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| - Okonomiyaki! I've had a long history of curiosity over this particular dish, ever since reading Ranma 1/2 in elementary school. So yup. Many years later, I finally decide that since I won't get any closer to Japan than Narita airport any time soon, it's time to just go ahead and try it in Pittsburgh, since it looked promising enough...
While I can't comment on authenticity, I did enjoy the 2 my friend and I tried. We did the kyoto mix and the hiroshimayaki, and both were very tasty - the batter kind of reminds me of korean seafood pancake in a way, but made different with the topping and sauces. Their pricing on the menu is a little confusing the way it's written, but meat is an extra $2 - both ours were $12 each, and for the size, it might be a little expensive since they're not quite meals on their own. Plus, the $2 portion of meat was quite meager for an extra charge. But taste wise, yay!
We were most impressed by the takyoyaki though - though I've only ever had mediocre ones that were quite doughy. These were smaller, but had a nice dough:octopus ratio, and the texture was very pleasant - crispy on the outside, soft but not mushy on the inside.
Low points:
We wanted to snack on some onigiri while we waited the listed 25min for our mains, but the rice was plain and not seasoned and $2 each so I would skip these.
Matcha cheesecake had the worst dry texture and didn't taste of green tea at all... or anything besides just cream cheese. Too much cream cheese. We didn't finish our tiny slice.
Service was very slow - friendly, but understaffed. The restaurant isn't huge, but it certainly takes more than 1 waiter and one foodrunner to man the whole place, which is what it seemed like was happening. Poor kid.
Enjoyable meal, highs an lows. Good enough for novelty's sake, but I wouldn't return often since it's a bit expensive for what you get. Worth at least a try or two though! A high 3/low 4 stars I guess
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