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| - Came here on a Friday night, wasn't too busy. Third time here and would recommend a lunch (or dinner) if you're ever in J-Town.
Came with a party of 4 at 7pm and didn't need to wait for a seat, (food stops at 8:30 by the way).
Appetizers
Chicken Karage 3/5 - not crispy and the chicken was kinda thin and chewy. Not as good as the karage at Donburi or even Taiwanese popcorn chicken from Destiny's.
Takoyaki 5/5 - Definitely worth a try here, freshly made and some of the bigger octopus pieces I've had in takoyaki
Dinner
As a group we ordered a tempura udon, breaded chicken curry, shio ramen and sashimi dinner bento. I'll only review the dinner bento since that's what I had.
If you're looking for sushi or sashimi specifically, this place probably isn't for you. You'll get much more fish elsewhere like Gal's. But, if you're hungry and want variety, it's not bad. The box can be customized, mine came with a salad, tofu, California roll, 6 pc tempura, and 5 pc sashimi.
The tempura sauce is not sweet like you'd get at AYCE places; this seemed lighter, but salty. Also the sashimi pieces were small, definitely not slices like their menu depicted. Maybe they were running low.
From their website, "...most Japanese families don't eat sushi and tempura too often cuz it is a hasle to make at home. When I eat at home, I usually have udon, soba, curry, breaded meat, and always rice and miso soup. So, the concept of the Green tea Lounge is "what we eat at home"." So, based on this notion, i think they deliver as promised.
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