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| - We came here for a friend's birthday last Friday night. It was my third time at DonDon, and I love the environment more and more each time. With such a big group, we had the chance to dine in the big room in the back (where we had to remove our shoes). It was a very interesting experience.
I had a dinner planned with my coworkers prior to this late dinner at DonDon, so I did not order much. Wish I had a bigger appetite though... The menu is extensive! Half the menu was drinks, the other half was full of pictures of food with descriptions in both English and Japanese. It was quite overwhelming... Our friends ended up focusing only on the items with a picture that had "recommended" or "popular" written over them.
The Polar Beer was a bit disappointing. I expected the foam at the top to be completely frozen, but it tasted more like beer slushy. It also made a huge mess because the beer dripped all around the mug.
The only items I ordered to go with my beer were the Spicy Grilled Squid and 5 Skewers Combo (with salt). The grilled squid is nothing special, as with most of the skewers, but the pork belly was really good.
As for dessert, the Green Tea Mousse with Red Bean was all right, but the Taro Potato ice cream really tasty -- it's definitely something I would order again!
Throughout the entire night, the servers were all very friendly and welcoming. The service was not amazing though as one of us kept having to peek out or even step out of the room to wave a server down every time we needed something. Perhaps it was only because we were situated in the back room? In any case, I do want to come back to give the rest of their food a try, like the Jaja-Beef. I never realized they give you a grill and let you grill the beef and vegetables to your own liking. How cool is that?
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