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2016-03-19
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Bojyo Japanese Restaurant is a staple in Happy Valley. It's been here for almost two decades and in it's golden years, it was once one of the best Japanese restaurants around. But times have changed. There are now more Japanese restaurants in Hong Kong. Some of them even hailing all the way from the land of the rising sun. But yet, Chef Tatsumi still works away behind that sushi bar, still in his clogs and blue kimono. The place is now more quiet at night when a few years ago, it was packed with
A couple of coworkers wanted to treat me to lunch one day to thank me for helping them out. They chose this place and it was the first time in a long time since I stepped foot in here.
Menu is in English and Chinese, in a large laminated folder. There are photos of all the food. Layout is very aged and dated. It's like you stepped back in time.
I ordered the hot somen noodles with assorted sushi for $135.
The somen was really quite good. The noodles were smooth and al dente. I love the chewiness of the noodle. The soup was a light dashi broth.
The assorted sushi was two salmon sushi, one flying fish roe and six California rolls. This is where it went a bit sad. Though the salmon was fresh and the flying fish roe was pop in your mouth crunchy, the California rolls were a bit weak. For this price, I would get a better deal in another Japanese restaurant elsewhere.
The lunch sets include a coffee or tea or ice cream. As we work in the nearby area, we get a special privilege of 10% off and can have both coffee/tea and ice cream.I forgot to take a photo of the ice cream, but I always thought this place had the best ice cream. They make it themselves. On this day, they had yuzu and though it was a small scoop, it was delicious. Light and refreshing. I think I always love their ice cream more than anything.
Bojyo Japanese Restaurant maybe an establishment in Happy Valley. But the chef has lost touch with what is going on in other Japanese restaurants. That is perhaps why business has dwindled. Perhaps 20 years ago, this would have been acceptable. But in this day, it's just not cutting it. It makes me a bit sad to see this go down hill like this.
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