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| - When my DC and I didn't feel like cooking on Sunday night we decided to try Koyoi, which was recommended by a friend. It's an izakaya, like Guu, and run by actual Japanese. They have a smaller and more tame menu than Guu, but the prices are cheaper and the atmosphere more subdued - a completely different dining experience.
We ordered:
Deep Fried Chicken with Spicy Onion Sauce
- Ddelicious, would order any of the deep friend chicken dishes
Koyoi Salad
- Also a great choice, filled with all sorts of interesting items including fried lotus
Grilled Beef Tongue
- Some was great, some was a little chewy. Enjoyed, but could have been better
Beef Tatami
- My favourite item of the night. Chilled beef with a bed a noodles and several other items I'm not familiar with. Great taste, very fresh
Rice Ball Soup with Marinated Plum
- The plum had a very strong and interesting taste, very tangy. It was difficult to spread the taste around, but maybe I just didn't know how to do it. The broth was pretty bland.
Slices of white fish paste (special)
- Not a fan of this one. The fish paste was chewy and flavourless, it was just a way of conveying spicy wasabi-laced soy sauce into your stomach
Pickled Vegetables
- Exactly what you would expect. We couldn't tell what some of the vegetables were (novices!) but they were all nicely pickled and had a good texture.
Koyoi is a solid choice if you're craving traditional Japanese izakaya but don't want to deal with the madness or prices of Guu. Enjoy.
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