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| - Came here on a Sunday afternoon for a 2nd brunch after having a pedicure (yes... I got a pedicure. it was my first one too LOL)
I had first heard about this restaurant at a promotional event a few months ago but never had the chance or rather forgot about this existing. Apparently, the husband of the renowned Miss Suzu of Suzuya Pasteries down a few spots had opened this restaurant. Originally I had thought this restaurant was serving similar food as what it had replaced (sushi, etc). Boy was I wrong .... LOL
Paid in Full, to me, is like a Japanese American fusion spot. Typically not too much of a fan of fusion places but this place is gooooooood !
They have a small menu with a 14 small plate items, 5 large plate items, and 5 varieties of takoyaki. There is also a small brunch menu of 4 items. Large drink list on the back of the menu, and 4 more options on the brunch menu
My friend had came here previously with her sister before so we decided to try some other stuff, different from what she had.
"Pork Belly & Potato Hash w/ 2 fried eggs, shishito pepper, and garlic ra-yu oil"
Funny thing is, we enjoyed the potato hash and eggs more than the pork belly. The pork belly is good but mildly dry. The potato hash was SO GOOD ! very well seasoned and soft. very small potato cubes full of flavor. The garlic ra-yu oil (yu.. oil... redundant name... LOL) is a homemade garlic chili oil which was not that spicy but was quite fragrant. Yummy crispy chopped garlic !
"Marinated Mussels w/ preserved yuzu, shiso, and nori cracker"
Very light 'small plate" item which was a nice contrast to the pork belly and potato hash. Small little mussels tossed with light greens (I cant remember specifically what kind of green this is) on 2 large nori cracker on the bottom.
"Shrimp Takoyaki w/ mentai mayo, roasted nori, and takoyaki sauce"
4 standard sized, fresh made shrimp takoyaki balls topped with a mentai mayo and takoyaki sauce. Shrimp takoyaki... shouldn't it be called ebi-yaki balls since it doesn't have tako (octopus). We both made the mistake in shoving the entire ball in our mouth (.... ehehe...) when we first got the order and regretted almost immediately. The flavor was pretty good but the shrimp didn't give the same amount of bite like octopus usually would. Maybe next time ill try the traditional takoyaki or the escargot version
I had came up with the idea of, if they could put the fresh takoyaki balls on a bed of the potato hash with a side of fried eggs, it would be perfect. Haha maybe they can do it customized ?
Definitely would return to try to other things. Maybe brunch again with one of their yuzu brunch drinks. I had something fairly strong earlier in the day so opt'ed out of alcohol this visit.....
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