Green Tea at Musashino? Um... No.

Submitted by Hyottoko on Sun, 2003-02-16 02:00
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[color=darkblue]My wife and I dined at Musashino for Valentine's Day, and while the food was as good as it ever is, I have to take issue with the "green tea"--or lack thereof--that Musashino serves. When we asked specifically for green tea ([b][i]sencha[/b][/i] is what one would normally expect), we were given what appeared to be [b][i]mugicha,[/b][/i] or roasted barley tea. Not meaning to step on any toes, I told our waitress we had asked for green tea, not barley tea, to which she answered, "Green tea IS barley tea, [i]like they serve in all Asian countries."[/i] When I started to object, she said "That's the only green tea we have," and walked away. I was so blown away by this that I just let it go... :!:

The answer of course, is simple: Green Tea is a leaf; Barley is a grain. I'm just surprised that Musashino doesn't keep a closer eye on such things. Feh. :?[/color]

by Anonymous (not verified) on Tue, 2003-02-18 11:16
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musashino serves a mix of green tea and genmai-cha which is a brown rice tea....i know because i used to work there.....

by Anonymous (not verified) on Thu, 2003-06-26 11:36
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[quote="Hyottoko"][color=darkblue]When we asked specifically for green tea ([b][i]sencha[/b][/i] is what one would normally expect), we were given what appeared to be [b][i]mugicha,[/b][/i] or roasted barley tea. Not meaning to step on any toes, I told our waitress we had asked for green tea, not barley tea, to which she answered, "Green tea IS barley tea, [i]like they serve in all Asian countries."[/i] When I started to object, she said "That's the only green tea we have," and walked away.[/quote] [/color][color=#ff0000]So.... Were you pissed 'cause the tea was all wrong, or because you didn't get to prove to the waittress that you're right?[img]http://www.gti-vr6.net/images/smileys/biggrinbounce2.gif[/img] In any case, I think if you have an issue with misnaming of the tea served, it'd be better to take it up with the owner/chef, Smokey-San. -- Andy Nguyen \ aqn at panix dot com[/color]

by Hyottoko on Sat, 2003-07-26 19:37
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Actually, I was displeased because the waitress assumed that I didn't know the difference between the two types of tea and tried to feed me the lame "...like they serve in all Asian countries" line (i.e., We all look the same to you, don't we?), and then she walked away. A bitch is a bitch is a bitch, and sh*tty service is just that, sh*tty service.

by Anonymous (not verified) on Fri, 2003-09-19 22:02
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Regardless of the tea -- after hearing all the raves about this place I went once --- and have absolutely no desire to go back The service was aweful to the point that it didnt amtter how good or bad the food was because I didnt care. I take that back -- I found it to be VERY average. I cannot comprehend how this place is rated one of the top sushi restaraunts in the area --- its not even in the top five! I'd take Koreana, Sushi Sake, Tanoshii, or Mikado any night over this place

by Anonymous (not verified) on Wed, 2005-03-09 15:26
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I've eaten sushi everywhere...in Hawaii where it is so fresh its alive up to when they put it on the plate, New York, California, Florida... All I gotta say is the Musachino is the best in town in my opinion.

by Anonymous (not verified) on Sun, 2005-03-27 10:37
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The tea they serve at Musashino is genmaicha (green tea with browned rice) like the someone said above. Definitely not mugicha and still different from straight ocha. It sucks that the waitress wasn't informed enough to tell you just that. Also, they don't serve it commonly in all "Asian countries." I spent a long time in China and am able to tell you it isn't in most restaurants there, (although I'm sure it could have been found with a little looking in Japanese restaurants, etc.). It's funny how people make random assumptions about Asia. I hate how a bad experience with service can ruin an entire dining experience. Musashino is one of my favorite spots, so fresh and still affordable--and I love their genmaicha!