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​​Tempura Matsui's 10th Anniversary Menu 🍤 | A Mixed Bag​​

📍 ​​Tempura Matsui​​ (NYC) Back in 2018, my friends and I left thinking, "If this is one-star, Taipei’s Botan should be two." Well... ​​Botan now has two stars​​, and Matsui? Still ​​solid but not stellar​​. Compared to its ​​sister shop Ichika in Hawaii​​, Matsui’s tempura leans ​​heavier and less nuanced​​—yet in NYC’s ​​limited tempura scene​​, it remains a go-to. 🍽️ ​​10th Anniversary Menu Hits & Misses​​ 🥩 ​​Wagyu Tempura​​ Expected ​​thin slices​​, got a ​​whole fried hunk of beef​​. ​​Too oily​​—not ideal for tempura. 🦀 ​​King Crab + Hamo​​ Crab = ​​sweet, delicate​​, with rich roe. But the ​​Hamo (pike eel)?​​ ​​So. Many. Bones.​​ 😖 🍤 ​​"Sorry" Squid Tempura​​ (Compensation for the bones!) ​​Crispy outside, chewy-soft inside​​—accidental highlight! 💸 ​​Disappointments​​: ​​Uni & Abalone Tempura​​ are now ​​add-ons​​ (extra $$$). ​​No lobster tempura​​ this season. 💡 ​​Verdict​​: Skip the ​​anniversary menu​​—wait for August’s refresh. ​​Tempura fans—agree or disagree?​​ Share your Matsui takes below! 👇 #MichelinEats #NYCTempura #JapaneseFood #AnniversaryMenu

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​​Tempura Matsui's 10th Anniversary Menu 🍤 | A Mixed Bag​​

📍 ​​Tempura Matsui​​ (NYC) Back in 2018, my friends and I left thinking, "If this is one-star, Taipei’s Botan should be two." Well... ​​Botan now has two stars​​, and Matsui? Still ​​solid but not stellar​​. Compared to its ​​sister shop Ichika in Hawaii​​, Matsui’s tempura leans ​​heavier and less nuanced​​—yet in NYC’s ​​limited tempura scene​​, it remains a go-to. 🍽️ ​​10th Anniversary Menu Hits & Misses​​ 🥩 ​​Wagyu Tempura​​ Expected ​​thin slices​​, got a ​​whole fried hunk of beef​​. ​​Too oily​​—not ideal for tempura. 🦀 ​​King Crab + Hamo​​ Crab = ​​sweet, delicate​​, with rich roe. But the ​​Hamo (pike eel)?​​ ​​So. Many. Bones.​​ 😖 🍤 ​​"Sorry" Squid Tempura​​ (Compensation for the bones!) ​​Crispy outside, chewy-soft inside​​—accidental highlight! 💸 ​​Disappointments​​: ​​Uni & Abalone Tempura​​ are now ​​add-ons​​ (extra $$$). ​​No lobster tempura​​ this season. 💡 ​​Verdict​​: Skip the ​​anniversary menu​​—wait for August’s refresh. ​​Tempura fans—agree or disagree?​​ Share your Matsui takes below! 👇 #MichelinEats #NYCTempura #JapaneseFood #AnniversaryMenu

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