一膳台中市政店 — Restaurant in Taichung

Their specially is the unadon, which can be paired as a set in which you'll get some nice extra ways to eat unadon: with dashi broth like an ochazuke, with table side grilled nori like an onigiri, with wasabi, and another style I cannot recall.

The karaage was juicy and tender, albeit the breading was fluffier/softer than any other karaage I've had. Not bad, just different.

Lastly, a slight plus is that they have their menu in Chinese as well as Japanese. As someone that can only read a bit of chinese

Unfortunately, other dishes on their menu fall short. I ordered something similar to pork belly sukiyaki don. Flavor was great however for half of the pork slices there was "soft bone" (their reason). Note this bone was harder than the thick part of a carrot, and I have never had a porkdon have any bones like this either in Japan or America (Hawaii, California, Seattle, Vancouver, etc.) so this is quite a shock.

Ultimately I would come again, however I cannot recommend anything other than...

You can taste good Unagi-don (grilled eel with rice) in Taichung at this place. Price: ~5xx NTD / person Food style: Japanese restaurant Famous menu: Hitsumabushi (Grilled eel with rice, serve with Japanese tea and seasonings), Unagi-Don, Kushiyaki (grilled meat in stick) Decoration: Traditional Japanese style Waiting time for queuing: almost no queue. Waiting time for serving : ~20 min Beverages: Beer, Japanese sake, tea, milk tea,... Language : local & Japanese languages Parking lot : At Splendor...

I think this store is honest that there are the best in Taichung. However, I would like to say that they are far from what I’ve tried the original Unagi rice in Japan and Singapore. Eel meat is thin and dry compared to Sg and JP. The source is very little. However, their price is many time cheaper than in Singapore and Japan. The service staff is friendly. The environment of the restaurant is spacious but there are mosquitos. In general, the CP...