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2014-06-08
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Yardbird is a restaurant I’ve been wanting to visit for a while. They call themselves an izakaya but most of their dishes have a slight western flair to it.The restaurant is located in Soho close to Sheung Wan, but we made the mistake of walking up Ladder Street to reach it. Steep stair cases under 30 degree weather is no joke…Since it was a Thursday we got seats pretty easily. They don’t take reservations so I’ve heard about how difficult it could be to get a table on busier nights. We even got
The restaurant is located in Soho close to Sheung Wan, but we made the mistake of walking up Ladder Street to reach it. Steep stair cases under 30 degree weather is no joke…
Since it was a Thursday we got seats pretty easily. They don’t take reservations so I’ve heard about how difficult it could be to get a table on busier nights. We even got a table at bar which I was very happy with!
We got some drinks to start -
On the right: my ‘Jolly Rancher’ [Ume/Shisho Infused Rice Shochu & Watermelon]. I ordered this mainly because I was sweating bullets from the long walk up the stairs but I found this drink more sweet than refreshing. Not bad, but nothing too extraordinary about it (unlike the Bloody Kim Jong Il)
Before the visit I actually wrote down a small list of things to order here (since their dishes are tapas-style I had quite a long list). The bartender/waiter chuckled at my list but took our order anyway. He also suggested half orders for some of the dishes since he thought we wouldn’t be able to finish it. I really appreciated that as we didn’t even know half-portions were available!
Sweet Corn Tempura
Speaking of seasoning, I have to say their house made shichimi powder is very good. It isn’t the regular shichimi blend so there is more depth to the flavour. Fortunately they sell these by the bottle at their grocery store (Sunday’s Grocery) I’ll be sure to buy a bottle next time!
‘Oyster’ – which is really Chicken Thigh meat
Rice Cake – with furikake & seasme
Unfortunately my friend had a weak jaw and thought this dish was too chewy and tiring to eat -.-
Brussels Sprouts with black garlic & crispy garlic
The total came out to be $621 without any service charge. But since their service was very attentive and thoughtful we decided to tip them 10% anyway.
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