Peter: 
The broth was quite tasty and sweet, but the noodles were soft and spongy, just not the way I like them. The all-you-can-eat kinpira is a bonus of which I didn't take advantage. It was fairly busy, and not really comfortable. The clientele seemed like mostly regulars, and seemed surprised by our presence. I can't recommend Nobu, and probably won't return.
Udon Chewiness: 3 , although there's nothing "wrong" with them, they're just not to my taste; I'm sure some people think they're great.
Overall: 4
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Jason: 
I want to like Nobu, because it has great character,
nice side dishes, and every kid I saw got a popsicle on
the way out. Unfortunately, there's something holding me
back: the noodles. On the official Yoshida-udon website,
Nobu prides itself on it's thin, mochi-mochi (soft and
chewy) noodles. I like thick, firm noodles, especially if
I'm getting them cold.
Nobu is a traditional, living room udon shop. It
features several side dishes on the menu that I didn't
try, though they were selling quickly. All you can eat
kinpira and pickles are also nice touches. The kinpira was
surpisingly spicy, or dare I say zesty. The
inaka(country)-style miso based soup and the grated sesame
spice were also very tasty.
The noodles were indeed as soft as advertised, to my
dismay. I ordered niku-tsuke, and the still-lukewarm
noodles were clearly chilled with only a quick dip in
ice-water. I would recommend going with the hot noodles-
if you're at Nobu, you probably like soft noodles anyway
(or you work at nearby city hall).
Not a bad place, but not to my taste: 4/10 (including
a kinpira bonus point.
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