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2017-05-02
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This is one of these friendly little neighborhood restaurants that always has a huge line outside during dinner hours, and it’s easy to see why.The food is very yummy, providing a healthy variety of raw sushi, hand rolls, cooked snacks (beef tongue and fried soft shell crabs are my favorites) and comforting soup noodles, all for a (comparative) song. The beef tongue is seared just enough so that it remains tender and juicey on the inside, providing a feast for your senses when you bite into it
The food is very yummy, providing a healthy variety of raw sushi, hand rolls, cooked snacks (beef tongue and fried soft shell crabs are my favorites) and comforting soup noodles, all for a (comparative) song. The beef tongue is seared just enough so that it remains tender and juicey on the inside, providing a feast for your senses when you bite into it and enjoy the burst of meat juice, light dusting of pepper and natural oils. The fried soft shell crab nearly always comes still sizzling with oil and still soft and tender on the inside. The foie gras on toast (two pieces) are just melt-in-your mouth buttery and enough to bring tears to your eyes.
Also, when it comes to value, I don't think you can get better bang for your buck in any other Japanese restaurant within a couple of MTR stops. A huge bowl of seafood soup noodles, filled to the brim with seafood, hovers around HKD60, and for HKD200 a head, you can probably stuff your face until you succumb to food coma (mileage may vary).
Staff is friendly, but given the brisk business the place is doing, service is not super attentive and you may need to keep a close eye on your orders. There’s no ambience beyond “dark wood, dim lighting, random knickknack on walls”, just as a neighborhood family-owned business would look. You're also sitting practically in each others' laps and sometimes basking in the envious /jealous eyes of your fellow diners waiting outside, but you’re here for the cheap and yummy food and some quality time hanging out with your dinner companion (not enough elbow room for playing with phone, must make dinner conversation). Diners should not bring big bags, as you’d have very little room to put them (except on the floor) and you need to free up both your hands for the serious eating you’ll be doing here.
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