loved this tiny street side restaurant. found it on livejapan dot com and ordered the 海鮮ひつまぶし (kaisen hitsumabushi), which has a special way of eating for the standard seafood bowl - first you take out part of the bowl (without touching the uni) and eat it, seasoned to taste with wasabi / soy sauce); then you mix the rest of the bowl so the uni is incorporated and eat it; last you add dashi broth to the last bits to make a zosui (like with nabe leftovers). every part of it was yummy, esp when mixing everything together with uni.
service was great except when it got a little busy; the sole waitress had a great attitude but it was hard for her to manage 4+ tables 😭
the setting was very cozy for me, but this may be a...
Read moreCame to Tsukiji Outer Market to try this restaurant. The price is slightly higher compared to the neighbouring restaurants. The restaurant offers comfortable, air conditioned and spacious dining. However, the food was disappointing. We ordered a sushi set and a kaisendon. The sushi was pre-prepared, by the time the plate was served, the seaweed already soggy and not crunchy (see picture). The ikura is small and not fresh (see picture when compared to a grain of rice). The fish on the sushi is not fresh, the fatty tuna already discoloured. When you touch the surface of the sashimi, its already dry. It is obvious it has been exposed for a while, not...
Read moreVisited here around 08:30, surprisingly don’t have to wait. The waiter and chef are very friendly, even though they don’t speak much English, I still feel they try to introduce what’s on the menu.
I ordered their famous seafood bowl, I thought I should just eat it when it’s served, turns out, they suggest you tried the original flavor, then the flavor with uni and then with their broth ( similar like porridge). All tastes great, the seafood was very fresh.
The waiter is so nice, he helped me made these 3 different bowls… I don’t want to interrupt him so I missed the chance to...
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