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2017-03-15
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From time to time, we crave for Jap food don't we? Especially in HK, we have such a heavy influence of Japanese culture, probably since "Red White" . We are here today for some Japanese don that we have recently seen a lot on social media. The place is pretty basic with just around 10 tables and I strongly believe that they can keep the tables a bit cleaner because I could see some oil stain on the table. They use Japanese rice which is not too surprising. The restaurant is also stocked with som
From time to time, we crave for Jap food don't we? Especially in HK, we have such a heavy influence of Japanese culture, probably since "Red White" .
We are here today for some Japanese don that we have recently seen a lot on social media. The place is pretty basic with just around 10 tables and I strongly believe that they can keep the tables a bit cleaner because I could see some oil stain on the table. They use Japanese rice which is not too surprising.
The restaurant is also stocked with some alcoholic choices and soft drinks for you to go with your meal because yakitori is also available.
We have ordered a two dons for share and they come with miso soup and some pickled veggies.
Radish, ginger, burdock, and wasabi are served in a small bowl.
Miso soup is basic with some seaweed in it. Not too savory and not too watery.
季節限定薔薇二段丼 $298This is a limited time item and it is also going to be available during the Mother's Day and Father's Day in the coming months.
The two-tier don has fish on top, and crab and more at the bottom.
Surrounding the top tier, there are pieces of Amberjack with salmond row and some egg pieces. They have a bite to it and tasty a bit fishy. Not my type of fish to be very honest as I am more into fatty soft sashimi.
The tuna in the middle is lean and it is beautifully shaped as a flower which I liked . It is fresh and it is best to go with the Japanese pearl rice at the bottom of the tier.
At the bottom tier, there are 3 kinds of toppings (crab meat, crab roe, uni squid), and marinated octopus in the middle .
The crab meat has already been shredded. It does have a light sea water savoury taste. Pretty delicious and tasteful.
The crab roe looked good and it has a strong taste as expected. It is pretty nice to enjoy it with some rice as it is pretty salty on its own.
The uni squid doesn't have a strong uni taste which is unexpected. Instead, it has some kind of roe taste. The squid is still fresh with a chewy and sticky texture. I still liked it though.
In the middle, there are 2 pieces of marinated octopus with some seaweed. Though they are very big in size, they are still very soft and tender, not rubbery or hard to chew on. It's actually act as a "palette freshener" to enjoy between different toppings from the bottom tier.
The rice has the right acidity and stickiness. Just on point!
海鮮極丼 $178We have ordered another don that has a good variety of fresh sashimi including toro, scallops, Botan ebi, uni, tamago, hamachi.
The scallop is really fresh and sweet, my favourite sashimi overall. It's also good that there are 2 pieces so that I can share with my friend. Uni is pretty standard with a subtle bittersweet aftertaste and the sea water taste is also noticeable.
Botan ebi is also fresh with a sweet taste. The sticky texture is irresistible and really delicious. My all time favourite that is pretty hard to fail.
The hamachi is fatty and thick cut. Fresh, oily, and very delicious in taste. One of the most enjoyable pieces from this don.
The toro is very fatty and almost falling apart but it's definitely not the tenderest piece of toro I have ever tasted. The fatty oily taste is also not as intense as I was expecting.
Overall, I think this restaurant has pretty gigantic bowls of different dons and they are indeed photogenic. There are some fresh ones and normal ones. If you are ordering big bowls, it's more than enough to share among 2 people, and they are for sure fun to share because you can make a lot of different combinations in different mouthfuls. Though this place is a bit far away from both cwb or wan chai MTR, you should pay a visit if you have never come here before.
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