[Sacramento]Japanese Shabu Fondue

What is Shabu?  shabu is cook thinly sliced meat and veggie in a pot with delicious broth then eat it with dipping sauce.  It's consider a winter dish, but it is eaten all year round.  How fun!

Japanese shabu fondue located in midtown Sacramento.  Street parking available, no need to feed the meter after 6pm.  On a Wednesday night there were only 4 other guest when we walked in.

There are 4 different type of broth you can chose from:

Shoyu: soy sauce based broth

Miso: Soybean paste broth

Chicken: Rich, chicken flavored broth

Kombu: salt, water, and seaweed

miso broth with chili pepper and shoyu

Starting from the left: garlic, scallion and daikon

peanut sauce and ponzu sauce

We had dinner for two, where you get to choose 2 of the 4 choices of meat.  Meat selections are American kobe beef, kurobuta pork, lamb or chicken.  Each comes with a plate of assorted veggies, tofu, black mushroom and udon noodle.

They are doing a yelp check in special, check in and get a $5 dollar worth of sides.  We chose kurobuta pork for our side, it was $8 so just had to add $3 to our bill.  

The restaurant is very clean, staff are very friendly with quick service.  Our dinner for two plus one extra side dish with the yelp check in special including tips came out to $42 dollars.  At the end of the meal there is choice of ice cream: green tea or chocolate. Yum!

Over all very satisfied!

1730 16th St
Sacramento, CA 95811
Neighborhoods: Downtown, Midtown

(916) 444-6688

http://www.shabujapanesefondue.com

Cheap ticket for New York Broadway shows-Chicago

Broadway show in New York is a must when visiting NY!!
I planned to watch a Broadway show but did not purchase tickets ahead of time.  I thought getting in line at the tkts booth in time square early enough I should be able to get some cheap tickets for boardway shows.  Unfortunately, the tkts booth open at 3pm, you can be in line but tickets are not guaranteed.

I didn't want to waste time standing in line, so I decided to go the the theater and find out pricing.

For the few days I was in New York I passed by the Chicago theater many times, and have heard of the show.  I walked in the theater, tickets starts at about $80-$125, just as I about to take out my wallet and pay for the cheapest ticket I can find, the clerk said, " I have stand tickets only $26."  I was still willing to pay $88 because I had been walking and shopping all day and legs were really sore.  Before I open my mouth again, the clerk said "come on, you're a young lady, you'll be glad you purchased the stand ticket."

Ok...how can I say no to that.. so, I purchased the stand ticket for $26.50.

And he was right, I'm glad I purchased the stand tickets!  Even though it's a stand ticket you will get your own spot, it's just like having your own seat, view is not blocked at all.  As a matter of fact, during intermission I was able to grab a chair and sat for the second half of the show.  The chair looked like it was for one of the people that worked there.  Glad I didn't get kicked out of the seat because after all the walking and shopping my legs were killing me!

I enjoyed the show very much, always loved jazz music and dramatic scripts, chicago was funny and clever.  I would say it's a must see.

If you don't mind saving yourself a $40, $50 dollars and not too tired after all the walking in Manhattan.  I would recommend asking for a stand ticket for broadway shows. :)

Grand Central Station, Brooklyn Bridge, Staten Island Ferry, Statue of Liberty

Grand central station

Battery Park, this is where you would get the ferry ticket to the Liberty island.  It was too late for me, ticket clerk says you can line up but tickets are not guaranteed.

So I walked to ferry to the Staten island.  Got a good view of the statue of the liberty from staten island ferry.

Got a nice view of the statue of liberty from a distance.

It would be so nice to run a marathon on the Brooklyn Bridge.

Manhattan skyline from the Staten Island ferry.

Night Scene-On top of the Empire State Buiding

See that pinkish thingy on the bottom of the picture?  That's a roof-top party! Woo!

Was trying to get to the top of the Empire State Building before sunset, so I can get pictures of both day and night.  Too bad the line was super long!  First you got to pass the security check point, then you have to line up to get the tickets, then you have to line up for the elevator to go up to the 86th floor to the observation deck.





So if you plan to visit and wanting to get photos of both day and night scene of the famous New York skyline, make sure you plan an hour in line before you reach to the top.

In late April, on the 86th floor of the Empire state building is still freezing cold!  Strong wind.  Even with a tripod, the pictures still came out a little blurry because the wind is just too strong, and my hands were shaking.

Total Cost: $25

Click here to the Empire State Building official site.

Club Quarters, Wall Street, New York

This is where I stayed for five nights in New York!
Club Quarters is in downtown Manhattan, right in the heart of the financial district.

The famous wall street is just around the corner.  The red-line subway is just a block away, to midtown is about 15-20 minutes subway ride.

With so many federal buildings in the financial district, there are usually security guards or police guarding at night, makes it safe for us travelers if stay out late.

Shower, no tub.  Nice and clean.

Your own microwave and mini refrigerator!  Free wi-fi included.

This is my favorite part about the hotel!  Chilled purified water right in the hall, bottles provided.  Guest request room has coffee and tea for guest to take as they wish.  

I would definitely stay here again!  Club Quarters got nice staff, clean room and nice service.  Nice location.

Purchased through expedia, 

5 nights for $860.90 tax included, free wi-fi.

Click here to Club Quarter's official site.