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| - Cute restaurant that looks like a casual otaku haven. They have 2 TV screens: one plays Korean dramas, the other plays Studio Gibili movies. They also have a wall dedicated to drawings by customers which is pretty neat.
The staff are pretty nice and attentive to customers--even when you see them casually talking, they are always on the lookout for customers' needs.
We ordered the katsu don, donburi gyuu don, and BBQ wasabi onigiri.
The katsu part of the katsu don was sort of disappointing. It was not crunchy and it felt a bit overcooked--the katsu was a bit hard on the outer parts, but at the same time the breading was soggy. The meat closer to the center was juicy and did have nice flavour though, which complemented the caramelized onion and seasoned rice. Other than the katsu, the bowl was good--a smidgen salty but nothing too crazy. But the katsu should be the star of the bowl and it was quite lacking
The donburi gyuu don was more on the sweet side. The sauce was a sweet and salty situation and the meat was still moist--not overcooked. The bowl was pretty balanced all the way through and was a pretty solid bowl of don.
The BBQ wasabi onigiri was sort of a wild card. It tastes exactly like what you would expect a wasabi onigiri to taste like so I don't know why we thought otherwise. Not sure where the BBQ part came in though, perhaps it was the sprinkle of flavouring on top? The wasabi exterior is diluted wasabi, of course, but it's still enough to clear your sinuses! The rice inside was a plain rice ball of rice (I think), but that wasabi was really all the flavour you need (or could taste).
Overall, I would only recommend the donburi gyuu don from what we tried. Super disappointed in the katsu--I feel a certain type of way when my katsu is soggy. Only the BBQ wasabi onigiri if you're feeling adventurous or have a stuffy nose.
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