There are several ways to deal with severe dinner indecision. You could flip a coin, or play the insufferable “I don’t know, what do you want to eat?” game for hours until a sack of Skittles becomes your only sustenance. You could also release some baby turtles with restaurants written on their shells and see which one waddles the fastest. But if you don’t have any quarters from living in a primarily cashless society, or the turtles ask if they’ll be compensated for their work, you should just go to Kamonegi in Fremont to eat a fantastic combination of soba and tempura. Chances are, it’s not that you can’t figure out where to eat. It’s more likely that you already made enough decisions today and have temporarily reverted to a helpless childlike state. This Japanese restaurant will take care of you. You’ll be welcomed by extremely friendly folks the moment you walk in, surrounded by circulating soba steam and golden brown batter smells. Dinner here is pure, encapsulating the feeling you get when someone simmers you homemade soup if you’re sick. Except, the soup here happens to have duck breast or poached oysters, and chewy buckwheat noodles that you dip into highly-concentrated stocks flavored with things like rich curry and mozzarella or gochujang. And when the noodle-eating starts to wind down, the servers bring you a kettle of starchy soba cooking liquid to dilute the broth for optimal sipping. The soba here is restorative for your soul, but we’ll admit that it’s not quite as memorable as some of the small plates—but that’s just because those dishes are spectacular. A truly successful dinner here rides on your ability to mix and match the non-soup items. That way, you can experience the phenomenal kabocha tempura arches tossed like chicken wings in a sticky duck demi-glace, delicately battered shiso leaves topped with custardy uni and ikura, or coffee-marinated salmon tartare with pork floss and a wave of chive-speckled sour cream. It’s an all-star ensemble that pairs perfectly with glugs of habanero plum sake that zings through you like an electric current. It all makes it a bit too easy to almost forget about the soba’s existence. Almost. A meal at Kamonegi is undoubtedly something you can reserve for a big night, but it’s disguised as a tame one, with their hushed dining room giving off the kind of relaxed mood where you could feasibly wear sweatpants while knocking back that fresh sea urchin. And with a la carte dishes that change with the seasons—along with a sub-$100 tasting menu option—we urge you to experience this place over and over again, trying new additions while peppering in some older reliables. Or, you can make it a one-two punch with some snacks and sake flights at their next door sister bar Hannyatou. After that, the only thing left to do is decide which dish is your favorite. Baby turtles, get back over here.