The movie Tampopo, spawned a restaurant in London called Wagamama (and that in turn spawned a cookbook). If you've seen the movie, then you won't be surprised to find out it's a noodle house. And now there is one in Auckland.
Lisa and I went there for lunch, and despite the queue it was well worth it. The menu was full of tempting dishes - it was hard to choose what to have. However, I ended up having a chili chicken ramen (which was super -- I the soup base was particularly good), and Lisa went for the hottest dish on the menu--according to the waitress--the spicy chicken itame.
Despite being busy (we had to queue for five minutes) we were still in-and-out in under 30 minutes.
The seating is what the Americans call "family style", you sit at long tables with whoever else is there.
A great lunch. I recommend it.
