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2016-10-28
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Whenever I go to eat Japanese, I usually choose places in Central, Causeway Bay or Tsim Sha Tsui. So, when I heard Mong Kok and Japanese, I think ... eh ... no. It's not authentic. It's that strange Hong Kong changed Japanese food or just really scary looking sushi that'll probably get me sick afterwards and I stick with all you can eat.So, what was I doing here? In MK, eating Japanese? Well ... it was simple. A coworker highly recommended it to me.. This coworker only eat Japanese and is extrem
So, what was I doing here? In MK, eating Japanese? Well ... it was simple. A coworker highly recommended it to me.. This coworker only eat Japanese and is extremely picky about what she eats. She informed me this was a true find. On my day off, I went to search for it.
I can't really say if it's hard or easy to find. I walked by it twice until I found the door. It's located on Nathan Road but the actual door to the building is behind Chow Tai Fook.
The restaurant was nicely decorated in light wood and lots of bright light. There is a sushi bar on one side. As I decided to try their lunch first, there was a fair amount of people dining. Making me feel less worried.
During lunch session, I was presented with a lunch menu. Menu is in English and Chinese. I decided to go with the assorted sushi set for $158.
I'd like to note on the wet towel they gave me. It was a dehydrated towel placed in a cup. Hot water was poured on top and it expanded and became a regular sized hand towel. I found that truly entertaining.Ok. Let the food begin.
Each lunch set comes with a miso soup, salad, appetizer and chawanmushi.
The appetizer was a miso braised mackerel served with a cucumber. The dish was delicious. The fish was delicate and was slightly sweetened by the miso.
The salad was served with a sweet dressing that tasted a bit like apples. Not only the dressing was different than the usual ones served in Hong Kong Japanese restaurants (umm...thousand island sauce, anyone?) but they also added kidney beans as well. A little different than the usual boring salad greens and corn niblets.
Chawanmushi was layered with a clear broth for extra flavor. The egg was smooth and tasty.
The miso soup was also a bit of a surprise. I expected the usual clear watered down miso, a few pieces of tofu and that was it. Instead, what I got was a rich miso dashi based soup. Slices of okra was floating on top. I could probably say it was more like a broth.
The assorted sushi set comes with eight pieces of sushi, two maki and two tamagoyaki. Twelve items! For $158! What a deal! But how was it in quality?
I was curious about their a la carte, so I ordered toro sashimi ($288) and ark shell sashimi ($48). The ark shell was not the super fresh type I found in Japan but this was at least not the cooked versions we get in most places. It was ok. But the toro was amazing. Literally melted in my mouth. Worth every penny I paid.
The quality of the sushi was excellent. It tasted extremely fresh. The rice was a small amount and had a slight taste of vinegar. The tamagoyaki was soft and slightly sweet. I was pretty impressed as usually when I dine at some places in Causeway Bay, I'm paying at least $300 for lunch for a set like this. Excellent value for lunch where the food was really good as well. I will definitely be back for lunch as I sometimes don't know what to eat in Mong Kok. I may even return for dinner.
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