doing an honest job. Bartender and hosts are discriminatory and awful. Do NOT recommend if you are looking to be treated with respect. Would give zero stars if that were an option.

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