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2015-08-03
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Hidden behind this inconspicuous door without any further signs but the name is a lillte Japanese restaurant.The place consists of only one small room with five tables and an open kitchen. There is no hand-out menu, just a chalkboard on the wall listing all dishes - in Chinese only. After some discussion we orderd rib, vegetable, squid, fried noodles and the namesake okonomiyaki.The squid came first - a big red tube, cut into rings, but still in shape - taste and texture where great. Rib was nex
The place consists of only one small room with five tables and an open kitchen. There is no hand-out menu, just a chalkboard on the wall listing all dishes - in Chinese only. After some discussion we orderd rib, vegetable, squid, fried noodles and the namesake okonomiyaki.
The squid came first - a big red tube, cut into rings, but still in shape - taste and texture where great.
Rib was next - four pieces of good quality meat, grilled to the point and with a bit of a yakirori-like sauce.
The okonomiyaki was clearly the highlight of the evening and took ages to prepare (luckily every table ordered it so a whole batch was prepared). It's kind of a sandwich with a pancake at the bottom and a fried egg on the top, in between shredded cabbage and minced meat, topped with various sauces and bonito-flakes. Sounds messy, looks messy, messy to eat, tastes great.
Veggies were so-so, mostly cabbage, some tomatoes and (for my taste) undercooked onions.
Fried noodles were a good final dish - quite thin, yellow noodles (a bit like ramen) only lightly fried with some chicken and vegetables and a quite sweet seasoning, textures were really nice.
The chef is running the whole thing as a one man show - so he is taking the orders, serving drinks and cooking, so waiting times can be long if orders pile up, we stayed in total almost 2 hours eating our 5 dishes - so not an option for a quick snack, but a nice way to spend and evening.
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