well im pretty sure that keith hasnt ever been to hibachi but i used to go to Gasho japan all the time and its so good...i read your review of TE and i totally get what you mean..ill prob try it out on my next vacation even tho those portions do look small!
Yesss I've been to Gasho in Hauppauge a bunch of times. We've tried a few others around here too and the best place is Tai Show North in East Setauket, right down the road from Stony Brook. Take Nicolls all the way down to 25, make a right and it's right on that road a little ways down. If you guys want to try a really good place, go there! The portions are huge that you have food to take home with you, not like the small TE ones LOL
I love your update! You're starting to hear more and more about Teppan Edo on the boards lately and someone I work with just got back and said they enjoyed eating there, too. Have you ever eaten at Tokyo Dining? I wonder how different it is?
LOVED all your Germany pics - it's my favorite stop in WS! (Well, until I saw Eddie the hot bartender in the Rose & Crown hahaha) I love the shows but I haven't seen the Italy one, so I promise if I see it next time I will stop to watch!
That castle is crazy. I could get a REALLY nice NEW car for less than that, LOL. It is REALLY pretty though!
Thank you! I htink you should try TE, it was good and great service. I haven't eaten at Tokyo Dining though, I'm curious about it too.
Germany is always second to Eddie HAHA If you see the Italy performers there though, watch it for sure.
The castle price is almost enough for a down payment on a house! LOL Not really on my "must purchase" list LOL
Enjoy your day! & you should do a mini TR of your nyc trip cuz i love nyc =] have a great time!
Thank you Brittney! I'll try and post some pics of our trip
Have a wonderful birthday tomorrow!!!
I love, love, love the picture of the sun setting and the Chinese gate -- just beautiful!
What a shame about both the chocolate pretzel and the Fiesta Margarita
. They both looked like they should be delicious.
Thanks CP! And thank you for the compliment on the picture!
I wish they would have tasted as good as they look thats for sure. Oh well, now I know for next time!
Oh no! I had the Fiesta Margarita in the restaurant and it was pretty strong, but when my friends got it in March they said it tasted like a melted snowcone. I got the mango flavor and it was yummy, so maybe the combo of flavors is just not a good idea?! Sorry you were disappointed!! and HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!! Have fun in NYC and celebrating w/your fam!
idk, maybe I just don't like whatever kind of tequila they use. I prefer Jose Cuervo and thats definitely not what was in there LOL and thank you for the birthday wishes
wonderful pictures of WS!!! What hibachi places around here do you like? We've never been to one around here! We went to one on our honeymoon and that was it! DH used to work in Hauppauge and I kept saying we had to go to Gasho (I think thats what its called) but never got there.
Yes you're right! Gasho is in Hauppauge and it's good! But, if you want the best place, try Tai Show North in East Setauket (even though thats kind of a drive for you.) It's the best we've tried so far, soooo good. And they shoot Saki in your mouth mid-meal LOL For a good place closer to you have you ever tried Asian Fusion in East Quogue? They were delicious too.
I'm so, so sad that you didn't like you fiesta margarita!!!! I had a strawberry one from the stand in 08 and it was soooo yummy!!! You could have gotten a buzz just from the scent of the tequila coming out of the stand!
idk I tried each flavor and none of them were good to me. maybe i just don't like the tequila they use?!
The guy at Illuminations is too funny!!! I can only imagine the things you guys were saying
BTW, if your sad about no Illuminations pics I just posted links to my Illuminations video from 08 in my PTR
Yes, it was quite interesting listening to this guy. LOL I'm going to have to watch you Illuminations videos!
Anyway,
Happy Birthday!!!
Have fun in the city tomorrow!! What are you guys doing?
Thanks girl! I've never been to Central Park so I want to go there and then we're going to go check out the Plaza Hotel and get some dinner although I'm not sure where yet.
Happy Birthday one day early!
Your Teppan Edo hibachi lady looks like she was so much fun!
Bummer about that margarita. How disappointing.
I was cracking up about the guy's commentary on the fireworks. Crazy!
Thank you Julie! The TE chef was really fun!! The margarita was just gross and nasty though. And that fireworks guy was just a freakin weirdo LOL
Your pictures in Italy are great. I love the angle that you took the picture of the tower from. Ok, I seriously LOL when I read your comments about the couple at Illuminations. I'm sorry, but if someone is going to do something like that in public, they are leaving themselves open to being laughed at.
Thank you! And I totally agree, those people were just begging to be made fun of...who says those kinds of things about FIREWORKS?! LOL
Happy Birthday! After the yucky margureta, it sounds like Chris had the right idea with Bud Lite!
Thank you! I think you're right, I probably should have stuck to the Bud light haha
*Happy Birthday Girl!!! Hope you had a GREAT day!!! Post pics!! 
Thank you so much Katie!!
Happy Birthday even tho I already told you that this morn.... Hope your having fun in the city!!!
Nah, I really need to be getting this place straight since I'm leaving soon! But what am I doing? Sitting on my rear doing nothing! Well, I am trying to catch up with my Dis reads but still. 
And the best thing, there's no sales tax in NYC! I can't believe I hadn't realized that ever before yesterday but its so great because here that would have cost me at least $5 more for tax. Then we left VS and went to Foot Locker where Chris got nice Nike's that were marked down to $50! And again, no tax! The last stop was Express, my new favorite store. I had a $30 off coupon from them! All their jeans were buy one get one 50% off, and plenty of other stuff was on sale too. I ended up getting 2 pairs of jeans, 2 shirts for work and 2 tank tops for $115! The 2 pairs of jeans alone would have normally cost more than that! Needless to say I was soooo happy with all my purchases. And, Chris did not complain ONCE the whole time I was shopping. I'm difficult to shop with because I can never make up my mind but he just sat there, holding my bags. I was very appreciative of him for that 
