KICHIRI Garden Table Kitasenju

The only reason why it didn't get a worse rating is because the ambiance was really nice and in general the servers were very polite and hospitable.

It's a really nice hidden place. I think that female customers like it a lot and have girl's parties there. You don't really see any other customers so it's good if you want privacy.

However the portions are incredibly small. The chijimi was not at all like Korean chijimi but more like daikon mochi. The exterior was crispy and nice, the taste wasn't bad but the dish's name is misleading.

The raw fish in spicy sauce tasted okay but I was bothered by the slimy texture so I wondered if they used old fish. It didn't smell or taste like old fish but still...it made me concerned.

Wafu lasagna. Sorry but the smell was like canned dog food. So they must have used pre-packaged retort meat sauce. The price is only 500 yen but besides was also very very small. The idea of the dish was really nice.

The servers are so busy here. They're polite and the service is good but it's so busy that customers may have to wait on busy weekends.

Despite being a Japanese bar they don't have mocktails which really surprised me. They had tons and tons of kinds of sangria you could choose from when it seems popular with ladies. Instead of having so many kinds of sangria you could expand your mocktail selection.

You should order via phone by QR code which is very convenient.

I guess if you don't care about food so much or if you're making it in a group of people this place could be alright. If you're a foodie or someone who actually likes high quality food I wouldn't recommend here.

The best item ordered was the salad. The lotus root chips for almost over fried. Some of the leaves were pink so I recommend the staff carefully check them when they serve them to customers because pink parts of iceberg lettuce means it's not very fresh. It's no harm to health but if people are paying for it they expect good quality.

There's a table charge per person, so please note that. In return for that charge you get some mixed nuts. If you want to go to a restaurant go there. This is an Izakaya, Japanese pub. Someone once told me not to expect good food at a Japanese pub.