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| - Supposedly the sister restaurant of Ichiza and located in the same plaza as Chinatown Mall, Yuyu specializes in kushiage (fried food on a stick) and katsu. I know it's weird but my orthodontist got me hooked to this place and I am forever grateful for his suggestion.
AMBIANCE
I find it baffling that Yuyu is the sister restaurant of Ichiza. Ichiza has been on dirty dining multiple times and has gotten shut down by the health department which is the reason why I stopped going to Ichiza. The kitchen at Ichiza always looks filthy and the food they bring out are questionable. When was this sashimi cut? Last week? Was this someone's left over?
Yuyu is elegant and most importantly clean, like how any restaurant should be. Their cleanliness and attention to detail really shines through and I love that a lot.
SERVICE
Servers here are polite, knowledgeable and provides great service every visit. They constantly check on you, refill water, takes dirty dishes off the table, etc.
FOOD
Kushiage- price ranges anywhere from $1 to $2 per stick. It might be scary for some to get fried everything, but kushiage here are breaded lightly. Kushiage comes with sauce and two different powder (spicy powder and curry powder). My favorite has to be their kurobuta sausage, dipped in the curry powder.
Deluxe Combo- it's a great deal. $19.99 and comes with katsu, rice, sashimi and bunch of side dishes along with a dessert of choice, vanilla ice cream or yuzu sherbet. Comparable to the meal set from Tonkatsu Kiyoshi, but with more options.
Salmon Skin Salad- green salad with ikura and fried (?) salmon skin. I personally like their Salmon and Avocado Salad more.
Sushi- ordering sushi from Yuyu is like getting a bowl of ramen at a curry house. It's not their specialty. That being said, I enjoy their Salmon Avocado Roll which are only $6.50 and is a good portion with fresh sashimi used. My only complaint would be that they pack dense block of rice but salmon used in the roll typically is a generous cut.
CONCLUSION
Love the kushiage here. Somewhat odd that their lunch menu seems more appealing to me than their dinner menu. Will be back for lunch!
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