Jazz Cat Restaurant
121 E Valley Blvd, San Gabriel, CA 91776
626-288-5200
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11/18/10
Provided by YP.comNo reservations so for a table of 6 on a Wednesday night - showed up at 8:05 p.m. & got seated at 9:40 p.m. That's over a 1-1/2 hour wait. BLAH!
Service is decent - friendly. Not outstanding. But at least they aren't mean, rude or ignore you.
Seating is weird - not like before with private tables. We sat in our own group 'cos we had 6 people. Last time I came w/ just one other person & they sat us next to each other - facing a completely random strange couple. Why strange? 'Cos none of us could look up - didn't want to seem like we're staring at each other - I had to crane my neck to the right & down only...right to talk to boy toy...down to see my food. And we were sitting at the same large table - almost like those small Chinese restaurants that don't have enough seating & they ask you if you're willing to share a table w/ strangers - except here - they don't ask you. You don't have a choice if you wanna get seated as soon as possible.
I used to go the original Jazz Cat location on Valley b/w Garfield & Atlantic by the bakery a lot! So I decide to retry some of my favorite broths. Broths I've retried so far are the kimchee spicy & the spicy miso. Both are just not as flavorful as the old restaurant. It's watered down - by the middle of the meal, the broth gets reduced by the heat so becomes more flavorful but then the helpful waiter comes by & dumps in more standard broth - bland again. Great. Thanks.
Meat is fatty - they don't give as much veggies as before (4 bok choy, 6 cabbage, 6 slices of onion in wedge shape, 2 baby corn, 2 pumpkin squash slices) - 3 tofu cubes - 1 squid ball - 1 fake crab piece - 1 shrimp - 1 small clump of vermicelli clear noodles. They got rid of the fish paste 1/2 a year ago for whatever reason. They also stopped giving the yellow fish ball w/ the masago (smelt eggs) inside. Why are they getting rid of the good stuff on the plate???
Comes with a side of rice & a dipping sauce. All this for $14 before tip + tax.
I think I prefer to go to Kushi Shabu or the Shabu Shabu House in The Village @ Little Tokyo. For the flavored broth like here, I'd rather hit up Ktown 'cos the Koreans do a spicy broth (w/o the milk or miso).
- Hours
- Regular Hours
Mon - Sun: - Categories
- Japanese Restaurants, Asian Restaurants, Family Style Restaurants, Restaurants, Take Out Restaurants
- Payment Options
- Price Range
- $$
- Neighborhoods
- San Gabriel, Central San Gabriel
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- Other Information
Parking: Garage, Lot
Wi-Fi: No
Bike Parking: Yes
Attire: Casual
Good For Groups: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Take Out: Yes
Cuisines: Japanese, Asian, Family Style, Take Out
Alcohol: Beer, Wine
Takes Reservations: No
Outdoor Seating: Yes
Price Range : Average
Pets Allowed: No