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He has published three non-fiction books in Italy – including one about an event in Milwaukee history, which was published in the U.S. 'It's important for us to have an authentic restaurant and we thought the name helped.'īorn in Brooklyn, N.Y., where he lived until he was 17, Bobby received his BA-Mass Communications from UWM in 1989 and has lived in Walker's Point, Bay View, Enderis Park, South Milwaukee and on the East Side. 'We have a lot of Asian guests here at the casino,' he notes. Tsuchihashi - who is half Japanese and lived in Asia for six years - says that diners will find RuYi to be just like the real thing. We looked at a cross section of all the restaurants we have here at the casino and we already had a lot of different food stylings, but not Asian, so it made natural sense.' 'RuYi,' says Tsuchihashi, 'is Chinese for ‘as you wish.' Gaming and superstition go together, so we want it to be a good luck charm. The gorgeous space, decorated in elaborate tile work and Asian icons, uses the ruyi's snaking shape to great effect, slithering reds and golds - colors that spell good luck in China - through the dining area, which has a range of tables and counter space that, together, can accommodate 90 diners.

Tsuchihashi estimates the average diner will spend about $12 on a meal at RuYi, which is open daily from 11 a.m. Desserts will include coconut milk tea with tapioca, bubble tea and green and red bean milk teas with tapioca. It's got a lot of spaces for single diners and that's unique for us here at the casino.'Ī projected menu includes appetizers like fresh Vietnamese basil spring rolls and Chinese chicken lettuce wraps alongside entrees like Japanese seafood udon, spicy volcano chicken tenders with rice noodles and Korean bulgolgi. 'There are a lot of areas in the restaurant, an island counter, a service counter. 'In Asia a lot of restaurants are located at busy intersections and in train stations where people want a quick bite and noodles are adapted to that. 'Yes, it will be a fast dining experience,' says Potawatomi Food and Beverage Director Michael Tsuchihashi.

It's pretty clear from the open layout of the restaurant that while not offering 'fast food,' RuYi is adapted to a grab and go meal. RuYi's menu features Chinese, Japanese, Thai and Hmong dishes but emphasizes noodle dishes. RuYi is also the name of the new pan-Asian noodle-focused restaurant in the expanded Potawatomi Bingo Casino, 1721 W. They connote prosperity, longevity and good fortune and were often bestowed as gifts to bring good luck. A ruyi is a Chinese good luck charm - often made of jade, ivory, coral or other precious materials - and one that often has a serpentine shape.

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