Have a Good Slice — Restaurant in Yamagata

Cafe with good vibes.

This was my second time choosing Cafe Chotto, I was here last year as well (reminisced about their curry rice).

I decided to try something different and ordered the salted mackerel and tomato banh mi. It included a consommé type soup as well as a salad. The bread was fresh and crispy, the portion may not be enough if you've been snowboarding all day But it does leave room for one of their many dessert options.

I stole two bites of the wife's tiramisu (lady fingers were well-soaked, if that's the style you like). I had a pumpkin and white Kate terrine - it was very rich and satisfied my terrine craving.

Service was pleasant, same as my previous visit. Water is self-serve as with many restaurants in the area.

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We ordered the fried chicken, duck, pork, and fries. The chicken was tender and very flavorful. The duck was good, but wasn't hot- more room temperature. I wish they had brought it out hot. The pork was fantastic and the fries had lots of fried garlic on top. I do wish the lettuce the dishes came with had some sort of dressing or olive oil as they were plain leaves of lettuce. These plates are pretty small, so I'd say look at these dishes as tapas to share vs a dish to fill one person. We ordered the castella and the basque cheesecake for dessert. Both desserts were not as sweet as we expected, but still nice. (The cheesecake was not American style cheesecake - more of a...

Tried to go here once, arrived 40 minutes before closing /10 minutes before kitchen closed. Turned away. Fair enough, guess we cut it too close and they had somewhere to be.

Tried again the next day, a little earlier. Turned away again. Right.

Tried again on the third day. Showed up hours before kitchen closed.. turned away again! They apparently close for an hour at 4pm some days, but we got there at 3:40pm. So who knows what's going on.

Mind you, every time we showed up there was lights on, signs setup out the front saying open, and a couple people inside eating. We were always polite when approaching.

Not sure what their deal is, but leaves a very bad taste...