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| - Tucked away on a corner of Charles Street, Okonomi House is a lovable hidden gem. Walking in on a Tuesday night, I was greeted by the warm and subdued red light of the traditional hanging lanterns as well as a quietly cheerful server who let me know I could seat myself. Everything feels personal and authentic here. The space is pretty tiny by restaurant standards, with seating for roughly around 15 people, so it's cozy and intimate (perfect for dates and possibly awful for groups over 4). The ambiance is just really really nice. Okonomi is an informal 'seat yourself' type of spot, so as soon as I was all settled in, the server glided by and dropped a menu on my table and glided away as quickly as she showed up. The menu is a piece of paper with a paper, kinda, all u can eat style where you check mark what you'd like. So off I went, check marking a Bottle of Sapporo, & a SEAFOOD DELUXE Okonomi (I also splurged on the 50 cents worth of Dried Seaweed and Bonito (or Katsuobushi Flakes for those in the know). My lil' paper was taken, and a few minutes later, I get my beer. The pacing of service here is pretty quick so it wasn't long before my glorious okonomi was placed in front of me in it's majestic pancakey way.
The Okonomi - My seafood deluxe consisted of shrimp, scallop and I believe calamari? Anyways, it was a delicious savory pancake, packed with a perfect amount of oceanic protein, it was also slathered in a thin layer of teriyaki sauce and and looked cute as heck with a dollop of a mayo type sauce. Springing for the seaweed and smoked fish flakes was well worth it since it really brought out that great fresh sea flavor.
It was such a lovely pick me up meal at the end of a COLD day (the pancake was served piping hot and stayed so untill I got about 3/4 through.)
Will absolutely return again when I am craving comfort food under the dimmed red light of Okonomi House :D
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